Dr. Iris Wieczorek

Since 2014: Senior Research Fellow at GIGA and GIGA Representative in Japan

Since 2012: Founded IRIS Science Management Inc., a Tokyo-based consulting firm specialised in career development and diversity training for scientists, research management, policy advice, and support for "International Relations in Science"

2014 - 2022: Representative of the Leibniz Association in Japan

2008 - 2012: Established the Japan Office of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in Tokyo and acted as director (while on leave from GIGA); for activities see www.japan.dfg.de

2000 - 2008: Regular courses on economic and social innovations in Japan in international comparison at the Asia-Africa-Institute, lecturer of the University of Hamburg

2005 - 2008: Additional position at GIGA: Head of Research Management (in charge of e.g. conceptualizing and establishing a research management strategy and “system” at GIGA, preparation for and organization of the evaluation of the GIGA)

2000 - 2008: Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) in Hamburg: analysing developments in the fields of Japanese science and technology, and Society

2000: Doctor of Philosophy, University of Hamburg

1998 - 2000: Doctoral student at the Asia-Africa Institute of the University of Hamburg

1997 - 1998: Doctoral Scholarship at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo

1996 - 1997: Doctoral student at Fukui University (Fukui, Japan), supported by a scholarship of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

1992 - 1995: Japanese and Chinese Studies, and Computer Science, Master at the University of Hamburg

1991 - 1992: Intensive Japanese Language Program at Waseda University (Tokyo)

1987 - 1991: Japanese and Chinese Studies, and Computer Science at the University of Hamburg