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Jan joined the Chair of International Political Economy and Environmental Politics as a postdoctoral researcher in 2025 after completing his PhD in 2019 at ETH Zurich. As an engineer and social scientist, Jan is driven to contribute to the 'Great Transformation' of global societies, facilitating a good life within the planet's natural limits. His current research focuses on climate migration adaptation and air quality monitoring in over-exploited urban areas. He is involved in the SNF project 'Clean Air Policy Urban Areas Global South: Identifying and Explaining Variation in Monitoring Behavior, Pollution Levels, and Citizen Preferences'. Jan has published the book 'Draußen ist es anders. Auf neuen Wegen zu einer Wissenschaft für den Wandel' and co-founded the association 'Wissenschaf(f)t Zukünfte e.V.'. He has been active in environmental NGOs and has researched environmental migration as part of the SNF project 'Climate Risk, Land Loss, Migration'. His research highlights how climate change impacts millions of people through rising sea levels and extreme weather events. Jan's PhD thesis, titled 'When River Breaks Land: Environmental (Im)Mobility of Rural Households in Bangladesh', is available open access, and he has collaborated on various multimedia projects to raise awareness about these issues.
Chair International Political Economy Environmental Politics, ETH Zurich • Switzerland
Conducting research in climate migration and environmental politics.
Chair Global Health Engineering, ETH Zurich • Switzerland
Involved in projects related to health engineering and public health.
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