Training and Experience:
- Methodological Advisor and Software Specialist (2024): CNRS – Infrastructure de Recherche PROGEDO, Paris
- Research Fellow and Doctoral Researcher (2020–2024): German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg and Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen Nuremberg – graduating with a PhD in Political Sciences
- Visiting Scholar (2022): American University of Iraq Sulaimaniya – Center for Gender and Development Studies
- Masters Degree (2017-2020): Political Sciences and Assyriology – University of Heidelberg
- Data Analyst and Student Assistant (2017–2019): GESIS – Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences, Mannheim
- Bachelors Degree (2017): Social Sciences – University of Stuttgart
Methodologies:
- Data Science & Statistical Modeling: Advanced proficiency in R and Python for data manipulation, machine learning, and visualization. Experienced in tools like Tidyverse, Pandas, and Scikit-learn
- Machine Learning Applications: Specialized in data imputation using classification and regression tree methods; application of clustering models and classification systems for social science datasets
- Survey Design & Analysis: Expertise in creating encrypted survey tools in multiple languages and implementing stratified sampling schemes
- Text Mining & Natural Language Processing: Applied methods for sentiment analysis and text classification in multilingual contexts
- Qualitative Data Analysis: Conducted in-depth studies using MAXQDA, RQDA, and advanced qualitative frameworks
Programming Languages and databases:
- R: Advanced use in data wrangling, visualization, and statistical analysis (ggplot2, dplyr), as well as data imputation (mice)
- Python: Data analysis, machine learning (Scikit-learn, PyTorch), and data visualization (Matplotlib, Seaborn)
- Databases: SQL (MySQL) and survey-based dataset management
Publications:
- Reporting on Kurdistan. A Critical Examination on Western Post-2014 Fieldwork in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria. Dastan Jasim. Mashuq Kurt & Nilay Özok-Gündogan (eds.): Special Issue on Decolonizing Kurdish Studies. South Atlantic Quarterly, 123(4), 2024, pp. 755–777
- How the Kurds Make the Case for Democratization. Dastan Jasim. Quaderns de la Mediterrània, 36, 2024
- Syria: The Border Situation Between Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Dastan Jasim. COI-CMS Country of Origin Information – Content Management System. Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, 2023
- Kurdistan-Iraq and EU. Dastan Jasim. Gülistan Gürbey, Sabine Hofmann & Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder (eds.): Between Diplomacy and Non-Diplomacy. Foreign Relations of Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023
- Iran Protests: Reform, Revolution, or Status Quo? Dastan Jasim & Bazoobandi, S. The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, 2022
- Civic Culture and Support for Democracy amongst Kurds in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. Dastan Jasim. International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV), 16, 2022
- Kurdish Youth and Civic Culture. Dastan Jasim. Bahar Baser & Shivan Fazil (eds.): Youth Identity, Politics and Change in Contemporary Kurdistan. London: Transnational Press, 2021