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Benjamin Zyla, Ph.D. Associate Professor (tenured) School of International Development & Global Studies Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa 120 University Ave., 8th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada Tel. +1 613 562 5800 x4865 | Fax: +1 613 562 5371 Email: [email protected] Web: www.benjaminzyla.com FIELDS OF INTEREST ▪ Fragile States, Peacekeeping and Postwar State-building: Post-conflict reconstruction; securi- ty/development nexus; human security; humanitarian interventions; R2P ▪ Global Governance: International organizations ( NATO; EU; UN) ▪ General foreign policy analysis WORK EXPERIENCE 2017 — Associate Professor (tenured), School of International Development & Global Studies, University of Ottawa 2011 —17 Assistant Professor, School of International Development & Global Studies, University of Ottawa 2011 (declined) Young Researcher Chair in Global Governance and Middle Powers, Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxem- bourg 2009 (declined) Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Manage- ment, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark 2009—11 Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for International Relations, Queen’s University ( Canada) and Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), University of Ottawa ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS 2016 — Senior Researcher, Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security, and Society (TSAS) 2015 — Senior Fellow, Austrian Institute for Europe and Security Policy (AIES), Vienna, Austria 2013 — Member, Failed States Research Network, Centre for International Policy Studies, Uni- versity of Ottawa (co-leader since April 2014) 2012 — Member, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Ottawa 2010—2015 Member, (Collaborator) Strategic Knowledge Cluster “Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dia- logue”, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) VISITING FELLOWSHIP- AND PROFESSORSHIPS 2017-18 Guest Researcher, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Konstanz, Germany 2016 Visiting Professor, Institute for International Politics, Helmut-Schmidt University, Ham- burg, Germany (Nov.-Dec. 2016) 2013 Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Bielefeld (Summer) 2012 Visiting Professor, TRIANGLE research group, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS) (July-December) Updated May 2017 C.V. ZYLA | 2 2009 Visiting Scholar, The Europe Centre, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, California, USA (June-July) UNIVERSITY DEGREES Ph.D. War Studies (International Security), Royal Military College of Canada, 2007 M.A. Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, 2003 B.A. (Hon.) Social Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden, 2002 Vordiplom (B.A.) Social Sciences, University of Göttingen, Germany, 2000 ACADEMIC HONOURS Prizes & Distinctions 2016 Runner-up, Best Book Award, Transatlantic Studies Association (TSA) 2015 Monograph Sharing the Burden? NATO and its Second-Tier Powers was listed on The Hill Time’s top-100 books in 2015 (rank 70) 2014 Monograph Sharing the Burden? NATO and its Second-Tier Powers was listed on The Hill Time’s top-100 books in 2014 (rank 72) 2011 Internal Young Research Chair in Global Governance and Middle Powers, University of Luxembourg (€360.000 for 3 years; declined) 2011 Runner-up, Young Researcher Award in Global Governance and Middle Powers, Luxem- bourg Fonds Nationale de la Recherche, for Junior Research Chair (€1.5 Mio./5 years) 2006 Finalist for 2006 Cadieux-Leger Fellowship Competition, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Canada 2005 Honourable Mention, Best Paper Award, Graduate Student Symposium, Conference of De- fence Associations Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships 2009—11 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Award 2007—08 Ronald B. Byers Postdoctoral Award, Government of Canada Major Scholarships 2005—07 International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS), Doctoral scholarship for foreign na- tionals 2002—03 Graduate scholarship (MA), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) 2000—02 European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS) Scholarship RESEARCH GRANTS External Funding Year(s) Source & Title Type Investigator Amount 2017-23 Social Sciences and Humanities Insight Grant Principal Investigator Funding Total: Research Council of Canada $156,626 (SSHRC) Title: Burden sharing in the North At- lantic Treaty Organization (NATO): a post-positivist analy- sis 2015 - Social Sciences and Humanities Insight De- Principal Investigator Funding Total: 2018 Research Council of Canada velopment $49,126 (SSHRC) Grant C.V. ZYLA | 3 Title: The Comprehensive Approach to Post-conflict reconstruction: Canada and the United States in Afghanistan, Ranked 9th best application of competition 2010 - Social Sciences and Humanities Partnership Collaborator $2,100,000 2015 Research Council of Canada Grant (SSHRC) Title: SSHRC Strategic Knowledge Cluster “Canada-Europe Trans- atlantic Dialogue” at Carleton University 2012 - Canadian Federation for the Grant Principal Investigator $8,000 2013 Humanities and Social Sciences Title: Awards to Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP) for "Sharing the Burden? NATO and its Se- cond-tier Powers"(University of Toronto Press) 2012-15 University of Luxembourg, Fac- Grant Principal Investigator €360,000 ulty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg Title: Young Research Chair in Global Governance and Middle Powers 2009 - Social Sciences and Humanities Fellowship Principal Investigator $81,000 2011 Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Title: SSHRC Post-doctoral fellowship 2007-08 Ronald B. Byers Postdoctoral Fellowship Principal Investigator $35,000 Award, Government of Canada (DND) 2008 Queen’s University, Dean of Grant Principal Investigator $2,500 Arts, Research fund for Scholar- ly and Professional Develop- ment 2007 Department of National Defence, Grant Principal Investigator $4,085.65 Canada Title: Special Project Research Fund 2004 Dean of Arts, Royal Military Col- Grant Principal Investigator $2,000 lege of Canada Title: Research Grant, Royal Military College of Canada to conduct expert interviews and research at NATO headquarters in Brus- sels, Belgium C.V. ZYLA | 4 Internal Funding Year(s) Source & Title Type Investigator Amount 2016 VP-Research, International Type: My Role: Funding Total: Research Acceleration Pro- Grant Principal Investigator $40,000 gram (IRAP), 2016-18 & VP Research uHamburg Co-investigator: Florian Kuehn, University of Title: Hamburg, Germany The Governance of Transna- tional Risks and Resilience in Fragile States 2015 Course release, Faculty of Grant Principal Applicant Not disclosed Social Sciences, uOttawa 2014 4A Program-Insight Grant, Grant Principal Applicant $3,583.75 Faculty of Social Sciences, uOttawa 2013 University of Ottawa Grant Principal Applicant $500 Title: Publication Assistance Pro- gram, Faculty of Social Sci- ences (for 'Sharing the Bur- den?') 2013 - University of Ottawa Grant Principal Investigator $20,000 2014 Title: Research Development Pro- gram (RDP), University of Ot- tawa 2012 University of Ottawa Grant Principal Investigator $15,000 Title: Canada and the World: fragile states, security governance, and conflict resolution 2011 University of Ottawa Grant Co- Investigator (with $3,584 Philippe Lagassé) Title: 4A Program-Insight Grant 2008 - University of Ottawa Fellowship Principal Investigator $35,000 2009 Title: "Canada and NATO burden sharing, 1989-2008" SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Reviewer for Manuscripts & Research Grant Proposals 1. Top-ranked Journals & Scholarly Presses in International Relations: • European Journal of International Relations • International Security • Foreign Policy Analysis • Conflict Management and Peace Science • Journal of International Relations and Development • International Studies Review C.V. ZYLA | 5 • International Journal • International Political Science Review • Armed Forces & Society • International Peacekeeping (3x) • Journal of Peace Research • New York University Press 2. Funding Agencies • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 3. Research Prize Competitions • Grawemeyer Award ($100,000), University of Louisville, USA 4. Other Journals • International Spectator • Diplomacy and Statecraft • European Security (10); • Canadian Foreign Policy (2) • Contemporary Security Policy (2) • Croatian International Relations Review (2) • Stability: International Journal of Security and Development • Journal of International Organizations Studies • Journal of Critical Security Studies Executive Positions 2016—2018 Vice-Chair, Research Committee on Security, Integration and Unification (RC 42), Inter- national Political Science Association (IPSA) 2016 Section Convenor on “The Whole-of-Government Approach in Comparative Perspective” and “The security-development nexus”, Annual Meeting of the International Political Sci- ence Association (IPSA), Istanbul, Turkey 2015— Member, National Advisory Council, Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA) 2011—13 Member, Management Committee, Transatlantic Studies Association 2010—13 Section Convener on NATO, Transatlantic Studies Association (TSA) 2007—08 President of the Young Researchers Network (YRN) of the European Community Studies Association Canada (ECSA-C) Policy Advice/Testimony • Testimony to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International