UNU Experts

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Ueli Staeger

Ueli Staeger is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Regions and Cities Governance Lab Cluster (Re-LAB)

Expert Professorial Fellow

Samuel Standaert

Samuel Standaert is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS and an Assistant Professor at Ghent University.

Expert Fellow, Environmental Policy and Governance

As the Environmental Policy and Governance Fellow, Michael Stanley-Jones supports research that addresses the future of global environmental governance, with a focus on climate justice, rightsholders’ participation in environmental decision-making, and sustainable development. He also contributes to fostering synergies between the Rio conventions (CBD, UNCCD, UNFCCC) and discussions on the post-2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other UN processes.

Expert Visiting Scientist

Jakob Steiner

Expert Finance assistant

Mitie Stenders

Mitie Stenders is Finance Assistant at UNU-MERIT

Expert Research Fellow and Academic Associate

Dr. Suneetha M Subramanian

Suneetha M Subramanian is a Research Fellow and Academic Associate in the Biodiversity and Society Programme at UNU-IAS.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Rayyan Sulieman

Rayyan Sulieman is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint Ph.D. Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU Resource Nexus

Expert Research Assistant

Heini Suominen

Heini Suominen is a development economist with over a decade of experience in development issues in Africa and Asia, focusing on trade and inclusion. At UNU-WIDER, she works as a research assistant contributing to the Reducing Persistent Inequalities Across and Within Countries research area.

Expert Lead, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

Dr. Hossein Tabari

Dr. Hossein Tabari is a hydrologist with expertise in developing hybrid models to advance the understanding of regional-to-global climatic and socioeconomic drivers, space-time variability, and the impacts of extreme events under uncertainty.

Expert Knowledge Management, Events and Operations Assistant

Alexander Jihun Tajmar

Mr. Alexander Jihun Tajmar has a multidisciplinary background in pedagogical theory and international relations, complemented by expertise in digital storytelling and multimedia production.

Expert PhD Fellow

Martina Tallarita

Martina Chiara Tallarita is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS and at the Department of Political Sciences at Ghent University.

Expert Senior Digitalization, Green innovation and Entrepeneurship Consultant

Dr. Erick Rostand Gankam Tambo

Dr. Erick Gankam Tambo is a Senior Digitalization, Green innovation and Entrepeneurship Consultant at UNU-VIE.

Expert Visiting Research Fellow

Santiago Tangir

Santiago Tangir is a Visiting Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Visiting Associate Professor

António Tavares

António Tavares is a Visiting Associate Professor at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV).

Expert Research Intern

Rachelle Taveau

Rachelle Taveau is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS.