Team > Dr. Eslam Alaa ElBahlawan

Academic Degrees:

• PhD in Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy (2023)
• MPhil in Economic Sociology and Labour Studies, University of Milan, Italy (2018)
• MA in Development Economics, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar (2017)
• Pre-MA in Economics, Tanta University, Egypt (2013)
• Pg. Diploma in Banking Studies, Tanta University, Egypt (2010)
• B.Sc. of Commerce, Accounting Department, Tanta University, Egypt (2008)

Professional Background:

• Since 2025: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow—Chair of Islamic Studies, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• 2022–2023: Consultant, Counter Trafficking Team, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Cairo, Egypt
• 2020–2022: Researcher, Aging African Diaspora Project TAAD, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
• 2017–2018: Graduate Researcher, Network for the Advancement of Social and Political Studies (NASP), University of Milan, Italy
• 2015–2017: Research Assistant, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar
• 2014–2015: Research Development Manager, International Integrated Systems, Egypt
• 2014: Economic Analyst, International Trade Office Group (ITOG), Egypt
• 2011–2013: Marketing Director, Gothica Company, Egypt

Teaching Experience:

• Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milan-Bicocca (Demography and Tourism, 2024)
• Visiting Scholar, Institute for African Studies, University of Bayreuth (2022)
• Teaching Assistant, Department of Development Economics, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (Labour Economics, 2017)
• Lecturer, The Higher Institute for Commercial Studies, Al-Mahalla Al-Koubra, Egypt (Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, 2012–2015)

Appointments, Functions, Scientific Activities

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Grant, European Commission, 2025–2027
• IOM Egypt Research consultancy: Irregular Migration Routes, 2022
• TAAD Milano-Bicocca Research Grant, 2021
• Milan University PhD Scholarship, 2017
• Doha Institute MSc Scholarship, 2015
• TED University/Middle East Economic Association Fellowship, 2017

Languages

• Arabic (Egyptian, Modern Standard): Native
• English: Excellent
• Italian: Basic proficiency

CV (PDF)

• Cultural and Social Anthropology
• Migration and Diaspora Studies
• Sufi Traditions and Devotional Practices
• Material Culture and Religion
• Digital Humanities in Islamic contexts

• Transnational Religious Networks

Dr. Eslam Alaa ElBahlawan
Postdoctoral Fellow (MSCA Fellow, ERC)

Building: GW I, Raum 1.02

Universität Bayreuth

Islamwissenschaft
Dr. Eslam Alaa ElBahlawan
95440 Bayreuth

E-mail: eslam.elbahlawan@uni-bayreuth.de