Education and Work Experience

• Since 09/2019: Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transnational Studies, Free University Berlin, PhD. Political Science
• 10/2015 - 04/2019: Free University Berlin, M.A. North America Studies (Political Science)
• 08/2016 - 05/ 2017: School of International Service, American University, Washington, D.C., International Peace and Conflict Resolution
• 10/2011- 03/2015: LMU Munich, B.A. North-American Studies (History)

Academic Appointments, Scientific Activities & Outreach

• 04/2019 - 09/2019: Global Governance Unit at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Junior Research Fellow
• 06/2017- 03/2019: Global Governance Unit at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Student Research Assistant

Fellowships, Stipends and Awards

• Since 04/2020: Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation – Doctoral Stipend
• 10/2019 - 03/2020: Free University of Berlin – Doctoral Stipend
• 08/2016 - 05/2017: Fulbright Scholarship – Jahresprogramm
• 08/2016 - 05/2017: American University Merit Award – monthly stipend

• International Institutions
• International Security
• Human Rights
• Liberal International Order
• Text Analysis
• Quantitative Methods

• Scherzinger, J. (2022). ‘Acting under Chapter 7’: rhetorical entrapment, rhetorical hollowing, and the authorization of force in the UN security council, 1995–2017. International Relations. (Winner of the ISA Robert & Jessie Cox Award 2022). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/00471178221082870

• Scherzinger, J. (2022) ‘Unbowed, unbent, unbroken? Examining the validity of the responsibility to protect’, Cooperation and Conflict. Available at: doi: 10.1177/00108367221093155.