Dominik Zaum

Professor Dominik Zaum serves as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Planning and Resource) at the University of Reading, overseeing staff deployment, course programmes, and capital investments in teaching/research facilities. He is a member of the University Executive Board.

• Education:
• BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Balliol College, Oxford
• MPhil and DPhil in International Relations from Oxford University

Research Interests: Focuses on the political economy of post-conflict statebuilding, corruption in fragile states, and the role of international organizations like the UN. His work is funded by ESRC, British Academy, DFID, World Bank, and Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Professional Roles:

• 2014–2015: Head of School of Politics, Economics, and International Relations
• 2015–2018: Research Dean (Prosperity and Resilience)
• 2011–2015: Senior Research Fellow in Conflict and Fragility at UK’s DFID
• Prior experience: UN mission in Kosovo, Rose Research Fellowship at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (2004)

Labs/Teams: Active in the Department of Politics and International Relations and collaborated with DFID on development policy research.