2009-2010 Visiting Scholar, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University
Conducting research on Energy Politics in Eurasia and Hydropolitics in the Middle East

2008- 2009 Associate Professor of International Relations, Koç University
Taught undergraduate and graduate level courses on Advanced Topics in European Studies, Turkish Foreign Policy, Turkish-American Relations and History of Political Thought.

1999- 2008 Assistant Professor of International Relations, Koç University
Taught undergraduate and graduate level courses on Advanced Topics in European Studies, Turkish Foreign Policy, Turkish-American Relations, Politics of the Former USSR, and History of Political Thought.

2001(Fall) Visiting Scholar, Center of International Studies, Princeton University
Conducted research (fully-funded by Princeton) on a comparative analysis of political and economic transformation in the Central Asian republics.

2000 (Summer) Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University, Boston
Post-Doctorate work at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Worked on a project on the role of third party mediation in conflict resolution focusing particularly on the U.S. role in Turkish-Greek relations and interactive-problem solving techniques.

1998-1999 Consultant on Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey, Arcadia Pictures, New York
Carried out research and wrote papers on the idea of millennial perfection in the context of literature and history in the Ottoman Empire and Modern
Turkey for a documentary series for public television entitled "Millennium: A History of Tomorrow."

1997 (Fall) Management Consultant, Rota Management Consulting, Istanbul
Conducted executive-level training courses in medium-sized companies on teamwork, leadership development and communication skills.

1996 (Summer) Consultant, Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization
Provided research assistance and policy recommendations for the Economic, Technological, and Environmental Affairs Committee.

1995 (Summer) Internship, Turkish Foreign Ministry, Ankara
Worked on projects for the improvement of political and economic aspects of Turkish-American Relations.

1994-1995 Teaching Assistant, Princeton University
Assistant in instruction for the course on the history and politics of the modern Middle East; Preceptor for intermediate Turkish.

1993 (Spring) Assistant to the Programme Officer, UNDP, Ankara
Worked in the organization of CIS and East European Representatives Meeting and the Human Development Report Launching; prepared the reports on “Human Development in Turkey” and “Human Development and Women.”