Dr Vahid Nick Pay
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Dr Vahid Nick Pay is a full-time lecturer in International Politics and Research Methods. He also serves as the co-director of Graduate Studies for Postgraduate Taught Programmes (DGS). He is a Fellow of Kellogg College University of Oxford and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is also an official academic advisor to the UK government's Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.
Vahid is a multidisciplinary academic with expertise and interests in several fields of Social Sciences and IT such as Political Philosophy, Diplomacy, Security Studies, Linguistics, Computer Engineering, and AI.
Before coming to Oxford in 2018 he served as an Assistant Professor of Politics and IR at the University of Kurdistan (Iraq), Adjunct Professor in International Relations/Security Studies at the University of Paris, Lecturer in International Relations, Security Studies and Research Methods at Sciences Po Paris, Lecturer in Linguistics and Discourse Analysis at the University of Milan and a Lecturer in Linguistics at Islamic Azad University, Iran. He was a winner of a Teaching Excellence Award in 2018. He also holds the French national higher education teaching and doctoral supervision qualification (habilitation).
Throughout his career, Vahid has held various roles within academia, including Chair of Exam Boards, Academic Director, Academic Advisor, and Director of Graduate and Postgraduate Studies. He has also been a member of several academic management boards, and he was a member of the Management Committee at the Centre for International Studies (DPIR-University of Oxford).
In addition to his academic experience, Dr Nick Pay brings several years of experience in both government and private sectors with expertise in national military organisations, computer engineering, digital healthcare and cognitive neuroscience. He has worked in organizations such as the BBC, NHS (National Health Service), British Telecom, the French National Healthcare and served at the rank of Captain in two national armies (Infantry).
Beyond his full-time lectureship in International Politics and Research Methods, Dr Nick Pay has actively engaged the wider public by developing numerous short and weekend courses over the years. For 2024 he is offering two public courses Religion in International Politics (April 2024) and AI Governance (December 2024). Dr Nick Pay is currently developing a full programme on AI Governance.