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Dr. Arnold Kammel

Curriculum Vitae

Date of birth:             27.04.1981
Nationality:               Austria

Education

2012: Magister philosophiae (Mag.phil.), Diploma Studies Political Sciences, University of Vienna
2010: Doctor iuris (Dr.iur.), Doctoral Studies of Law, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz
2009: Master of Arts in Business (MA), Master Studies Programme „European Studies – Management of EU Projects“, University of Applied Sciences, Eisenstadt
2003: Magister iuris (Mag.iur.), Diploma Studies of Law, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz and Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
1999: BORG Murau – School Leaving Exam

Professional Experience

April 2020 - Present: Acting Defence Policy Director of the Austrian Ministry of Defence (double-hatted)
June 2019 - Present: Chief of the Cabinet of the Austrian Federal Minister of Defence
May 2018 - May 2019: Policy Advisor to the Federal Minister for the EU, Arts, Culture and Media in the Austrian Federal Chancellery
2015-2018: Director, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES)
2007-2014: Secretary General, AIES
2004-2018: Research Fellow, AIES
2002 - 2004: Junior Researcher, Institute for Austrian, European and Comparative Public Law, Political Science and Administrative Studies, Karl-Franzens-University Graz

Teaching Experience

Since 2016: Lecturer in the Bachelor Studies Programme “Marketing and Sales” as well as “Communication and Marketing,” University of Applied Sciences Vienna, Courses on European Union Law as well as Competition Law

Lecturer in the Bachelor Studies Programme “Police Leadership”, University of Applied Sciences, Wiener Neustadt Course on European politics and policies

Since 2011: Lecturer at the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt, CSDP module

Since 2010: Lecturer in the Master Studies Programme „European Studies – Management of EU Projects“, University of Applied Sciences, Eisenstadt                        Courses on EU integration, European law, European institutions, European policies

Memberships (inter alia)

Vice-President of the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) in Brussels 2014-2017
Member of the Science Commission of the Austrian Ministry of Defence
Faculty Member of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC)

Languages

German           native
English            fluent
Spanish           fluent
French             basic
Italian              basic

Research and Publications

Research and publications cover the topics European integration (focusing on EU foreign, security and defence policy), European law and politics, transatlantic as well as international relations.