Nikolay Kozhanov is a Research Associate Professor at Gulf Studies, Qatar University, since January 2019, and serves as a Non-resident Fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences, from October 2018. In addition, Kozhanov has been a Consulting Fellow at Chatham House since August 2019. Previous experience includes a role as a Consultant at Rapidan Energy Group from May 2017 to May 2020, and a Visiting Lecturer at the European University at St. Petersburg from January 2014 to June 2019. Other positions held include Academy Associate at Chatham House (November 2015 - January 2019), Non-resident Fellow at Carnegie Moscow Center (January 2015 - July 2016), Senior Lecturer at Saint-Petersburg State University (November 2011 - June 2016), Expert at the Institute of the Middle East (June 2006 - January 2015), and Academy Fellow at Chatham House in 2015.