Team

The people behind TRACES

TRACES is led by Dr. Ahmed Ajil at the University of Lucerne. The team will grow over the project’s lifetime to include doctoral researchers, postdocs and a project coordinator.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Ahmed Ajil

Dr. Ahmed Ajil

Principal Investigator · Incoming Assistant Professor

Ahmed Ajil holds a doctorate in criminology from the University of Lausanne and the Université Laval (Québec). He is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Lucerne and incoming Assistant Professor in Behavioural Sciences. His work bridges criminology, security studies, and the sociology of race, with field experience across Switzerland, Belgium, the UK, Germany, Jordan and the wider Arab world.

Team members

Doctoral researchers and postdocs will be recruited starting in 2026. Open positions will be announced here and in the newsletter.

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Scientific advisory board

An interdisciplinary advisory board will support the project. Names will be confirmed in the coming months.