Katarzyna Cieslik’s research focuses on the interactions among work, technology and environment, and their implications for sustainable development in the Global South. Dr Cieslik holds a PhD in Economics and Management from the University of Brussels, and a Master’s degree in international development from the University of Amsterdam.

Dr Cieslik pursues an actively international and interdisciplinary research agenda: she was a visiting researcher at Yale’s Agrarian Studies Centre and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wageningen. She has substantial field experience and conducted research in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Peru, Colombia and Burundi and collaborated with UNICEF and UNESCO agencies as well as a number of local NGOs in Africa (FVS Amade, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Centro International de la Pata), South America (Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Ecorregión Andina, AGAPE) and Asia (Practical Action, Mountain Societies Research Institute). Prior to her academic career, Dr Cieslik worked for the non-profit sector in Colombia, Cuba and the Netherlands.