Urs Gosken

Translator of Arabic, Persian at Federal Public Prosecutor's Office of Switzerland in March 2018 to Present

Lecturer of Arabic language and literature at University of Zurich in March 2018 to Present

tour guide and travel expert at Reisehochschule Zürich in September 2022 to Present

co-editor of vol. 3 of History of Philosophy in the Islamicate World (Ueberweg) at University of Geneva in October 2025 to Present

Lecturer of Persian language and culture at University of Bern in August 2010 to September 2023

Expert in Middle Eastern history, politics and culture, Arabic, Persian and Turkish at University of Bern, Zurich, ETH in January 2002 to September 2023

Middle East specialist fluent in Arabic, Persian, Turkish at University of Bern, Zurich, ETHZ in January 2002 to September 2023

Tour guide at BACKGROUND Tours in December 1999 to September 2023

Lecturer of Near Eastern studies at University of Zurich in February 2010 to December 2011

Lecturer of Arabic literature at University of Zurich in September 2010 to May 2011

Lecturer of Turkish language at University of Zurich in September 2009 to May 2011

Cultural adviser at Maxmakers Ltd. in January 2004 to January 2011

Assistant professor for Turkish at University of Zurich in August 2009 to January 2010

Lecturer of Persian language and literature at University of Zurich in January 2004 to December 2009

Cultural adviser at Johann Jacobs Museum Zürich in April 2003 to March 2004

Translator of Arabic and Persian at International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC in September 1990 to July 1992

University of Zurich, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

University of Bern