Dr. Gil Daryn brings over two decades of hands-on and academic experience in anthropology, human rights, and refugee policy, with work spanning globally significant regions including South Asia, the Middle East, and the UK. His fluency in English, Hebrew, and Nepali enhances his cultural dexterity, making him uniquely capable of navigating complex humanitarian contexts. With a Ph.D. from Cambridge and a record of collaboration with global organizations like UNHCR and The Carter Center, Dr. Daryn’s insights are both academically grounded and practically impactful. He demonstrates strong leadership in multicultural environments and a track record of delivering high-quality ethnographic and policy research. This rich blend of analytical depth and real-world experience makes him an exceptional candidate ready to contribute meaningfully to your team’s objectives.
− Nepal – Senior Observer, Lecturer, Field Researcher, Development Consultant
− India – Freelance Consultant (Asylum, Human Rights), Current Residence
− Pakistan – Asylum & Human Rights Consultant
− Sri Lanka – Asylum & Human Rights Consultant
− Bangladesh – Asylum & Human Rights Consultant
− Tibet – Asylum & Human Rights Consultant
− Bhutan – Asylum & Human Rights Consultant
− Somalia – Refugee Welfare Consultant (UNHCR)
− Myanmar – Refugee Welfare Consultant (UNHCR)
− Israel – Lecturer, Team Leader, Consultant
− United Kingdom (UK) – Lecturer, Postdoctoral Fellow
− United States (USA) – Consultant for Namlo International
− Sudan – AVR Project Consultant (HIAS)
• Current Role (2005–Present): Freelance Consultant, specializing in asylum and human rights cases across South Asia and Israel.
• 2013: Senior Program Manager, The JDC (Joint Distribution Committee).
• 2011: Consultant, HIAS, for the Sudanese asylum seekers’ repatriation project.
• 2010: • Rural Development Consultant, Namlo International, USA. • Senior Long-Term Observer & Manager, The Carter Center, East Nepal office.
• 2008–2009: Associate Durable Solutions Officer, UNHCR, Kathmandu, Nepal – overseeing welfare of urban refugees.
• 2006–2008: Entrepreneur, founded and ran Ananda Enterprises PVT Ltd.
• 2003–2006: Lecturer, Researcher, Postdoc Fellow (British Academy), SOAS, University of London – included 2 years of fieldwork in Nepal.
• 2003–2004: Board Member, Global Action Nepal (GAN), and Consultant, Tzedek.
• 2002–2003: Lecturer, SOAS, University of London.
• 1995–1997: Doctoral fieldwork in central Nepal.
• 1993–1994: Lecturer, Martin Buber Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• 1990–1993: Coordinator/Guide, Israel General Federation of Labor
2010. Book Review of “Hindu Kingship, Ethnic Revival, and Maoist Rebellion in Nepal”, by Marie Lecomte-Tillouine. The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (N.S.). 16:2, 452-453.
2008. Book Review of “Domestic Mandala: architecture of lifeworlds in Nepal”, by John Gray. The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, (N.S.) 14: 1, 202-203.
2007. Inversion revisited: dai halne – a Himalayan inversion of hierarchy and trust. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (N.S.) 13, 845-861.
2007. The End of Shangri-La: Self-Perpetuating Tendencies and Invisible Displacement in the Nepalese Maoist ‘People’s War’, in Crisis of State and Nation – South Asian States Between Nation Building and Fragmentation. D. Malik and J. P. Neelsen eds., Manohar Publishers, New Delhi.
2006. Encompassing a Fractal World, The Energetic Female Core in Myth and Everyday Life – a Few Lessons Drawn from the Nepalese Himalaya. Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield), USA.
2003. Bahuns – Ethnicity without an ‘Ethnic Group’, in Ethnic Revival and Religious Turmoil, Identities and Representation in the Himalayas, M. LecomteTilouine & P. Dollfus (eds.), Oxford University Press.
2000. A Study of the Human Settlement in the Nachal Amud Region (co-author), Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House Ltd, Tel Aviv.
1998. Moroccan Hassidism: The Chavrei Habakuk Community and its Veneration of Saints, Ethnology - An International Journal of Cultural and Social Anthropology Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 351-372.
1996. The Organisation of Space and the Symbolism of the Indo-Nepalese House in Central Nepal – Preliminary observations during fieldwork. European Bulletin of Himalayan Research, No. 11, CNRS – Paris, SOAS – London, SAI – Heidelberg.
Hebrew – fluent speaking, reading and writing.
Nepali – fluent speaking, intermediate reading.