Jelle Koedam is a Senior Researcher and SNSF Ambizione Grant Holder in the Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His Ambizione project (2024-2028) investigates the consequences of multidimensional polarization for key democratic outcomes. More generally, his work focuses on political parties, dimensionality, and democratic representation.