Hyeonggeun Ji is a PhD researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS). He is member of a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant awarded project "Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, Alternatives" led by Professor Dorothea Hilhorst and Assistant Professor Rodrigo Mena. His PhD research focuses on emerging humanitarian responses to climate-related displacement with a particular emphasis on knowledge process and political dynamics.

Prior to his current position, he has worked on climate migration and community development with the UN, NGO and research institute in Tanzania, Myanmar and Bangladesh. He also holds a master's degree in Climate Change Development and Policy from the University of Sussex and Institute of Development Studies (IDS).