Joris van Wijk is professor Criminology of Conflict-related Crimes and Post-conflict Justice. He is a graduate in criminal law and criminology. In 2007 he published his PhD research Luanda-Holanda on irregular asylum migration from Angola to the Netherlands. He has been a visiting professional at the International Criminal Court (2011) and the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (2018), and a visiting scholar at Oslo University (2013), Melbourne University (2016) and Universidade Katyavala Bwila in Angola(2019).
Since 2021 Joris works part-time as a reserve for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. He is also an independent consultant for Hoopoe Migration Expertise.