09/02/2023 – CURRENT Vienna, Austria
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA
1. writing up findings from my research on emplyoment conditions in the California strawberry industry in the form of policy briefs, peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters;
2. conducting interviews to understand the regional implementation of temporary foreign worker programmes and their effects on workers, employers, industries, unions, communities and society (as case study serves the H-2A programme in the United States); filtering and analysing the gathered data throughout the collection process;
3. attending classes in statistics;
4. looking into getting PM² certified; and
5. applying for employment opportunities.
09/01/2023 – 08/02/2023 Seinäjoki, Finland
VISITING PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
1. visiting researcher at the Ruralia Institute at the University of Helsinki, Finland (Seinäjoki branch);
2. giving presentations at both Ruralia branches (Seinäjoki and Mikkeli), interacting and engaging with colleagues about ongoing and future research projects;
3. conducting interviews, writing policy briefs two policy briefs and applying for jobs.
01/09/2022 – 30/11/2022 Palo Alto, United States
VISITING PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST STANFORD UNIVERSITY
1. attending seminars and conferences;
2. submitting peer-reviewed research articles and policy briefs;
3. editing research outputs by other scholars;
4. appliying for ethical clearance from the ethics board at the University of Vienna; and
5. conducting interviews for the project on the regional implementation of temporary foreign workers in agriculture in the United States.
01/07/2022 – 08/01/2023 Vienna, Austria
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA
1. teaching at the children’s university (KinderUni) in Vienna, Austria;
2. submitting two peer-reviewed journal articles and three policy briefs;
3. conducting preliminary research on the small-grant-project on the regional implementation of foreign worker programmes in agriculture in the United States;
4. applying for jobs and preparing my upcoming visit at Stanford University and Helsinki University; and
5. attending a Russian language class at the Russian Cultural Institute in Vienna, Austria.
01/07/2021 – 30/06/2022 Ithaca, United States
VISITING PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST CORNELL UNIVERSITY, UNITED STATES
1. conducting interviews;
2. analysing data;
3. organising five workshop panels and co-organised three additional ones;
4. applying for grants and fellowships.
01/06/2021 – 31/07/2021 Davenport, United States
SELLER SWANTON BERRY FARM
1. assisting with the distribution of produce to distribution centers, restaurants and supermarkets and
2. selling strawberries at the Berkeley farmers‘ market.
01/04/2019 – 30/06/2021 Berkeley, United States
VISITING PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
1. preliminary research on the new research project;
2. fieldwork in the form of interviews and surveys;
3. Russian language classes;
4. mentoring and tutoring of ’non-traditional first generation‘ students;
5. presenting papers and chairing sessions;
6. applying for grants.
01/04/2019 – 30/06/2021 Berkeley, Californja, United States
FELLOW AUSTRIAN SCIENCE FUND
1. conducting desk-based research and empirical fieldwork;
2. organising workshops;
3. participating/chairing seminars, lectures and workshops;
4. mentoring and tutoring undergraduate students; and
5. attending a Russian language class.
01/09/2014 – 30/06/2018 Vienna, Austria
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST – PHD STUDENT SELF-EMPLOYED
1. PhD student in Sociology at the University of Vienna;
2. researching and participating at conferences;
3. grant applications (Estopilus scholarship, Emil Boral scholarship, scholarship from Slovak Republic, scholarship from the Latvian Republic);
4. attending required classes; and
5. organising and editing a special issue for the Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research (flagship journal of the European Trade Union Congress).
24/02/2014 – 25/05/2014 Tibilisi, Georgia
INTERN UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
1. conducted safe country of origin research;
2. translated documents from English to French and Spanish and vice versa;
3. drafted flyers and brochures for persons of concern about funding opportunities;
4. co-organised workshops with the EU delegration;
5. took care of two Ivorian nationals as I was the only French speaker in the office;
6. administrative and clerical support; and
7. field trips (providing food and blankets to displaced persons).
06/11/2013 – 31/01/2014 Geneva, Switzerland
INTERN UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA
1. drafted organisation and country profiles;
2. conducted background research for senior staff members and the Director General;
3. helped co-organise the 3rd Syrian peace conference;
4. in charge social media communication in French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian; and
5. attended press-meetings and wrote minutes.
01/06/2011 – 31/07/2011 Brasilia, Brazil
INTERN AUSTRIAN EMBASSY
1. wrote press briefings in German and Portuguese;
2. assisted persons in their quest to apply for visas;
3. represented the Republic of Austria at meetings with the European Union Delegation;
4. attended meetings with a number of stakeholders jointly with senior staff as I was the only non-administrative staff with fluency in Portuguese; and
5. attended Portuguese language lessons.
20/06/2010 – 13/09/2010 Foz do Iguacu, Brazil
INTERN ITAIPU BINACIONAL
1. attended conferenc on drug and children trafficking;
2. elaborated a sustainable economic model for tourism in trinational region;
3. translated documents from English to French, Spanish and Portuguese and vice versa; and
4. attended Portuguese language classes.
01/07/2009 – 31/08/2009 Los Yungas, Bolivia
VOLUNEER O.S.C.A.R
1. worked in a kitchen from 5Am to 8PM;
2. helped prepare and cook meals for +200; and
3. improved my Spanish-language-skills.
01/08/2008 – 31/08/2008 Vienna, Austria
SUMMER SALES ASSISTANT DOROTHEUM
1. customer service (in person and over the phone);
2. sales.