Kristina Petrović

Top-grade Researcher | Biotechnical Science | Research Manager | Horizon Europe | Sustainable Agrifood Systems | Capacity Building | Consultant |

Slovenia

About

Kristina is a plant pathologist with incredible experience in breeding, diseases, pests & weeds management, focusing on idea translation into the industry. She is skilled in initiating innovations, strategic planning, event planning, project preparation, and implementation. All pragmatic knowledge and experience were used for idea materialization to a successful project proposal. Her first grant was a Horizon 2020 project called ECOBREED, with a total budget of €6 million, where she was a Work Package Leader. Afterward, Kristina received a total budget of €7 million for three Horizon Europe projects she wrote. Furthermore, her interest in state-of-the-art technology, with a particular focus on sensing technology, linked her with the avant-garde group of Prof. Dr. Goran Stojanović from the Faculty of Technical Science, University of Novi Sad. Moreover, Kristina successfully cooperates with several different R&D institutions in the multidisciplinary research and innovation domain. Kristina is a mom of three kids with excellent manageable skills since she always finds time for friends, traveling, and discovering new cultures. She adores animals and goes to the gym. Kristina volunteers at the Balkan Puppy Hub.

Experience

  • Research Councillor at Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Maize Research Institute (Serbia)
    • Twinning CREDIT Vibes Coordinator
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Coordinator of Project Management
      Jul 2023 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Assistant director for international cooperation
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

  • BioSense Institute (Serbia)
    • Top-grade Researcher
      Sep 2023 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Senior Research Manager
      Feb 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Senior Research Associate at Maize Research Institute
    Sep 2021 - Jan 2022 · 5 mos

  • Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops (Serbia)
    • Senior Research Associate
      Nov 2019 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Deputy Director for Science
      Jun 2020 - Dec 2020 · 7 mos

    • Research Associate
      Jan 2014 - Nov 2019 · 5 yrs 11 mos