Muttenz, Basel-Country, Switzerland
Experienced Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Comparative Politics, Policy Analysis, Quantitative Research, Social Policy, and Social Work.
Conducting and supporting research projects in the fields of homelessness, poverty, and migration. Supervising bachelor’s and masters theses and mentoring students throughout the research process. Representing the department in international academic and professional forums. Designing and delivering lectures on homelessness, spatial inequalities, scientific writing and the theories of social work. Teaching in the modules such as Scientific Writing, Theories of Social Work and Child Poverty. Conducting reearch projects on homelessness and social exclusion. Organizing international workshops and study trips focused on thematic areas. Producing research reports and publishing in international peer-reviewed journals.
Developing seminars and guest lectures in social work and social policy. Courses taught: Social Work Theories, Master Thesis Seminars, Globalization and Social Work and Eastern European Social Work, Social Policies in Central and Eastern Europe, International Social Work. Professional support for thesis writers at BA level. Planning and conducting written and oral exams, and closing exams. Responsibility for the modules of social research methodology and international social work (in 2015).
Developing lectures and seminars in social policy, sociology and social pedagogy. Supervising thesis writers at BA, MA and PhD levels. Organizing and conducting written and oral exams. Teaching in the university's Erasmus program. Organizing international study trips. Main courses were: Contemporary Hungarian Social Policy, International Social Policy, Family Policy, Counselling, Civil Society, Sociology of Health, Community Work and Romology.
Leadership and participation in various qualitative and quantitative research projects in the area of social/family/health policies. Secondary data analysis. Supporting governmental decision making in the fields of social- and family policy. Writing research proposals, shaping interview sheets and focus group guides. Professional training and counselling for national policy makers in international conferences and workshops. Counselling for local politicians in the area of social service planning. Writing reports and publications in national scientific journals.
Giving and designing lectures and seminars for master and bachelor students in the following subjects: Modernization and Democracy (MA), Social Safety Nets and Minority Policy (MA), Social Theory (BA). Conducting written and oral exams.