Curriculum Vitae
Education
2007-2011
PhD Degree on Social Research in International Development
University of East Anglia, UK (Degree awarded on 19.07.2011)
2005-2006
Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (Diploma in German language)
Goethe Institute and Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
2002-2003
Master of Social Planning and Development
School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Australia (with distinction)
1999-2000
Matriculation in BA Sociology
Hanoi National University, Vietnam
1994-1998
BA English Translation and Interpretation
Hanoi National University, Vietnam
Current Position
Research Associate, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany
External Lecturer, Martin Luther University, Halle/Saale, Germany
Previous Positions
2011-16
Research Fellow, Focus Group ‘Social Support and Kinship in China and Vietnam’, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany
2007-11
Post-graduate Researcher, School of International Development and International Development Centre UEA, University of East Anglia
Teaching
2016-17
Introduction to the Anthropology of Vietnam, BA course, Martin Luther University, Halle/Saale, Germany
2015-16
Ethnographies of Gender in East and Southeast Asia, BA course, Anthropology, Martin Luther University, Halle/Saale, Germany
2010-11
Associate Tutor, Masters’ Courses, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, UK
Fieldwork
2011-12
Nam Dinh and Hanoi, Vietnam (12 months)
May 2012
Baoshan and Kunming, Yunnan, China
2008-09
Hanoi, Vietnam (15 months)
1999-01
Northern Mountains Region, Vietnam (12 months)
Consultancies
Oct-Dec 2010
Lead International Consultant on Gender and Climate Change (Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystem Service Programme, Vietnam), GIZ and UEA International Development
Jun-Aug 2010
Consultant, development of a culturally-specific extracurricular programme for mixed ethnic schools in North-western Vietnam, Centre for Environment and Community Assets Development, Hanoi
2004
Gender and Village Development Planning Consultancies, (Former) German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Vietnam
2000-01
Research Assistant for the Northern Mountain Poverty Reduction Project by the World Bank, the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment and the UK Department for International Development (DFID)
1998-00
Gender Expert, Social Forestry Development Project Song Da (GTZ) and the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Selected Professional Trainings
March 2008
Training course on the Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method (BNIM) by Tom Wengraf and Prue Chamberlayne, Open University
2007-10
University of East Anglia – Professional Development Training Program, including courses on data analysis and management, presentation, grant proposal writing, project management, publishing, leadership skills, and creative writing skills; Developing Teaching Skills Program, including courses on Designing and Leading Seminars, Lecturing, Managing Fieldwork, Evaluation of Learning and Development
Scholarships and Grants
2007-2011
University of East Anglia – Tuition sponsorship for the PhD Degree
June 2010
Brown University, Brown International Advanced Research Institutes, fully funded place at the Development and Inequality in the Global South Institute
2008
Philip Reckitt Trust, UK – PhD fieldwork travel grant
2002-2003
University of Queensland – Full scholarship for Masters’ Degree
Professional Membership
European Association of Social Anthropologist
American Anthropological Association
European Association of Southeast Asian Studies
German Anthropological Association
Vietnam Studies Group
Review Service
Journals
American Ethnologist, American Anthropologist, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Men and Masculinities, Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, Climate Policy, Third World Quarterly, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
Institutions
University of Vienna, Grant Program for Doctoral Students; Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology’s Working Paper Series