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Natalia Tikhonov
Geneva, Switzerland
Age: 30-39
Nominated for: Committee for the Award of International Fellowships
As: Member
Nominated by: Swiss Association of University Women

 

Professional Field and/or Present Occupation Historian: Research Fellow, Swiss National Science Foundation (2006-2009)
Skills and experience from the last 10 years which qualify her for this position

Board member, Geneva Association of University Women, 1999-present

Board member, Fellowships Foundation, Swiss Association of University Women, 2004-present

Professional membership:
Association Femmes Féminisme Recherche (Switzerland)
Mnémosyne - Association pour le développement de l'histoire des femmes et du genre (France)

Academic qualifications:
Post-doctoral fellow, Institut de hautes études européens, Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg (Fellowship awarded by the French Research Ministry) : October 2005-September 2006

Visiting Scholar, Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California, Berkeley (Fellowship: 'Chercher debutant' awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation): September 2001-February 2003

Université de Genève, Switzerland, Département d'histoire éonomique et sociale, Teaching Assistant , 1997/98 - 2000/2001 and 2002/2003

Université d'étè des droits de l'homme, Geneva, Switzerland. Academic Assistant: August 1999,2000,2001

Volunteer experience:
Working Group on Indigenous Populations, UN Geneva. Volunteer work with the Secretariat of the Working Group, July sessions, 1991-2001.

Goals for the position and the contribution the candidate believes she can personally make if elected or appointed

Goals for the position of Committee member for the Award of International Fellowships:

- Help to support and promote outstanding candidates so that they can pursue their post-graduate research in good academic conditions.
- Offer my expertise related to awards (conditions, evaluation, etc) or any other policy questions to the IFUW Board.

Personal contributions:
If elected as a Committee member I would like to make the Committee benefit from:
-Research experience in the field of Higher Education, Academic Migrations and Women's History

-Good knowledge of various national and international research funding opportunities which I could advise to the candidates not selected for the IFUW fellowships

-Familiarity with the evaluation procedure of grant or fellowship applications (personal experience as a scholar and experience as a member of the Fellowships Foundation of the Swiss Association of University Women.)

Education: Geneva University (Switzerland), PhD., 2004, History
Mother Language: Bilingual French/Russian
Ability to speak English: Excellent
Ability to understand spoken English: Excellent
Ability to read English: Excellent
Ability to write English: Excellent
Other languages:

German: fluent

Spanish: beginner

Computer skills: Considerable experience sending e-mails and using the Internet
Internet Access: Regular access to e-mail at home or the office

 

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