Curriculum
Education
PhD | Human geography, University Grenoble-Alpes (FR)
2015-2021
2015-2021
MA | Sociology, University of Amsterdam (NL)
1996-2000
1996-2000
Exchange yr | Social sciences, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
1998-1999
1998-1999
BA | Sociology, University of Amsterdam (NL)
1994-1995
1994-1995
Employment
Assistant Professor
Berner Fachhochschule, Soziale Arbeit, Institut Soziale und Kulturelle Vielfalt
2023-Present
Berner Fachhochschule, Soziale Arbeit, Institut Soziale und Kulturelle Vielfalt
2023-Present
Senior researcher
Swisspeace, Basel (CH)
2020 - 2023
Swisspeace, Basel (CH)
2020 - 2023
Research assistant
SciencePo Grenoble (FR)
2017 - 2018
SciencePo Grenoble (FR)
2017 - 2018
Founder and coordinator
Modus Operandi, for a constructive conflict approach,
Grenoble (FR)
2006 - 2019
Modus Operandi, for a constructive conflict approach,
Grenoble (FR)
2006 - 2019
Part-time lecturer
Université Grenoble- Alpes (FR)
2007 - 2019
Université Grenoble- Alpes (FR)
2007 - 2019
Junior researcher
Ecole de la Paix, a nonprofit organization for peace research and training, Grenoble (FR)
2004 - 2006
Ecole de la Paix, a nonprofit organization for peace research and training, Grenoble (FR)
2004 - 2006
Program director of online courses on conflict transformation
The Network University TNU, Amsterdam (NL)
2001 - 2004
The Network University TNU, Amsterdam (NL)
2001 - 2004
Project assistant
African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), Durban (SA)
2000 - 2001
African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), Durban (SA)
2000 - 2001
Awards
Nominated to the Teacher Excellence Awards, University of Base.
Nominated in the categories Strong Foundations and Modern Scholarsh
2023
Nominated in the categories Strong Foundations and Modern Scholarsh
2023
Nominated for the Prix de Thèse 2022, University Grenoble-Alpes.
Nominated with the thesis: "Subaltern in France – A Decolonial Exploration of Voice, Violence and Racism in Marginalized Social Housing Neighborhoods in Grenoble".
2022
Nominated with the thesis: "Subaltern in France – A Decolonial Exploration of Voice, Violence and Racism in Marginalized Social Housing Neighborhoods in Grenoble".
2022
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
The European Commission - DG Research awarded the follwoship for the project URPEACE, Geographies of peace in the wake of violence in the city.
2020
The European Commission - DG Research awarded the follwoship for the project URPEACE, Geographies of peace in the wake of violence in the city.
2020
ARC 7 PhD Scholarship of the Regional Goverment Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
This scholarship funded my doctoral research 2015-2017
2015
This scholarship funded my doctoral research 2015-2017
2015
Research Scholarship as Student Research Associate.
CHAINI was part of a student research team in China 2000.
2000
CHAINI was part of a student research team in China 2000.
2000
Dean's list for academic excellence.
University of California Berkeley.
1999
University of California Berkeley.
1999
Memberships
American Association of Geographers
Royal Geographic Society
Royal Geographic Society
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
German: professional working proficiency
English: full professional proficiency
French: full professional proficiency
Dutch: native or bilingual proficiency
English: full professional proficiency
French: full professional proficiency
Dutch: native or bilingual proficiency