Schroot Tanja

Current Position(s)

Post-doc Research fellow
Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin, Italy
Project KIDS4ALLL (Key Inclusive Development Strategies for Lifelong Learning)

Contract Professor
Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Aosta, Italy
Sociology of education and integrational processes (60hs, 8CFU – SPS/08)

Department of Economic and Political Sciences, University of Aosta, Italy
Sociologia generale e dei processi generali (65hs, 6CFU – SPS/08)

Education

PhD in Social and Political Change (Social Sciences), 31st cycle
October 2016 – April 2021 | University of Turin, Italy | University of Florence, Italy
Vote: with Honors / summa cum laude

Master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology
October 2001 – June 2007 | Friedrich-Schiller University (FSU) Jena, Germany
Vote: 103/110

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Student Exchange – Turin, Italy
September 2006 – February 2007 | University of Turin, Italy

Visiting Research Stay – Michigan, USA
January 2006 – May 2006 | Michigan State University, Lansing, USA

Student Exchange – Cape Girardeau, USA
August 2005 – December 2005 | Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, USA

Student Exchange (Erasmus) – Urbino, Italy
September 2003 – February 2004 | University of Urbino, Italy

Research Activities

Post-doc Research Fellow – KIDS4ALLL project
June 2021 – ongoing | University of Turin, Italy

Research Fellow – Templeton project
June 2020 – June 2021 | University of Turin, Italy

Research Fellow – Integration challenges
December 2019 – June 2020 | University of Turin, Italy

Junior Research Fellow – Nanomat project
March 2008 – July 2008 | Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Teaching Activities

Contract Professor
September 2022 – ongoing | University of Aosta, Italy
A.A. 2023/24 (II) Sociologia generale e dei processi generali (65hs, 6CFU – SPS/08)
A.A. 2023/24 (I) Sociology of education and integrational processes (60hs, 8CFU – SPS/08)
A.A. 2022/23 (II) Sociology of cultural processes (60hs, 8CFU – SPS/08)

Guest lecturer
21/03/2022 | University of Turin, Italy | Sociologia mobilità internazionale | Prof. Roberta Ricucci
Lecture title: Talent factory Europe? Highly Skilled Mobility in the European Union (2hs)

09/03/2022 | Migration Research Center at Koç University, Turkey | MiReKoc Series | Dr. Birce Altiok
Lecture title: Parental Decisions of (Highly-)Skilled Movers for their Children’s Education (2hs)

10/11/ 2021 | University of Turin, Italy | Psicologia per la comunità | Prof. Anna Miglietta
Lecture title: Lifelong Learning – Le 8 competenze chiave secondo la Commissione Europea (3hs)

Contract Professor
October 2016 – June 2021 | ESCP – European Business School, Turin, Italy
A.A. 2015/16 – 2020/21 German Intercultural Business Communication (30hs)

Contract Professor
August 2014 and July 2015 | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
A.A. 2013/14 Summer Academy | Kultur & Kommunikation (92hs)
A.A. 2014/15 Summer Academy | Kultur & Kommunikation (92hs)

Teaching Assistant
August 2005 – December 2005 | Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, USA
A.A. 2005/06 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Supervision: Prof. W. Anderson)
A.A. 2005/06 German as a foreign language (Supervision: Prof. D. Jedan)

Memberships

Member of the International Advisory Board – Horizon Project STRIDE
July 2023 – ongoing | Oslo Metropolitan University

Member of the UniTo Teaching and Learning Center
June 2023 – ongoing | University of Turin, Italy

Member of the LfC Scientific Committee
October 2019 – ongoing | Learning for Citizenship initiative – University of Nottingham, UK

Grants & Scholarship awards

Scholarship holder – PhD in ‘Social and Political Change’ (36 months)
October 2016 – 2019 | awarded by University of Turin, Italy | University of Florence, Italy

Scholarship holder – Master of Talents (12 months)
April 2009 – April 2010 | awarded by CRT Foundation Turin, Italy

Scholarship holder (Borsa di ricerca) – Nanomat (5 months)
March 2008 – July 2008 | awarded by ASP – Association for the Promotion of the Scientific and Technological Development of Piedmont

Grantship holder – Michigan State University, Lansing, USA (1 sem.)
January 2006 – April 2006 | awarded by University of Jena, Germany

Grantship holder (with Fee waiver) – Southeast Missouri State University, USA (1 sem.)
August 2005 – December 2005 | awarded by University of Jena, Germany

Extra-academic activities

EU-Project writer & manager
May 2010 – August 2014 | Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Co-writing, coordination and research management of EU-funded cooperation and research projects