Curriculum Vitae

Current position at the Institute

Researcher in the European Union research programme

Education

2009      PhD, Doctor of Political and Social Sciences
             European University Institute, Florence, Italy

2005      Master of Research
             European University Institute, Florence, Italy

2002      Master of Political and Social Sciences University of Turku, Finland, Faculty of 
             Social Sciences      

1998–99 University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland

 
Professional Employments

10/2008 → Researcher, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
09/2004–09/2008 Researcher, European University Institute, Florence
09/2003–08/2004 Researcher, University of Turku, Finland
05–08/2003 Research Assistant, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Turku, Finland 
05–06/2003 and 05–06/2002 Lecturer and Teacher in Political Science, Valmennustiimi Eximia Ltd
09/2002–11/2003 Consultant Advisor and Lecturer, Valmennustiimi Eximia Ltd

Teaching, Lectures and Invited Presentations

05/2009     Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Helsinki
                "Finland and the Lisbon Treaty"
03/2009     Jean Monnet Lecture, University of Aarhus, Denmark
                "Cautiously Striving to the Core: Finnish Attitudes and Policies in the EU"
02/2009     University of Helsinki, Finland
                 "Member States' Positions in the ESDP: France, Germany, Ireland and Denmark"
01/2009     University of Helsinki, Finland
                 "The Institutional Setting of the ESDP"
03/2004     Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
                 "Small Member States and the Institutional Reform of the EU"

 Languages

Finnish, English (working languages), Swedish (proficient), Italian, French, Spanish (receptive skills)