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Researcher
Catalin Augustin
Stoica
Professor (Associate) at National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
Sociology
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About
I am an Associate Professor of Sociology at the National University for Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA, Romania). My research interests center on economic sociology, social stratification, social research methods, post-communist transition, social movements, and political sociology. Between 2007 and 2015, I was the General Manager of the Center for Urban and Regional Sociology (CURS) -- a private, leading Romanian company for social and market research. You can read some of my opinions on current affairs (in Romanian) at https://www.castoica.com/
Professional SkillsCommunication skills
extensive teaching experience in Eastern Europe and the US; abilities to form and manage work teams; Creative and networking skills; Quantitative analysis skills; Qualitative analysis skills; Social and market research methodology skills; Competencies in the fields of social stratification
economic sociology
post-communist transition
political sociology
social movements;
Research ExperienceProfessor (Associate)
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
October 2013 - Present
Courses taught: "Methods and Techniques for Social and Political Research"; "Social Survey"; "Economic Anthropology"; "Stratification and Inequality";
Professor (Associate)
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
October 2013 - Present
Courses taught: "Methods and Techniques for Social and Political Research"; "Social Survey"; "Economic Anthropology"; "Stratification and Inequality";
Professor (Associate)
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
September 2006 - Present
Professor (Associate)
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
September 2006 - Present
Professor (Assistant)
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
October 2006 - Present
Courses taught: "Social Stratification"; "Social Survey"; "Introduction to Social Statistics"; "Social Mobility and Migration"; "Economic Anthropology";
Professor (Assistant)
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
October 2006 - Present
Courses taught: "Social Stratification"; "Social Survey"; "Introduction to Social Statistics"; "Social Mobility and Migration"; "Economic Anthropology";
Guest Lecturer
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
October 2005 - Present
I have designed and taught my own courses on "Social Stratification"; "Advanced Quantitative Methods"; "Social Mobility and Migration";
Guest Lecturer
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
October 2005 - Present
I have designed and taught my own courses on "Social Stratification"; "Advanced Quantitative Methods"; "Social Mobility and Migration";
Graduate Student Instructor
Stanford University
September 2001 - Present
Graduate Student Instructor/Teaching Fellow; I designed and taught my own courses on "Introduction to Sociology"; "Introduction to Social Stratification"; "The Sociology of State Socialist and Post-Socialist Societies";
Graduate Student Instructor
Stanford University
September 2001 - Present
Graduate Student Instructor/Teaching Fellow; I designed and taught my own courses on "Introduction to Sociology"; "Introduction to Social Stratification"; "The Sociology of State Socialist and Post-Socialist Societies";
Teaching Assistant
Stanford University
September 1999 - Present
Teaching Assistant for courses on "Social Stratification"; "Sociology of the Family"; "Introduction to Sociology"
Teaching Assistant
Stanford University
September 1999 - Present
Teaching Assistant for courses on "Social Stratification"; "Sociology of the Family"; "Introduction to Sociology"
Work ExperienceAssociate Professor of Sociology
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
2012 - Present
Teaching undergraduate and graduate (Master degree) courses on "Social Survey and Public Opinion Polls," "Methods and Techniques for Research in Sociology and Psychology," "Social Stratification and Inequality," "Economic Anthropology" (Master degree program), "Social Stratification and Social Mobility" (Master degree program); advising students and supervising their BA and MA theses; designing and conducting various research projects within the Sociology Department and/or the university.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
2006 - 2012
Teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses and seminars on „“Social Stratification and Inequality,” “Social Survey and Public Opinion Polls,” “Social Mobility and Migration,” "Introduction to Social Statistics"; conducting research within the Sociology Department; advising students and supervising their BA and MA theses
Education
Stanford University
1998 - 2005
Sociology
Stanford University
1998 - 2005
Sociology
Stanford University
1997 - 1998
Sociology
Stanford University
1997 - 1998
Sociology
Central European University
1996 - 1997
Sociology
Central European University
1996 - 1997
Sociology
University of Bucharest
1991 - 1996
Sociology
University of Bucharest
1991 - 1996
Sociology
Membership
Co-founder and former Vice-President
1999 - 2005
Romanian Students’ Association at Stanford University (RSA)
Member and former Vice-President
2012
Romanian Sociologists Society (SSR);
Member
2005
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Prizes and Awards
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Sociology, University of Bucharest, within the project “Applied social, human, and political sciences. Postdoctoral training and postdoctoral fellowships in social, human and political sciences” (2010-2013)
European Social Fund within the Sectorial Operational Program Human Resources Development 2007-2013 (POSDRU/89/1.5/S/62259);
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2010
Returning Scholar Fellowship (2005-2005)
Open Society Institute’s Academic Fellowship Program
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2005
O’Bie-Shultz Dissertation Completion Fellowship Grant (2004-2005)
Institute for International Studies, Stanford University;
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2004
MacArthur Affiliate Fellow (2002-2003);
Center for International Security and Cooperation, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
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2002
Littlefield Fellowship in International Studies (2001-2003)
Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
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2001
The LaPierre Award for Best Third Year Paper (i.e, Qualifying Exam Paper),
Department of Sociology Department, Stanford University
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2000
Pre-dissertation Research Grant,
Center for Russian and East European Studies, Stanford University;
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2000
New Democracy Fellowship (1997-2001)
Institute for International Studies, Stanford University;
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1997
Research Support Grant for M.A. Thesis,
Central European University, Warsaw and Budapest;
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1997
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