Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

Surname(s) / First name(s) Baciu Elena-Loreni

Address(es) Timisoara

Telephone(s) 0040256592331

E-mail elena.baciu@e-uvt.ro

Nationality Romanian

Date of birth March, 20-th, 1982

Gender Female

Occupational field Academic / Social Work

Work experience (The experience in project implementation is detailed in Annex 2)

Date Occupation or position held

Main activities and responsibilities

Name and address of employer

Type of business or sector

October 2012 – present Lecturer, Phd. Teaching activities with students/Research Developing and implementing educational contexts Supervise individual learning activities of the students Disciplines covered: Theories and methods in social work, The fundamentals of social work, Elaboration and management of social work programmes and projects, Social work skills West University of Timisoara, 4th V. Parvan Street, Timisoara, Romania Academic/Teaching/Research

Date Occupation or position held

Main activities and responsibilities

Name and address of employer

Type of business or sector

October 2008 – September 2012 Assistant Lecturer Teaching activities with students Developing and implementing educational contexts Supervise individual learning activities of the students Disciplines covered: Fundamentals of social work, Theories and methods in social work, Management of social work organizations, Elaboration and management of social work programmes and projects, Social work skills West University of Timisoara, 4th V. Parvan Street, Timisoara, Romania Academic/Teaching/Research

Date Occupation or position held

Main activities and responsibilities

Name and address of employer

Type of business or sector

October 2006 – October 2008 Junior Teaching Assistant Teaching activities with students Developing and implementing educational contexts Supervise individual learning activities of the students Disciplines covered: The social work with minority groups, The intervention with families in social work, Fundamentals of social work West University of Timisoara, 4th V. Parvan Street, Timisoara, Romania Academic/Teaching/Research

Date Occupation or position held

Main activities and responsibilities

Name and address of employer

Type of business or sector

October 2006 – September 2012 Coordinator of Development Department Elaborating and conducting evaluations regarding the social needs of the community members Documenting about the most appropriate measures that could answer the identified social needs Identifying financing opportunities in connection with the measures established and accessing them Writing grant applications Elaborating the organization’ s development strategies Negotiating partnerships and collaborations Involvement in project implementation as Project Assistant, Conseling expert or Technical activities coordinator or Project Manager Bethany Social Services Foundation, 4th Calea Dorobantilor Street, Timisoara, Romania Social Work/Social Services

Date Occupation or position held

Main activities and responsibilities

Name and address of employer

Type of business or sector

June 2005 – October 2006 Social Worker Case management in child protection services Family preservation services – direct intervention with families at risk (mostly roma families) Birth registration of children in risk of separation from their biological families Group work with parents from vulnerable categories, in order to enhance/develop their parental skills Monitoring adoptions and evaluating adoptive families Training sessions for families that want to adopt (development of parental abilities) Bethany Social Services Foundation, 16th A Fagaras Street, Timisoara, Romania Social Work/Social Services

Education and training

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2007-2010 Phd in Sociology Sociology University of Bucharest, Romania; Sociology and Social Work Faculty, Romania (2007-2009) West University of Timisoara, Sociology and Psychology Faculty, Romania (2009-2010)

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2005 - 2007 Masters Degree in Social Work Management in Social Work West University of Timisoara, Sociology and Psychology Faculty, Romania

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2001-2005 Bachelor Diploma Social Work West University of Timisoara, Sociology and Psychology Faculty, Social Work Department, Romania

Other relevant trainings

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2014 Certificate of Attendance Qualitative Methods – Institutional Etnography Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nordland, Norway

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2012 Graduation certificate of Project Manager course Project management Didakticos Association, Timisoara, Romania

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2011 Certificate of competency Life Space Crisis Intervention The Institute of Life Space Crisis Intervention

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2009 Graduation certificate of Trainer of Trainers course TOT AC&C Consulting Centre, Timisoara, Romania

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2008 Certificate of Attendance Grant Writing in Structural Funds The Foundation for Civil Society Development, Romania

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2007 Certificate of Attendance Cohesion Policy and the European Social Fund The Foundation for Civil Society Development, Romania

Dates Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects covered Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

2006 Certificate of Attendance Financing Mechanisms through the Structural Funds 2007-2013 Romanian Training Institute, Romania

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s) Romanian

Other language(s)

Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing

European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction

Spoken production

English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1

Italian B2 A2 B1 A2 A1

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Social skills and competences Easiness in communication and establishment of social relationships, abilities for quality team work

Organisational skills and competences

Abilities for team coordination, Efficient time management, Task-oriented

Computer skills and competences Office, Explorer, Corel Draw, SPSS

Artistic skills and competences Creativity in the problem solving process; innovative approach

Other skills and competences Abilities in mediation, negotiation and positive conflict solving; Resilience to stress; Ability to concentrate in order to respect short dead-lines

Driving licence B category, since 2008

Additional information President and Founding Member of the Institute for Research for Social Development and Innovation – ICED since 2012

Member of the Romanian National Association of Social Workers since 2007

Member of the Romanian Association for the Promotion of Social Work since 2005

Holder of the Academic Scholarship BRD – Groupe Societe Generale for outstanding academic performances in 2006

Annexes 1. List of publications

2. Detailed description of direct experience in project implementation

Annex 1. List of publications

I. Title of the PhD thesis: „Public-private complementarity within the provision of social services, in the

Western Region, Romania”

II. Articles/ In extesso studies, published in journals that are indexed in at least one international renowned database:

(published in English) Baciu, E.L., Alexiu, T.M., Birneanu, A. (2015) Where do we Stand on Disability? European and Romanian Policy Developments Regarding the Inclusion and Protection of Disabled Persons, Over the Last Quarter of Century, Social Work Review, No. 14, Issue 1, http://www.swreview.ro/index.pl/numar-1-2015-ro (listed in ProQuest, EBSCO, Social Work Abstracts, CEEOL, Index Copernicus, SCIPIO, GESIS and IBSS)

(published in English) Baciu, L. (2013) Work Values and their Implications on the Work Choices of Young Europeans, Social Work Review, No. 12, Issue 4, http://www.swreview.ro/index.pl/numarul-4-2013-ro (listed in ProQuest, EBSCO, Social Work Abstracts, CEEOL, Index Copernicus, SCIPIO, GESIS and IBSS)

(published in English) Baciu, L. (2013) Recent Trends and Patterns of Youth Transition from Education to Employment in Europe, Social Work Review, No. 12, Issue 1, pp. 11-27 http://www.swreview.ro/index.pl/work_values_and_their_implications_on_the_work_choices_of_young_europeans (listed in ProQuest, EBSCO, Social Work Abstracts, CEEOL, Index Copernicus, SCIPIO, GESIS and IBSS)

(published in English) Baciu, E.L. (2012) Looking at the Forest and not at the Trees: Are there some Macro-Influences upon the Rate of Violent Crimes Committed by Minors?, Today’s Children are Tomorrow’s Parents, No. 33-34, pp. 27-33, http://www.tctp.cicop.ro/documente/Revista%2033-34%20EN.pdf (listed in EBSCO)

(published in English) Alexiu, T.M., Lazăr, T.A., Baciu, E.L, 2011, Community participation and involvement in social action, Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, No. 33 E/2011, pp. 5-22, http://www.rtsa.ro/en/files/TRAS-33E-2011-1Alexiu-Lazar-Baciu.pdf (listed in Social Sciences Citation Index, SCOPUS, EBSCO, DOAJ)

(published in English) Lazăr, T.-A., Baciu, E.-L., 2011, Skills Supply and Skills Demand Among Youth: Object of Concern or Object of Hope?, Social Work Review, No. 10, Issue 4, pp. 85-102, http://www.revistadeasistentasociala.ro/index.pl/skills_supply_and_skills_demand_among_youth_object_of_concern_or_object_of_hope (listed in ProQuest, EBSCO, Social Work Abstracts, CEEOL, Index Copernicus, SCIPIO, GESIS and IBSS)

(published in English and Romanian) Baciu, L., Pasic, O., 2011, Promoting Child Welfare in the Romanian-Serbian Cross-border Region. Practical aspects and Good Practice Models, Today’s Children are Tomorrow’s Parents, No. 28, pp. 11-21, http://www.adoptiiromania.ro/files/interes/46_int_TCTP%20EN-1.pdf (listed in EBSCO)

(published in English and Romanian) Baciu, L., Lazăr, T., 2011, The role of project based interventions in preventing recidivism among delinquent children and youth: Case study-A life skill development program, Today’s Children are Tomorrow’s Parents, No. 29, pp. 5-12, http://www.adoptiiromania.ro/files/interes/48_int_Revista%20EN%20no.%2029.pdf (listed in EBSCO)

(published in English and Romanian) Pantelie, R., Tomiţă, M., Dragomir, D., Baciu, L., 2011, Promoting the resilience of youth delinquent, Today’s Children are Tomorrow’s Parents, No. 29, pp. 86-95, http://www.adoptiiromania.ro/files/interes/48_int_Revista%20EN%20no.%2029.pdf (listed in EBSCO)

III. List of the in-extesso articles published in the Conference Proceedings of dedicated International Conferences:

(published in English) Lazar, T.A., Baciu, E.L. (2014) Educational inclusion of Roma people: The Romanian policy approach in an European context, The International Conference Proceedings of ICEHM, pp. 266-270, Indonesia, ISBN 978-93-84422-01-1, http://www.icehm.org/proceedingspdf.php?id=14

(published in English) Baciu, E.L. (2014) From independence to strength: Institutional resilience and coping mechanisms in NGOs providing social services financed through public financing mechanisms, The Second World Congress on Resilience, pp. 773-778, Bologna: Medimond International, ISBN 978-88-7587-697-5, http://www.medimond.com/proceedings/moreinfo/20140508.htm

(published in English) Baciu, E.L. (2013) Discrepancies Between Discourse and Action in Promoting Equal Opportunities in Romania: The Case of Women Managers in Higher Education and Social Work, The Fourth International Conference Psycho-Social Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders, pp. 101-106, Bologna: Medimond International Proceedings, http://www.monduzzi.com/proceedings/moreinfo/20130425_index.pdf

(published in English) Baciu, E.L. (2013) European Actions Designed to Support the Social Inclusion of Roma Residents, The Fourth International Conference Psycho-Social Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders, pp. 107-112, Bologna: Medimond International Proceedings, http://www.monduzzi.com/proceedings/moreinfo/20130425_index.pdf

(published in English) Baciu L. (2013) Study Regarding the Public-Private Complementarity within the Context of Social Services Provision – Romania, the Western Region, in Runcan,

P.L., Rață, G., Goian, C. – coord, Applied Social Sciences: Administration and Management. UK, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 3-10, http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk_en.html

(published in English) Baciu, E.L., Lazăr, T.A., 2012, Suicide among adolescents – A good practice model for the prevention of the phenomenon, in M. Tomiţă – Ed., International Conference Social Work Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders 3rd Edition – Violence Among Adolescents, (pp. 36-40) Bologna: Medimond International Proceedings, http://www.monduzzi.com/proceedings/moreinfo/20120510_index.pdf

(published in English) Lazăr, T.A., Baciu, E.L., 2012, The bullying phenomenon in Timisoara’s schools, în M. Tomiţă – Ed., International Conference Social Work Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders 3rd Edition – Violence Among Adolescents, (pp. 178-181) Bologna: Medimond International Proceedings, http://www.monduzzi.com/proceedings/moreinfo/20120510_index.pdf

(published in English) Baciu, E.-L., 2012, The circle of improvement: Generating Good practice models by disseminating good practice models – The case of RSH project, în E.-L. Baciu – Ed., International Conference SIEO 2012. Youth employment: Challenges and opportunities (pp. 32-38) Timisoara: Eurostampa

(published in English) Baciu, E.-L., Lazăr, T.-A., 2012, Not there yet… still searching: Youth employment – A general concern with no simple solution, în E.L. Baciu – Ed., International Conference SIEO 2012. Youth employment: Challenges and opportunities, (pp. 39-51) Timisoara: Eurostampa

(published in English) Lazăr, T.-A., Baciu, E.-L., 2012, Difficulties in labor market integration for young people, în E.-L. Baciu – Ed., International Conference SIEO 2012. Youth employment: Challenges and opportunities (pp. 177-187) Timisoara: Eurostampa

(published in Romanian) Lazăr, T.-A., Baciu, L., 2011, Religion and social cohesion in the rural area, în A. Neagoe – Ed., Values and Spirituality in Social Work Practice, (pp. 103-114) Bonn: Verlag fur Kultur und Wissenschaft

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.L., Lazăr, T., Morcan, O., 2010, The Third Sector Organizations and the Crisis of the Welfare State, in Society and Politics, (pp. 115-134) Arad: Vasile Goldiş University Press

(published in Romanian) Lazăr, T., Baciu L., 2009, Community involvement in the support programs dedicated to helping the social inclusion of delinquent minors, in M. Tomiţă şi L. Mays – Eds., The Proceedingds of the First Internation Conference Social Work Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders, (pp. 218-228) Timisoara: Editura Universităţii de Vest

(published in English) Baciu, L., 2009, What Goes Beyound the Smiles? An Exploration of the Relationship Between Private and Public Social Services Providers in Romania, in Public Economics, Public Management and Public Policy, Volume 3, (pp. 381-395) Izmir: Birlesik Matbaacilik

(published in English) Lazăr, T., Baciu, L., 2009, Social services and their influence on the subjective well-being of the elderly, in The Journal of Gerontological Social Work, No. 3, 2009, pp. 75-82, www.journalgsw.uvt.ro

(published in English) Baciu, L., Lazăr, T, 2008, Age vs. Beauty?, The Journal of Gerontological Social Work, No. 1, 2008 (pp. 12-23) Timişoara: Editura Universitaăţii de Vest

IV. Book editor/coordinator:

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.-L. – Ed., 2015, Public-private collaboration in the development of support services for the social and professional (re) insertion of vulnerable categories on the labour market, Bucuresti: Prouniversitaria, ISBN 978-606-26-0213-0

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.-L. – Ed., 2014, Professional integration of vulnerable categories: challenges, opportunities, intervention models, Bucuresti: Prouniversitaria, ISBN 978-606-26-0100-3

(published in English) Baciu, E.-L. – Ed., 2012, International Conference SIEO 2012. Youth employment: Challenges and opportunities, Selected Proceedings, Timişoara: Eurostampa, ISBN 978-606-569-425-5

(published in Romanian) Tomiţă, M., Baciu, L. – Eds., 2011, Selected Proceedings of the Second International Conference Social Work Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders, Bucureşti: Universul Juridic, ISSN 2248-3411

V. Author books:

(published in English) Baciu, L., 2015, Project writing in the field of social work and the importance of public-private collaboration in the development of social services, Timisoara: Editura de Vest

(published in Romanian) Baciu, L., 2015, Social Work Skills, Timisoara: Editura de Vest

(published in Romanian) Baciu, L., Lazăr, T., 2012, The fundamentals of social work, 2nd Edition, Bucharest: ProUniversitaria, ISBN 978-606-647-425-2

(published in Romanian) Lazăr, T., Baciu, L., 2012, Theories and methods in social work, 2nd Edition, Bucharest: ProUniversitaria, ISBN 978-606-647-426-9

(published in Romanian) Tomiţă, M., Baciu, L., Lazăr, T., 2012, The organizing and functioning of the Romanian social work system, 2nd Edition, Bucharest: ProUniversitaria, ISBN 978-606-647-418-4

(published in Romanian) Vincze, E., Baciu, L., Harbula, H., Kozák, I., Lukács, G., Magyari, N., Magyari, N., Moraru, C., 2011, The access of Roma women and men to decent work conditions. Everyday life, social policies and projects, Desiree Foundation Publishing House, published on-line at: http://www.femrom.ro/infopub/2011/volum%20cercetare%20web.pdf

(published in Romanian) Baciu, L., Lazăr, T., 2010, The fundamentals of social work – Workbook, Timisoara: Eurostampa; ISBN 978-606-569-147-6

(published in Romanian) Lazăr, T., Baciu, L., 2006, Theories and methods in social work, Timisoara: Marineasa; ISBN 973-631-284-4

VI. Book chapters:

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.L., 2015, The NGOs providing social services: competitor or partner for the public institution? în T. Lazar-coord., Partnership for employment. Evaluation of the impact of the support activities for employment on the quality of life of the beneficiaries and the intervention communities, Timisoara: Editura de Vest, ISBN 978-973-36-0637-6

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.L., 2015, Publi-Private Partnership and the the necessity of the collaboration between the two sectors in the development of social services în L. Baciu-coord., Public-private collaboration in the development of support services for the social and professional (re) insertion of vulnerable categories on the labour market, Bucuresti: Prouniversitaria, ISBN 978-606-26-0213-0

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.L., 2014, General aspects regarding the situation of the vulnerable categories in Romania în L. Baciu-coord., Professional integration of vulnerable categories: challenges, opportunities, intervention models, Bucuresti: Prouniversitaria, ISBN 978-606-26-0100-3

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.L., 2014, Public private partnership, in G. Neamtu – The Social Work Enciclopedia, Iasi: Polirom, ISBN 978-973-46-4439-1

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.L., 2014, Social work skills, in G. Neamtu – The Social Work Enciclopedia, Iasi: Polirom, ISBN 978-973-46-4439-1

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.-L., Lazăr, T.-A., 2011, The role of public-private collaboration in promoting quality social work interventions, in P.L. Runcan şi E. Zamfir – Eds., Risks and opportunities of the Romanian social work system, Timisoara: Excelsior Art, pp. 41-48

(published in Romanian) Lazăr, T.A., Baciu, E.L., 2010, Processing the data for a scientific paper, by using SPSS program, în P.-L. Runcan, Ş. Buzărnescu, T.-M. Alexiu-coord., The successful scientific paper in the field of social sciences, (pp. 277-300) Timisoara: Brumar, ISBN 978-973-602-525-9

(published in Romanian) Baciu, E.L., Lazăr, T.A., 2010, The Romanian social services providers: the third sector organizations, in D. Buzducea – coord., The social work of vulnerable groups, (pp. 835-850) Iasi: Polirom; ISBN 978-973-46-0277-3

VII. Research reports:

(published in English) Alexiu, T.M., Baciu, E.L. Bîrneanu, Sandvin, J., Breimo Paulsen, J., Fyling, I., A.Lazăr, T.A., Dincă, M., & Ungureanu, R., (2015). Investigating the institutional relations and structural mechanisms underpinning the hindrances and barriers to employment experienced by disabled individuals in Romania

(published in English) Lazăr, T.A., Dincă, M., Ungureanu, R., Sandvin, J., Breimo Paulsen, J., Fyling, I., Alexiu, T.M., Baciu, E.L. & Bîrneanu, A. (2015). Investigating the institutional relations and structural mechanisms underpinning the hindrances and barriers to employment experienced by Roma persons in Romania

(published in English) Alexiu, T.M., Baciu, E.L. Bîrneanu, Sandvin, J., Breimo Paulsen, J., Fyling, I., A.Lazăr, T.A., Dincă, M., & Ungureanu, R., (2015). Hindrances and Barriers to Employment. Experiences of disabled persons in Romania. Research report published on-line at http://www.e-qual-see.ro/?page_id=270

(published in English) Lazăr, T.A., Dincă, M., Ungureanu, R., Sandvin, J., Breimo Paulsen, J., Fyling, I., Alexiu, T.M., Baciu, E.L. & Bîrneanu, A. (2015). Experiences of the Roma individuals on the Romanian Labour Market. Research report published on-line at http://www.e-qual-see.ro/?page_id=277

(published in English) Alexiu, T.M., Baciu, E.L. Bîrneanu, Sandvin, J., Breimo Paulsen, J., Fyling, I., A.Lazăr, T.A., Dincă, M., & Ungureanu, R., (2015). The Labour Market Integration of People with Disabilities in Europe and Romania. Research report published on-line at http://www.e-qual-see.ro/?page_id=130

(published in English) Lazăr, T.A., Dincă, M., Ungureanu, R., Sandvin, J., Breimo Paulsen, J., Fyling, I., Alexiu, T.M., Baciu, E.L. & Bîrneanu, A. (2015). The Compatibility Between the Current European and Romanian National Framework of Labour Market Integration of Roma. Research report published on-line at http://www.e-qual-see.ro/?page_id=192.

(published in Romanian) Baciu, L., Lazar, T., Lucaks, G., 2011, Ready for the future, Policy research report regarding the national and transnational practices regarding the employment of vulnerable groups, published on-line at: http://femrom.ro/infopub/2011/Raport%20AFT.pdf

VIII. Attendance to relevant international and national conferences and symposiums

August 25-28, 2015 – 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association – Differences, Inequalities and Sociological Imagination, Prague, Czech Republic, http://esa12thconference.eu/

March 1-5, 2015 – International Journal of Arts & Sciences’ (IJAS) International Conference for Social Sciences and Humanities, Valletta, Malta https://malta2015.sched.org/

December 10-11, 2014 – International Conference on Education, Social Sciences and Humanities 2014, Kuta, Indonesia, http://www.icehm.org

May 8-10, 2014 – The Second World Congress on Resilience: From Person to Society, Timisoara, Romania, http://www.congress.resilience.uvt.ro/

April 24-25, 2013 – Fourth International Conference Psycho-Social Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders – Social Control and Vulnerable Groups, Timisoara, Romania, http://www.socio.uvt.ro/specto2013/

June 18-19, 2012 – International Conference of Applied Social Sciences (ISSA 2012), Timisoara, Romania, http://issa.uvt.ro/

May 24-26, 2012 - First International Conference on Social Inclusion and Equal Opportunities (SIEO 2012) – Youth Employment: Challenges and Opportunities, Timisoara, Romania, http://sieo.socio.uvt.ro/

May 10-12, 2012 - International Conference Social Work Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders 3rd Edition (SPECTO 2012) – Violence Among Adolescents, Timisoara, Romania, http://www.socio.uvt.ro/specto2012/specto2012.htm

May 5-7, 2011 - The Second International Conference Social Work Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders (SPECTO 2011), “Modern trends in juvenile delinquency - Resilience of the delinquent child”, Timisoara: Romania, http://www.ristretti.it/commenti/2011/maggio/pdf1/conferenza_romania.pdf

November 19-20, 2010 – The Third Edition of the International Conference on Gerontological Social Work (ICERT 2010) : Active Ageing – A Multidisciplinary Challenge, Timisoara, Romania, http://www.icert.uvt.ro/en/?page_id=12

June 18-20, 2010 – International Conference “Spiritually Oriented Social Work Practice”, Baile Herculane, Romania

November 4-5, 2009 - The First International Conference Social Work Perspectives on Quasi-Coercive Treatment of Offenders (SPECTO 2009),

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eurodesk_info/message/15405 , http://www.socio.uvt.ro/as/?p=672

October 23-24, 2009 – International Conference on Unemployment, Migration and Social Work in the Circumstances of the Current Financial Crisis, Arad, Romania, http://www.google.ro/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDEQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.d-r-c.org%2Fupload%2FInvitatie%2520Conferinta.doc&ei=tJhlULLFN4XDswaw8YGgAQ&usg=AFQjCNGJVk8-VLrEjxxyh4XTFML36qNfIw

September 10-11, 2009 – International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS 2009), Izmir, Turkey, http://www.icssconference.net/icss-proceedings/icss-2009.html

August 21-24, 2008 – International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS 2008), Izmir, Turkey, http://www.icssconference.net/icss-proceedings/icss-2008.html

November 29 – December 1, 2007 – The International Symposium “University as a research resource valued within the local community”, Brasov, Romania

May, 10-13, 2007 – The First International Conference on Gerontological Social Work – With our elders in Europe!, Timisoara, Romania

May 12, 2005 – International Colloquium „The professional social worker: Global, European and National Perspectives”, Timisoara, Romania

April 22-23, 2005 – Symposium „Thinking together the future. The perspective of the young researchers from the fiedl of social sciences upon the social dynamics of contemporary Romania”, Timisoara, Romania

Annex 2. Detailed description of direct experience in project implementation

Project: E-QUAL Qualitative Research Regarding the Professional Integration of Vulnerable

Categories, EEA Financial Mechanism, contract no. SEE13/30.06.2014

Contract duration: July 2014 - December 2016

Position within the project: Researcher 1

Tasks: participating in the project research team; documenting about policies, programs and

interventions targeted to professional integration of vulnerable categories: people with disabilities and Roma

persons; participating at the elaboration and implementation of the research design; organizing and

implementing interviews with research subjects; elaborating the analysis report; publishing articles and other

scientific papers based on the research results; participating at the management and monitoring process.

Name and address of the employer: West University of Timisoara, No. 4 Vasile Parvan

Boulevard, Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

More information about the project can be found here: http://www.e-qual-see.ro/eng/

Project: Development of the University Study Programs and Learning Opportunities for the

Students and the Labour Market, ESF Funds, Priority Axis 1, DMI 1.2, contract no. 133630

Contract duration: May 2014 - November 2015

Position within the project: Coordinator of Partner 1

Tasks: coordination of technical activities, monitoring of activity implementation by the team

members, validation of monthly reports issued by the team members, participating at the elaboration of the

technical and financial reports, providing the technical information necessary for their elaboration,

coordination of the monitoring team meetings, informing the experts about the progress registered, as well

as about the risks and threats encountered, providing proposals regarding the contractual changes necessary

for activity implementation.

Name and address of the employer: West University of Timisoara, No. 4 Vasile Parvan

Boulevard, Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

More information about the project can be found here: http://www.dpus.usv.ro/

Project: “Integrated, Active, Independent! Facilitating the access on the labour market for the

vulnerable categories from Timis county”, ESF Funds, Priority Axis 6, DMI 6.2, contract no.

123561

Contract duration: 1 March 2013 – 28 February 2015

Position within the project: Activities coordinator – partner 2

Tasks: coordinating the research activity undertaken by Partner 2, coordinating the publications

edited by Partner 2 within the project, technical activities planning, task distribution among team members,

coordination of technical activities, monitoring of activity implementation by the team members, validation

of monthly reports issued by the team members, participating at the elaboration of the technical and

financial reports, providing the technical information necessary for their elaboration, coordination of the

monitoring team meetings, informing the experts about the progress registered, as well as about the risks

and threats encountered, providing proposals regarding the contractual changes necessary for activity

implementation.

More information about the project can be found here: http://www.iced.ro/?p=26

Name and address of the employer: The Institute for Research for Social Development and

Innovation - ICED, No. 40 Gh Baritiu street, Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: “Participation on the labour market for the vulnerable categories from Timis county”, ESF

Funds, Priority Axis 6, DMI 6.2, contract no. 123621

Contract duration: 1 March 2013 – 28 February 2015

Position within the project: Research and dissemination expert – partner 2

Tasks: coordinating the research activity undertaken by Partner 2, coordinating the publications

edited by Partner 2 within the project, technical activities planning, task distribution among team members,

coordination of technical activities, monitoring of activity implementation by the team members, validation

of monthly reports issued by the team members, participating at the elaboration of the technical and

financial reports, providing the technical information necessary for their elaboration, coordination of the

monitoring team meetings, informing the experts about the progress registered, as well as about the risks

and threats encountered, providing proposals regarding the contractual changes necessary for activity

implementation.

More information about the project can be found here: http://www.iced.ro/?p=28

Name and address of the employer: The Institute for Research for Social Development and

Innovation - ICED, No. 40 Gh Baritiu street, Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: “Promoting the Resilience of Youth Delinquent (PRYD)”, Daphne III - Specific

Transnational Projects, Action Grants

Contract duration: January 2011 - December 2012

Position within the project: Project assistant

Tasks: implementing administrative and secretarial tasks, participating in dissemination activities,

participating in organizing and holding international events and meetings with the transnational partners,

developing acquisition procedures, participating in the research component and in the dissemination of the

research results.

Name and address of the employer: West University of Timisoara, No. 4 Vasile Parvan

Boulevard, Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: „RSH – Romanian-Serbian-Hungarian Experience Exchanges in Employment for Young

People”, PROGRESS Programme VP/2010/005, financed by the European Commission, Budget

line 04-04-01-01 Projects contributing to exchange of good practices.

Implementation period: July 2011 - July 2012

Position within the project: Project manager

Tasks: general coordination of project implementation, in accordance with the grant agreement

provisions; ensuring an adequate communication between partners; representing the partnership in relation

with the Contracting Authority; monitoring the project implementation, both from technical and financial

perspective; direct monitoring of the Regional Coordinators from the 3 countries involved in the project.

More information about the project can be found here: http://www.bethany.ro/rsh_en.html

Name and address of the employer: Bethany Social Services Foundation, No.4 Calea

Dorobantilor street, 4 Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: „Creating and promoting social economy tools for professional insertion of disadvantaged

groups”, ESF Funds, Priority Axis 6 – Development of Social Economy

Contract duration: August 2011 - November 2011

Position within the project: Expert/trainer social inclusion (Short time expert)

Tasks: the coordination of a practical training activity implemented with vulnerable categories in the

Western Region of Romania, more exactly - recruiting project beneficiaries (roma people, youngsters that

have left the placement centres, unemployed women over 45 years), conducting an initial social evaluation,

keeping contact with the organizations where the beneficiaries will complete their training/internship, and

conducting a final evaluation of the training stage.

More information about the project can be found here: http://www.brandsocial.ro/

Name and address of the employer: National Association of Human Resources Specialists, No. 4

Rosetti Plaza, apartments 307-310, district 2, Bucharest, Romania

Project: „Equality throughout difference. The access of Roma women on the labour market”, ESF

Funds, Priority axis 6 – Promoting equality on the labour market

Contract duration: April 2011 - July 2011

Position within the project: Researcher (Short-time expert)

Tasks: general coordination of a study regarding national and transnational practice models in

professional insertion of disadvantaged categories, with a specific focus on roma category, elaborating the

research methodology; analysing the results; formulating the conclusions and preparing the material for

further publishing.

You can find the research outputs here: http://femrom.ro/infopub/2011/Raport%20AFT.pdf (research

report) and http://www.femrom.ro/infopub/2011/volum%20cercetare%20web.pdf (a book resulted also

from the research)

Name and address of the employer: Association of Roma Women „For Our Children”, No. 42

Calea Dorobantilor street, Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: „ProAct – Active measures for the professional insertion of persons with handicap”, ESF

Funds, Priority axis 5, DMI 5.1 – Active measures for employment

Duration of contract: January – July 2011

Position within the project: Technical activities coordinator

Tasks: technical activities planning, task distribution among team members, coordination of

technical activities, monitoring of activity implementation by the team members, validation of monthly

reports issued by the team members, participating at the elaboration of the technical and financial reports,

providing the technical information necessary for their elaboration, coordination of the monitoring team

meetings, informing the experts about the progress registered, as well as about the risks and threats

encountered, providing proposals regarding the contractual changes necessary for activity implementation.

More information about the project can be found here: http://proact.bethany.ro/

Name and address of the employer: Bethany Social Services Foundation, No.4 Calea

Dorobantilor street, 4 Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: „The graduates’ skills and the employers’ needs. An action-research for employment”, ESF

Funds, Priority axis 1 – Quality in higher studies

Duration of contract: 2010-2011

Position within the project: Short term expert

Tasks: participating in the elaboration of research methodology, applying the research instruments,

elaborating the research report, report dissemination.

More information about the project can be found here:

http://www.psihologietm.ro/download/cercetare/grant_POSDRU_2010.pdf

Name and address of the employer: West University of Timisoara, No. 4 Vasile Parvan

Boulevard, Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: „TRANZIT- increasing the women’s access on the labour market and the social inclusion

of victims of domestic violence and other vulnerable categories”, ESF Funds, Priority Axis 6 –

Promoting equality on the labour market

Duration of contract: 2009-2010

Position within the project: Short term Expert – type A

Tasks: organizing and implementing work-shops and seminars with specialists in prevention and

reduction of domestic violence; elaboration of work methodologies for the support groups for victims of

domestic abuse; developing partnerships with local stakeholders, in order to develop awareness campaigns

on domestic violence topics.

Name and address of the employer: Bethany Social Services Foundation, No.4 Calea

Dorobantilor street, 4 Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: „Consolidation of the Resource centre for the NGO’s providing social services in Timis,

Arad and Hunedoara counties”, Phare Program “Increasing the role of the civil society in Romania’s

integration process”, 3rd component – Development of the NGO sector and civic education

Duration of contract: 2008-2009

Position within the project: Coordinator of the information department

Tasks: identifying the needs of the local NGO’s regarding the necessary information for

organizational development; providing conseling and information for the local NGO’s regarding social

services provision and organizational management; coordinating informative group sessions for local

NGO’s; providing a 5 days training regarding the accessing and implementing structural funds for social

services provision.

Name and address of the employer: Bethany Social Services Foundation, No.4 Calea

Dorobantilor street, 4 Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: „Friends by Nature”, Neighbourhood Programme Romania – Serbia 2006

Implementation period: 2008-2009

Position within the project: Project assistant

Tasks: implementing administrative and secretarial tasks, participating in dissemination activities,

participating in organizing and developing promotional events, developing acquisition procedures.

Name and address of the employer: Bethany Social Services Foundation, no. 16th A Fagaras

street, Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: „Come on over!”, Neighbourhood Programme Romania – Serbia 2005

Implementation period: 2007-2008

Position within the project: Dissemination specialist

Tasks: coordinating dissemination activities, maintaining contact with cross-border partners,

organizing the work-shops within the project, editing and preparing the materials used within the training

activities, elaborating and updating the project database comprising the beneficiaries (poor families, roma

families etc).

Name and address of the employer: Bethany Social Services Foundation, no. 16th A Fagaras

street, Timisoara, Timis county, Romania

Project: „CEEX Module III, Promoting scientific research on quality of life within local

communities and implications on education – PROCED”, Excellence in Research Programme

Implementation period: 2006-2008

Position within the team: Member of the team

Tasks: organizing the scientific events (work-shops, seminars, round-tables) held in Timis county,

implementing studies and researches on the topic of quality in education and presenting these results within

academic gatherings.

Name and address of the employer: West University of Timisoara, No. 4 Vasile Parvan, Timis

county, Romania