CURRICULUM VITAE IRENE KUCERA Current Coordinates ...

CURRICULUM VITAEIRENE KUCERACurrent CoordinatesStipendiary, Institute for Social Anthropology, Austrian Academy of SciencesPrinz Eugen –Strasse 6-10, A-1040 Vienna, AustriaTel. +43 1 51581 / 6461 Fax +43 1 51581 / 6460www.oeaw.ac.at/sozante-mail: irene.kucera@oeaw.ac.at or irene.kucera@gmx.atEducation2009 Start of a PhD-Stipendiary at the Institute for Social Anthropology, AustrianAcademy of Sciences, Vienna23/09/2004 Diploma in Social - and Cultural Anthropology with a focus on Legal Anthropology,Gender Studies, International Non-Governmental Organisations, InternationalMissions and Peace Studies)10/2001 – 07/2002 Erasmus/Socrates stay in Paris –Sorbonne/ René Descartes Paris V. - Studies inSocial- and Cultural Anthropology10/1997 Start of studies in Social- and Cultural Anthropology and Archaeology (EarlyHistory)Ethnographic Fieldwork Experience06.-07.2010 Tajikistan, Dushanbe – Interviews with Afghan refugees2009- Germany, Hamburg – Research and Interviews within the Afghan community2009- Austria, Vienna – Research and Interviews within the Afghan community08/2003 – 10/2003 Tunisia, Tunis - Field research for diploma thesis with the title “Women’s rights inTunisia“ and voluntary work at amnesty international TunisiaRelated Experience03.2007-02.2008 Internship at the National Defence Academy, Vienna, Austria2006 Trainer for “Cultural Awareness and Gender Issues” at the Centre for OperationsPreparation of the Austrian Armed (LOT/LMT courses), Götzendorf, Austria

08.-09.2006 International Civilian Peace-keeping and Peace-building Training Program – CoreCourse and Specialization Course on Human Rights, Austrian Study Center forPeace and Conflict Resolution, Schlaining, Austria03/2006-07/2006 Internship at the European Commission – EuropeAid Co-operation Office,Brussels, Belgium04/2006-07/2006 Project Leader Subcommittee amnesty international during internship at theEuropean Commission, Brussels, Belgium11/2003 Joining the action group „women’s network“ from amnesty international Austria,Vienna, Austria09/2002 Commencement of voluntary work at amnesty international with main occupationwriting urgent actions, Vienna, AustriaNovember 2010