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Bio

Academic Summary

I hold MA in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. For my Ph.D. project, I had been conducting ethnographic research into the Czech educational system, focusing on the issue of men and masculinity in a feminized context.

I work as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Gender and Science at the Istitute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. In this department I have taken part in several research projects focused on working conditions and gender equality in Czech academia. At present, I focuse mainly on the intersection of gender and technologies.

I am also an assistant professor at the Department of Sociology at the University of Hradec Králové, where I teach gender theory and qualitative methodology.

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Work Experience

2015 - present

Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Gender and Science

Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences

Expertise: feminist science and technology studies, qualitative research and data analysis

2019-present

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology

Philosophical Faculty, University of Hradec Králové

Expertise: gender studies, science and technology studies, qualitative research

2021 - 2022

Visiting Fellow, Science, Technology and Society Hub San Francisco State University

Fulbright-Masaryk Scholarship. Research project: Gendered division of labor in smart homes.

Education

2014-2020

PhD: Anthropology

University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

Dissertation: Primary Education in the Czech Republic – The Need for More Male Teachers

2009-2014

MA: Sociology

University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

Thesis: The Male Teacher Is Not Like the Female Teacher – Situation of Male Teachers in Kindergartens

Interests

I love my husband and our dog, they are my world. I am a beer enthusiast and a huge fan of sour beers. I enjoy reading sci-fi and fantasy books, classics and contemporaries. I admire the beauty of the ocean and the underwater life.

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