Curriculum vitae
VERONIKA
SELLNER
Work experience
Researcher
Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology, 2023-ongoing
Research activities in critical posthumanism, management of Research Centre.
Regional Representative for South Moravian Region
Czech National Agency for International Education and Research, 2022-ongoing
Acquisition of potential applicants, networking strategic partnerships in the region, presentation of funding opportunities and consulting project intentions.
Website Editor, Coordinator of IT Community Activities
Institute of Computer Science, Masaryk University, 2022
Participating on the IT Service Management activities creating user-friendly content for IT MUNI website (e.g. creating online presentation of new services) and organizing events for the IT Community.
Member
Research Committee of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, since 2022
Research Associate
Department of Information and Library Studies, Masaryk University, 2022
Transition - Design - Education conference: co-organization, creation of graphic materials and website. Additional project support.
Resident Research Fellow
Oslo Metropolitan University, spring semester 2022
Affiliated with the Future of Living Technologies (FeLT) project, supervised by prof. Kristin Bergaust. Main activities: research; re-conceptualization of Art in Society research group, further participation; co-organization of workshops; lectures; shadowing interdisciplinary project (FeLT) management.
Project Evaluator
Technology Agency of Czech Republic, since 2022
Evaluating research projects within CEP research fields AJ, AL, AQ.
Co-founder of the Association of PhD Students
Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, founded 2021
The aim of is to create a space for sharing the experiences of students across disciplines.
Research Manager
Institute of International Relations, v.v.i., 2019-2021
Main responsibilities included: reporting outputs, creating reports and further analysis in relation to the M17+ evaluation; setting salaries of research staff based on their performance and fulfilling internal evaluation criteria; participating in the conception and ensuring the operation of the research department; creating internal regulations for HR and other areas; communication with the provider (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic).
Referent at Division of Public Tenders
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, 2019
Agenda revolved around the preparation of public tenders: negotiation of parameters for public tenders; the preparation of the documentation for the announcement of individual public tenders; subsequent seminars moderation; organization of projects evaluation; announcement of the results.
Project Manager (junior position)
Language Centre, Masaryk University, 2017-2019
Coordination of the OP VVV (OP 2: Human Resources Development and International Orientation of Research at MU) within Language Centre; project and financial management of projects financed by the Masaryk University Development Fund (FRMU) and the Internal Development Project (IRP).
Education
PhD, 2020-2024
Digital Culture and Creative Industries, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
MA, 2016-2018
Management in Culture, Faculty of Economics and Administration and Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
Theory of Interactive Media, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
Research stays, summer schools
2023/08: The Intersectional Posthumanities. Summer School director: Rosi Braidotti. Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities, Netherlands.
2022/08: The Posthuman Life of Methods. Summer School director: Rosi Braidotti. Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities, Netherlands.
2022/01/21 – 2022/05/31: Resident Research Fellow at FeLT Project, supervision: prof. Kristin Bergaust. Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. Funded by Freemover.
Taught courses
TIM_BM_004 TIM_Master class, 2021-2022
M_VIRTUAL New Media Art & Entertainment, 2021-2023
Language skills
English (C1, occasional translator for Vasulka Kitchen Brno), German (B1), Italian (A1)
Software skills
Office 365, Google Workplace, Photoshop, Illustrator, Umbraco, Wordpress, Zoom
Completed workshops
Presentation skills
Moderation, mediation, facilitation
Communication and popularization of science
Rhetoric
Time-management
Gender sensitivity in the workplace
Effective communication and negotiation