CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Viorel Achim
Senior Researcher, “Nicolae Iorga” Institute of History,
Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Senior Researcher, “Nicolae Iorga” Institute of History,
Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Personal Information
Birthdate: 26 May 1961
Birthplace: Apateu (Romania)
Citizenship: Romanian
Marital Status: married; two children
Office
"Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History
Bd. Aviatorilor 1
011851 Bucureşti
Romania
Tel.: +40-(0)21-212 5337
Fax: +40-(0)21-311 0371
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Education
1982-1986: University of Bucharest, B.A. (History)
1995-2002: Doctoral studies, Romanian Academy, Ph.D. (History). Dissertation title: The South-Eastern policy of the Hungarian Kingdom under the last Arpadians. Advisor: Professor Şerban Papacostea. Date of completion: 17.03.2003.
Professional Positions
1986-1990: High school teacher
1991-1993: Research Assistant, "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History, Bucharest
1993-1997: Junior Researcher, "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History, Bucharest
1997-present: Senior Researcher, "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History, Bucharest
Research Fields
Political relations in Southeastern Europe in the 13th-15th centuries;
History of the Banat in the Middle Ages;
Catholicism with Romanians in the Middle Ages;
Ethnic minorities and ethnic policies in Romania in 1930s and 1940s
Holocaust;
History of Gypsies (Roma) in Romania and Southeastern Europe
Foreign Languages
English, French, German; Latin
Publications – See List of Publications
Teaching Activities
1999/2000: "History of ethnic minorities in Southeastern Europe. A case study: the Gypsies" – course and seminar at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of History.
2004/2005: "History of the Gypsies in Southeastern Europe" – course and seminar at the “Ovidius” University of Constanţa, Faculty of History.
Fellowships
February-June 1994: Research stay in Vienna (Austria). Fellowship from Österreichischer Akademischer Austauschdienst.
1998/1999: Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Central European Studies of the Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.
October-December 2000: Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
November 2001-February 2002: Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
December 2003-February 2004: Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome, Italy. Mellon East-European Visiting Scholar award.
November 2007: Fellowship at the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, Yale University, New Haven, U.S.A. GLC Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Academic Awards
The ARA Award 1998 for distinguished record of research publications in History (from the American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences).
The Eudoxiu Hurmuzaki Award of the Romanian Academy for 2004.
Membership (Selection)
Member of the Scientific Board of the "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History, Bucharest. (since 1997)
Member of the Groupe de recherche pour une histoire européenne des Tsiganes of the Gypsy Research Centre at Université René Descartes, Paris. (1997-1999)
Member of the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania. (2003-2004)
Member of the Scientific Board of the "Elie Wiesel" National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania, Bucharest. (since 2006)
Member of the Editorial Board of Revista Istorică. (since 2006)
Member of the Editorial Board of Historical Yearbook. (since 2008)
Contact
Dr. Viorel Achim
Institutul de Istorie "Nicolae Iorga"
Bd. Aviatorilor 1
011851 Bucureşti
România
Tel.: +40-(0)21-2125337
Fax: +40-(0)21-3110371
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