Curriculum vitae

• Areas of specialization: Philosophy of the social sciences, Philosophy of the cognitive sciences, moral and political philosophy
• Languages: French (first language), English, German, Dutch, Russian

Education

• 2008-
  Postdoctoral fellowship in philosophy
  Université du Québec à Montréal
  Supervisor: Luc Faucher

• 2004-2007
  Ph.D. in philosophy
  Université libre de Bruxelles
  Supervisor: Jean-Marc Ferry
  Dissertation: Des hiérarchies de dominance au gouvernement des hommes. Considérations naturalistes sur l’origine de l’État. (From Dominance Hierarchies to the Government of Men: Naturalist considerations on the origins of the state, in French).

• 2003-2004
  DEA in polical science
  Université libre de Bruxelles
  Supervisor: Jean-Marc Ferry
  Dissertation: La distinction entre la politique intérieure et la politique extérieure dans la théorie des relations internationales. (The distinction between domestic and foreign politics in the theory of international relations, in French).

• 2001-2003
  Master in philosophy
  Université de Montréal
  Supervisor: Joseph Heath
  Dissertation: La question de la communauté politique du point de vue d’une théorie de la justice. (The question of the policital community from the point of view of a theory of justice, in French).

• 2001-2003
  Graduate program in German and European studies
  Université de Montréal

• 1998-2001
  Bachelor’s degree in philosophy (minor in Russian studies)
  Université Laval

• 1996-1998
  International Baccalaureate in Science
  Diploma of college studies in Science
  Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy

Teaching

• Summer 2010
  TA for the Summer Institute in Cognitive Science on the Origins of Language
  Cognitive Sciences Institute, Université du Québec à Montréal

• Winter 2010
  The evolution of language: Issues and methods (with Stevan Harnad)
  Cognitive Science Institute, Université du Québec à Montréal

• Winter 2009
  Canadian political thought
  Department of political science, Université de Montréal

• Fall 2008
  Contemporary political thought
  Department of political science, Université de Montréal

• Winter 2007
  Ethics and political philosophy
  Department of philosophy, Université du Québec à Montréal

• Winter 2007
  Political ideologies
  Department of political science, Université de Montréal

• Winter 2003
  TA for Political philosophy by Daniel-Marc Weinstock
  TA for Habermas and the theory of communicative action by Joseph Heath
  Department of Philosophy, Université de Montréal

Profesionnal activities

• 2002-2009
  Research assistant for the site Politiquessociales.net
  Centre de recherche sur les politiques et le développement social (CPDS), Université de Montréal

• 2004-2007
  Research assistant
  Center for International Studies of the Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM), Université de Montréal

• 2002-2003
  Research assistant
  Université de Montréal, Department of philosophy

Other experiences

• 2009
  Member of the board
  Société de philosophie du Québec

• 2005
  Vice-president, Program
  Comité national des jeunes du Parti Québécois

• 2003
  Volunteer teacher (French)
  Jewish Immigrant Aid Service (JIAS)

• 2002-2003
  Member of the management committee
  Canada Center for German and European Studies, Université de Montréal

• 2002
  Internship at the Quebec office in Munich
  Quebec Ministry of International Relations

• 2002
  Graduate seminar on the intercultural communication
  European Academy Otzenhausen

• 2000-2001
  Internship in translation and language teaching.
  Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU), Moscow

Awards and Followship

• 2010-2012
  Postdoctoral grant (38 000$/year)
  Social Sciences and Humanities Reserch Council of Canada (SSHRC)

• 2008-2010
  Postdoctoral followship (30 000$/year)
  Fonds québécois de recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC)

• 2004-2008
  Doctoral research fellowship (19 000 €/year)
  Fonds de la recherche scientifique (FNRS)

• 2004
  Doctoral award (20 000 $/year)
  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (CRSH)
  *Award declined because of its incompatibility with the FNRS followship.

• 2003-2004
  Québec-Wallonie-Bruxelles followship (7400 €)
  Communauté française de Belgique

• 2002
  Mobility grant for an internship in Germany during the Summer of 2002 (3000 $)
  Quebec Ministry of Education

• 2002
  Travel grant to take part in a seminar in Germany in May 2002 (1000 $)
  Canadian Center for German and European Studies, Université de Montréal

• 2001
  Excellence award (3000 $)
  Canadian Center for German and European Studies, Université de Montréal

• 2001
  Excellence award (7000 $)
  Department of philosophy, Université de Montréal

• 2001
  Grant from the Ladislas-Gonczarow Found (850 $)
  Université Laval