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Certificates

Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), Oxford Open Centre, 2007

 

Driving license A B

 

Languages

Active

Swedish, native                     German, good

English, fluent                       Latin, good

Spanish, native                     Japanese, basic

French, fluent                       Tetun, basic

Indonesian, fluent                  Lamaholot, basic

Malay, fluent                         Kiswahili, basic

Passive

Italian, good                          Danish, good

Portuguese, good                  Afrikaans, low

Dutch, good                          Catalan, low

Norwegian, good                   Esperanto, low

 

IT skills

MS Word, good                    Excel, medium

PowerPoint, good                 Moviemaker, medium

Photoshop, good                  Gimp, medium

Internet, good                       Audacity, medium

E-mail, good                         Endnote, medium

 

2009–2011. Residence in Indonesia, research

2005–2012. Residence in the UK, study

2003–2004. Residence in France, private

 

Education

D.Phil. (Ph.D.) Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, Oct 2008–Mar 2013

Thesis: Lamaholot of East Flores: a study of a boundary community. Theme: Southeast Asia, eastern Indonesia, kinship, family, gender, society, social structure

 

M.A. Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Oxford, Oct 2005–Sep 2012

 

Indonesian 40h, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, Jan–Apr 2009                 

 

B.A. Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Oxford, Oct 2005–Sep 2008

Thesis: The Kinship of Asexually Assisted Procreation: a Euro-American perspective on kinship and new reproductive technologies. Theme: Kinship, family, assisted reproduction

 

Geophysics 3h, Oxford Archaeotechnics, Mar 2008

 

Total Station 3h, Oxford Archaeotechnics, May 2007

 

First aid 1 day, Fieldskills, Oxford, June 2007

 

Tropical Forest Safety Training 2 days, Fieldskills, Oxford, June 2007

 

Latin 10 credits, Stockholm University, Sweden, Aug 2004–June 2005

 

Creative Writing in English 20 credits, Gävle University, Sweden, Jan 2003–Dec 2004

 

Modern Physics in English 5 credits, Malmö University, Sweden, Jan–June 2003

 

Ancient Greece in English 5 credits, Lund University, Sweden, Jan–June 2003

 

French 20 credits, Örebro University, Sweden, Aug 2002–June 2003

 

Ancient Egypt in English 5 credits, Lund University, Sweden, Aug–Dec 2002                               

 

German for International Contacts 5 credits, Gävle University, Sweden, Aug–Dec 2002

 

High School degree: Natural Sciences, Västerdalarnas Gymnasieskola, Sweden, Aug 1999-June 2002

 

Vocal training: singing, Malung's Musikskola, Sweden, 2001-2002

 

Music training: violin, Malung's Musikskola,

Sweden, 1991–2002

 

Drama class, Sweden, Aug-Sep 1997

 

Scholarships and Awards

2012. Gunvor och Josef Anérs Stiftelse. Scholarship 20,000 SEK

 

2011. Erik och Göran Ennerfelts Stiftelse. Study and research grant 60,000 SEK

 

2009–2011. University of Oxford. St Catherine’s College Graduate Scholarship (Arts) £4,000  http://mcr.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/Members/Scholars#Sandra

 

2010. Stiftelsen Lars Hiertas Minne. Study and research grant 30,000 SEK

 

2010. University of Oxford. St Catherine’s College. Research grant £150

 

2009. University of Oxford. All Souls College. Research grant £750

 

2009. University of Oxford. St Edmund Hall. Research grant £150

 

2008-2009. University of Oxford. School of Anthropology. Travel bursary £500 + £500

 

2008. University of Oxford. Harris Manchester College distinction award £50

 

2007. Bröderna Molanders Stiftelse. Scholarship 7,500 SEK

 

2007. University of Oxford. Harris Manchester College Rowlinson Prize £50

 

2007. University of Oxford. Harris Manchester College Charles Massey Prize £50 + £50

 

2007. Sasakawa Foundation, London. Project grant £1,000

 

2007. University of Oxford. Nissan Institute. Storry Memorial Travelling Bursary £300

 

2006. Frederika Bremer Förbundet. Scholarship 10,000 SEK

 

2006. University of Oxford. School of Archaeology. Project grant £400

 

2006. University of Oxford. Harris Manchester College. Project grant £500.

 

2005. Dr. Felix Neuberghs Stiftelse. Scholarship 10,000 SEK

 

2005. British Council, London. Archaeology Abroad fieldwork award £500

 

1999. Västerdalarnas High School. Best final results 500 SEK

 

Memberships

Oxford Union

Oxford University Exploration Club (OUEC)

Oxford University Anthropological Society (OUAS)

Kvinnliga Akademikers Förening (KAF)

 

Positions of Trust

Deputy working environment representative, Umeå University (unit for Epidemiology and Global Health), Oct 2013-present

 

Interests

Travelling, languages, reading, writing, music, drawing, theatre, opera, film, golf, skiing, snorkelling, swimming, trekking, motorcycle

Sandra Pandey Modh

CV   PLEASE DOWNLOAD CURRENT CV NOVEMBER 2015

 

Current occupation

An Introduction to the Science of Climate and Climate Change, University of Oxford, Dec 2013-present

Introductory course to climate science, modelling, interpretation of results of climate modelling experiments.

 

Postdoctoral Fellow, Umeå University, Sweden, Sep 2013-present

Head of research “Health and gender related impacts of climate change in eastern Indonesia: a socio-historical approach to informing adaptation strategies and policies”. Member of research teams “Health and Climate Change” and “Health and Gender”.

 

Development Collaborator, East Timor, Jan 2010–present

Designing of the Anthropology Department for the new Catholic University

 

Past employment

Consultant, Sida, Sweden, Dec 2012-Dec 2013

Cultural and practical country information on Indonesia, Malaysia and the Seychelles for students with Minor Field Studies (MFS) scholar-ship to conduct short-term research abroad. Translation of correspondence English-Indonesian

 

Translator, Malung's Golf Club, Sweden, Jan 2013-today

Golf club regulations Swedish-English. Business correspondence Swedish-English, Swedish-German, Swedish-French, Swedish-Spanish and vice versa

 

Translator, Sweden, May–Aug 2013

Technical document English-Swedish

 

Proof-reader, University of Oxford, May-Aug 2013

Ph.D. thesis in Social Anthropology

 

Translator, Translated.net, June 2013

Document French-Swedish

 

Exam invigilator, University of Oxford, May–June 2012

Pick up and deposit individual exam packs to students with special medical and religious requirements, see to it that exam regulations were followed during college based exams

 

Library invigilator, University of Oxford: St Catherine’s College, Oct 2011–June 2012

Responsible for security, lock and unlock premises, scan and shelve books, security tag new books

 

Tutor, University of Oxford: School of Anthropology, Oct–Dec 2011

Anthropology course Peoples of Maritime Southeast Asia. Individual tutorials weekly with B.A. students, essays, discussion and question sessions, film-screening, revision for final exam

 

Private tutor, Oxford, Oct–Nov 2011 

French

 

Translator, Sweden, Aug 2011

Technical document Spanish-Swedish

 

Field ethnologist, University of Oxford, Sep 2009–June 2011

Flores, Indonesia, fifteen months. Doctoral project. Participant observation, structured and unstructured interviews, photo/video/audio recordings, oral data recordings, archival research, translation of ethnographic data Indonesian-English, fundraising, budget, permit applications, reports, data analysis, thesis writing. Theme: Southeast Asia, eastern Indonesia, kinship, family, gender, society, social structure. Grants from Erik och Göran Ennerfelts Stiftelse; Stiftelsen Lars Hiertas Minne; University of Oxford, St Catherine’s College, All Souls College, St Edmund Hall, School of Anthropology

 

Teacher, Lärcentrum Malung, Sweden, Aug–Dec 2010

High school Mathematics A-C, high school Natural Sciences A+B, high school Religion A, secondary school mathematics, mathematics for newly arrived adult immigrants. Classroom teaching, lectures, essays, discussion and question sessions, film-screening, excursions, exams. High consideration of individual needs. Administration, course coordination, exam design, final marking

 

Archaeologist, Eberhard Karls University, Germany, June–July 2008

Vogelherd, Germany. Teresa Verrept M.A. and Prof. Nick Conard. International team, data handling, practical research, fundraising, reports

 

Archaeologist, Sainsbury Institute, London, and National Museum of Japanese History, Tokyo, Aug 2007

Nagaoka, Japan. Shinano River Project. Dr. Simon Kaner and Prof. Seiji Kobayashi. International team, data handling, practical research, fundraising, reports. Grants from Sasakawa Foundation, London; University of Oxford, Nissan Institute Storry Memorial Travelling Bursary

 

Family company, Sweden, 1994–2007

 

Archaeologist, University of Oxford, Aug 2006

Orkney, Scotland. Birsay-Skaill Landscape Archaeology Project. Dr. David Griffiths. International team, data handling, practical research, reports, guided tours for the general public

 

Research Assistant: primatology and conservation, Oxford Brookes University, Jul 2006

Reserva los Cedros, Ecuador. Assessment of Forest Carrying Capacity for Reintroduction of Brown-Headed Spider Monkey. Sam Shanee M.Sc. International team, data handling, practical research, fundraising, reports. Grants from University of Oxford: School of Archaeology, Harris Manchester College

 

Archaeologist, Open University of Tanzania, June 2005

Olduvai, Tanzania. Olduvai Landscape Archaeology and Palaeo-anthropology Project (OLAPP). Prof. Fidelis T. Masao. International team, data handling, practical research, fundraising, reports. Grant from British Council, London, Archaeology Abroad Fieldwork Award

 

Teacher, Västerdalarnas High School, Sweden, Aug-Dec 2004

High school Spanish A. Classroom teaching, lectures, discussion and question sessions, games, exams

 

Second violin, Malungs Orchestral Society, Sweden, 1997-2002

 

Publications

2013. Ivory, Women and Rajas. Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford (JASO). http://www.isca.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/ISCA/JASO/2013/Modh_JASO_5_1_2013.pdf

 

2013. Lamaholot of East Flores: a study of a boundary communityPh.D. thesis. 2012. Bodleian Library, Oxford. Unpublished

 

2008.The Kinship of Asexually Assisted Procreation: a Euro-American perspective on kinship and new reproductive technologies. B.A. thesis. Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, Oxford. Unpublished

 

2008. A Loop of Rowan Tree: amulets against witchcraft. Contribution to ‘England: the other within’, an analysis of the English collection at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford. http://england.prm.ox.ac.uk/englishness-loop-of-rowan-tree-html

 

2005. Early Man at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Salvage and conservation of the JK-DK area. Project evaluation. Archaeology Abroad Bulletin, autumn edition

 

2005. Massajkrigaren. Children's photo and facts book. Swedish, 20 pp. Private printing. ISBN 978-91-976233-1-5

 

2005. Var är Bagare Bull? Illustrated children's book. Swedish, 10 pp. Private printing. ISBN 978-91-976233-2-2

 

2004. Tronväktare. Illustrated fantasy novel. Swedish, 250 pp. Private printing. ISBN 978-91-976233-0-8

 

2004. Aurora Borealis. Short fiction, poetry. English, 50 pp. Private printing. ISBN 978-91-976233-3-9

 

2004. Four-telling. Short fiction. English, 5 pp. Published one year on www.anotherrealm.com

 

1997. På Gränsen. Soundtrack. Second violin. N©b/BIEM P&© Dölgården, Malung, Sweden

 

Selected presentations

Jan 2013. Forskning i Indonesien. Vägen mot en avhandling. Rotary Malung, Sweden

 

Nov 2010. Familj och Samhälle i Indonesien. Rotary Malung, Malungs Kommun, Malungs Folkhögskola, Sweden

 

Apr 2010. Family and Society among Lamaholot of East Flores. Universitas Nusa Cendana, Universitas Katolik, Indonesia

 

Oct 2009. Lamaholot of East Flores: how and why the project came into being. Universitas Nusa Cendana, Indonesia

 

July 2009. Lamaholot of East Flores: bakgrund till projektet. Rotary Malung, Sweden

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