CURRICULUM VITAE Hanna Maria Wass Born in Helsinki, Finland, May 26, 1977 Education Matriculation, Töölön yhteiskoulu, 1996 Master in political science, University of Helsinki, 2001 Doctor in political science, University of Helsinki, 2008, doctoral dissertation Generations and turnout. Generational effect in electoral participation in Finland Docent in political science (yleisen valtio-opin dosentti), University of Helsinki, 2012 language skills: Finnish (native), Swedish, English, French (basics) Present post Academy research fellow (akatemiatutkija), research project Equality in electoral participation and vote choice, financed by the Academy of Finland (project 273433) September 2013 August 2018 Most important posts and full-time positions Postdoctoral researcher (tutkijatohtori), research project Equality in electoral participation and vote choice, financed by the University of Helsinki January 2013 August 2013 Research assistant (tutkimusavustaja), Programme on European policy making Assisting in editing studies on Finnish EU presidency and Finnish elections May 2000 February 2001 Research assistant (tutkimusavustaja), research project The role of regional management committees in the implementation of the EU structural funds, financed by the Ministry of Interior March 2001 April 2001 Research fellow (tutkija) May 2001 July 2001 Research fellow (tutkija), research project Political exclusion and democratic legitimacy: a challenge for representative democracy, financed by the Academy of Finland August 2001 January 2002 1
Research fellow (tutkija), assistant coordinator of EU-studies February 2002 December 2003 Research fellow (tutkija) January 2004 March 2004 Doctoral candidate (tohtorikoulutettava), research project Elections and representative democracy in Finland, financed by the Academy of Finland (project 8104411) Department of Political Science, University of Turku April 2004 December 2007 Research fellow (projektitutkija), research project The politics of competitive tendering in Finland, financed by the Foundation for municipal development January 2008 December 2008 Research fellow (erikoistutkija), research project Political participation and modes of democracy: Finland in a comparative perspective, financed by the Academy of Finland (project 114851) Department of Political Science, University of Tampere January 2009 July 2009 University lecturer (acting) (yliopistonlehtori mvs.) August 2009 December 2009 Postdoctoral researcher (tutkijatohtori), research project Generations and political behaviour. Generational effect in electoral and other forms of political participation, financed by the Academy of Finland (project 131701) January 2010 December 2012 Postdoctoral researcher (tutkijatohtori), research project Equality in electoral participation and vote choice, financed by the University of Helsinki January 2013 August 2013 Most important secondary posts Course coordinator Helsinki summer school, University of Helsinki 2002 2007 Researcher, sub-project Campaigning for European elections 2004, sixth framework research programme May 2004 July 2004 2
Lecturer, activating campaign in the context of parliamentary elections of 2007 Ministry of Justice January 2007 February 2007 Country assistant, research project Varieties of democracy spring 2013 Scientific expert positions Member, network of Scottish and Nordic political scientists, research project Democracy in Northern Europe, financed by the Academy of Finland (for the Finnish group) May 2002 Expert, Citizen participation -project Ministry of Justice September 2006 February 2007 Member, research project Political participation and modes of democracy: Finland in a comparative perspective, financed by the Academy of Finland (project 114851) January 2007 July 2010 Member, research project Historical consciousness in Finland January 2008 December 2011 Member, steering committee Consortium for Finnish national election studies March 2011 April 2015 Member, research project Health and political engagement, financed by the Academy of Finland (project 266844) January 2007 July 2010 country expert, research project Varieties of democracy autumn 2013 country expert, project Elections européennes European elections 2014 spring 2014 country expert, research project Candidate selection procedure spring 2014 member of the country team, project Euvox2014, spring 2014 Referee: British Journal of Political Science, Electoral Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Hallinnon tutkimus, Janus, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, Nuorisotutkimus, Party Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Politiikka, Representation, Scandinavian Political Studies, Työelämän tutkimus, Young 3
Expert s reports: Ministry of Justice (parliamentary committee on elections) Most important scientific positions of trust and administration Secretary Finnish political science association October 2003 March 2010 Member, organising committee Conferment ceremony 2006 Faculty of Social Sciences June 2003 May 2006 Member, local organising committee Helsinki 2007 joint sessions European consortium of political research (ECPR) September 2006 May 2007 Member, workshop preparing material for auditing April 2007 May 2007 Member, organising committee Conferment ceremony 2011 Faculty of Social Sciences October 2009 May 2011 Member, committee for research and postgraduate education November 2009 May 2010 Member, academy club for young scientists Finnish Academy of Science and Letters September 2011 May 2012 Member, local organising committee Helsinki IPSA executive committee meeting September 2012 December 2013 Chair Finnish political science association April 2010 onwards Member, Finnish Social Science Data Archive's national advisory board 2014 2017 4
Member, advisory board Centre for methodological expertise February 2014 December 2016 Member, teaching evaluation committee 2014 2017 Most important scientific visits abroad The Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California (Irvine), February 1 May 31, 2009 Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies, Université de Montréal, September 1 November 30, 2010 Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, June 8 10, 2011 Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim, July 5 8, 2011 Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, November 21 25, 2011, June 12 15, 2012 FORS (Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences), University of Lausanne, November 1 14, 2013 Hosted scientific visits professor Elisabeth Gidengil (McGill University), visit to University of Helsinki, February 5 7, 2014 Pedagogical training University pedagogic I (10 ECTS) spring 2010 Teaching Lecturer, course Dimensions of political participation Department of Political Science, University of Turku spring 2005 Lecturer, course Dimensions of political participation, autumn 2005 2006 Instructor, course Reading seminar on political participation autumn 2007 Instructor for exercise groups, course Quantitative methods, spring 2003 2008, 2010 2011 5
Lecturer, course Bachelor thesis seminar: general part autumn 2009 Lecturer, course Bachelor thesis seminar: subprogramme-specific part (politics) autumn 2009 Lecturer, course Introduction to postgraduate studies autumn 2009 Lecturer, course Quantitative methods, spring 2010 2014 Grants A grant for doctoral dissertation, one year, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, 2002 A grant for researcher training and research abroad, five months, Academy of Finland, 2009 6