CURRICULUM VITAE
Family name: Ķīlis
First name: Roberts
Date of birth: March 14, 1968
Nationality: Latvian
Civil status: married
Education:
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Institution: |
Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge |
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year) |
10/1995 to 11/1999 |
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Degree(s) or Dimploma(s) obtained: |
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) |
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Institution: |
Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge |
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year) |
10/1993 to 10/1994 |
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Degree(s) or Dimploma(s) obtained: |
Master of Philosophy (with distinction) (M.Phil.) |
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Institution: |
Department of Philosophy, University of Latvia |
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Date: from (month/year) to (month/year) |
09/1986 to 06/1991 |
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Degree(s) or Dimploma(s) obtained: |
Bachelor of Arts (with distinction) (B.A.) |
Language skills: (mark 1 to 5 (excellent) for competence)
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Language |
Reading |
Speaking |
Writing |
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Latvian |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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English |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Russian |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Other relevant skills: Computer literacy, regular use of Microsoft Office software(Word, Excell, PowerPoint), SPSS, independent and team research skills, experience in organising international and national conferences and seminars, giving lectures and seminars to students, as part of executive education and specialist audiences, project management, consultancy and project evaluation experience, moderating brainstorms
Present position: Associate Professor, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
Years within the firm: 1) SSE Riga – 11
Key qualifications: During the working career Roberts Kilis has been teaching courses at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels on the subjects of Logic, Philosophy, Economic Anthropology. He has given presentations within the framework of the course Post socialist countries in Transition, ( course director Professor Caroline Humphrey), Cambridge University, Department of Social Anthropology, Michaelmas Term 1997. He has been a visiting lecturer at Kalmar Baltic Business School (2004) and Izmir Ege University in 2007. As part of his own academic career he has conducted short and long term field research projects. He has conducted a year long fieldwork in Western Siberia (Omsk region) November 1996 till October 1997 with subsequent revisits in 1998 and 1999. As a researcher at the SSE Riga he has participated in the collaborative research projects both as a team member, a consultant and a project leader. He has organised three major international interdisciplinary conferences at the SSE Riga (1995 and two in 1998). He has been contracted to write a part of the Annual Human Development Report for the UNDP Latvia (1999) and act as a consultant for the civic education programme of the Latvia’s Adult Education Association, and for the Social Report 1999 of the Ministry of Welfare. He has also acted as a member of the international expert team for the Economics and Business Administration course programme accreditation in Estonia (1999), and consultant to the World Bank (2001, 2003, 2004) in developing the Country assistance strategy. From May through November 2000 he was a local expert in the Latvian National development plan team and for some time acted as its editor in chief. In 2003 he acted as a member of pre-referendum Working group to prepare Euro referendum Latvia. He has acted as a strategy consultant for the, Hanabanka Latvija (leading bank) and Bank of Latvia 2004 and 2006, and Latvenergo (energy monopolist) and State Inland Revenue Service in 2005. A Chair of the Editorial group developing Latvia’s Long-term Sustainable Development Strategy 2030, Ministry of Regional Development and Municipalities, Republic of Latvia, July 2007 – July 2010. The Strategy has been shortlisted for final of the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2011. Since November 2008 has served as a Chair of the President’s Strategic analysis commission.
Professional experience record:
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Date: |
October 2011 |
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Location: |
Vaļņu iela 2, Rīga, Latvia |
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Company: |
Ministry of Education and Science |
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Position: |
Minister |
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Date: |
March 1999 |
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Location: |
Strelnieku iela 4a, RÄ«ga, Latvia |
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Company: |
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga |
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Position: |
Associate Professor |
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Description: |
*) Bachelor Thesis Programme Director and Faculty Advisor responsible for the co-ordination of the Bachelor Thesis research and writing up process, communication between supervisors, students and Degree Committee, organisation of writing up seminars, getting support and maintaining links with field site companies, consultation of students on academic standards, organisation of the Thesis examination process. *) Course Director in Economic Anthropology and Research methods responsible for designing and conducting 2 150 hours full-time courses in Economic Anthropology and research Methods to the 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates *) researcher involved in producing the issues of the SSE Riga Working Papers and designing and conducting small research projects, most recent being ACRE – Creative Economy in European Metropolitan Areas. |
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Date: |
November 1994 |
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Location: |
Strelnieku iela 4a, RÄ«ga, Latvia |
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Company: |
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga |
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Position: |
Assistant Professor |
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Description: |
*) Course Director in Economic Anthropology responsible for designing and conducting 150 hours full-time course in Economic Anthropology to the 2nd year undergraduates *) researcher - organisation of international conferences: Microlevel Studies of Transition in the Baltic States, August 17-19, 1995. Consumption and Household Economy in the Baltic States: Micro level approaches, September 17-19, 1998 Value of Liberty: the Challenge of Isaiah Berlin, together with the British Council September 25-26 1998 - participation in research projects |
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Date: |
August 1991 |
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Location: |
Brīvības bulv.32, Rīga, Latvia |
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Company: |
Department of Philosophy, University of Latvia |
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Position: |
Lecturer |
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Description: |
Designing and conducting undergraduate and graduate courses in Social Anthropology and Philosophy of Social Sciences Participation in departmental research projects on social memory concept and the history of the 20th century Western Philosophy. |
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Date: |
August 1990 |
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Location: |
MÄ“ness iela 8, RÄ«ga, Latvia |
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Company: |
RÄ«ga French Lycee |
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Position: |
Teacher |
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Description: |
Designing and conducting the high school courses in Philosophy and Logic |
Others: Research projects (last five years):
Internet based interactive questionnaire Political party preferences before European parliamentary and national parliamentary elections in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 (together with Ivars Austers) internet portal politika.lv
Potential of creative industries in Latvia (British Council, Ministry of Culture, 2005 – project leader) development of four case studies and survey data collection and analysis, development of methodological template for the analysis of creative industries.
The socio-psychological profile of Latvia’s civil servants (State Chancellery, 2005, project leader)
Review of potential support mechanisms for young entrepreneurs and self-employed, Ministry of Economy, 2006.
The economic impact of culture, Latvia’s Culture Foundation, 2007.
As the editor in chief of the Long-term sustainable development strategy Latvia 2030 has authored:
Background review of the development trends in Latvia, Riga, October 2007 (available in English) www.latvija2030.lv, www.raplm.gov.lv Resources and competitiveness, January 2008. www.latvija2030.lv, www.raplm.gov.lv Report on the results of a survey: values, attitudes, sustainable lifestyles, January 2008, www.latvija2030.lv, www.raplm.gov.lv. Development of the survey instrument Report of strategic development dilemmas for Latvia, February 2008, www.latvija2030.lv, www.raplm.gov.lv Latvia’s development Scenarios, April 2008, www.latvija2030.lv, www.raplm.gov.lv, www.raplm.gov.lv
The Latvia 2030 Strategy Final document.
R.Kilis (red.)AugstÄkÄs izglÄ«tÄ«bas finansÄ“juma un pÄrvaldÄ«bas modeļi.StratÄ“Ä£iskÄs analÄ«zes komisija, RÄ«ga, 2011 (Financial and governance models for Higher education in Latvia, Strategic analysis commission, in Latvian)
R.Kilis (red.) KultÅ«ras patÄ“riņs LatvijÄ 2010.gadÄ. PÄ“tÄ«juma rezultÄtu analÄ«ze, StratÄ“Ä£iskÄs analÄ«zes komisija, RÄ«ga, 2011 (Cultural consumption in Latvia in 2010: Research results, in Latvian)
R.Kilis ( editor in chief) Long term development strategy Latvia 2030, Rīga. Ministry of Regional development 2010. www.latvija2030.lv (Latvian, English) Approved by Saeima (Latvia’s Parliament) on June 10,2010.
R.Kilis (red.) VeselÄ«bas aprÅ«pes sistÄ“mas reformas iespÄ“jamie risinÄjumi: ekonomiski adekvÄti, iedzÄ«votÄjiem pieņemami, StratÄ“Ä£iskÄs analÄ«zes komisija, RÄ«ga, 2011 (Reform options in health care: economically sound and socially acceptable, Strategic analysis commissio - in Latvian)
Publications: (major)
Transition in the Baltic States; Micro-level Studies, Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1997. Co-editor of the volume, and co-author of Introduction and Conclusions. Together with N.Hood and J.-E.Vahlne.
Memory and History: from anthropology to psychology. Riga: NIMS, 1998. Editor, translator, and author of articles. ( in Latvian).
Education and Economic Competitiveness of Latvia, co-editor, together with MÄrtiņš KazÄks, SSE Riga Working papers, November 1999.
Chapter 1 The consequences of globalisation for Latvia’s economy and society// UNDP Human Development Report: Latvia 1999 (February 2000)
Latvia// Countries and Their Cultures, Macmillan Reference USA, New York, 2001 (together with Vieda Skultans).
Gender Inequality and Political Governance: Summary of Country Research Reports, European Commission, Ministry of Welfare, RÄ«ga, 2005.
The Case of Latvia // Cultural Dimension to the EU's External Policies - from Policy Statements to Practice and Potential' by Rod FisherBoekmanstudies / Amsterdam, 2007
R.Kilis, How do intellectually offstream metaphors capture the essence of Post... Societies?// Daina Teters (ed.) Metamorphoses of the World: Traces, Shadows, Reflections, Echoes, and Metaphors. Metamind: Riga, 2010
As part of ACRE project
Paalzow, A., R. Kilis, V. Dombrovsky, D. Pauna and A. Sauka (2007) Riga: From a Hanseatic city to a modern metropolis. Pathways to creative and knowledge-based regions. ACRE report WP2.9
Paalzow, A., D. Pauna, A. Sauka, R. Kilis and V. Dombrovsky (2008) " Riga: A place for creative people? Understanding the attractiveness of the metropolitan region for creative knowledge workers. ACRE report WP5.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt. ISBN 978-90-75246-76-6
Paalzow, A., A. Sauka, D. Pauna, R. Kilis & V. Dombrovsky (2008) The attractiveness of the metropolitan region for creative knowledge workers in Riga. The managers’ view. ACRE report WP6.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt. ISBN: 978-90-75246-94-0
Anders Paalzow, Arnis Sauka, Diana Pauna, Roberts Kilis and Vjacheslav Dombrovsky (2009) The attractiveness of the Riga metropolitan region for creative knowledge workers. The view of transnational migrants. ACRE report WP7.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt.
Anders Paalzow, Arnis Sauka, Diana Pauna, Roberts Kilis and Vjacheslav Dombrovsky (2009) Riga as a creative knowledge city. The views of high-skilled employees, managers and transnational migrants. ACRE report WP8.9. Amsterdam: AMID
Anders Paalzow, Arnis Sauka, Diana Pauna, Roberts Kilis and Vjacheslav Dombrovsky (2010) Policies and strategies in Riga. How to enhance the city’s competitiveness. ACRE report WP10.9. Amsterdam: AISSR
