1. Ali Romdhani
s1579386@ed.ac.uk
+34 749 742 9328
322/6 Morningside Road
Edinburgh, UK
EH10 4QJ
PROFILE
I want to pursue a career in the field of climate change and sustainability issues. My main research
interest are politics of renewable energies, city governance and the finance of climate change. I am
fully skilled in qualitative and quantitative methods and have applied both to multiple research
projects I have led. I am fully proficient in English and in French.
EDUCATION
Msc. International Development (taught)
University of Edinburgh, UK
 Focus on sustainable development, energy governance, political economy,
city governance and international organizations
 Related skills: policy brief writing
 Relevant researched subject:
 ‘’Case Studies in Sustainable Development’’ focused on a wide range
of alternative development strategy
World Bank sustainable development and adaptation policy
The politics of Climate Change and regime governance
Energy use and alternatives for cities in Africa
2015-2016
Msc. Sociolgy (research)
University of Montréal, Canada
Student exchange, University of Bordeaux, France
 Focus on economy, science and technology, urban dynamic
 Dissertation: Integration of technology in Quebec school. A research
between policy analysis, science studies and education’s governance
 Related skills: qualitative analysis (interview, focus group, discourse
analysis – software Atlas-Ti), quantitative analysis (SPSS, Excel – database
management, surveys), cartography
 Relevant researched subject:
Science, technology and society literature
Sociology of innovation
2013-2016
2014-2015
Bsc. Psychology and Sociology
University of Montréal, Canada
Student exchange, University of Louvain, Belgium
 Focus on thinking system, politics, cognition and learning
 Final project: quantitative analysis from my own survey database on the
subject of online addiction.
 Related skills: quantitative analysis, qualitative method
2010-2013
2011-2012
LANGUAGES
English Advanced
French Advanced (first language)
Spanish Basic knowledge
Arabic Basic knowledge

2. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES
Publications
 ‘’ La Smart City comme architecture de pouvoir’’, paper from the 10th
conference of the Sociology department, Université de Montréal
 ‘’ Extension du modèle technoscientifique à l'éducation’’, paper from the
9th conference of the Sociology department, Université de Montréal
Publications available at: http://socio.umontreal.ca/recherche/colloque-des-
cycles-superieurs-de-sociologie/
2015
2014
Teaching assistant
 Assisting the teacher in correction, giving feedback to student
 Animating sociology workshop around technology and society
2014
EXTRA CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT & SKILLS
Administration
& Management
Student association – Treasurer 2013-2014
 Administered the association income and expense, planned budget
 Coordinated projects, fundraising activities
Administration
& Management Student cooperative bar
2012-2013
 Recruited, coordinated and gathered students to build a project
 Designed and organized a cooperative model of organization
 Negotiated permits, raised fund and promoted the association
Communication Youth Parliament of Québec 2013
 Addressed speeches at a national assembly simulation
 Drafted law propositions that have been submitted to national ministers
Communication
& Organisation
Youth Association for debate and engagement (M.E.R.D.E) 2015 -
 Organized and promoted public debate in Bordeaux, France
 Diffused information to engage youth with political issues
 Written a collaborative book to express the debate’s outcome
Communication
& IT skills
Personal Blog on International News 2015
 Administered a self-hosted Word Press blog
 Wrote blog post and analyzed international news
Volunteering Durika self-sufficient community, Costa Rica
2007
 Participated in community building activities
 Planting trees, building a pathway in the forest
Volunteering Scouts charity action 1999-2009
 Participated in local charity action (eg. food drive)
 Weekly meeting and season camp in forest, learning to be resourceful
References available on request