Silvia ZABEO

WORK EXPERIENCE

02/09/2013 - present

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice 

International Research Office - Senior Research Manager

Support to the submission and management of individual project proposals (ERC grants, MSCA proposals, Private Foundations), with detailed reviews on the scientific proposal, as well as administrative parts and ethics issues;

Support to the implementation of policies for the career development of researchers;
Scouting of funding opportunities, communication and dissemination activities;
Organisation of training courses and events on EU funding opportunities and on project design and management;
Teaching and tutoring on EU project design and EU funding opportunities (academic courses for researchers at any career level);
Teaching and tutoring on EU project design and EU funding opportunities in the frame of courses organised by the Venetian Institute for Cultural Heritage and the National Institute for Social Security.

Appointments:

Since 2021: Appointed member of the Ethics Committee and the Research Ethics Subcommittee of Ca' Foscari University of Venice https://www.unive.it/pag/35108/ in particular with functions of evaluating the ethical aspects, Ethics Deliverables and the management of data in the frame of EU-funded research projects. Appointed member of the HRS4R working group of Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
Since 2016: Assessor, Rapporteur and Lead assessor in the European Commission's process 'HRS4R: Human Resource Strategy for Researchers' and other competitive calls under the European Research and Innovation Programme 'Horizon 2020' and 'Horizon Europe'; Assessor in the frame of the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA).
Invited speaker at several infodays on researchers' mobility. Examples: SISSCO Seminar (Italian Society of Scholars in Contemporary History) on MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (16 March 2022); MSCA National contact points' Meeting in Venice (26-27 March 2019) "IF: How to Attract Researchers and How to advise on MSCA-IF proposal writing" & " Open Science and Open Data" Trainings; Infoday: Towards Horizon Europe - MSCA Padova, Italy 25 March 2019;
Member of Selection Committees of researchers, graduates, students and administrative staff, selected throughout public recruitment procedures.
 

16/02/2009 – 01/09/2013

Iuav University of Venice

International Mobility Office and Career Service 

Submission, management (coordination, relationship with partners and National Agencies) and reporting of LLP projects such as Erasmus Student Mobility for Study and Placements, Staff Training Mobility, Teaching Staff Mobility, Erasmus Consortia Placements, Leonardo da Vinci, Erasmus Intensive Programmes;
Support to institutional activities linked to international relations, negotiation of agreements with national and European partners, design and management of administrative procedures connected to the mobility of students, graduates, professors and other academic staff;
Guidance on the mobility programmes managed by Iuav University;
Implementation of information events addressed to students and graduates;
Draft of contents and information materials related to the main mobility programmes managed by Iuav.
 

01/07/2008 - 30/09/2009

Association of Social Promotion “Il Portico”

Eurodesk Officer and European Project Management

Management of the Association’s Eurodesk office; 
Guidance on international mobility opportunities for people living in 17 municipalities located in the Veneto Region;
Submission, management and reporting of Youth in Action projects such as Action 1 – Youth for Europe and Action 2 – European Voluntary Service;
Mentoring in the frame of European Voluntary Service projects (both individual and group activities);
Italian Language lessons to European volunteers. 
Between 2011 and 2014 I was a member of the Board of Directors.
 

09/07/2007 - 15/02/2009

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice 

Public Relations Office

Support to the redaction and implementation of projects aimed at enhancing the communication system of the University;
Support to the management of the front-office and telephone switchboard of the University;
Reception of the academic community and external public; guided tours at Ca' Foscari palace for foreign academic delegations.
 

OTHER WORK-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Since 2010: Participation in seminars and info-days on the management of LLP Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci programmes;
January 2013: seminar “Motivational Interviewing” organized by Eurocultura
May 2011: LLP Erasmus Staff Training Mobility at Universidad de Granada - Centro de Promoción de Empleo y Prácticas/Career Service (Granada, Spain);
October 2010: European Conference of Placement Consortia within the ERASMUS Programme, organized by DAAD (Brussels, Belgium);
March 2010: LLP Grundtvig Mobility on Conflict management at Aenao (Lithotopos, Greece);
December 2009: seminar “Internships abroad: requirements and implementation” organized by Eurocultura;
October 2009: seminar “International Mobility: information and guidance” organized by Eurocultura.
 

FURTHER EXPERIENCE

2006-2016: volunteer at “Associazione Il Portico”, drafting of European Projects (accreditation activities, mentoring of incoming and outgoing volunteers, translations);
a.y. 2007/2008: teacher of Italian Language for Foreigners at the high school “G.B Benedetti” – Venice;
Since a.y. 2004/2005 to a.y. 2007/2008: didactic guided tours at Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Palazzo Grassi – Venice;
a.y. 2001/2002 and 2002/2003: tutorship activity at Career Service and Tutorship Office at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
 

EDUCATION

July 2010 – Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Professional Master's Programme – Didactics of Italian as a Foreign Language

(final evaluation: 110/110)

October 2006 – Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Master's Degree in European Languages and Cultures

(final evaluation: 110/110 cum laude)

October 2003 – Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Bachelor’s Degree in European Languages and Cultures

(final evaluation: 110/110 cum laude)

a.y. 2003/2004: Socrates Erasmus exchange at University of Edinburgh (UK) and volunteering experience at the International Student Centre/International Office of the University of Edinburgh.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

ITALIAN: mother tongue
ENGLISH: Written: Very good; Spoken: Very good; Comprehension: Very good
SPANISH: Written: Good; Spoken: Good; Comprehension: Good