Experience

Maastricht University Faculty of Law

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher (PhD)

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in the LIMES doctoral programme ‘The Hardening and Softening of Borders: Europe in a Globalising World’, researching on EU externalization of migration policies through funding mechanisms. The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 847596. Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in the LIMES doctoral programme ‘The Hardening and Softening of Borders: Europe in a Globalising World’, researching on EU externalization of migration policies through funding mechanisms. The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 847596.



European Policy Centre

• Belgium
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Policy Analyst

  • Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  European Migration and Diversity Programme European Migration and Diversity Programme



European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

• Austria
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant - Asylum & Migration Programme

  • Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  During my traineeship in the FRA's Asylum & Migration Programme, I worked as a Research Assistant undertaking the following tasks: - Legal and policy research mainly relating to return proceedings, criminalisation of SAR operations in the Mediterranean sea, the Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanism, labour exploitation of migrants, and the situation at the EU external borders; - Creation and launch of a survey on the impact of Covid-19 on the provision of free legal aid in pre-removal detention facilities; - Contribution to the publication of the FRA regular migration updates by reviewing incoming materials and drafting selected parts; - Research and drafting of selected parts for the chapter on Asylum, Visas, Migration, Borders and Integration of the FRA Fundamental Rights Report 2021; - Finalisation of the 2020 version of FRA-ECtHR handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration. Show less



European Legal Support Center

• Netherlands
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Researcher

  • Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

  ELSC provides professional legal support and assistance to individuals and NGOs facing restrictions for advocacy work related to the human rights situation in Palestine. My tasks consisted in researching and drafting legal memos and briefs mainly related to: - Counter-terrorism legislation and its impact on human rights and civil society organizations, with a focus on EU restrictive measures; - The rights of freedom of expression and association, privacy and data protection, as interpreted in the case law of the ECt.HR and the CJEU. Show less



Public International Law & Policy Group

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Research Associate

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

  The Public International Law & Policy Group is a global pro bono law firm providing free legal assistance to parties involved in peace negotiations, drafting post-conflict constitutions, and war crimes prosecution/transitional justice. As a Junior Research Associate, I worked on the "Virtual Human Rights Lawyer" project, aimed at developing a chatbot capable of identifying possible human rights violations and suggest users international redress mechanisms (judicial and non-judicial bodies). In this context, I carried out extensive research on the right to a fair trial in international human rights law. Show less



Advocates Abroad

• Greece
• Legal Services

• Field Team Coordinator

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Advocates Abroad is a Greek and American NGO providing legal and psychological aid to asylum seekers in Greece. Alongside individual casework as a legal advisor for asylum seekers, my role as a field team coordinator consisted in: - Supervising and providing support to field volunteers; - Working with the ONG's Directors to ensure effective and thorough training and preparation of incoming field volunteers; - Cooperating with external partner organizations and refugee agencies and representing Advocates Abroad at NGO's coordination meetings and UNHCR legal meetings. Show less



The International University College of Turin

• Italy
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Legal Advisor (Human Rights and Migration Law Clinic)

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2018

  After completing preparation courses in the context of the human rights and migration law clinic (co-organized by the international university college and the law faculties of the universities of Turin and Eastern Piedmont) from January to March 2017, I provided pro bono legal aid to asylum seekers (in and outside Turin’s prison), preparing them for the interview in front of the administrative body responsible for processing international protection applications and drafting legal memos in support of their claims. Show less



Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale

• Italy
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainee at the Embassy of Italy in Algiers

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Main tasks: - conducting research on the Algerian socio-economic and political context, with a particular focus on the state of human rights and democratic standards (especially women rights, migrants rights and LGBTI+ rights); - participating to meetings and conferences with civil society and governmental organisations on behalf of the Italian Embassy (e.g. IOM, UNHCR, WFP, Delegation of the European Union to Algeria, Western Mediterranean Forum); - analysing the demographic dynamics of the Country and the education, training and cultural exchanges that Algeria maintains with Italy; - organising events, including activities outside the Embassy and giving support to the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in dealing with the external aspects of promoting intercultural dialogue initiatives; - dealing with press and promotional activities, such as social network monitoring. Show less



Caritas Italiana

• Italy
• Religious Institutions
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern at Caritas Tarvisina First Registration Reception Center

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

  Main tasks: - Providing assistance in the daily managing of the Caritas Tarvisina reception center; - Teaching Italian to asylum seekers; - Collecting and storing residence and work permits; - Reserving medical appointments; - Helping asylum seekers to fill CVs to bring to the employment office; - Researching Country of Origin Information (COI). Main tasks: - Providing assistance in the daily managing of the Caritas Tarvisina reception center; - Teaching Italian to asylum seekers; - Collecting and storing residence and work permits; - Reserving medical appointments; - Helping asylum seekers to fill CVs to bring to the employment office; - Researching Country of Origin Information (COI).