Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum vitae

Person Identification

• Mgr. Benjamin J. Vail, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Employment Position

• Freelance editor, proofreader and translator

Education and Academic Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (specialization in Environmental Studies), September 2008. Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. Dissertation title: "Running on the Garbage Treadmill: An Environmental Sociological Analysis of Illegal Municipal Waste Shipment from Germany to the Czech Republic."
  
• Master of Science in Sociology, August 2002. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thesis title: "Ecological Modernization and Contemporary Swedish Environmental Policy Reform: An Empirical Analysis."
  
• Bachelor of Arts in History, June 1996. Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.
  
• Secondary School: Brunswick High School, Brunswick, Maine, 1992.
  
  Other:
  
  
• State Certification for work in social care (according to §37 of Czech law 505/2006), 2013.
  
• University of Oslo, Norway:
  -Institute for Sociology and Social Geography. Nansen Fund Scholar, 1998-99.
  -Viking and Medieval Studies Center. Fulbright Scholar, 1996-97.
  -International Summer School, 1996 & 1998.
  
• Uppsala University International Summer School, Uppsala, Sweden, 1994.
  
• Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994.
  
• Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. Audited anthropology and sociology classes, 1991-92.
  
• Rödabergsskolan, Stockholm, Sweden. High school exchange student, 1989-90.
  

Employment Summary

• English teacher, Gymnázium Brno, Slovanské náměstí, příspěvková organizace, 2015 - 2019.
  
• Assistant Professor of Sociology, Masaryk University Faculty of Social Studies, 2008-2015.
  
• Lecturer in Sociology and Environmental Studies, Masaryk University Faculty of Social Studies, 2005-2008.
  
• E-learning coordinator, Masaryk University Environmental Studies Department, 2005-2007.
  
• Staff Social Scientist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2002-2004.
  
• Executive Policy and Budget Analyst, Wisconsin State Budget Office, 2002-2003.
  
• Research Assistant, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999-2002.
  
• Research Assistant, Eastern Norway Research Institute and USDA Forest Service, Lillehammer, Norway, 1999-2000.
  

Grants and Awards

• Czech Ministry of Education grant for improvement of an existing course called "Introduction to Environmental Sociology" (FRVS/2556/2011).
  
• Czech Ministry of Education grant for development of a new course called "Green Media" (FRVS/2028/2008).
  
• Czech Ministry of Education grant for development of a new course called "Sociology of Environmental Justice" (FRVS/1325/2007).
  
• Norway-America Association Nansen Fellowship for graduate study at the University of Oslo, 1998-99.
  
• US-Norway Fulbright Foundation Fellowship for graduate study at the University of Oslo, 1996-97.
  
• National Merit Scholarship, Carleton College, 1992-96.
  
• Carleton College summer research fellowship, 1995.
  

Academic Stays

• Erasmus Exchange Teacher, Department of Human Ecology at the Vrije Universiteit (Free University) in Brussels, Belgium, May 2007.
  
• Erasmus Exchange Teacher, Department of Sociology at the University of Porto in Porto, Portugal, April 2015.
  

University Activities

• English language editor for the journals, "Socialni Studia" and "Czech Journal of Political Science"
  

Extrauniversity Activities

• Editorial Board, "International Journal of Sustainable Society", 2008-2012
  
• Consultant, City of Brno Urban Planning and Development Department's Ponavka River revitalization project, 2009-2012
  

Volunteer Work

• St. Agnes elder care facility, Brno, 2013.
  
• St. Elizabeth elder hospice, Brno, 2010-11.
  
• Homeless resource center of the City Division of Social Services, Prague, 2005.
  
• Meriter Health Services, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 2000-2002.
  

Selected Publications

• VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Introduction to Environmental Sociology. 2015. info
• VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Ecological Modernization at Work? Environmental Policy Reform in Sweden at the Turn of the Century. In Leslie King. Environmental Sociology: From Analysis to Action. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2014, p. 73-92. 3rd ed. ISBN 978-1-4422-2076-8. info
• VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Litter on the Shores of Bohemia: Environmental Justice, European Enlargement, and Illegal Waste Dumping in the Czech Republic. 1st ed. Brno, Czech Republic: Masaryk University Press, 2011, 145 pp. 1, 1. ISBN 978-80-210-5733-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-5733-2011. info
• VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Municipal Waste Management Policy in Europe: How the Treadmill of Production Undermines Sustainability Goals. International Journal of Sustainable Society. Inderscience Publishers, 2009, 1/2009, No 3, p. 224-239. ISSN 1756-2538. URL info
• VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Municipal Waste Management and the Czech Economy since 1989: A Preliminary Analysis of Evidence of Ecological Modernization. In ŠAUER, Petr and Jana SAUEROVA. Environmental Economics and Management: Young Scholars Perspective. 1st ed. Prague: Litomysl Seminar Publishing, 2009, p. 18-32. ISBN 978-80-86709-15-4. info
• VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Ecological modernization at work? Environmental policy reform in Sweden at the turn of the century. Scandinavian Studies. USA, 2008, vol. 80, No 1, p. 85-108. ISSN 0036-5637. URL info
• VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Illegal Transnational Shipment of Waste in the EU: Culprits and Collaborators in Germany and the Czech Republic. Environmental politics. London: Frank Cass, 2008, vol. 17, No 5, p. 828-834. ISSN 0964-4016. URL info
• VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Municipal Waste and the Economy: Analyzing Evidence of Dematerialization in Germany and Its Implications for CEE Countries. In ŠAUER, Petr. ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: YOUNG RESEARCHERS PERSPECTIVE. Prague: Nakladatelstvi a vydavatelstvi litomyslskeho seminare, 2008, p. 1-12, 13 pp. Young researchers perspective. ISBN 978-80-86709-14-7. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Review of "An Introduction to Sociology" and "Environmental Sociology". UK, 2007. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Community Gardening. In Sborník ze semináře Open Space o Lokálních ekonomikách a udržitelném rozvoji. Brno: Trast pro ekonomiku a společnost, 2007, p. 27-28. ISBN 978-80-239-9620-3. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Lokalizace (Localization). In Sborník ze semináře Open Space o Lokálních ekonomikách a udržitelném rozvoji. Brno: Trast pro ekonomiku a společnost, 2007, p. 16-18. ISBN 978-80-239-9620-3. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Illegal Waste Transport and the Czech Republic: An Environmental Sociological Perspective. Czech Sociological Review. Prague, Czech Republic: Czech Academy of Sciences, 2007, vol. 43, No 6, p. 1195-1211. ISSN 0038-0288. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Economic Perspectives on International Waste Transport. In Environmental Economics, Policy and International Relations: Papers presented at 9th seminar of PhD students, young scientists and researchers of Visegrad group countries. Prague: Nakladatelství a vydavatelství litomyšlského semináře, 2007, p. 16-26. ISBN 978-80-86709-11-6. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Will nature force sustainability on humanity? A book review of The Long Emergency. 2006. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. International waste transport and the Czech Republic: A policy analysis. In Environmental economics, policy and international relations. Sborník příspěvků mezinárodního semináře. Nakladatelství a vydavatelství litomyšlského semináře. Prague: Šauer, Petr, 2006, p. 11-21. ISBN 80-86709-08-6. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Report on Immigration Law in the United States of America. www.diskriminace.info, 2004. URL info
• VAIL, Benjamin. An assessment of human ecological approaches to Viking studies. In WAWN, Andrew and Ţórunn SIGURDARDÓTTIR. Approaches to Vínland. Reykjavik, Iceland: Sigurður Nordal Institute, 2001, p. 166-172, 6 pp. ISBN 997991114X. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Tourists are invading our district: Social and ecological conflicts in a Norwegian national park. Scandinavian Studies. 2001, vol. 73, No 4, p. 547-574, 27 pp. ISSN 0036-5637. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Toward a green tourism in Norway: Recognizing a clash of cultures. Scandinavian Review, 2000. info
• VAIL, Benjamin. Human ecological perspectives on Norse settlement in the North Atlantic. Scandinavian Studies. 1998, vol. 70, No 3, p. 293-312, 19 pp. ISSN 0036-5637. info

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