Curriculum vitae

Photo: Jetro Stavén.
Education
  • 2012 Doctor of Laws (LLD), Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland.
  • 2005 Master of Laws (LLM), Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland.
  • 2015 Title of Docent. Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland. 
Current employment
  • 2022– Professor of European Law and Legislative Studies, UEF Law School.
  • 2018– Affiliated Fellow, Erik Castrén Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki.
  • 2018– Visiting Fellow, Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL), Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Previous work experience
  • 2018–2021 Associate Professor of European Law and Legislative Studies (tenure track), UEF Law School.
  • 2016–2021 Academy of Finland Research Fellow, UEF Law School.
  • 2019–2020 Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School, USA.
  • 2014–2015 Visiting Fellow, European University Institute (EUI), Italy.
  • 2013–2016 Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki.
  • 2010 Visiting Student, Columbia Law School, USA.
  • 2010–2013 Postdoctoral Researcher, Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence “Foundations of European Law and Polity Research”, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki.
  • 2009–2010 Visiting Graduate Research Student, University College London, UK.
  • 2006–2010 Doctoral Student (salaried), Graduate School “Foundations of European Law and Polity”, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Research funding and grants
  • 2023-2027 Kone Foundation Project “Lobbaus Suomen kunnissa” (Political Influence and Lobbying in Finnish Municipal Politics) (LoSKa).
  • 2021–2025 Academy of Finland Project “Expertise In and Out of Government: The Bureaucratic Revolving Door and Its Regulation in EU Member States” (REVOLVE). 
  • 2018 Lead Investigator of the grant by the Finnish Prime Minister’s Office. 
  • 2016–2021 Academy of Finland Research Fellow.
  • 2016–2019 Principal Investigator of European Commission Jean Monnet Network on Soft Law Research (SoLaR). 
  • 2016–2013 Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher.
  • 2010–2012 University of Helsinki three-year grants, Professor Jan Smits (Maastricht) as PI.
Awards and honours
  • 2019 Academy of Finland Award for Societal Impact.
  • 2015 Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki. Bonus awarded for professional achievements.
  • 2014–2015 Invited Member of the Academy Club for Young Scientists, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
  • 2006 The Finnish Lawyers’ Association. Graduate Thesis Award.
  • 2006 The Association of Finnish Savings Banks. Graduate Thesis Award.
  • 2005 The Association of Finnish Lawyers. Prize awarded for highest GPA in the class of 2005.
Scientific and societal impact
  • 2023- Vice Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Finnish Transparency Register
  • 2019–2021 Membership in the Finnish Ministry of Justice Working Group on lobbying registers.
  • 2018– Public appearances in the printed press, on television and on the radio.