PhD Student at Balkan Ethnology Department
in Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum-BAS
Contact Information:
E-mails: rosi.baltadzhieva@iefem.bas.bg ; rosyto338@gmail.com
Researcher Profile
Bionote: Rositsa Baltadzhieva is a PhD student at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Primary School Pedagogy. Since 2023, she has been enrolled as a doctoral researcher in the Balkan Ethnology Department at IEFEM-BAS.
Prior to starting her PhD, she gained professional experience at the Ethnographic Museum, where she worked in the field of museum pedagogy, contributing to the development of educational programs, presenting ethnology as a scientific discipline, and conveying Bulgarian folk traditions and customs to diverse audiences, including both children and adults. She also actively participated in the creation of museum exhibitions. This experience enriched her knowledge, competencies, and teamwork skills.
Her research focuses on migration and transnational connections, with particular attention to everyday practices and lived experiences. Within her doctoral research, she examines Ukrainian migration, with a specific focus on refugees and their processes of adaptation, integration, and maintenance of transnational ties. She is especially interested in food as a cultural resource in migration contexts, as well as in student mobility and the broader dynamics of contemporary migration in Europe.
Selected Publications:
Research Projects:
She has been involved in several research projects, including the applied project “Education with Science 2”, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Grant Agreement No. DO01-43), as well as Connectivity and Solidarity with Bulgaria among Mobile Bulgarian Citizens in the EU (ConnectBG). She is also part of the project Digital Bulgaria: Generations, Ethnic Groups, and Technologies in the 21st Century, which focuses on cultural practices and social inequalities in the context of digital transformation.
Participation in International Summer Schools:
Rositsa Baltadzhieva has taken part in a number of international academic training initiatives, including the ACRONYM Summer School “Central and Eastern European Migration and Asylum Policies” (Slovakia) and the IMISCOE MITRA Standing Committee PhD Training & Symposium (Utrecht, The Netherlands). In 2024–2025, she is undertaking an Erasmus+ mobility at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece.
For further information, please see Rositsa Baltadhieva’s curriculum vitae.