Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Languages
Additional Academic Training
Conference Papers And Presentations
Honours Awards And Scholarships
Next Steps
Publications
Academic Interests
Timeline
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Sofia Kartavtseva

Sydney,Australia

Summary

Professional editorial professional with proven track record in content creation, copyediting, and proofreading. Known for strong collaboration skills, adaptability, and results-driven approach. Adept in managing multiple projects, ensuring quality, and meeting deadlines. Skilled in research, fact-checking, and utilizing editorial software. Dependable team player with commitment to excellence in all tasks.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Editorial Assistant (Internship)

Questions of Philosophy
01.2021
  • Coordinated publishing cycles
  • Proofread and edited academic submissions
  • Ensured compliance with referencing standards
  • Academic journal

Teaching Assistant

National Research University Higher School of Economics
01.2020
  • Assisted with lesson planning
  • Provided technical and student support
  • Marked essays and supported students with learning difficulties

Research Group Supervisor & Lecturer

Autumn Philosophy School
01.2019
  • Supervised high-school research groups
  • Delivered introductory logic lectures
  • NRU HSE

High School Teacher & Course Developer

Lyceum HSE
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Designed and delivered original philosophy curriculum
  • Taught students in grades 9–11
  • Assessed essays and research projects
  • Held office hours and tracked student progress
  • Integrated contemporary philosophical research into teaching practice

English Teacher

Skyeng School
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Designed lesson plans and instructional materials
  • Developed individualized learning plans
  • Assessed coursework and examinations
  • Managed classroom conflict and student wellbeing
  • Researched contemporary language-teaching methodologies

Assistant HR Specialist (Remote)

Acton Plus
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Edited and evaluated HR policies and procedures
  • Planned performance review cycles
  • Maintained organisational charts and salary records
  • Resolved employee queries professionally

Victim Support Volunteer

Nasiliu.net
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Supported survivors of domestic violence
  • Assisted with legal documentation and police applications
  • Provided referrals to social services
  • Assisted with administrative work and public outreach
  • “No to Violence”

Research Assistant

International Laboratory for Logic, Linguistics and Formal Philosophy
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Managed academic correspondence
  • Maintained research website materials
  • Organised seminars and conferences
  • Prepared and delivered research presentations
  • National Research University Higher School of Economics

Education

Master of Arts -

University of New South Wales
12.2024

Western Philosophy of the Twentieth Century - non-degree coursework

Briva Universitate
12.2024

Bachelor of Philosophy - Honours

National Research University Higher School of Economics
12.2022

Introductory Latin -

National Research University Higher School of Economics
12.2019

Introductory Ancient Greek -

National Research University Higher School of Economics
12.2018

Secondary Education -

Basov Gymnasium
12.2018

Skills

  • Assigning stories
  • Technical writing
  • Creative writing
  • Copywriting
  • Content development
  • Writing and editing
  • Proofreading
  • Digital editing

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team in the development of projects
  • Used Microsoft suite and other supporting software to achieve progress delivery

Languages

Russian
English
French

Additional Academic Training

  • Autumn School — Humanities, Repnoye Sun, 24 hrs, 2016
  • Winter School — Humanities, Repnoye Sun, 24 hrs, 2016
  • Spring School — Russian language & literature, Repnoye Sun, 24 hrs, 2016
  • Summer School — Leadership, Repnoye Sun, 39 hrs, 2016
  • Summer School — Mathematics & IT, Repnoye Sun, 2016
  • Leadership Training Course “Big Game”, Voronezh, 2016
  • Pedagogy Course, Center of Game Technology, 2015–2016
  • Visual Arts Faculty, Art School No. 5, Voronezh, 2011–2015

Conference Papers And Presentations

  • English, 2025, Queering Sade: A Genealogy of Sexuality and the Undetermined Body, Panel paper, Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy
  • English, 2024, Body Turned Flesh: A Feminist Reading of the Sadistic and the Grotesque, Conference paper, Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy
  • English, 2024, From ‘Aryan Goddess’ to ‘Eulogy to Deceased Legs’: How the Alt-Right Worshipped and Despised Taylor Swift, International Conference “Swiftposium”, Melbourne, VIC, Australia,
  • English, 2023, The Role of the Subject in the Problem of the Open Work of Art, International Conference, Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Russian, 2022, The Influence of Russian Formalism on French Structuralism, International Conference “Russian Philosophy of the 20th Century and Its Influence on the International Intellectual Tradition”, Moscow, Russia
  • Russian, 2022, The Problem of the Open Work of Art: Hermeneutics, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Multidisciplinary Student Forum “Never-Ending Conference”, Moscow, Russia
  • Russian, 2021, S. Kripke’s Modal Epistemology of Imagination, Research Seminar Papers (NRU HSE, Moscow)
  • Russian, 2021, The Problem of the Object in Logical and Phenomenological Theories of Formal Relations, Research Seminar Papers (NRU HSE, Moscow)
  • Russian, 2020, Interpretation of Intentionality as Intensionality in Possible-World Semantics, Research Seminar Papers (NRU HSE, Moscow)
  • English, 2019, Ancient and Indian Syllogistics, Invited Talk, Autumn Philosophy School, NRU HSE

Honours Awards And Scholarships

  • ECR Paper Prize, Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy, 2025
  • Resident Scholar, Science Republic, 2020–present
  • Full Tuition Scholarship, AUD 42,105, 2018–2022
  • Living Allowance Scholarship, AUD 2,300, 2018–2022
  • Top GPA in Faculty, 2019, 2021
  • Top 3 GPA in Faculty, 2022
  • Top 4 GPA in Faculty, 2020
  • Best Student Research Paper Award, HSE University, 2020

Next Steps

  • I can shorten this to a 4–5 page PhD-application version
  • I can align it precisely to Australian / UK / EU academic norms
  • I can format it into LaTeX or Word with institutional styling

Publications

  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article, The Body Reinvented: A Sadeian Grotesque Study of Gender., Philosophy, Politics and Critique, 2, 3, 280–302, 2025
  • Published Abstract, On the Influence of Russian Formalism on French Structuralism, Russian, In Russian Philosophy of the 20th Century and Its Contribution to the Global Intellectual Tradition, Conference Proceedings, 2, 133–135, 2022

Academic Interests

  • Continental Philosophy
  • Structuralism and Post-Structuralism
  • Critical Theory
  • Feminist Theory
  • Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality
  • Philosophy of Art

Timeline

High School Teacher & Course Developer

Lyceum HSE
01.2022 - 01.2023

English Teacher

Skyeng School
01.2022 - 01.2023

Assistant HR Specialist (Remote)

Acton Plus
01.2022 - 01.2023

Victim Support Volunteer

Nasiliu.net
01.2022 - 01.2023

Editorial Assistant (Internship)

Questions of Philosophy
01.2021

Teaching Assistant

National Research University Higher School of Economics
01.2020

Research Group Supervisor & Lecturer

Autumn Philosophy School
01.2019

Research Assistant

International Laboratory for Logic, Linguistics and Formal Philosophy
01.2019 - 01.2021

Western Philosophy of the Twentieth Century - non-degree coursework

Briva Universitate

Bachelor of Philosophy - Honours

National Research University Higher School of Economics

Introductory Latin -

National Research University Higher School of Economics

Introductory Ancient Greek -

National Research University Higher School of Economics

Secondary Education -

Basov Gymnasium

Master of Arts -

University of New South Wales
Sofia Kartavtseva