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Curriculum Vitae CURRICULUM VITAE Personal data Name Shterionov, Shtelian Dimitrov Address 1113 Sofia, Acad. G. Bontchev, bl. 6, fl. 6 Phone (+359 2) 9793030 Fax (+359 2) 8700408 E-mail [email protected] Nationality Bulgarian Date of birth 14.04.1960 Education period (from - to) 2011 institution Institute for Population and Human Studies in BAS degree Professor period (from - to) 2007 institution Center for Population Studies in BAS degree Doctor of Historical Sciences period (from - to) 2001 institution Regional Historical Museum - Kyustendil degree Associate professor period (from - to) 1997 institution Regional Historical Museum - Kyustendil degree Research associate period (from - to) 1993 institution Regional Historical Museum - Kyustendil degree PhD period (from - to) 1980-1984 institution Faculty of History at Veliko Tarnovo University "Kirill i Metodij", Bulgaria degree MA Further education and qualification period (from - to) 1992-1993 institution Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Greece degree Scientific specialization period (from - to) 1999-2000 institution IKI – Greece degree Scientific specialization Languages Greek very good Russian good English basic Other skills Computer literacy - working with word processing and computational programs Professional Experience period (from - to) 2010 – continue organization Institute for Population and Human Studies in BAS position Head of Section "Economic and Historical Demography" period (from - to) 2006-2010 organization Center for Population Studies in BAS position Head of Section "Economic and Historical Demography" period (from - to) 2004 – continue organization Editorial Board of journal "Studia Pontica" position Member period (from - to) 2004-2010 organization Center for Population Studies in BAS position Chairman of the General Assembly period (from - to) 2003-2006 organization Center for Population Studies in BAS position Associate professor period (from - to) 2002-2003 organization Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski” position Part-time lecturer period (from - to) 2001-2003 organization Regional Historical Museum - Kyustendil position Associate professor period (from - to) 1998-2003 organization Regional Historical Museum - Kyustendil position Scientific secretary in the research group period (from - to) 1997-2001 organization Regional Historical Museum - Kyustendil position Research associate in the research group period (from - to) 1989-1997 organization Regional Historical Museum - Kyustendil position Curator period (from - to) 1984-1989 organization RED - Vratsa position Teacher Membership in professional organizations period (from - to) 2010 – continue organization Scientific council in IPHS – BAS position Member period (from - to) 2004 – continue organization National Commission of Marine History – BAS position Secretary period (from - to) 2003-2010 organization Scientific council in CPS – BAS position Member period (from - to) 1997 – continue organization Union of Scientists in Bulgaria position Member period (from - to) 1993 – continue organization Bulgarian Chamber of museum position Member Areas of scientific interest - History of the Bulgarian Lands during the Revival; - Historical demography; - Economic history; - Marine history and traditional marine culture; National Projects period (from - to) 06.2008- 06.2011 name Introduction to the historical demography of the Bulgarian lands during the Renaissance financing BAS execution IPHS / CPS – BAS position Head period (from - to) 2006-03.2008 name Migration of the Greek population inhabiting the Bulgarian lands during the XVIII - XIX centuries (until 1878) financing BAS execution CPS – BAS position Head period (from - to) 2004-2005 name Traditional maritime culture and the cult of St. Nicholas financing VFU “Chernorizets Hrabar” execution VFU, BAS position Member of the research team period (from - to) 2003-2005 name Demographic dimensions of ethnic Greek presence in southern Bulgaria during the Renaissance financing BAS execution CPS – BAS position Head period (from - to) 2003-2004 name Greeks in Bulgaria financing Commission for Minorities in Bulgaria execution BAS position Member of the research team period (from - to) 2002-2003 name Maritime history of Bulgaria financing NFSR execution BAS position Member of the research team International Projects period (from - to) 2008-2009 name Documents on Bulgarian history in the Archive of the Ecumenical Patriarchate - Istanbul, Turkey financing BAS execution CPS – BAS position Head period (from - to) 2006-2008 name Monasteries between the Struma and Maritsa financing Athos - Greece execution SRC - Athos, SU, BAS position Member of the research team period (from - to) 2004-2005 name Christian monuments in the Rhodopes financing PHARE execution Historical Museum - Smolyan, IMHA - Thessaloniki, BAS position Member of the research team period (from - to) 2002-2003 name Greek documents in Bulgarian repositories financing AU - Thessaloniki execution AU – Thessaloniki, RHM - Kyustendil position Member of the research team period (from - to) 2002-2003 name Greek incunabula of the Rila Monastery financing AU - Thessaloniki execution AU – Thessaloniki, RHM - Kyustendil position Member of the research team period (from - to) 1998-2001 name Historical development of the Greek diaspora in the Balkans financing AU - Thessaloniki execution AU – Thessaloniki, RHM - Kyustendil position Member of the research team period (from - to) 1994-1996 name Traditional shipbuilding and shipping in the Eastern Mediterranean financing UNESCO execution ISR - Athens, NCMH - BAS position Member of the research team Publications The publications are in Bulgarian, English, French, Greek, Russian and Hungarian. Books Published and accepted for publishing: five independent monographs; four monographs in co-authorship; compilation, edition, introduction, notes and appendixes to a translated monograph; compilation and edition of a collection. Studies and articles Published and accepted for publishing in printed and electronic editions: twelve studies; forty five articles; two reviews and reports; co-authorship in three catalogs. Reports Thirty three presentations on national and international forums. Popular science Four popular science materials and science consultant of a documentary movie. Citations Seven citations in international editions, forty eight in publications in Bulgarian and twenty four in dissertations. Guide to PhD Three doctoral students, from whom two have already defended (Daniela S. Angelova – in 2007 and Ventsislav E. Muchinov – in 2010) and one still working on his research (Mario D. Aleksandrov). .
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