Dr. Emilie CREMIN
Research associate and teaching assistant in Geography
Ph. D since 2014 from the University of Paris 8 Vincennes Saint-Denis
emilie.cremin@gmail.com
Present situation
Since May 2023 – Project Coordinator – Post-doc University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
SNF-SOR4D project ENGAGE4Sundarbans https://engage4sundarbans.org/
Academic experience
2020- 2024 Post-doctoral Research Associate University of Glasgow – School of Interdisciplinary Studies/ Social and Environmental Sustainability (funded by GCRF UKRI 2019-2024) https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/interdisciplinary/staff/emiliecremin/
Member of the https://www.livingdeltas.org/
2017-2018 Teaching assistant University of Paris 8 Saint-Denis
2015-2016 Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Limoges (18 months).
Project of the Chair Environmental Capital and Sustainable River Management.
2013-2014 Teaching Assistant University of Strasbourg
2008-2014 Ph.D in GEOGRAPHY
With the highest level of distinction (félicitations du jury à l’unanimité) Defended on the 9th December 2014
“Between mobility and a sedentary lifestyle: the Misings, ‘river people’, faced with the Brahmaputra embankments (Assam, North-East India)” Supervised by Pr. Joëlle Smadja, director of the Centre for Himalayan Studies, CNRS and by Dr. Annick Hollé, Laboratory LADYSS, CNRS University of Paris 8, Vincennes Saint-Denis. 18-month field work in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, North-east India.Directed a video documentary: “On the Brahmaputra’s river banks”, produced by CNRS (UPS2259).
2006-2007 MASTER 2 RESEARCH in ENVIRONMENT
Graduated top of the year
“Environment, Landscapes, Techniques and Societies” specialized in “Ethno-ecology, local knowledge and biodiversity management” National Natural History Museum (MNHN), AgroParisTech (INAPG), University of Paris VII Denis Diderot, France, Paris
M. Phil Thesis (3-month field work): « The Mising tribe toward a socio-environmental crisis in the fringe area of the Kaziranga National Park (Assam, North-east India)» supervised by Pr. Joëlle Smadja, director of the Himalayan Research Center, CNRS and by Pr. Marie Roué, Research Director at the National Natural History Museum.
2005-2006 MASTER 2 PRO in SOCIAL WORK
“Development studies” specialized in “Local development: social stakeholders and spatial dynamics in urban and rural areas” from University of PARIS I Panthéon-Sorbonne – Social and Economic Development Institute (IEDES), France, Paris and University of PARIS III – Latin American Higher studies Institute (IHEAL) DELA
2004-2005 MASTER 1 in GEOGRAPHY and TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT
With first-class Honors
University PARIS 8 Vincennes Saint-Denis
MASTER thesis (4 months fieldwork) and video documentary « Omkareshwar a holly place on the Narmada River in transformation » supervised by Dr. Annick Hollé and Dr. Emmanuèle Gautier, laboratory LADYSS CNRS
2001-2004 Bachelor in Geography and history
University PARIS IV Sorbonne Bachelor of Arts in SOCIAL SCIENCES: GEOGRAPHY and HISTORY, University Paris INALCO department of South Asian Studies Initiation to Hindi and Oriental civilizations
Research Grants & Contracts
| Year | Academic and Research Career | duration |
| 2015-2016 | Post-doc University of Limoges GEOLAB UMR 7541 Chaire capital environnementale et gestion durable des cours d’eau – Project funded by the Hydroelectrical society of the Midi (south of France) SHEM. | 18 month |
| 2013-2014 | Assistant lecturer (ATER) University of Strasbourg | 12 month |
| 2012 | Invited to the French Institute of Pondicherry from September to October 2012 | 2 month |
| 2008-2011 | PhD research Grant, University Paris 8 | 3 years |
| 2008-2011 | Assistant Lecturer University Paris 8 | 3 years |
| 2007-2011 | Fieldwork funding support / National Research Project “Around the Brahmaputra” | 18 month |
| 2006-2008 | Internship at the Center for Himalayan Studies | 12 month |
| 2005-2006 | Awarded a travel grant for a research project from the departmental council Val d’Oise (95) and the city council of Montmorency (95160) internship at the Service de Coopération et d’Action Culturelle French Embassy in Bolivia | 6 month |
Skills
Research
- Coordination of data collection, data entry and analysis
- Work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, collaborative research
- Work with administrative and academic staff, non-academic users of research
Movies
- Direction of video documentaries
- Video editing: Final Cut, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro
Maps and GIS
- Preparation, conception and production of maps
- Management of GIS data and related Database
- Use of GIS software: ARC GIS ESRI, QGIS
- Use of Remote sensing software: ENVI
Others
- Web editing: WordPress
- Use of Microsoft word, Excel, Access, Foxpro. Power-Point, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Teaching experience
700 hours of lectures (2024)
2020-2023 University of Glasgow (40h)
2008-2018 University of Paris 8 Saint-Denis (384h)
2016-2017 University of Limoges (30h)
2013-2014 Department of Geography, University of Strasbourg (192 h)
2007- Institute of Economical and Social Development (IEDES), University Paris 1 (30h)
- Movie making for geographers (30h)
- Human Geography for Historians (60h)
- Field work for Human Geography lectures (18h)
- Geopolitics (30h)
- Geography of development (36h)
- Hydrosystems (30h)
- Topographical map analysis and cartography
- Human Ecology: Ethnogeography and Environment (39h)
- Risk and inequities: between natural processes and social constraints (21h)
- Urban Ecology (39h)
- Expression and communication of Geographical knowledge: Urban Geography of Saint-Denis (39h)
- Introduction course to urban geography and territorial management (28h)
Languages
French: education based language
English: Good level (written, spoken)
Spanish: Good level (written, spoken)
Russian: Good level (written, spoken)
Polish: Native language
Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Mising/Adi: initiations