Dolia Iryna Mykolaivna

Academic Degree: Candidate of Political Sciences (PhD equivalent) (23.00.02 – Political Processes and Institutions), Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, 2006.

Education: Donetsk National University, major: Political Scientist, Lecturer in Social Sciences (1996 – 2001)

Professional Experience:

• Research Fellow, Department of Social Expertise, Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (02.06.2026 – present).
• Case Management Program Manager, International Non-Governmental Organization "Separate Subdivision of Family Health International in Ukraine, FHI 360" (07.02.2025 – 30.04.2026).
• Case Management Coordinator, East Region, International Non-Governmental Organization "Save the Children" (25.03.2024 – 30.03.2025).
• Leading Specialist, Department of Educational and Analytical Work, Ukrainian Veterans Fund under the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine (06.08.2023 – 15.03.2024).
• Community Outreach Specialist, International Non-Governmental Organization "Norwegian Refugee Council" (09.08.2020 – 25.02.2022).
• Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Political Science, National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" (01.09.2016 – 09.10.2019).
• Served as an expert in the working group "National Convention of Ukraine on the EU," developing recommendations for the project "Interregional Cooperation of the Eastern Regions of Ukraine – a Platform for Cooperation with EU Regions." Participated as an expert under the patronage of the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA) in the project "Sharing know-how for better management of the Schengen Border between Slovakia / Ukraine and Norway / Russia," CBC 01018 (2012–2018).
• Leading Research Fellow, Donetsk Branch of the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Ukraine (05.01.2005 – 20.06.2015).
• Expert, Progressive Reforms Support Foundation (01.09.2001 – 30.10.2004).