Curriculum Vitae

Irma Mooi-Reci is a Professor of Sociology and Research Director of the discipline of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory at the School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS) at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is also an Adjunct Professorial Fellow of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. Irma is an Associate Investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course and since 2022 she is an Honorary Fellow of the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), in Wiesbaden Germany. 

Irma’s research agenda encompasses three main areas: (1) the socioeconomic consequences of disruptive events such as unemployment, joblessness and casual employment; (2) the intergenerational consequences of joblessness; (3) the application and innovation of quantitative methods. Her work has appeared in various outlets including Human Relations, Social Science Research, European Sociological Review, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Social Forces and other journals. Irma has held various visiting positions including positions at the University of Madison Wisconsin over the period between 2010 and 2012 and at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College) in 2017. Over her career, she has directed Master's Programs and taught various courses at undergraduate, graduate and PhD levels on both quantitative as well as substantive topics.

Irma is Deputy Editor of the journal Gender & Society (#1 journal in Women's studies) and editorial board member of the journal Social Science Research (44/148 in Sociology). She served on the Advisory Editorial Board of the renowned journal Social Problems between 2014-2018. 

A detailed CV can be found HERE.