University degree
1997 Janus Pannonius University, Ethnographer
1994 Janus Pannonius University, Linguistics and literature; Finno-Ugric specialisation
Academic career
2013–14 és 2016-19 University of Pécs Institute of Social Relations, Head of the Institute
2014–16 Tomsk State University Institute of Arts and Culture, Department of Museology, Cultural and Natural Heritage, professor
2007- Department of Europhean Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Head of Department
1997-2007-University of Pécs Department of Europhean Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Vice Head of Department
University of Pécs Department of Europhean Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology:
2016- professor
2007–2016 Associate Professor
2005–2007 Senior Lecturer
1997 – 2005 Assistant Lecturer
Research and education areas, keywords
Cultural Anthropology,
Finno-Ugric Studies,
Cultures Of Western Siberia (Khanty, Selkup),
Anthropology of Religion,
Alcohol Studies
Identity,
Ethnicity,
Post-Soviet Studies
Fieldwork
2024 – fieldwork in the Geresd region, Hungary (Dolina-project)
2012 – ethnological fieldwork among the Vasyugan Khanty people – 3 months
2008 – ethnological fieldwork in the northern districts of Bashkortostan – 1 month
2007–08 – ethnological fieldwork among the Vasyugan Khanty people – 3 months
2001 – ethnological fieldwork among the Khanty people of Vasyugan – 2 months
1998–99 – ethnological fieldwork among the Vasyugan Khanty people – 7 months
1993 – ethnological fieldwork among the Obi Selkups – 3 months
1992 – ethnological fieldwork among the Vasyugan Khanty people – 3 months
Awards, honors, scholarships
Publication of the Year, University of Pécs, Faculty of Hunaities, 2022.
‘Golden Chair Award’, University of Pécs, Faculty of Hunaities. 2021.
2010 Klebelsberg Kunó Scholarship
2011 Certificate of Recognition for outstanding talent management. University of Pécs
2007 Eötvös Scholarship
2006 Award from the ‘Finnugor Prize in Memory of Edit Vértes’ Foundation
2002 ‘Jankó János Prize’ from the Hungarian Ethnographic Society
1999 Scholarship from the Martin György Foundation
1998-1999 Scholarship from the Kümpers Greeve Foundation
Memberships, positions
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs Academic Committee, Ethnological Committee, member (1997 - )
secretary (1997 – 2001)
chair (2005 - )
Secretary of the Ethnology Section (2003-2006)
President of the Ethnology Section (2006 - 2012)
Member of the Executive Committee (2012 - )
Vice-President (2024-)
Vice-President (1999–2007)
Hungarian National Committee of the Finno-Ugric Congresses, Member (2006–)
The International Committee of Finno-Ugric Congresses (ICFUC), regular member, (2015-)
Sumomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, Corresponding member (2009–)
Hungarian Society for Cultural Anthropology. (2011-)
Member of the Executive Committee (2022- )
Hungarian Academy of Sciences Committee on Ethnography, member, (2014-)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences Cultural Anthropology Working Committee, member (2021-
Chair, 2024-
General Assembly non-academic representative, (2022- )