Position Cofounder, Dovetail Labs Role Senior Project Manager, Public Equity Group Website http://publicequitygroup.org/irubinov Bio/Description Igor Rubinov is a cofounder of Dovetail Labs, a social science consulting firm, and a Senior Project Manager with Public Equity Group. Igor was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship and has received several other grants and awards for his doctoral research, on climate adaptation in Asia. This research has led to a number of peer-reviewed articles, policy reports and book chapters. Prior to graduate work, Igor was a program manager and educator at nonprofits working with diverse communities including under-served youth and adults with developmental disabilities. Igor is a first-generation immigrant from the Soviet Union and holds a BA in Anthropology from Cornell University, MA in International Development & Social Change from Clark University, and MA & PhD in Anthropology from Princeton University. "I would say that there's a lot of different ways to be in academia, and there's a lot of different ways to be in the working world, so it's hard to make sweeping generalities. But one thing that I would say about what I personally really enjoy about working in industry and the social sector is that there is a lot more collaboration and teamwork. I would say that I do almost nothing alone. That is not how I felt in academia. Of course there's a lot of collaboration and research networks and what have you, but it felt a lot like a monastic labor at times. That became a lot less appealing to me over time and I’m glad there are other ways of working." Read more about Igor's story in our Trailblazers Beyond the Tenure Track Series! Yes, I am open to being contacted by a Princeton Graduate Student for an informational interview! Connect with Igor on LinkedIn! Related News Trailblazers Beyond the Tenure Track: Igor Rubinov *19 (ANT) Upcoming Professional Development Events Dec 5 Managing Active Research Data Dec 7 Writing to Influence: How Academia Inspires Action with Christopher Paul Harris Dec 7 LaTeX Drop-in Consultations Dec 7 Cynthia Dwork: It’s in Your Phone. It’s in Your Browser. It’s in Your Redistricting Data! … It’s Differential Privacy. Dec 8 30 Minutes Towards Better Bibliographies and Footnotes! (online) Dec 8 Introduction to Environmental Studies Library Research: Water Use and Availability Dec 11 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Dec 11 Office Hours with Leonard Cassuto Dec 11 American Higher Ed Learning Cohort Session 6: International Perspectives (Europe, Asia) Dec 13 Shake It Off: Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Party (Drop in!) Dec 13 Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Startups Learning Cohort: Capstone Presentations Dec 14 Writing to Influence: Academia and Social Advancement as Modeled by HBCUs with Jelani Favors