CV
Aya Kachi, Ph.D.
Works at the Faculty of Business and Economics
University of Basel, Switzerland
DOB - September 27, 1978
Nationality - Japan
Experienced communication analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. Skilled in grasping individuals' perceptions and choice of products, policies, and technologies through surveys and experiments. An organizational behavior enthusiast, often thinking about how one can communicate policies, products, and goals more effectively in the web of information and competing stakes. I welcome opportunities to work on creative tasks to understand, develop, and implement communication strategies in various fields.
Education
2012 PhD / Political Science
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2008 Predoc / Dept. of Politics (1 yr)
Princeton University
2004 MA / Economics
Duke University
2002 BA / Economics
University of Tokyo
Employment
2020 - Present University of Basel / Associate Professor (Tenured)
2015 - 2020 University of Basel / Assistant Professor
2016 Winter Georgetown University / Visiting Scholar
2012 - 2015 ETH Zurich / Postdoc
2004 - 2005 Japan Institute of International Affairs / Research Fellow
2001 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan (Part-time)
2000 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (Part-time)
Additional Education
2019 Case Method Teaching Seminar / Harvard Business School Executive Education / 1-day course
2007 Empirical Implications of Theoretical Modeling (EITM) / University of California, Los Angeles / 4-week course
Grants & Awards
2020 Swedish Research Council Project Grant (as Co-Applicant) / SEK 11,508,000 / USD 1,400,000
In Search of Decoupling: (How) Can We Combine Climate Sustainability with Economic Growth, Good Jobs, and Public Preferences? w/ Malcolm Fairbrother (Head PI), Ingemar Johansson Sevä, Joakim Kulin, Katya Rhodes
2020 The CROss-National Online Survey-2 (CRONOS-2) panel (by European Social Survey (ESS))
Europeans’ Attitudes towards Key Climate Policies:Carbon Taxes, Costs, and Compensatory Actions
w/ Malcolm Fairbrother & Sami Mustikkamaa
Survey questions selected for Wave 1 which will be rolled out in 12 European countries in 2021
2019 WWZ Förderverein Project Grant / CHF 43,300 / USD 44,400
Swiss Investors’ Decision-Making in the Field of Energy Efficient Real Estate w/ Pascal Gantenbein
2019 SNF Scientific Exchanges Grant / CHF 17,700 / USD 18,000
Symposium The Coal Challenge: Climate Change, Employment,and Energy Politics
2019 SNIS Project Grant / CHF 242,228 / USD 246,000
COALSTAKE — The Political Economy of Coal Policy: Comparative Analyses of Stakeholder Strategies and Resource Industries’ Embeddedness in the International Economy w/ Adrian Rinscheid
2018 WWZ Förderverein Project Grant / CHF 43,300 / USD 44,400
Energy Efficiency Labeling of Residential Buildingsin Switzerland: An Analysis of Rent Premium and Its Determinants w/ Pascal Gantenbein
2011 Gosnell Prize for Excellence in Political Methodology
For the paper “Modeling History-Dependent Network Coevolution" by Franzese, Hays, and Kachi. The best work in political methodology presented at any political science conference during the preceding year.
2010 Political Networks Conference (PolNet) Poster Award
2007 Society for Political Methodology (PolMeth) Poster Award