Resume

Summary

I am a philosopher, writer, and builder with a PhD from Harvard. I develop products, coordinate international research projects, and help people turn their ideas into clear writing. My experience spans universities, publishing, consulting, and independent product development across Europe, the United States, and Japan.

Experience

• Kobe Institute for Atmospheric Studies, Kobe University, Japan · October 2024 — September 2026Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
  • Coordinating research collaborations across an international network of eleven partner centers.
  • Securing and managing research funding, including a ¥1,300,000 JSPS KAKENHI grant as principal investigator.
  • Developing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship proposal awarded a score of 95% and a Seal of Excellence; not funded.
  • Organizing conferences, workshops, and lectures, including speaker communication, scheduling, logistics, and follow-up.
  • Managing institutional web content and co-organizing the Society for Atmospheric Studies’ inaugural conference in Kobe.
• 2026 — presentFounder and Co-founder — independent products
  • Bestiary: designing and building a digital card game with AI assistance, from its rules and user experience to a tested closed demo.
  • Japan Ahead: developing an English-language news briefing based on the Japanese press, with primary-source checks and human editorial review. Pre-launch.
  • Vibe: co-founding an AI app with Edoardo Maggioni; developing product strategy, prompts, user experience, and onboarding. Private test build.
  • Designing and building this website with AI assistance, including its continuous corridor, navigation, and day and night environments.
• Omni Admissions, remote · September 2023 — presentWriting Coach and Consultant
  • Helping applicants identify their goals, develop their ideas, and write personal applications for university and graduate study, with a 95% success rate.
  • Editing application materials through successive drafts and managing client communication and deadlines.
• Institute for Philosophical and Religious Studies, ZRS Koper, Slovenia · September 2023 — presentResearcher (Assistant with PhD)
  • Conducting independent and collaborative research in European and East Asian philosophy and literature.
  • Contributing to international publications, conferences, and editorial projects.
  • Reviewing submissions for AI & Society, Sophia, The Polish Journal of Aesthetics, and Classical Philology.
• lay0ut magazine, Milan · March 2022 — May 2024Managing Editor
  • Managing more than fifteen contributors across the magazine’s work on translation and digital culture.
  • Commissioning, editing, and translating poetry, philosophy, and criticism from English, French, and German.
• Harvard University, Cambridge, MA · 2018 — 2023Graduate Coordinator and Teaching Fellow
  • Coordinating the Cultural Politics seminar at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, including speaker communication and event organization.
  • Teaching undergraduate sections in Philosophy, Comparative Literature, and General Education; awarded three Certificates of Distinction in Teaching.

Education

• Harvard University · 2023PhD, Comparative Literature
• Harvard University · 2019MA, Comparative Literature
• University of Warwick · 2017BA, Philosophy and Literature, First Class Honours
• École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Paris · 2021 — 2022Recherches doctorales libres

Selected grants, awards, and publications

• 2025Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal — 95% and a Seal of Excellence (not funded)
• 2025 — 2026JSPS KAKENHI, Principal Investigator (¥1,300,000)
• Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard · 2021 — 2022Krupp Foundation Dissertation Research Fellowship ($30,000)
• Monograph under contract with Routledge; co-editor, Philosophy of Breath: A Critical Anthology (Bloomsbury); Managing Editor, Atmosphaerica (Karl Alber, from 2027)
• Peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and international talks; full record in the Academic CV.

Technical skills

AI-assisted product development · generative AI workflows · prompt design · automation · HTML/CSS · basic Python and data analysis · Google Workspace · Microsoft Office. Training: Generative AI with Large Language Models, DeepLearning.AI / AWS, 2026.

Languages

Italian (native) · English (bilingual) · German (proficient) · French (proficient) · Japanese (intermediate) · Spanish (advanced reading) · Latin (advanced reading). Translation: EN↔IT, DE→IT/EN, FR→IT/EN.

Alberto Parisi