Since 2020, Dr.Sogari has been hired by direct call as a Researcher at the Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, in the field of the scientific disciplinary field AGR/01 (Agricultural Economics).
In 2020, he was awarded the position of Expert Scientist within the Guest Scientists Program at the EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (EFSA) in Parma, Italy, where he carried out his research activities at the Communication Engagement & Cooperation (COMCO) Department.
From 2017-2020 he was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship (grant agreement No 749514) with his project: "CONSUMEHealth. Using consumer science to improve healthy eating habits."
From 2017 to 2019 he was a Visiting fellow at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, Ithaca, USA.
In 2018, Dr. Sogari obtained the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) to the positions of Professor of Second Chair in the Competitive Sector: 07/A1 Area 07, scientific-disciplinary field AGR/01 (Agricultural Economics and Estimation).
From 2015 to 2020 he was a postdoc research fellow at the at the Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma. During this period he carried out teaching activities for the "Master in Agribusiness & Food Management" (2014-2017), the Master in Culture Organization and Marketing of Territorial Enogastronomy (2014-2020), and the Master in "Organic Production: from Field to Marketing" (2020).
In 2015, he obtained the title of Ph.D. in Agribusiness Economics "Agrisystem" at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Piacenza, Italy, with the thesis "Consumer preferences and attitude for wine attributes: the case of sustainable labeling."
International experiences of teaching and research activities:
- Kedge Business School - Center Food-Wine-Hospitality, Bordeaux, France, May 2023
- Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany, April-May 2022
- ISA Lille Graduate School of Agriculture and Bioengineering, Lille, France, March 2022
- Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, November 2019
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA, June-August 2019
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, February-May 2014
- Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK, January-May 2013