Sebastian Țoc (ORCID: 0000-0002-2670-3295) holds a Ph.D. in Sociology awarded by the National University of Political Science and Public Administration (SNSPA) (2016). Currently, he is a teaching assistant SNSPA and researcher at the Research Institute for the Quality of Life, Romanian Academy. Sebastian has extensive experience designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research and evaluating policies and programs. His research agenda includes equality of educational opportunity and social exclusion in Romania, care work and the experiences of Romanian migrant care workers in Europe, post-socialist transformations in CEE countries, and mixed methods research. He is a member of professional associations such as the European Sociological Association (ESA) and the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS).