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Francesca Nannetti

Postdoc Research Assistant · Marco Biagi Foundation · University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Contact

Email: francesca.nannetti@unimore.it
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/francesca-nannetti-1446b021b
ORCID: orcid.org/0009-0005-9197-869X
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/francescanannetti.bsky.social

About

PhD is over! Now it’s time to step up as a researcher.

During the last few years I explored and applied qualitative and quantitative research tools to the analysis of textual data within interdisciplinary research projects. In particular, I built and analysed corpora using a Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS) approach, which iteratively combines the more quantitative corpus linguistics element with the more qualitative discourse analytical perspective.

I am passionate about everything related to language as a social practice; my interests also include human-machine interaction, the non-neutrality of technology, and the social and political implications of phenomena such as the datafication and platformisation of society.

Beyond research, I alternate between tennis, books, and long chats with friends.

Research interests

Linguistics & digital data

Corpus Linguistics
Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS)
Digital Humanities
Language data processing and analysis

Work, organisations & STS

Sociology of work
Organisation Studies
Social Studies of Science and Technology
Digital Welfare

Research experience

Dec 2025–present — Research Assistant, Marco Biagi Foundation - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Research activities across projects led by Marco Biagi Foundation, including the design of data-collection instruments, fieldwork, data analysis, and reporting.
Jul 2023–May 2025 — Research Assistant, Marco Biagi Foundation - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Qualitative research within the project Il Reddito di Cittadinanza a Modena: analisi partecipata sull’attuazione della politica.

Activities:
- Administration of semi-structured interviews and focus groups
- Textual data analysis (including the use of relevant software tools)
- Construction and analysis of corpora using a Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS) approach, combining quantitative corpus-linguistic techniques with qualitative discourse analysis
- Participation in research dissemination events (seminars, national and international conferences)
- Contribution to journal articles

Education

October 2022–March 2026 — PhD in Work, Development and Innovation, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Thesis: Exploring Graduate Recruitment Practices through Job Advertisements and Curricula Vitae: a Corpus Approach to HRM Research
Supervisor: Anna Chiara Scapolan · Co-supervisor: Matteo Di Cristofaro
2019–2022 — MA in Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures and Linguistics, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Curriculum: Linguistics · LM-14
Thesis: Dalla Frame Semantics a FrameNet: studio di una risorsa lessicale e analisi della relazione di meronimia attraverso il frame Part–whole
Subject: Trattamento automatico delle lingue · Supervisor: Fabio Tamburini
Awarded: Mar 2022
2016–2019 — BA in Humanities, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Curriculum: Classico · L-10 Thesis: Chi è bilingue e chi è il bilingue: approccio neuropsicolinguistico allo studio del bilinguismo
Subject: Glottodidattica · Supervisor: Yahis Martari
Awarded: Nov 2019

Additional training

Jun–Aug 2025 — Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation (MOOC), Lancaster University
Certificate: FutureLearn certificate
This course offered a practical introduction to corpus linguistics, covering skills necessary for collecting and analysing large digital collections of text. The use of corpora was demonstrated in a variety of areas including discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and language learning and teaching.

Publications

Nannetti, F., Scapolan, A.C. & Di Cristofaro, M. (2026). Reflecting on human competencies in the era of AI-driven recruitment: a Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study of Curricula Vitae. Studi Organizzativi, 1/2026, 34-68. doi: 10.3280/SO2026-001002.
Costantini, E. & Nannetti, F. (2026). From Policy to Practice: The Relational Cost of Digital Welfare - Evidence From Italy’s Reddito di Cittadinanza. In G. Punziano, D. Trezza and G. L. De Luca Picione (Eds.), Digital Welfare in Platform Societies: Governance, Participation, and Social Vulnerabilities, pp. 65-95. IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/979-8-2600-3048-6
Costantini, E. & Nannetti, F. (2026). «Se non sei su GePI non esisti»: opacità e visibilità del lavoro nella riconfigurazione digitale del welfare. Sociologia del Lavoro, 173, 103-128. doi: 10.3280/SL2025-173006
Nannetti, F., Scapolan, A.C. & Di Cristofaro, M. (2025). Can AI-driven Résumé Screening Reflect Human Competence Complexity? A Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis of Curricula Vitae. In WOA 2025 Proceedings - NAVIGATING ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY, 233-240. ISBN 979-12-210-9700-9.
Proceedings/WOA2025
Costantini, E., D’Aguanno, M.C., Gallo, G., & Nannetti, F. (2025). Meccanismi di impoverimento e conoscenza: una riflessione a partire dall’implementazione del Reddito di Cittadinanza a Modena. Social Policies, 12(1), 167-197.
doi: 10.7389/117599
Nannetti, F. & Scapolan A.C. (2025). Recruiting the next generation: insights from a corpus study of job advertisements targeting Gen Z. In Conference Proceedings EURAM 2025. ISSN 2466-7498, ISBN 978-2-9602195-7-9.
Cavicchioli, M., Demaria, F., Nannetti, F., Scapolan, A.C. & Fabbri, T. (2025). Employees’ attitudes and work-related stress in the digital workplace: an empirical investigation. Frontiers in Psychology, 16:1546832.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1546832
Nannetti, F., & Di Cristofaro, M. (2024). Understanding the Future Green Workforce through a Corpus of Curricula Vitae from Recent Graduates. In Proceedings of the Tenth Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics (CLiC-it 2024).
Aclanthology.org/2024.clicit-1.69/

Talks

Digital Welfare Infrastructures and Frontline Discretion: Reconfiguring Social Work in the Italian Minimum Income Scheme
E. Costantini, F. Nannetti
ESPAnet 2026, ISEG, University of Lisbon
26/08/2026 – 28/08/2026
Reddito di Cittadinanza e costruzione condivisa del sapere
F. Nannetti
V Conferenza Italiana sulla Ricerca di Servizio Sociale, Università di Catania
04/06/2026 – 06/06/2026
Infrastrutture digitali e dimensione relazionale del lavoro sociale: il Reddito di Cittadinanza come caso studio
F. Nannetti, E. Costantini
X Convegno SISEC - L’era del disordine. Conflitto e cooperazione nel capitalismo contemporaneo, Università di Firenze
28/01/2026 – 31/01/2026
How Well Do Graduates and Organisations Match? Investigating Person-Organisation Fit from a Corpus Perspective
F. Nannetti, M. Di Cristofaro, A.C. Scapolan
XXII puntOorg En attendant… International Conferences, Università di RomaTre
18/12/2025 – 19/12/2025
Business communication in recruitment: A CADS approach to job advertisements
F. Nannetti, M. Di Cristofaro
Corpus Linguistics Conference (CL2025), Aston University & University of Birmingham
30/06/2025 – 03/07/2025
Recruiting the next generation: insights from a corpus study of job advertisements targeting Gen Z
F. Nannetti, A.C. Scapolan
EURAM 2025 Conference – Managing with purpose, Università di Firenze
23/06/2025 – 25/06/2025
From policy to practice: the digitalisation of social work in the implementation of the Italian minimum income scheme
F. Nannetti, E. Costantini
10th STS Italia Conference - Technoscience for Good: Designing, Caring, and Reconfiguring, Politecnico di Milano
11/06/2025 – 13/06/2025
From web scraping to machine-readable data: building and managing a corpus of job advertisements
F. Nannetti
UniMoRe Doctoral Programme in Human Sciences – Summer School 2024, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
03/06/2025 – 06/06/2025
Can AI-driven resume screening reflect human competence complexity? A Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis of Curricula Vitae
F. Nannetti, A.C. Scapolan
WOA XXVI - Workshop dei docenti e ricercatori di organizzazione aziendale, Università degli Studi d’Annunzio Chieti-Pescara
29/05/2025 – 30/05/2025
Dati testuali e strategie di analisi: metodi e interpretazioni
F. Nannetti
Seminar organised as part of the PhD course Humanities, Technology and Society, Collegio San Carlo, Modena
22/05/2025
Dall’universalismo selettivo alla standardizzazione categorizzata: tra Reddito di Cittadinanza e nuove misure di contrasto alla povertà a Modena
F. Nannetti, G. Gallo, E. Costantini
Le dimensioni territoriali della povertà nelle pratiche del lavoro sociale, Fondazione Marco Biagi - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
15/05/2025
From Algorithms to Narratives: The Objectivity of AI in Recruitment and a Discourse-Based Alternative
F. Nannetti, M. Di Cristofaro, A.C. Scapolan
22nd Conference in Commemoration of Professor Marco Biagi, Fondazione Marco Biagi - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
19/03/2025 – 20/03/2025
Digitalizzazione in attesa e pratiche inattese di appropriazione e resistenza alla digitalizzazione del lavoro sociale: azioni e reazioni di un’équipe multiprofessionale nella gestione del Reddito di Cittadinanza a Modena
F. Nannetti, E. Costantini
IX Convegno SISEC - Visibili e invisibili nel capitalismo che cambia: imprese, lavoro, territori e politiche, Università di Pavia
29/01/2025 – 01/02/2025
Understanding the Future Green Workforce through a Corpus of Curricula Vitae from Recent Graduates
F. Nannetti, M. Di Cristofaro
CLiC-it 2024 – Tenth Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics, Auditorium Area della Ricerca – CNR, Pisa
04/12/2024 – 06/12/2024
Mapping the Green Workforce: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Skills and Job Opportunities in the Ecological Transition
F. Nannetti
UniMoRe Doctoral Programme in Human Sciences – Summer School 2024, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
03/06/2024 – 07/06/2024
Se non sei su GePI non esisti: le resistenze nel lavoro sociale regolato da piattaforma
F. Nannetti, E. Costantini
VIII Convegno SISEC - Lavoro, imprese e territori tra prossimità e distanza, Università degli Studi di Cagliari
31/01/2024 – 03/02/2024
Linguistic data as input for Human Resource Management Studies
F. Nannetti
UniMoRe Doctoral Programme in Human Sciences – Summer School 2023, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
12/06/2023 – 16/06/2023