Her doctoral thesis was entitled La Vénétie chrétienne au VIe siècle (The Christian City of Venice in the Sixth Century).
[2] She was appointed Professor of Roman History at the François Rabelais University, Tours, in 2004.
[3] She was appointed as Professor of Ancient History at l'Université de Paris-Est Créteil in 2008.
[8] Sotinel is a member of SopHAU (Society for Professors of Ancient History in Universities) and of the French Academy in Rome.
[9][10] She is vice-president of the jury of the Château de Cheverny Historical Comics Prize.