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Prof. Dr. Nina Baur
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Research and Teaching Interests
- Methods of Social Research (especially Process-Oriented Methodology, Spatial Methods and Mixed Methods Research)
- Sociology of Processes, Innovations and Risks
- Sociology of Space
- Market Sociology (especially Consumer Goods and Labour Markets)
| since 2009 | Full Professor (W3) for Methods of Social Research, Department of Sociology, Technical University Berlin (Germany) |
| 2006–2009 | Professor (W1) for Methods of Social Research, Department of Sociology, Technical University Berlin (Germany) |
| 2005–2006 | Assistant Professor (C1) for Sociology and Methods of Social Research, Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt (Germany) |
| 2005 | Dr. rer pol. (Doctor of Political Sciences, equivalent to Ph.D.) in Sociology, Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg (Germany) |
| 2001–2005 | Research Associate and Lecturer for Sociology and Methods of Social Research at the Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg and the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt (Germany) |
| 2000 | Graduate and Research Assistant, Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg and Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz (both Germany) |
| 1999 | “Diplom-Soziologin Univ. mit Studienschwerpunkt Empirische Sozialforschung” (Diploma in Sociology, specialized in Social Research; equivalent of a masters degree), with Distinction, Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg (Germany) |
| 1995–1999 | Student Research and Teaching Assistant, Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg and University of Hamburg (both Germany) |
| 1993–1999 | Studying Sociology at Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg (Germany), University Hamburg (Germany) and Lancaster University (UK) |
| 2015 | Price for Excellent and Good Practice, Outstanding Engagement and Commitment for Students. Fakultät VI (Planen– Bauen – Umwelt), TU Berlin |
| 2007 | Selected participant of the interuniversity-programme ProFiL for development of leadership potential in Academia, Technical University Berlin, Humboldt-University of Berlin and Free University Berlin |
| 2006 | DGS Dissertationspreis (Prize of the German Sociological Association for one of the two best Ph.D. theses in German Sociology between 2004 and 2006) |
| 2005 | E.ON Kulturpreis Bayern (“E.ON Cultural Prize of Bavaria”) for the best Ph.D. thesis of Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg in 2004/2005 |
| 1994–2000 | Scholarship of the “Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes” (“German Scholarship Association”) |
| 2016 | Visiting Fellowship at Japan’s Women University (Japan) |
| 2007 | Visiting Fellowship at Yale University (U.S.A.) |
| Participated in more than 20 research projects. The most recent of these are: | |
| 2012–2021 | “Innovation Society Today. The Reflexive Production of the New” (“Innovationsgesellschaft heute: Die reflexive Herstellung des Neuen”). Graduate College at the Department of Sociology of Technical University Berlin, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2011–2017 | “Local Conventions of Hairdressing. Intrinsic Logic of Cities and Economics of Convention” (“Lokale Konventionen des Friseurwesens: Städtische Eigenlogik in Wirtschaftspraktiken”), part of the research group “Intrinsic Logic of Cities” (“Eigenlogik der Städte”), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2012–2016 | „Sociological Inquiry and Evaluation of UniCat“ (SIEU). Part of the Excellence Cluster “UniCat” (“Unifying Concepts in Catalysis”), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2012–2015 | “New Forms of Organizing Science” (“Neue Formen der Forschungsorganisation”), part of the project network “genderDynamics. Case Studies on the Co-Evolution of Scientific Cultures and Organizational Forms in Science in Physics” (“genderDynamiken. Fallstudien zur Verschränkung von Fachkulturen und Forschungsorganisationen am Beispiel der Physik”), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| 2011–2014 | “Risk Communication and Risk Behaviour” (“Risikowahrnehmung und -verhalten”), part of the project network “Anthropogenic Micropollutants and Pathogenic Organisms in Urban Water Cylces” (“ASKURIS” – “Anthropogene Spurenstoffe und Krankheitserreger im urbanen Wasserkreislauf”), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| 2007–2014 | “Arranging Acquiring and Orientating within Space. On a Sociology of the Constitution of Space” (“Raumgestaltung, Raumaneignung und Orientierung. Grundzüge einer Soziologie der Raumkonstitution”), funded by Technical University Berlin |
| 2016 | Visiting Fellowship at Japan’s Women University (Japan) |
| 2015-2016 | Research Stay in Bangkok (Thailand) (5 months) |
| 2012 | Research Stay in Bangkok (Thailand) (5 months) |
| 2012 | Research Stay in Sydney and Melbourne (Australia) (4 weeks) |
| 2007 | Visiting Fellowship at Yale University (U.S.A.) |
| 2000 | Research on Ph.D. thesis, Connecticut (U.S.A.) (10 weeks) |
| 1995–1996 | Undergraduate Visiting Student in Sociology, Lancaster University (United Kingdom) |
| 1988–1990 | High School “German School London”, London (United Kingdom) |
| 1978–1980 | Kindergarden / 1st Grade; Elementary School, Endwell (USA) |
| Also extended stays of four to five weeks in Australia, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Georgia, Greece, India, Japan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and to the U.S.A. | |
| Many shorter trips to most European countries, Australia, Canada, China, Fiji, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Samoa, Singapor, South Africa, Tonga, Tuvalu and the U.S.A. |
| since 2017 | Member of the Advisory Board for the Journal "Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie" (KZfSS) |
| since 2016 | Deputy Director of the Department of Sociology at TU Berlin |
| since 2016 | Board Member of the Section "Economic Sociology" of the German Sociology Assocation |
| since 2014 | President of RC 33 (Research Committee “Logic & Methodology in Sociology” of the International Sociology Association) (Secretary and Designated President 2010 – 2014) |
| since 2014 | Managing Editor of the Journal HSR (“Historische Sozialforschung / Historical Social Research”) (Co-operating Editor 2007 – 2014) |
| since 2014 | Member of the Editorial Board of Current Sociology Monograph |
| since 2011 | Council Member of the German Sociology Association (DGS, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie) |
| since 2011 | Member of the Academical Senate (“Akademischer Senat”) of Technical University Berlin |
| since 2010 | Board Member of ISA RC 56 (Working Group on “Historical and Comparative Sociology”, until 2016 WG02) of the International Sociology Association |
| since 2007 | Member of the Selection Committee or External Reviewer for 16 Professorships, including 12 Methodology Professorships and 6 Professorhips at TU Berlin |
| 2016 | Member of the Selection Committee for the Karl Polanyi Price for the best Economic Sociology Article 2012 – 2016 |
| 2014 | Member of the Selection Committee for the Karl Polanyi Price for the best Economic Sociology Monograph 2010 – 2014 |
| 2011-2016 | Member of the Excellence Cluster UniCat (Unifying Concepts in Catalysis) at TU Berlin |
| 2011–2014 | Board Member of ASI (“Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sozialwissenschaftlicher Institute e.V.” – “Consortium of German Social Research Institutes”) |
| 2011–2014 | Vice President of the Audit Committee of the Ethical Grievance Board (“Beschwerdestelle”) of the Council of German Market and Social Research (“Rat der Deutschen Markt- und Sozialforschung e.V.”) |
| 2008-2014 | Vice President of the User Advisory Board of GESIS (“Gesellschaft Sozialwissenschaftlicher Infrastruktureinrichtungen e.V. ” – “Society of Social Research Infrastructural Facilities”) |
| 2009-2014 | Co-Editor of the Monograph Series “Studientexte Soziologie” (“Study Texts in Sociology”) |
| 2011–2013 | Member of the Advisory Board for ZTG (Zentrum Technik und Gesellschaft, TU Berlin) |
| 2009–2012 | Reviewer in the Fulbright Selection Committee for Germany |
State: 05/10/17
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