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Fritz Thyssen Foundation awards 1st prize to CDSS doctoral student
Jan Menzner et al. received the 1st prize of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation for their article 'The Potential of Open Lists for the Election of Women to the German Bundestag. Results of a Survey Experiment' Using a conjoint survey experiment, the paper demonstrates the potential of open party lists ...
CDSS alumna Emmy Lindstam receives Lorenz-von-Stein Award
Political scientist Emmy Lindstam has been honoured with the Lorenz-von-Stein Award for her outstanding dissertation “Excluded from the Nation? Hierarchies of Belonging and Political Aspirations among Marginalized Groups.” She defended her dissertation in July 2022 and has since taken up a position ...
CDSB Alumnus Dr. Clemens Müller appointed Assistant Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam
CDSB alumnus Dr. Clemens Müller, who earned his doctoral degree from the University of Mannheim, has recently been appointed as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Erasmus School of Economics. His research centers on labor, innovation, and finance, and he is excited to take on the role of ...
The newest edition of FORUM is out now, featuring ten GESS doctoral candidates
The newest issue of the FORUM is out now, featuring ten of our fantastic doctoral candidates from Business Studies (CDSB), Economics (CDSE), Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology (CDSS). Make sure to pick up your copy to discover more about their work! You can also access the newest edition ...
CDSB Alumna Dr. Madleen Meier-Barthold appointed Assistant Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Many congratulations to CDSB Alumna Dr. Madleen Meier-Barthold who was recently welcomed as an assistant professor of human resource management at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Her research focuses on the role and impact of human resource management and draws on a wide ...
CDSE Alumnus Andrey Alexandrov hired as an Assistant Professor at Tor Vergata University of Rome
We are happy to announce that CDSE Alumnus Dr. Andrey Alexandrov has joined the faculty at Economia Tor Vergata as an Assistant Professor following one year at the Princeton Bendheim Center for Finance as a Postdoctoral Researcher. We are proud to have been a part of your academic journey, Andrey! ...
CDSB Alumna Brigitte Wecker hired as Professor at HTWG Konstanz
Dr. Brigitte Wecker, a CDSB Management graduate, was recently welcomed as a new Professor of Strategy, Sustainability and Transformation at the Department of Business, Cultural and Legal Studies at Konstanz University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on strategic transformations towards ...
CDSE doctoral candidate Oliver Pfäuti hired as an Assistant Professor at UT Austin
Congratulations to CDSE doctoral candidate Oliver Pfäuti who has secured a tenure-track position at the University of Texas at Austin beginning in September 2023. He will be working at the Department of Economics where he will study monetary economics with a focus on household heterogeneity and the ...
CDSS Alumnus Marius Sältzer hired as an Assistant Professor at University of Oldenburg
Dr. Marius Sältzer who holds his doctoral degree at GESS, University of Mannheim was recently welcomed as a new assistant professor for Digital Social Science at the School of Educational and Social Sciences at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. Many congratulations! ...
CDSS Alumnus Patrick Bayer appointed full professor at University of Glasgow
Patrick will be joining the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow as full Professor in Environmental Sustainability & Democracy in May 2023. Very exciting news – many congratulations!