Nathan Moore (M.A.)
Nathan Moore (M.A.)
Doctoral Research Assistant
Room: S06 S04 B77
Telephone: 0201 183-6874
E-Mail: nathan.moore@uni-due.de
Office Hours: Individual appointments - Schedule here
Areas of Focus
My research focuses on people without EU citizenship who migrate to Germany to pursue dual vocational training. Paying particular attention to the period before departure, I examine the conditions shaping their transition to Germany and how they experience this transition as prospective trainees. My interests lie in the social dynamics of a society shaped by migration, transnational practices and relations, and the implications for education and migration policy. My empirical work follows an ethnographic approach. In both research and teaching, I seek to make space for diverse experiences, including the perspectives of Black people.
Research and Teaching Interests
- Educational and vocational migration
- Black and Postcolonial Studies
- Poverty and social inequality
- Methodology and methods of reconstructive social research
- Critical and reflexive social research
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Experience
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Since 10/2025 University of Duisburg-Essen |
Doctoral Research Assistant Working Group: Social Work in the Migration Society |
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10/2024 – 09/2025 German Youth Institute, Munich |
Research Assistant Service and Monitoring Center "New opportunities for children in Germany" |
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04/2024 – 06/2024 German Youth Institute, Munich |
Intern Service and Monitoring Center "New opportunities for children in Germany" |
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05/2023 – 09/2024 Georg-August University of Göttingen |
Research Assistant Chair of School Pedagogy / Empirical Classroom Research and School Development |
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12/2019 – 03/2022 Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen- Nürnberg |
Student Assistant UNESCO Chair in Arts and Culture in Education |
Academic Background
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04/2023 – 09/2025 Georg-August University of Göttingen |
Master's degree in Educational Science Master's thesis: "Apprentices from Third Countries. Doing Transitions in Migration to Vocational Training", Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kerstin Rabenstein |
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10/2018 – 04/2022 Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen- Nürnberg |
Bachelor's degree in Education / Sociology Bachelor's thesis: "Schulische Praxis in der postkolonialen Gegenwart – Zuschreibungen und Reproduktion gesellschaftlicher Dominanzverhältnisse im Unterricht", Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Leopold Klepacki |
Additional Academic Activities and Roles
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Seit 09/2025 |
Mentor in the Uganda-Germany University Program, Malengo |
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2020 – 2022 Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen- Nürnberg |
Student Member of various Committees |
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2019 – 2022 Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen- Nürnberg |
Member of the Mentoring Program, Buddy Program for International Students, and Student Council Initiative |
Experience in Educational Practice
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02/2022 – 02/2023 Windhuk |
Goethe-Institut Namibia International Volunteer Service (kulturweit) |
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02/2020 – 03/2020 Nuremberg |
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Day Clinic, Klinikum Nürnberg Nord Internship |
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03/2018 – 08/2018 Nuremberg |
Diana-Hort der Stadtmission Nürnberg e.V. Federal Volunteer Service |
Scholarships
- Germany Scholarship (Deutschlandstipendium)
- German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
Memberships and Affiliations
- German Black Studies Network for Doctoral Students (Head: Prof. Dr. Natasha A. Kelly)
- German Educational Research Association (DGfE)
- German Sociological Association (DGS)
- DeZIM Mentoring Program, 2026 cohort, German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM)
- Interdisciplinary Center for Educational Research (IZfB), University of Duisburg-Essen
- Interdisciplinary Center for Integration and Migration Research (InZentIM), University of Duisburg-Essen
- MARGIN Doctoral Program, TH Köln and University of Duisburg-Essen (Associate Member)
Publications
Moore, N. (2026). Auszubildende aus Drittstaaten: Übergangsgestaltung bei der Einwanderung in die Ausbildung. Göttingen: Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. doi.org/10.47952/gro-publ-375
Other
Flyer / educational material to support children’s participation as part of the National Action Plan “New Opportunities for Children in Germany” (2026). Concept and editing: Knauer, J., N. Moore, & Zink, M. Published by the German Youth Institute (Deutsches Jugendinstitut e.V.). Available at: https://www.dji.de/ueber-uns/projekte/projekte/service-und-monitoringstelle-zur-umsetzung-des-nap-neue-chancen-fuer-kinder-in-deutschland-servikid/konsultative-beteiligung/bildungsmaterialien.html
Presentations
11/2026: Beyond Borders: Rethinking Migration, Belonging, and Education. Lecture series organized by the DGfE Subdivision for Comparative and International Educational Research, online, November 5, 2026 (Panel discussant)
10/2026: Einwanderung in die Ausbildung: Eine nützliche Normalisierung von Migration. DeZIM Conference 2026, Bielefeld, October 8, 2026 (Poster presentation)
09/2026: Möglichkeiten eines Längsschnittdesigns: Ethnografie der Ausbildungsmigration von Namibia nach Deutschland. 9th Conference on Ethnography in Educational Research, Münster, September 3, 2026 (Conference presentation)
02/2026: Auszubildende aus Drittstaaten. Übergangsgestaltung bei der Einwanderung in die Ausbildung. Education Research Day 2026, Interdisciplinary Center for Educational Research, Essen, February 10, 2026 (Poster presentation)
Teaching & Supervision
Winter 2026 / 2027
Summer 2026
Winter 2025 / 2026
Thesis Supervision
Alongside my own academic training, I can supervise theses only on a limited basis. Please contact me well in advance if you would like to discuss supervision.
Chair of the Working Group
Team Assistant
Address
University of Duisburg-Essen
Faculty of Education
Institute of Social Work and Social Policy
Universitätsstr. 2
45141 Essen
