Prof. Dr. Alexandra König - Résumé

Scientific Training

Habilitation

Habilitation dissertation: Spielfelder des Selbst. Eine Längsschnittstudie zu jungen Erwachsenen in Handwerksbetrieben, Hochschulen und Kunstakademien.

Authorization to teach: Sociology (School of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Wuppertal)

Doctorate

Doctoral thesis: Kleider schaffen Ordnung. Mythen und Regeln jugend­licher Selbst-Präsentation

Grade: summa cum laude (FernUniversität in Hagen)

Degree Program

Thesis: Kinderarbeit in der Dritten Welt aus den Augen der Ersten Welt 

Grade: very good (Integrated Social Sciences degree course at the Univeristy of Wuppertal)

Academic Career

Since 2017: Full professor of Socialization Research, University of Duisburg-Essen

2011-2017: Academic advisor, quantitative and qualitative social research (Sociology and Pedagogy), Univeristy of Wuppertal (Department: Educational and Social Sciences, permanent position)

2008-2011: Research associate, University of Wuppertal (Department: Educational and Social Sciences; Prof. Dr. Bühler-Niederberger) in the DFG project BU 1034/7-1

2007-2008: Research associate, University of Dortmund (General Sociology; Prof. Dr. Hitzler), subject "Konsumsoziologie" 

2006-2007: Research associate, FernUniversität in Hagen (Soziology; Prof. Dr. Dr. Abels), subject "Individuum und Gesellschaft"

2005-2006: Research associate, University of Wuppertal (Department: Educational and Social Sciences; Prof. Dr. Bühler-Niederberger) in the project "Ausbildungsabbruch im Handwerk"

2001-2003: Research associate, FernUniversität in Hagen (Sociology; Prof. Dr. Abels) in the multimedia project "ILSO – Integrierte Lehre Soziologie"

1998-2000: Research assistant and research associate, FernUniversität in Hagen (Sociology; Prof. Dr. Fuchs- Heinritz)