team members of the department

Staff Member

Department of Sociology and Human Geography

Department of Sociology and Human Geography

Kyoko Shinozaki
Department Chair

Sociology

Web: https://www.plus.ac.at?lang=en&page_id=302483

Andreas Koch
Deputy Department Chair

Human Geography

Web: https://www.plus.ac.at?lang=en&page_id=306270

Faculty

• ASCHAUER Wolfgang, MMag. Dr., Assoz.Prof. PD [Sociology]
• BAGHERI Rojin, BA MA, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow [Soziology]
• BRENN Markus, BA MA, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow [Soziology]
• BUKOWSKI Meike, Dr., MA, Senior Scientist [Human Geography]
• DIMMEL, Nikolaus, Ao.Univ.-Prof. DDr. [Sociology]
• ETTER Christopher, BSSc MSSc, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow [Sociology]
• FABY Holger, Dr., Senior Lecturer [Human Geography]
• FISCHER Melina, BA, MSc, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow [Soziology]
• GABRIEL Manfred, Ass.-Prof. (BDG) Mag. Dr.  [Sociology]
• HAHN Kornelia, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Chair of the Curriculum Commission for the Doctoral Program in Social Sciences [Sociology]
• HERBST Claudia, BSSc MSSc, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow [Sociology]
• HÜRTGEN Stefanie, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Devision Chair of Human Geography [Human Geography]
• KARABEGOVIĆ Dženeta, Ph.D., Postdoc, Deputy Chair of the Curriculum Committee “Sociology” [Sociology]
• KOCH Andreas, Univ.-Prof. Dr., Deputy Department Chair of Sociology and Human Geography [Human Geography]
• KREILINGER Verena, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) [Human Geography]
• PETZOLD Knut, Dr., Visiting Professor [Sociology]
• RIJCKEN Iepke, MSc., Ph.D./prae-doc position – Project VISION [Soziology]
• SCHELS Brigitte, Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. soc., [Sociology]
• SEYMER Alexander, Dr., Senior Scientist [Sociology] – Leave of absence
• SHINOZAKI Kyoko, Univ.Prof., PhD, Department Chair of Sociology and Human Geography,  Devision Chair of Sociology [Sociology]
• SMIGIEL Christian, Assoz.Prof. Dr. [Human Geography]
• STEMPFHUBER Martin, Dr., Senior Scientist, Chair of the Curriculum Committee “Sociology” [Sociology]
• VOGLER Robert, Dr., Senior Scientist [Human Geography]
• WEICHBOLD Martin, ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr., Vice Rector for Academic Affairs [Sociology]
• ZELLER Christian, Univ.-Prof. Dr. [Human Geography]

External Lecturer

• FRANK Elba, Mag. Dr. (Academic year 2024/25) [Sociology]

Student Assistants (Academic year 2024/2025)

• AVDIU Sofije, BSc [Sociology]
• LEYRER Veronika, BSc [Human Geography]
• LOITFELDER Tanja, BSSc [Sociology & Human Geography]
• POHLER Elisa [Sociology]
• REICHER Bernhard, BSSc [Sociology]
• STOJICIC Jasmina, BSc MSc [Human Geography]
• WÖß Lucia, BSSc [Sociology]

Administrative Staff

• BECK Hikari, BSSc Department Administrator [Sociology & Human Geography]
• DABETIC Milutin, Department Administrator [Sociology & Human Geography]
• SPIEßBERGER Agnes, Department Administrator [Human Geography]

Emeriti

• BACHLEITNER Reinhard, Univ.-Prof. i.R. Mag. Dr. [Sociology]
• FUX Beat, Univ.-Prof. Dr. [Sociology]
• SCHEURINGER Brunhilde, a.Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. [Sociology]
• STADEL Christoph, Em.Univ.-Prof. Dr. [Human Geography]
• STAGL Justin, em.O.Univ.-Prof. Dr. [Sociology]

Honorary Professorship

• Prof. Dr. Gerhard ARMINGER – Honorary Professor of Statistics in the Social Sciences (19.06.1998) [Sociology]
• Prof. Dr. Thomas LUCKMANN (* October 14, 1927 in Aßling, Kingdom of Yugoslavia; † May 10, 2016) – Honorary Professor of Sociology of Culture (21.6.1996) [Sociology]
• Prof. Dr. Werner STARK (* December 2, 1909 in Marienbad, Austria-Hungary; † October 4, 1985 in Salzburg) – honorary professor of cultural sociology (23.04.1974) [Sociology]

Former Faculty

• REITTER Victoria, Mag., BA MA, Research Assistant & PhD Fellow [Sociology]
• RÖHM Mona, BA MA, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow [Sociology]