Team of Sociology

Staff

Division of Sociology

Research Areas

General Sociology and Sociological Theory

• • HAHN Kornelia, Univ. Prof. Dr., Chair of the Curriculum Commission for the Doctoral Program in Social Sciences
  • DIMMEL Nikolaus, Ao. Univ. Prof. DDr.
  • GABRIEL Manfred, Ass. Prof. (BDG) Mag. Dr.
  • STEMPFHUBER Martin, Dr., Senior Scientist, Chair of the Curriculum Committee “Sociology”
  • BRENN Markus, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow

European Comperative Social Structure Analysis

• • SCHELS Brigitte, Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. soc.
  • PETZOLD Knut, Dr., Visiting Professor
  • ASCHAUER Wolfgang, MMag. Dr., Assoz.Prof. PD
  • BAGHERI Rojin, BA MA, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow
  • HERBST Claudia, BSSc MSSc, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow [Sociology]

Social Change and Social Mobility

• • SHINOZAKI Kyoko, Univ. Prof., PhD, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, Chair of the Devision of Sociology
  • KARABEGOVIĆ Dženeta, PhD, Postdoc, 1st Deputy Chair of the Curriculum Commettee “Sociology”
  • RIJCKEN Iepke, MSc, PhD/ prae-doc position – Project VISION
  • FISCHER Melina, BA MSc, Research Assistant & Ph.D. Fellow
  • WÖß Lucia, BSSc, AlpLakeChange project staff
  • REICHER Bernhard, BSSc, AlpLakeChange project staff

Methods of Empirical Social Research

• • WEICHBOLD Martin, ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr., Vice Rector for Academic Affairs
  • SEYMER Alexander, Dr., Senior Scientist – Leave of absence
  • ETTER Christopher, BSSc MSSc, Research Assistant & PhD Fellow

External Lecturers

• FRANK Elba, Mag. Dr.

Student Assistants (Academic year 2024/2025)

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

Administrative Staff

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

Honorary Professorship

• Prof. Dr. Gerhard ARMINGER – Honorary Professor of Statistics in the Social Sciences (19.06.1998)
• Prof. Dr. Thomas LUCKMANN (* October 14, 1927 in Aßling, Kingdom of Yugoslavia; † May 10, 2016) – Honorary Professor of Sociology of Culture (21.6.1996)

• Prof. Dr. Werner STARK (* December 2, 1909 in Marienbad, Austria-Hungary; † October 4, 1985 in Salzburg) – honorary professor of cultural sociology (23.04.1974)
  

Former Faculty

• REITTER Victoria, Mag., BA MA, Research Assistant & PhD Fellow (until 31.3.2023)
• RÖHM Mona, BA MA, Research Assistant & PhD Fellow