Herr Prof. Dr. Martin Diewald

Personal Information

Date of Birth March 11, 1958
Place of Birth Neunkirchen, Germany
Marital Status Married to Margret Diewald
Children Laura (1984), Hannah (1993), Elias (1997)

Education

• 2000 Habilitation, Freie Universität Berlin (Free University Berlin) Venia legendi in Sociology. Title of Habilitation thesis: “Entwertungen, Umwertungen,Aufwertungen. Ostdeutsche Erwerbsverläufe zwischen Kontinuität und Wandel“ („Continuities and Breaks in occupational careers in East Germany after 1989“)
• 1991 Dr. Phil in Sociology at the Technische Universität Berlin (“summa cum laude”). Title of dissertation: “Soziale Unterstützung in informellen Netzwerken” („Social support in informal networks“)
• 1983 Diplom in Sociology, University of Mannheim
• 1976 „Abitur“, Ludwigsgymnasium Saarbrücken

Employment and Academic Positions

• 2010 - 2016 Spokesperson of CRC 882 "From Heterogeneities to Inequalities"
• 2004 - Full professor (C4/W3) of Sociology and Social Structural Research at the University of Bielefeld, Department of Sociology
• 2000 - 2004 Professor (C3) of Sociology and Empirical Research on Social Structure at the University of Duisburg, Institute of Sociology
• 1992 - 2000 Senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Center for Sociology and the Study of the Life Course
• 1990 - 1991 Marketing Research Manager, BASF + Compo GmbH
• 1987 - 1990 Research fellow at the Social Science Center Berlin (WZB), working group „Social Reporting“
• 1985 - 1987 Teaching assistant (statistics and methods of empirical research) at the Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Sociology
• 1985 Research fellow in the project “household production” of the Collaborative Research Unit 3 “Microanalytical Foundations of Social Policy”
• 1983 Research fellow in the project “welfare production” of the Special Research Unit 3 “Microanalytical Foundations of Social Policy”

Fellowships/Awards/Calls

• 2012 - The Alfred Grosser Chaire , SciencesPro
• 2010 - 2017 - Co-editor of series: "Grundlagentexte der Soziologie", Juventa Verlag,
• 2004 - Research professor, DIW Berlin
• 2007 Call to chair in Sociology, University of Berne (not accepted)
• 2004 Call to chair in Sociology, University of Bielefeld (accepted)
• 2004 Call to chair in Sociology, University of Tübingen (not accepted)
• 1999 Call to chair (C3) in Sociology, University of Duisburg (accepted)
• 1998 Maison des Sciences de l’Homme und École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris

Professional memberships and activities

• 2010 - 2017 Co-editor of series: "Grundlagentexte der Soziologie", Juventa Verlag,
• since 2010 Member of the Scientific Advisory Council for Family Affairs at the Federal Ministry for Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
• 2004 - 2010 Member, executive board of section “Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstrukturanalyse”, German Sociological Association
• 1994 - 1998 Member, Worker’s Coucil of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development
• 1991 - 1998 Member, Scientific Advisory Board of the Familiensurvey, German Youth Institute Munich
• 1989 - 1990 Member, Scientific Council of the WZB