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