Prof. Dr. Alexandra Scheele

Curriculum Vitae PD Dr. Alexandra Scheele

since 24.05.2023 apl. Professor

since 01.10.2021 Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben Labour and Economic Sociology, Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University

2021 - 2023 Project Management (PI) "Double Fragility: The Care Crisis in the Corona Crisis" (Volkswagen Foundation)

2020 - 2021 Head (PI) of the interdisciplinary research group "Global Contestations of Women's and Gender Rights" at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research at Bielefeld University

2020 - 2021 Project partner "Examining Equal Pay in the Workplace and Digitalisation" (Hans Böckler Foundation)

2019/20 - 2021 Akademische Oberrätin a.Z. in the AB Arbeits- und Wirtschaftssoziologie, Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University

2017/18 - 2019 Substitute Professor for Labour and Economic Sociology, Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University

2015/16 - 2017 Substitute Professor of Sociology of Gender, Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University

Since 2016 Expert for "Scientific analysis and advice on gender equality in the EU - SAAGE" of the European Commission, DG Justice

10/2011 - 11/2017 Academic assistant at the Chair of Economic and Industrial Sociology at BTU Cottbus Senftenberg (temporary leave of absence)

2014 - 2016 Researcher in the project "Gender Pay Gap: New solutions for an old problem. Developing transnational strategies together with trade unions and gender equality units to tackle the gender pay gap." (EU PROGRESS)

14/15 Substitute Professor for the Chair of Social Sciences/Gender Studies, Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University

2012 - 2015 Expert for the "European Network of Experts on Gender Equality (ENEGE)" of the European Commission, DG Justice

Summer semester 2011 Visiting Professor for Sociology of Work and Gender Relations, Institute for
Social Sciences at the Humboldt University of Berlin

Winter semester 2010/11 Substitute Professor for Sociology/Gender Studies, Faculty of Political Science, University of Erfurt

2008 - 2011 Expert for the Expert Network "Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, Health Care and Long-term Care" (EGGSI) of the European Commission, DG Employment

2006 - 2011 Research assistant at the Chair of Women's Studies/Sociology of Gender Relations, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Potsdam

04/2007 - 10/2007 Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE)

06/2002 - 06/2005 Research assistant in the research project "GendA - Netzwerk feministische Arbeitsforschung" at the Social Science Research Centre Berlin-Brandenburg (BMBF funding initiative "Zukunftsfähige Arbeitsforschung")

12/1999 - 12/2001 Research assistant for the project "European Industrial Relations Observatory - EIROnline" at the Institute of Economic and Social Research at the Hans Böckler Foundation

01/1999 - 03/1999 Researcher for the study "The Future of Work in Berlin" on behalf of the Enquete Commission "Zukunftsfähiges Berlin" of the Berlin House of Representatives

01/1997 - 12/1997 Project implementation "Flexible Working and the Reconciliation of Work and Family" - Country study Germany (European Commission DG V/Coordination: Dr. Diane Perrons, LSE)

02/1996 - 09/1996 Researcher in the project "Vocational training in Thuringia" (Hans Böckler Foundation), Structural and Technology Consultancy Agency Erfurt

10/1995 - 05/1998 Research assistant at the Institute for Political Science, Philipps University Marburg. Collaboration and coordination of the project "Interdisciplinary Women's and Gender Studies" and preparation of a research proposal for continuation.

Academic training
April 2017: Doctor of Social Sciences habilitatus (Dr. rer. pol. habil.), Faculty of Economics, Law and Society at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg.

2006 Doctorate/Phd studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philipps University Marburg (Magna cum laude)

1995 Magistra Artium at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philipps-Universität Marburg (sehr gut)

1990 - 1995 Studies at the Philipps-Universität Marburg: Political Science, German Language and Literature and Media Studies

06/1994 - 08/1994 Summer school at the University of California in Berkeley: Introduction into Women's Studies

1989 - 1990 Studies at the University of Dortmund: English and German (teaching profession)

'''Scholarships and Awards
02/2009 - 02/2010 Selected participant in the inter-university "ProFiL Programme for Leadership Development in Science"

04/2007 - 10/2007 Research fellowship at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences within the framework of the "T.H. Marshall Fellowship Programme in European Social Policy" of the Volkswagen Foundation

10/1998 - 05/2002 PhD scholarship of the Hans Böckler Foundation

Memberships, offices and expert activities

Memberships: German Sociological Association (DGS) as well as Section for Labour and Industrial Sociology and Section for Women's and Gender Studies of the DGS.

Elected member of the Section Council "Gender Studies" in the DGS (2016-2021)

Elected member of the Advisory Board of the German Political Science Association (DVPW) (2009-2012)

Spokesperson of the working group "Politics and Gender" in the German Political Science Association (DVPW) (2006-2008)

Member of the scientific project advisory board of the Hans Böckler Foundation for the project "On the way to becoming a labour market citizen? New concepts of labour market policy using the example of single mothers" (2004-2006)

Reviewer for the journals "Gender, Work & Organisation", "Zeitschrift für Soziologie", "Gender", "Social Science Research", "Arbeit" and "Industrielle Beziehungen", among others

Editorial activities
Since October 2022 Member of the editorial board and editorial director of the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie", De Gruyter

Since January 2004 Co-editor of the book series "Arbeit, Demokratie und Geschlecht", Westfälisches Dampfboot Münster

Since June 1998 Co-publisher and editorial board member of the journal "Femina Politica - Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft", Verlag Barbara Budrich Opladen