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Dr. Daniel Brandau

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Curriculum Vitae

  • since 2023 Postdoctoral Researcher (Studienrat), Didactics of History, Universität Bielefeld
  • 2019–2023 Postdoctoral Researcher, Didactics of History, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
  • 2016–2019 Postdoctoral Researcher, Technische Universität Braunschweig/ Historisch-Technisches Museum Peenemünde
  • 2017 Doctorate, Modern History, Freie Universität Berlin
  • 2015–2016 Preparatory school service and second state examination (2. Staatsexamen), Potsdam
  • 2014 Research Fellowship, Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte Mainz
  • 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
  • 2010–2013 Research Associate, Emmy Noether Research Group “The Future in the Stars: European Astroculture and Extraterrestrial Life in the 20th Century”, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
  • 2010 M.Ed., Universität Bielefeld
  • 2009–2010 Tutor, History Faculty, Universität Bielefeld
  • 2009 M.Phil., University of Cambridge (Modern European History, Trinity Hall, supervisor: Prof. Richard J. Evans)
  • 2006–2008 Student assistant (from 2007 Graduate assistant), Prof. Martina Kessel, Universität Bielefeld
  • 2007 B.A., Universität Bielefeld (German/Literature, History)

Honors and Awards

  • 2022 Maurice Daumas Prize (3rd), International Committee for the History of Technology
  • 2018 Dissertation Prize of the Georg-Agricola-Gesellschaft
  • 2010 Second Prize in the Modern European History MPhil, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
  • 2008–2009 Research Bursary, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
  • 2008–2009 Free Mover Stipend, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst/University of Cambridge
  • 2008 Cambridge European Trust Award
  • 2008 Stipend, Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft, University of Cambridge
  • 2007 B.A.-Award, Fakultät für Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft, Universität Bielefeld

Current research topics

History Didactics
History in primary education
Digital Literacy and Data Literacy
The history of science and technology in museums

Memberships and Functions

Co-Speaker, profile area „Historical Culture“, Universität Bielefeld
Konferenz für Geschichtsdidaktik, Co-Speaker of the work group „Digitality“
NFDI4Memory (Task Area 4 „Data Literacy“)