!!Georg Krücken - [Obituary|http://www.uni-kassel.de/incher], University of Kassel \\ \\ ---- !Curriculum Vitae __Education:__ \\ *2004 Professorial Thesis (Habilitation), University of Bielefeld\\ *1996 Dr. rer. soc., University of Bielefeld\\ *1989 Diplom in Sociology, University of Bielefeld (based on undergraduate and graduate studies of Philosophy, Political Sciences and Sociology at the Universities of Bielefeld and Bologna) \\ __Fields of Specialization:__ \\ *Higher Education Research\\ *Science Studies\\ *Organization Studies\\ *Neo-institutional Theory \\ __Professional and Research Experience:__ \\ *2022 - present Spokesperson of the Executive Board of the International Center for Higher Education Research (INCHER), University of Kassel *2021 - present Spokesperson of the DFG research group „Multipler Wettbewerb im Hochschulsystem“ *October 2020 - December 2020 Visiting Scholar, IRCRES-CNR, Rome *Febr. - July 2016 Visiting Scholar, Sciences Po, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations, Paris *2011 Full Professor, University of Kassel *2011 - 2021 Director of the International Centre for Higher Education Research Kassel (INCHER-Kassel), University of Kassel *2017 - 2020 Project Director, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) after the Gold Rush *2017 - 2020 Project Director, Determinants of Social Inequalities and Consequences of Higher Education Dropout *2015 - 2018 Project Director, Management Consultancy in Business, Public Administration, Science and Higher Education *2013 - 2018 Project Director, Quality Assurance of Studying and Teaching via Processes of Accreditation and Evaluation *2013 - 2017 Project Director, Organizational Development through Internationalization *2013 - 2016 Project Director, University Graduates and the Labor Market *Febr. - July 2011 Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, School of Education *2009 - 2011Project Director, Conflicting Goals within Universities *2007 - 2010Project Director, The Professionalization of the German Higher Education System *2007 - 2009 Member, EU-Research Network MEHEM (Mapping Higher Education Models in Europe) *2006 - 2011Full Professor, German University of Administrative Sciences, Speyer *2005 - 2008Member, PRIME-EU Network of Excellence, Research Project SUN (The Steering of Universities) *2005 Visiting Professor, Sciences Po, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations, Paris *2004 - 2006 Associate Professor, University of Bielefeld, Department of Sociology and Institute for Science and Technology Studies *2003 - 2006 Project Director, Knowledge Transfer from Universities to Industry in Germany and the United States *1999 - 2001 Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Department of Sociology *1997 - 1999, 2001 - 2004 Assistant Professor, University of Bielefeld, Department of Sociology and Institute for Science and Technology Studies *1992 - 1997 Researcher, University of Bielefeld, Department of Sociology and Institute for Science and Technology Studies *1990 - 1991 Researcher, Centro di Studi sul Rischio, Lecce \\ __Teaching Experience:__ \\ *2011 - present Department of Social Sciences, University of Kassel *2006 - 2011 German University of Administrative Sciences, Speyer *1992 - 2006 Department of Sociology, University of Bielefeld *1998 - 2006 Institute for Social Studies of Science, University of Vienna *1994 - 2004 Department of Biology, University of Bielefeld \\ __Professional Memberships:__ \\ *Academia Europaea *Consortium of Higher Education Research *Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie *European Association for the Study of Science and Technology *European Group for Organizational Studies *Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung \\ __Review Activities (selection):__ *Political and Funding Agencies **Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Germany **Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Germany **Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Germany **Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany **European Commission FP 7 **National Science Foundation, USA **Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Germany **Swiss National Science Foundation **Thyssen Foundation, Germany **Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung), Austria **Germany Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament (Büro für Technikfolgenabschätzung beim Deutschen Bundestag) **Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Germany *Scientific Journals **American Sociological Review **Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung **Die Hochschule **European Journal of Education **Higher Education **Hochschulmanagement **International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development **International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations **International Journal of Technology Management **Journal of the Knowledge Economy **Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie **M@n@gement **Minerva **Public Administration **Research Policy **Scandinavian Journal of Management **Science and Public Policy **Science, Technology, and Human Values **Sociology of Education **Soziale Systeme **Soziale Welt **Zeitschrift für Soziologie \\ __Administrative Functions:__ \\ *2018 - present Member of Editorial Advisory Board, „Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung“ *2018 - present Editorial Board, „Das Hochschulwesen“ *2016 - present Member, Board of Governors, Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER) *2016 - present Member, Research Committee of the University of Kassel *2014 - present Chairman, Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung (GfHf) *2013 - present Editorial Board, „European Journal of Higher Education“ *2012 - present Editorial Board, „Studies in Higher Education“ *2012 - present Editorial Board, „Higher Education Policy“ *2011 - present Director, International Center for Higher Education Research (INCHER), University of Kassel *2008 - 2009 Member, EU-CREST Working Group „Mutual Learning on Approaches to Improve the Excellence of Research in Universities“ *2007 - 2015 Executive Board, Center for Science Management, Speyer *2006 - 2014 Scientific Advisory Board, HoF (Institute for Higher Education Research) Wittenberg *2004 - present Spokesperson, Research Network „New Institutionalism“ *1999 - 2006 Spokesperson, Network of European Centres in Science and Technology Studies (NECSTS) *1992 - 2006 Chairman, Research and Teaching Unit „Science and Technology“, Department of Sociology, University of Bielefeld *2005 - 2018 Editorial Board, „Hochschulmanagement“ *2008 - present Editor, Book Series „Public Organization & Management“, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften *2005 - present Editorial Board, „Science, Technology, and Human Values“ *2004 - 2006 Editorial Board, „International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations“