FIW Staff

Dr. Anna L. Ahlers

Ramin Bahrami

Research Associate | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Raja Bernard

Management Assistant | Secretary's Office

Jonathan Eisleb

Student Assistant | Management

Dr. des. Rafaela Eulberg

Researcher | Department for Comparative Research on Religions

PD Dr. Pascal Goeke

Visting Fellow | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Prof. Dr. Adrian Hermann

Director of the Department for Comparative Research on Religions

Prof. Dr. David Kaldewey

Executive Director of the FIW
Director of the Department of Science Studies

Dr. Damien Krichewsky

Research Fellow | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Dr. Lena Laube

Scientific Manager of the FIW
Research Fellow | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Prof. Dr. Kaat Louckx

Dr. Evelyn Moser

Research Fellow | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Björn Müller-Bohlen

Executive Manager of the Unit for Strategic Partnerships
Research Fellow | Department Digital Society

Felipe Perez-Solari

PhD Candidate | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Dr. Stefan Priester

Researcher | Department for Comparative Research on Religions

Philipp Rueckheim

Research Associate and PhD Candidate | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Daniela Russ 

Visiting Fellow | Department of Science Studies

PD Dr. Désirée Schauz
Research Associate | Department of Science Studies

Prof. Dr. Bettina Schlüter

Director of the Department of Digital Society
Unit for Strategic Partnerships

Oliver Schröder

Student Assistant | IT-Support

Dr. Julia Schubert

Research Associate | Department of Science Studies

Galina Selivanova

Research Associate and PhD Candidate | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Anna Skripchenko

Research Associate and PhD Candidate | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Soeffner

Permanent Visiting Fellow

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Stichweh

Founding Director of the FIW
Director of the Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Berit Stoppa 

PhD Candidate | Department of Science Studies

Petra Tillessen

Researcher | Department for Comparative Research on Religions

PD Dr. Christine Weinbach

Visiting Fellow | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Doris Westhoff

Secretary Department for Religion Studies | Prof. Dr. Adrian Hermann
Secretary Department for Science Studies | Prof. Dr. David Kaldewey

Amélie Zoll

Secretary Department of Science Studies | Prof. Dr. David Kaldewey

Alexandra Bechtum (1/2015 - 3/2016)

Research Associate and PhD Candidate | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Joanna Comendant (2017 - 2019)

Student Assistant | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Dr. Samuele Dominioni (6/2017 - 3/2018)

Research Fellow | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Silke Engels (5/2015 - 11/2017)

Secretary Department of Science Studies | Prof. Dr. David Kaldewey

Dr. Julian Hamann (5/2015 - 4/2018)

Postdoc, Temporary Position of Principal Investigator (German Research Foundation)

Simon Hecke (6/2015 - 9/2016)

PhD Candidate | Department of Science Studies

Dr. Eric C. Hendriks (2018 - 2020)

Fritz Thyssen Foundation Scholar | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Dr. Giovanni Maltese

Post-Doctoral Researcher | Department for Comparative Research on Religions

Leopold Ringel  (5/2015 - 9/2016)

Research Associate | Department of Science Studies

Alisson Soares (7/2014 - 3/2015)

Visiting Fellow | Department for Comparative Research on Democracies

Prof. Dr. Julia Stenzel (4/2019 - 9/2019)

Professor for Religion and Society

Prof. Dr. Tobias Werron (3/2015 - 9/2016)

Former Director of the Department of Science Studies