PROGRAMME
「Courses, Colloquia & Guest Lectures」
Please note: The new qualification structure as well as the new guidelines for the structure of the course programme(105.7 KB, 5 pages) of BAGSS have come into effect. Please note that the new course programme guidelines affect only members of BAGSS, whose membership started in the summer semester 2021 or later.
DOCTORAL SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIA
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Semester Colloquium
Bots for Good - Auditing Political Bias on Social Media using Automated Users
Tuesday, 10 November 2026; 4.30 p.m. Feldkirchenstraße 21, Room FG1/00.08 (hybrid session)
Speaker: Professor Dr Jasper Tjaden, University of Potsdam
Jasper Tjadenis Professor for Applied Social Research and Public Policy at the Economic and Social Science Department of the University of Potsdam. Before joining the University of Potsdam, he worked for the United Nations as data analytics coordinator for the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Global Migration Data Analysis Centre, for the World Bank as research consultant, and for the Migration Policy Group as policy analyst.
The lecture presents recent research on algorithm audits using so-called sock-puppet designs which rely on automated users (bots). The research examines differences in exposure to political parties in Germany and how social media algorithms distribute partisan content.
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Competence, Personality and Development in Different Learning Environments.
Joint Research Seminar of the Department 1 (Dr Ilka Wolter) and the Director of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (Professor Dr Cordula Artelt).
(BAGSS Pillar 1)
Weekly sessions
ORGANISERS: Professor Dr Cordula Artelt and Dr Ilka Wolter
TIME: Wednesdays, 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. (c.t.)
PLACE: LIfBi, Wilhelmspost 3, 95047 Bamberg, Room 02.20
For more information please write an email to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de or abteilung-1-assistenz(at)lifbi.de
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Joint Paper-Colloquium, BAGSS Pillar 2 and Department 2 (LIfBi)
Weekly sessions
ORGANISER: Professor Dr Steffen Schindler; Professor Dr Corinna Kleinert
TIME: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. (c.t.)
PLACE: Online via Zoom
For more information please write an email to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de or to abteilung-2-assistenz(at)lifbi.de
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Weekly Doctoral Colloquium (BAGSS Pillar 3)
Weekly sessions
ORGANISER: Professor Dr Rasmus Hoffmann
TIME: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. (c.t.)
PLACE: Online via Zoom
For more information please write an email to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Weekly Doctoral Colloquium (BAGSS Pillar 4)
Weekly sessions
ORGANISER: Professor Dr Ulrich Sieberer
TIME: Tuesdays, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (c.t.)
PLACE: Hybrid sessions via Zoom and room FG1/00.06 at BAGSS (Feldkirchenstraße 21).
For more information please write an email to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de.
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In addition to their Pillar Seminars and Colloquia, members of BAGSS can also participate in the
Statistics - Psychometrics Research Seminar
Weekly sessions
ORGANISERS: Professor Dr Claus Carstensen and Professor Dr Christian Aßmann
TIME: Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
PLACE: Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajecories, Wilhelmspost 3, 96047 Bamberg (& also via Zoom)
For more information please write an email to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de or abteilung-3-assistenz(at)ifbi.de.
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BAGSS & LIfBi JOINT LUNCHTIME TALKS
The Lunchtime Talks is the joint series of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) and the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS). Meetings take place online via Zoom. Details on how to participate can be found below.
The Lunchtime Talks are open to members of the University of Bamberg and the LIfBi as well as to anyone else interested.
For more information, please contact: weiterbildung(at)lifbi.de; courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
No registration required!
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO FUTURE ALTERATIONS OF THE INITIAL PROGRAMME!
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- Tuesday, 21 April, 2026, 1.00 - 2.00 p.m.
Dr Andrea Hesse
National Contact Point European Research Council, DLR Projektträger
European Research Council: How the National Contact Point can support you
No registration required
Zoom Meeting: uni-bamberg.zoom-x.de/j/61555908571
Password: &p?3pm
- Tuesday, 12 May, 2026, 1.00 - 2.00 p.m.
Dr Stephan Bischof
Postdoctoral Researcher, Federal Institute of Population Research
Working at Research Institutes
No registration required
Zoom Meeting: uni-bamberg.zoom-x.de/j/68115428481
Password: y+c9@q
- Tuesday, 16 June, 2026, 1.00 - 2.00 p.m.
Dr Lukas Hohendorf
Research Information Service, University Library of Leipzig
From Access to Output: How Specialized Libraries Support Your Research Workflow
No registration required
Zoom Meeting: uni-bamberg.zoom-x.de/j/61762381067
Password: 0=m5pc
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ON METHODS AND RESEARCH DESIGN
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Qualitative Methods
Weekly course
INSTRUCTOR: Melissa Büttner(melissa.buettner@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
PLACE: F21/02.55
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Statistical Methods IV
Weekly course
INSTRUCTOR: Dr Verena Benoit (verena.benoit@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Tuesdays, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
PLACE: RZ/00.06
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Multilevel Analyses Using Comparative Micro Data
Weekly course
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Michael Gebel (michael.gebel@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Mondays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
PLACE: RZ/00.07
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Advanced Regression Analysis
Weekly course
INSTRUCTOR: Dr Daniel Zeddel (daniel.zeddel@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Mondays, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
PLACE: RZ/00.07
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Non-Experimental Methods of Causal Inference
Weekly course
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Michael Gebel (michael.gebel@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Mondays, 02 p.m. - 04 p.m.
PLACE: RZ/00.07
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Spatial Epidemology and Demography
Weekly course
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Henriette Engelhardt-Wölfler (henriette.engelhardt-woelfler@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Mondays, 08 a.m. - 10 a.m.
PLACE: F21/03.48
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Life course perspective and comparative studies
Weekly course
INSTRUCTOR:Dr Chen-Hao Hsu (chen-hao.hsu@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Mondays, 10 a.m. - 12 a.m.
PLACE: FMA/00.08
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Advanced Macroeconomics
Weekly course
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Christian Proaño (christian.proano@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Wednesdays, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
PLACE: F21/03.84
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Analysis of Panel Data
INSTRUCTOR: Lea Voll (lea.voll@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Mondays, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
PLACE: FMA/01.19
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Statistical Machine Learning
INSTRUCTOR: Dr Florian Meinfelder (florian.meinfelder@uni-bamberg.de)
DATE & TIME: Wednesdays, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
PLACE: FMA/01.20
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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The R and RStudio Environment: Handling, Visualisation and Communication of Data in Science
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Judith Volmer (judith.volmer@uni-bamberg.de) / Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern
DATE & TIME: N.D.
PLACE: Online-Meeting
Participation in the course has to be coordinated with the course instructor. Please inform us about your participation in advance, by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de
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BAGSS & LIfBi Joint workshop
Weighting and Sampling in Survey Statistics
3 Half-Day Workshop
INSTRUCTOR: Dr Anne Konrad, Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, 01 December 2026 - Thursday, 03 December 2026; 09.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m. (s.t.)
PLACE: LIfBi, Wilhelmsplatz 3, 96047 Bamberg, Room 01.13
To register, please send an email to weiterbildung@lifbi.de by Monday, November 16, 2026. Registration is mandatory. The number of participants is limited to 16.
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BAGSS & LIfBi Joint workshop
Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis using R
2 -Day Workshop
INSTRUCTOR: Dr Jieqiong Wu, University of Southhampton
DATE & TIME: Thursday 21 January 2027; 09.00 a.m, - 03.00 p.m. &
Friday 22 January 2027; 09.00 a.m. - 02.00 p.m.
PLACE: BAGSS; Feldkirchenstraße, 96052 Bamberg, Room FG1/00.06
To register, please send an email to course.bagss@uni-bamberg.de by Tuesday, December 01, 2026. Registration is mandatory. The number of participants is limited to 16.
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BAGSS & LIfBi Joint workshop
Introduction into Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling using R
2 -Day Workshop
INSTRUCTOR: Dr Timo Gnambs, Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
DATE & TIME: Wednesday 03 February 2027; 09.00 a.m, - 04.00 p.m. &
Friday 05 January 2027; 09.00 a.m. - 04.00 p.m.
PLACE: LIfBi, Wilhelmsplatz 3, 96047 Bamberg, Room 01.13
To register, please send an email to weiterbildung(at)lifbi.de by Friday, January 15, 2027. Registration is mandatory. The number of participants is limited to 16.
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The Bamberg Center for Empirical Studies (BACES) offers statistical consulting for the members (students, doctoral members, research fellows, scientific staff) of the University of Bamberg. The offer is free of charge and must be communicated in advance with the main supervisor of the research project. Consultation meetings can be offered either in English or in German. A max. of three meeting per research project must not be exceeded.
Here you can register for a consultation meeting.
Apart from the consultation meetings, BACES offers immediate help for statistical problems in the form of short (20-minute max.) virtual meetings. Meetings can be offered in English or in German and take place every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.. Again, the first supervisor of the research project must be informed in advance and agree on the meeting.
To apply for a short meeting, please contact: beratung.baces(at)uni-bamberg.de
Here you can find more information regarding the statistical consultation of BACES
Here you can find all contact details of BACES.
Head of the Bamberg Center for Empirical Studies: Professor Dr Timo Schmid, Professor for Statistics and Econometrics, University of Bamberg.
This is an offer of the Bamberg Center for Empirical Studies (BACES)
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ON PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
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Writing and Publishing Academic Papers
LIfBi, BAGSS & TRAc Joint Workshop
INSTRUCTOR: Dr Chen-Hao Hsu, University of Bamberg
DATE & TIME: Friday, 30 October 2026, 09.00 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.
Friday, 06 November 2026, 09.00 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.
Friday, 13 November 2026, 09.00 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.
PLACE: BAGSS, Feldkirchenstraße 21, 96050 Bamberg, Room FG1/00.06
To register, please send an e-mail to courses.bagss@uni-bamberg.de until 29 September 2026. Registration is mandatory. The number of participants is limited to 12.
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Funding Possibilities for Starter Scholarship Holders
Consultation Meetings organised by the Graduate Centre Trimberg Research Academy (TRAc), University of Bamberg
INSTRUCTOR: Dr Marion Hacke
DATE & TIME: By appointment
The meetings cover every step of fundraising, from an overview of the funding landscape in Germany to the funding application process. In order to make your consultation more productive you are advised to send Dr Hacke your questions and ideas in advance, for her to prepare.
To register, please send an e-mail to Dr Marion Hacke: promotion.trac(at)uni-bamberg.de. Registration is mandatory!
After making an appointment, please inform us by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de.
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Career Planning for Postdoctoral Researchers
Consultation Meetings organised by the Graduate Centre Trimberg Research Academy (TRAc), University of Bamberg
INSTRUCTOR: Dr Martin Rehfeldt and Dr Antonia Widmer-Leitz
DATE & TIME: By appointment
The meetings cover every step of planning an academic career after the end of the doctoral studies, including assistance by the application process for third-party funding. In order to make your consultation more productive you are advised to send your questions and ideas in advance.
To register, please send an e-mail to Dr Martin Rehfeldt and Dr Antonia Widmer-Leitz: postdoc.trac(at)uni-bamberg.de. Registration is mandatory!
After making an appointment, please inform us by writing an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de.
Have a look at the programme of the following institutions as well. To register for offers, please contact the respective institution independently.
- Centre for Higher Education Didactics (ZHD)
- Graduate Centre Trimberg Research Academy (TRAc)
- The Writing Centre
- University Health Management
- Beauftragte für die Gleichstellung von Frauen in Wissenschaft und Kunst
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