Alexander Patzina

POSTDOCTORAL MEMBER

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Office: Feldkirchenstraße 21, Room: F21/00.17d, 96052 Bamberg

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E-Mail: alexander.patzina(at)uni-bamberg.de
Phone: +49 (0)951/863-3145

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Field: Analytical Sociology

Research Interests: life course perspective on social and educational inequalities in health and well-being and educational decision-making, Interlinkage of inequalities in health and wellbeing and educational decision-making. COVID-19 pandemic's impact on social trust, health, well-being and vaccination decisions

Dissertation: Educational inequality in wellbeing over the life course: Inequality patterns and moderators
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Visit Alexander's Website at the University

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// ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2015 – 2019
PhD in economic sociology (Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg)

2011 – 2014
M.Sc. Social Economics (Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg)

2015 – 2019
B.A. Economics and Geography (Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg)

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// EXPERIENCE

Professional Experience

Since 2022
Assistant Professor (akademischer Rat) at University of Bamberg

Since 2014
Researcher at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

2019 – 2022
Honorary Research Fellow at University College London

2018
Research stay at Institute of Education (University College London)

Third-party Funded Projects

“COVID-19 and Social Inequality in Well-being”, Thematic Conference Grant of the Year 2023 of the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR). In cooperation with Dr. Matthias Collischon (IAB) and Dr. Jacqueline Kroh (LIfBI). Total funding: 5,000 Euro.

„COVID-19 und gesellschaftliche Polarisierung - Vertiefende Analysen zur Entwicklung des Wohlbefindens und Vertrauens vulnerabler Gruppen“, funded by the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (HBS). In cooperation with Dr. Matthias Collischon (IAB). Total funding: 174,000 Euro. Project period: 1.6.2023 to 30.5.2025. https://www.boeckler.de/de/suchergebnis-forschungsfoerderungsprojekte-detailseite-2732.htm?projekt=2023-40-4

“The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students' transition from high school to post-secondary education? (Project number 470280514), funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). In cooperation with Dr. Malte Sandner (IAB). Total funding: 104,900 Euro. Project period: 1.1.2022 to 1.6.2023. https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/470280514?language=en

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Sociology (AS)

Research Committee on Social Stratification and Social Mobility (RC-28)

DGS-Sektion Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung

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