Junior Professorship for Sociology, especially Work and Health

Welcome to the website of the Junior Professorship of Sociology, especially Work and Health, at the University of Bamberg.

At the Junior Professorship, we use quantitative empirical methods to investigate how social, occupational and institutional conditions are associated with people's health and with the emergence of health inequalities. Our research lies at the intersection of medical sociology, social epidemiology and the sociology of work.

A particular focus is on the associations between working and employment conditions and health. This includes precarious employment and job insecurity, physical and psychosocial working conditions, sickness presenteeism, as well as occupational health and infection risks. Another area of research examines health differences by education and educational pathways and the development of health inequalities across the life course.

Current research projects include the ERC Starting Grant FIELDS, which examines health inequalities across fields of study and vocational training over the life course, as well as a research project commissioned by the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on occupational differences in the risk of various infectious diseases (BAuA F2597).

In our teaching, we cover key theories, methods and current research findings in medical sociology and social epidemiology. The Junior Professorship also offers supervision of theses (Bachelor's theses, Master's theses and doctoral dissertations) on topics in medical sociology and social epidemiology.