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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BAGSS Semester Colloquium

The stereotypical national in Europe: How cultural stereotypes impact public opinion on European integration

Wednesday, 23 October 2024; 6.15 p.m., Feldkirchenstra?e 21, Room FG1/00.08 (hybrid session)

Speaker: Senior Assistant Professor Dr Adina Akbik // Leiden University

Adina Akbik is Senior Assistant Professor of European Politics at the University of Leiden. Her main research interests focus on European Union (EU) institutions, policymaking, and accountability. Since 2024, she is leading a large project on the role of cultural stereotypes in EU governance, funded by European Research Council (ERC).

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BAGSS Semester Colloquium

What Do Europeans Want to Do about Climate Change? Comparing and Explaining Public Support for a Wide Variety of Policies

Wednesday, 13 November 2024; 6.15 p.m., Feldkirchenstra?e 21, Room FG1/00.08 (hybrid session)

Speaker: Professor Dr Malcolm Fairbrother // Uppsala University

Malcolm Fairbrother is a professor of sociology at Uppsala University, Sweden, and a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, his research is about the politics of environmental protection, long-term policymaking, economic globalization, and social and political trust.

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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) and the Chair of Developmental Psychology of the University of Bamberg (Professor Dr Sabine Weinert).

(BAGSS Pillar 1)

Weekly sessions

 

ORGANISERS: Professor Dr Cordula Artelt , Professor Dr Sabine Weinert and Dr Ilka Wolter

TIME: Wednesdays, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (c.t.)

PLACE: Online via Zoom

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.

PLACE: Hybrid sessions via Zoom and room FG1/00.06 at BAGSS (Feldkirchenstra?e 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 A?mann

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

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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  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024, 1.00 - 2.00 p.m.

Dr Jan-David Freund

Psychologist in the field of digitalisation, project coordination and organisational development Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety

From sensible toys to teacher safety Insights from the corporate world and why I changed into public administration

No registration required

Zoom Meeting:uni-bamberg.zoom-x.de/j/68933372556

Password: fm+^A4

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  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024, 1.00 - 2.00 p.m.

Dr Tobias Henson Rausch

Senior Scientific Officer, DLR Projekttr?ger

Enabling Research. Management of Federal Funding Programmes

No registration required

Zoom Meeting: uni-bamberg.zoom-x.de/j/69404245878

Password: fs@5^t

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024, 1.00 - 2.00 p.m.

Dr Margret Hornsteiner

Head of Communications and Dialogue, Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation

Science Communication. Creating societal relevance and political impact through dialogue

No registration required

Zoom Meeting: uni-bamberg.zoom-x.de/j/69675877338

Password: $bR0Y0

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ON METHODS AND RESEARCH DESIGN

WEEKLY COURSES ON METHODS AND RESEARCH DESIGN

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Qualitative Methods

Weekly course


INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt, Otto-Friedrich Universit?t Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Wednesdays, 12 p.m. - 2 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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An Introduction to Text as Data

Weekly course


INSTRUCTOR: Sergei Pashakhin, Otto-Friedrich Universit?t Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Wednesdays, 12 p.m. - 2 p.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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Research Design and Causal Inference

Weekly Course


INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Ulrich Sieberer & Dr Alexander Herzog, Otto-Friedrich Universit?t Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Mondays, 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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Introduction to Statistics for Social Science

Weekly course


INSTRUCTORS: Anna Neumann (anna.neumann@uni-bamberg.de), Otto-Friedrich Universit?t Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

PLACE: F21/02.02

 

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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Applied Panel Data Analysis

Weekly course


INSTRUCTORS: Dr Chen-Hao Hsu, Otto-Friedrich Universit?t Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Mondays, 2 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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Research Design

Weekly course

INSTRUCTORS: Daniel Zeddel, Otto-Friedrich Universit?t Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Tuesdays, 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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Mixed Methods

Weekly course


INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Katja M?hring & Basak Bilecen, Otto-Friedrich Universit?t Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Tuesdays, 8 a.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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Computational Methods for Economic Research

Weekly course


INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Christian Proa?o, Otto-Friedrich Universit?t Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Wednesdays, 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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Computationally Intensive Techniques/Monte Carlo Methods

Weekly course


INSTRUCTOR: Dr Silvia F?rtsch, University of Trier

DATE & TIME: Mondays, 2 a.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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VHB-Seminar: The R and RStudio Environment: Handling, Visualisation and Communication of Data in Science

Weekly course


INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Judith Volmer, Otto-Friedrich Universit?t Bamberg

PLACE: Online

 

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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WORKSHOPS ON METHODS AND RESEARCH DESIGN

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BAGSS & LIfBi Joint Workshop

Tips & Tricks for Advanced Stata Users

1,5-day Workshop


INSTRUCTOR: Daniel Bela, Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories

DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 10, 2024, 09.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. (s.t.) & Friday, October 11, 2024, 09.00 a.m to 12.00 a.m.

PLACE: BAGSS, Feldkirchenstra?e 21, 96050 Bamberg, Room FG1/00.06

To register, please send an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de

 

Registration is mandatory! The number of participants is limited to 16!

Registration deadline: 28 August 2024

 

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BAGSS Workshop

Interviewing Elites

One day Workshop


INSTRUCTOR: Professor Dr Stefanie Bailer, University of Basel

DATE & TIME: Friday, 08 November 2024, 09.00 a.m. - 05.00 p.m.

PLACE: BAGSS, Feldkirchenstra?e 21, 96050 Bamberg, Room FG1/00.06

To register, please send an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de

 

Registration is mandatory! The number of participants is limited to 14!

Registration deadline: 08 October 2024

 

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BAGSS & LIfBi Joint Workshop

Introduction to Python Programming for Social Scientists

Two days Workshop


INSTRUCTOR: Dr Rebeka O. Szabó, Corvinus University of Budapest

DATE & TIME: Monday, 02 December 2024, 09.00 a.m. - 02.30 p.m. (s. t.) & Monday, 09 December 2024, 09.00 a.m. - 02.30 p.m. (s. t.)

PLACE: Online via Zoom

To register, please send an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de

 

Registration is mandatory! The number of participants is limited to 15!

Registration deadline: 05 November 2024

 

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BAGSS & LIfBi Joint Workshop

Data Visualization with R

1,5-day Workshop


INSTRUCTOR: Dr Dániel Kovarek, European University Institute

DATE & TIME: Monday, January 13, 2025, 10.00 a.m. to 03.00 p.m. (s.t.) & Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 09.00 a.m to 12.00 a.m. (s.t.)

PLACE: BAGSS, Feldkirchenstra?e 21, 96050 Bamberg, Room FG1/00.06

To register, please send an e-mail to courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de

 

Registration is mandatory! The number of participants is limited to 16!

Registration deadline: 27 November 2024

 

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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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BAGSS, LIfBi & TRAc Joint Workshop

Elevator Pitch 

Present yourself and your Research Profile in 90 seconds!

Two half day Workshop


INSTRUCTOR: Dr Claudia-Francisca López-Cámara, Eindhoven University of Technology

DATE & TIME: Monday, 07 October 2024, 01.30 - 4.30 p.m. (s.t.) [1st Workshop Day] & Monday, 21 October, 2024, 03.00 p.m. to 04.30 p.m. (s.t.) [2nd Workshop Day]

PLACE: Online

To register, please send an e-mail to weiterbildung@lifbi.de

 

Registration is mandatory! The number of participants is limited to 15!

Registration deadline: 16 September 2024

 

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BAGSS Workshop

Imposter Phenomenon in Science

Four half day Workshop


INSTRUCTOR: Melissa Schütz, M. Sc, KAP, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Friday, 25 October 2024, 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. (s.t.), Friday, 15 November, 2024, 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. (s.t.), Friday, 22 November, 2024, 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. (s.t.) & Friday, 6 December 2024, 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m.

PLACE: BAGSS, Feldkirchenstra?e 21, 96050 Bamberg, Room FG1/00.06

To register, please send an e-mail to courses.bagss@uni-bamberg.de.

 

Registration is mandatory! The number of participants is limited to 10!

Registration deadline: 25 September 2024

 

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Introduction to the Legal Issues of Doctoral Studies and Good Academic Practice

Asynchronous Learning


INSTRUCTOR: Ass. jur. Florian Kühhorn, University of Bamberg

DATE & TIME: Asynchronous Learning

The course offers an overview on the various legal prerequisites of doctoral studies in Bavaria, based on the Bavarian University and College Act and the Doctoral Degree Regulations of the various faculties of the University of Bamberg. Moreover, the course approaches questions of academic fraud and plagiarism, covering the basic principles of copyright law and good academic practice.

This course is mandatory for all incoming doctoral members of BAGSS as well as for former regular BAGSS members who have not attended the course yet.

 

To register, please send an email at courses.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de

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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.

 

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Have a look at the programme of the following institutions as well. To register for offers, please contact the respective institution independently.
 

 

 

PAST COURSES AND GUEST LECTURES

You can find a selection of past courses offered by the Graduate School here.

Guest lectures from previous semesters are listed here.

 

 

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