Yıldız Aşar, M.A.

Academic Career

Work Experience

  • since 10/2021 – Research Assistant and Lecturer at the American Studies section of the University of Bamberg

Studies

  • since 10/2022         –  PhD Candidate at the American Studies Section of the University of Bamberg
  • 10/2017 – 09/2021 – M.A. European Joint Master’s Degree in English and American Studies, University of Bamberg
  • 09/2013 – 06/2017 – B.A. English Language and Literature, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye

Studies and Research Stays Abroad

  • 0911/2024 Research Stay at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, USA (funded by the Bavarian American Academy & Harvard Club of Munich e.V.)
  • 06/2023 – Ph.D. Course "LIT606 Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment" at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway
  • 09/2018 – 02/2019 – Erasmus semester abroad at the University of Graz, Austria (as part of the European Joint Master's Degree)
  • 03–07/2016 – Erasmus semester abroad at the University of Marburg, Germany

Awards, Certificates, and Scholarships

  • 10/2024  Thematic Certificate for Inclusive Teaching in Higher Education of the Bavarian Universities, University of Augsburg
  • 04/2024 The Bavarian American Academy (BAA) 2024 Post-Graduate Research Fellowship at Harvard University
  • 02/2023  Certificate for Teaching in Higher Education of the Bavarian Universities Advanced Level, University of Bamberg
  • 12/2023 Bettina Paetzold Award for Good Gender Education, University of Bamberg
  • 09/2023  Certificate for Teaching in Higher Education of the Bavarian Universities Basic Level, University of Bamberg
  • 06/2023 FNK Travel Grant for a Project Presentation at the Ph.D. Course "LIT606 Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment" at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway, University of Bamberg
  • 11/2021 – DAAD Prize for Outstanding International Student, University of Bamberg, Germany
  • 06/2017 B.A. Honors Certificate, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 02-06/2017 Türk Petrol Foundation Scholarship for Students, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 01-12/2015 TUSED Foundation Scholarship for Students, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 2015-2017 Accommodation and Canteen Scholarship, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye