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 WS 2024/25
Substitute Professor for Sociology, area Social Stratification and Social Policy at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main

Since 2024
Postdoctoral fellow of the Daimler and Benz Foundation

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

“The German Labor Market and Social Trust.” Postdoc scholarship from the Daimler and Benz foundation. Total funding: 40.000 Euro.

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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