Team
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Professors
- Prof. Dr. Benjamin Kirby
Junior Professor for Study of Religion with Focus on Global Entanglements - Prof. Dr. Paula Schrode
Professor for Study of Religion with Focus on Contemporary Islam Prof. Dr. Eva Spies
Professor for Study of Religion with Focus on Africa- Prof. Dr. Christoph Bochinger
Professor for the Study of Religion, partially retired
Secretariat
- Miriam Bittermann
Secretary for Study of Religion (Prof. Schrode, Prof. Spies) - Anna-Lena Späth
Secretary for Study of Religion (Prof. Kirby) and at the Institute for Research of Contemporary Religious Culture (IrG)
Research Associates
- Sophie Faulstich M.A.
Research Associate in the reserach project Religion Literacy (Dr. Schröder) - Andrea Göcer M.A.
Research Associate for Study of Religion (Prof. Schrode)
- Maria Papenfuss M.A.
Research Associate for Study of Religion (Prof. Spies)
- Dr. Asaf Augusto
Research Associate for Study of Religion (Prof. Spies)
- Dr. Stefan Schröder
Academic Councilor for Study of Religion (Prof. Schrode)
Fellow
- Dr. Hakan Mertcan
Fellow of the Philipp Schwartz-Initiative
Student Assistants
Alexander Zukanov
Student Assistant for Study of Religion (Prof. Kirby, Prof. Schrode, Prof. Spies)- Tabea Wittmann
Student Assistant for Study of Religion (Prof. Kirby, Prof. Schrode, Prof. Spies)
Elina Carstens
Student Assistant for Study of Religion (Prof. Kirby, Prof. Schrode, Prof. Spies)
Private Lecturers
Emeriti
- Prof. Dr. em. Ulrich Berner (in German)
Professor emeritus Study of Religion / affiliated senior fellow and Principal Investigator at Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS)
Staff members on parental leave
- Verena Lauterbach
Secretary for Study of Religion and at the Institute for Research of Contemporary Religious Culture (IrG)
Former staff members
- List of former staff members (in German)