Team

Professors

Prof. Dr. Christoph Bochinger
Professor for the Study of Religion with Focus on Contemporary Religious Culture
Prof. Dr. Paula Schrode
Professor for the Study of Religion with Focus on Contemporary Islam
Prof. Dr. Eva Spies
Professor for the Study of Religion with Focus on Africa

Secretariat

Miriam Bittermann/Marita Dick
Secretary for the Study of Religion (Prof. Schrode, Prof. Spies)
Verena Lauterbach (currently on parental leave)
Secretary for the Study of Religion (Prof. Bochinger, Prof. Berner) and at the Institute for Research of Contemporary Religious Culture (IRG), Web-administrator

Research associates

Hanni Bezem, M.A.
Research Associate at the research group “Contemporary Islamic Cultures” (Prof. Bochinger, Prof. Schrode)
Benedikt Erb, M.A.
Research associate Study of Religion (Prof. Bochinger)
Sophie Faulstich, M.A.
Research associate in the reserach project Religion Literacy (Dr. Schröder)
Dr. Hanna Nieber
Research associate Study of Religion (Prof. Spies)
Benedikt Römer, M.A.
Research Associate at the research group “Contemporary Islamic Cultures” (Prof. Bochinger, Prof. Schrode)
Dr. Stefan Schröder
Academic councilor Study of Religion (Prof. Bochinger)
Dr. Benjamin Weineck
Research Associate at the research group “Contemporary Islamic Cultures” (Prof. Bochinger, Prof. Schrode)

Fellow

Student Assistants

Viviana Cescati
Student Assistant for the Study of Religion with Focus on Contemporary Religious Culture
Tatjana Hering
Student Assistant for the Study of Religion with Focus on Contemporary Islam
Nadia Rennette
Student Assistant for the Study of Religion with Focus on Africa

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)

Former staff members