Team

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
  
  
• Andrea Göcer M.A.
  Research Associate for Study of Religion (Prof. Schrode)

• Maria Papenfuss M.A.
  Research Associate for Study of Religion (Prof. Spies, Cluster)
  

• Dr. Asaf Augusto
  Research Associate for Study of Religion (Prof. Spies)

• Dr. Stefan Schröder
  Academic Councilor for Study of Religion (Prof. Schrode) (retired on 1.8.2024)

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)

Private Lecturers

• PD Dr. Karsten Lehmann
• Dr. phil. Magnus Echtler

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)