Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Sebastian Klüsener

Education

• 1996–2002: Studies in Geography, Economics and Public Law, Heidelberg University, Germany (Diplom-Geograph)
• 2006: PhD in Human Geography, University of Freiburg, Germany
  Doctoral Thesis: Lebensgestaltungsmöglichkeiten, -strategien, und -ziele ukrainischer Dorfschulabgänger im Kontext von Globalisierung und postsowjetischer Transformation [Livelihood Opportunities, Strategies and Aims of Ukrainian Village School Graduates in Times of Globalisation and Post-Soviet Transition]

Professional Background

• 2007–2008: Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

  2008–2018: Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

• Since 2017: Visiting Professor at the Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
• Since 2018: Research Director, Head of the research area “Ageing, Mortality and Population Dynamics” at the Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden, Germany

Memberships in Scientific Associations

• European Association for Population Studies (EAPS)
• International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
• Population Association of America (PAA)
• Verband für Geographie an deutschsprachigen Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen

Reviewing Activities

• Scientific journals: Applied Geography; Cities; Comparative Population Studies; Demographic Research; Demography; European Journal of Population; Genus; Geographical Analysis; Historical Life Course Studies; International Journal of Epidemiology; Nature – Human Behavior; Palgrave Communications; Population and Policy Review; Population Review; Population, Space, and Place; Population Studies; Spatial Demography; Social Science Research
• Research foundations: Czech Science Foundation; Research Foundation – Flanders

Scholarships, Grants and Awards

• 2003–2005: Scholarships by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for field research in Ukraine
• 2004–2005: PhD Scholarship by the German state of Baden-Württemberg
• 2007–2008: Post-Doctoral scholarship by the Max Planck Society, Germany
• 2015 and 2018: Poster award at the Population Association of America Annual Conference

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