Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Elisabeth K. Kraus

Education

• 2004–2008: Hispanic Studies and Management and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Germany, and University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Bachelor of Arts)
• 2008–2010: Studies in Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Germany, and Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain (Master of Arts, Master of Research in Political Sciences)

• 2011–2017: Doctoral programme, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain

  Doctoral thesis: “Family dynamics of international migrants and their descendants”

Professional Background

• 2011–2013 Scientific Assistant at the Institute for Economy, Geography and Demography, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
• 2013–2016 Scientific Assistant and Lecturer at the Sociodemographic research group, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
• 2016–2017 Scientific Assistant at the Department for Political and Social Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
• Since 2017: Senior Researcher at the Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden, Germany
• Since 2019: Steering committee and founding member of the EAPS working group: “Migrant and Minority Fertility in Europe”

Memberships and Activities in Scientific Associations

• Since 2014: Member of the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS)
• Since 2018: Member of the German Sociological Association (DGS), section "Migration and Ethnic Minorities"
• Since 2019: Member of the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), Board Member of the Working Group "Fertility and Family Dynamics in Migrant and Minority Groups"
• Since 2019: Member of the International Migration Research Network (IMISCOE)
• Since 2021: Member of the German Society for Demography (DGD)

Reviewing Activities

• Journals: Comparative Population Studies; Demographic Research; Demography; European Journal of Population; Genus – Journal of Population Sciences; International Migration Review; Journal of International Migration and Integration; Population, Space and Place; Population Studies

Scholarships, Grants and Awards

• 2006–2007: ERASMUS scholarship, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
• 2013–2016: PhD grant awarded by the Catalan Government for developing a PhD thesis
• 2021: "Best Paper Award" of the German Society for Demography (DGD), Germany

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