Dr. Sebastian Sattler

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2021 - today: LECTURER [AKAD. RAT A. Z.]
Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University

2018 – 2021: DFG-FUNDED OWN POSITION
Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology at the University of Cologne; in the project: “Cognitive Enhancement in Germany: Prevalence, Procurement Strategies, Causes, and Implications (ENHANCE)”; funded by the German Research Foundation

2018 – today: RESEARCH CONSULTANT
The Dougy Center – The National Center for Grieving Children & Families; in the Program “Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions – The L.Y.G.H.T. Program” funded by The Duke Endowment.

2018 – 2021: LECTURER [AKAD. RAT A. Z.]
Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology at the University of Cologne

2016 – today: ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Pragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit at the Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal

2013 – 2015: POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW
Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology at the University of Cologne

2013 – 2015: POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW
Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences (CGS) supported by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation

2013: RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Faculty of Law, Social Sciences, and Economics at the University of Erfurt

2013: RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University

2013: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Department of Psychology – Occupational and Consumer Psychology at the University of Freiburg

2011 – 2013: KEY STAFF MEMBER
Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University; in the CONGRAD-Project “Conducting Graduate Surveys and Improving Alumni Services for Enhanced Strategic Management and Quality Improvement” in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia, and Herzegovina funded by the European Commission-TEMPUS.

2009 – 2012: LEADERSHIP OF FAIRUSE PROJECT
Faculty of Sociology at the Bielefeld University; leadership of the project: “Fehlverhalten und Betrug bei der Erbringung von Studienleistungen: Individuelle und organisatorisch-strukturelle Bedingungen” (FAIRUSE) [Misconduct and Fraud in Study Achievements: Individual and Organizational Conditions], funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (FMER).

2008: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University, preparing and planning the collaborative research center “Von Heterogenitäten zu sozialen Ungleichheiten, SFB 882” [From Heterogeneity to Social Inequalities], funded by the German Research Foundation.

2007 – 2008: CONSULTANT
Institute of Science and Technology Studies at Bielefeld University: consulting and analytical evaluation of the German Chancellor Fellowship for Prospective Leaders of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation.

2006 – 2009: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University, in the project “Interdependenzen zwischen beruflichen und verwandtschaftlichen Netzwerken im Kontext der Familiengründung und -entwicklung” [Interdependencies of Social Networks in Family, Kinship, and Work], funded by the German Research Foundation.

2006 – 2007: FREELANCER
Institute for Practical Research on Journalism at the University of Leipzig, freelance work analyzing the study “Zukunft des Journalismus” [The future of journalism] and research-oriented teaching.

2006: FREELANCER
Freelance work in market research on information.

2005 – 2006: STUDENT ASSISTANT
Institute for Communication and Media Science at the University of Leipzig

2003 – 2005: TUTOR AND STUDENT ASSISTANT
Institute of Sociology at the University of Leipzig

-----HIGHER EDUCATION-----
2007 – 2013: PHD
Cumulative dissertation (consisting of 7 peer-reviewed journal articles) on the methodical measurement and theoretical explanation of morally questionable behavior (“Understanding Deviant Behavior: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Analyses”), awarded with “summa cum laude” from the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University

2000 – 2006: MASTER
in Sociology, Political Science and Journalism at the University of Leipzig; ​Master’s thesis: “Plagiate in Hausarbeiten. Erklärungsmodelle mit Hilfe der Theorie rationale Handelns” [Plagiarism in Student Papers: Explanation Models using Rational Choice Theory], awarded a grade of 1.0 (“excellent”) and distinguished with the Prize for an Outstanding Thesis by the German Society of Sociology