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Curriculum Vitae

University Education

Feb 1997 Habilitation in Geography (Post-Doctoral Degree),
University of Giessen, F.R.G.
May 1991 Ph.D. in Economic Geography (Dr. rer. nat.),
University of Giessen, F.R.G.
May 1987 Diplom-Geograph (Master's Degree in Geography),
University of Giessen, F.R.G.

Academic Positions

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023 Zijiang Visiting Professor
Institute of Urban Development,
East China Normal University in Shanghai, China
Since Jul 2020 Professor,
Department of Geography,
University of Toronto, Canada
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 Zijiang Visiting Professor
Institute of Urban Development,
East China Normal University in Shanghai, China
Jan 2017 – Dec 2018 Zijiang Visiting Professor,
Institute of Urban Development,
East China Normal University in Shanghai, China
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 Zijiang Visiting Professor,
School of Urban and Regional Science,
East China Normal University in Shanghai, China
Jan 2011 - Dec 2014 Zijiang Visiting Professor,
Department of Human Geography,
East China Normal University in Shanghai, China
Dec 2010 - Jun 2011 Visiting Professor,
Department of Geography,
University of Heidelberg, Germany
Jul 2010 - Sep 2010 Professeur invité,
HEC Montréal, Université de Montréal, Canada
Jul 2007 Professor,
Department of Geography and Planning (Cross-Appointment),
University of Toronto, Canada
Jul 2006 - Jul 2020 Professor,
Senior Canada Research Chair in ‘Innovation and Governance’,
Department of Political Science,
University of Toronto, Canada
Oct 2002 - Aug 2006 Professor of Economic Geography,
University of Marburg, F.R.G.
Dec 1998 - Oct 2002 Professor of Economic Geography,
University of Frankfurt/Main, F.R.G.
Jul 1996 - Dec 1998 Lecturer of Economic Geography,
University of Giessen, F.R.G.
Jul 1991 - Sep 1991 Visiting Professor, Economic Geography,
Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada
Jun 1989 - May 1996 Assistant of Economic Geography,
University of Giessen, F.R.G.

Other Academic Functions

Since Sep 2019 Co-editor of the "ZFW - Advances in Economic Geography" (formerly "Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie"), Rankings according to SCI Journal Citations 2020 (Impact Factor 1.739): 68 of 85 in Geography; 212 of 377 in Economics
Oct 2015 - Dec 2018 Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal "ZFW - Advances in Economic Geography" (formerly "Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie")
Since Sep 2013 Co-organizer of the "Global Innovation and Regional Development" Speaker Series, University of Toronto
Sep 2012 - Dec 2020 Co-editor of the "Journal of Economic Geography"
Since Oct 2004 Co-editor of the geography book series at Ulmer Publishers, Stuttgart,
jointly with Helmut Brückner, University of Marburg, F.R.G.
Since May 2003 Founder and editor of the online publication series SPACES
Jan 2003 - Nov 2012
Member of the advisory board of the journal “Economic Geography

Examples of University Courses Taught

a) Economic Geography/Political Economy
Lecture: Economic Geography 1: Location of Economic Activity and Spatial Division of Labor
Lecture: Economic Geography 2: Collective Learning, Conventions and Regional Development
Seminar: Economic Geography 3: Globalization and Regionalization
Seminar: Innovation and Governance
Seminar: Industrial Innovation, Technological Change and Spatial Structure
Seminar: Relational Economic Geography
Seminar: Cluster Development and Policy
Seminar: Evolution and Competitiveness of the German Model of Corporate Governance and Industrial Relations
Project Seminar: University-Industry Relations and Regional Economic Development
Graduate Field Seminar: Development of a Media Industry Cluster After the German Reunification
Graduate Field Seminar: Regional Competence, Local Networks and International Linkages in the Munich TV and Film Production Cluster
Graduate Field Seminar: Regional Competence, Local Networks and International Linkages in the Frankfurt/Main TV and Film Production Cluster
Graduate Field Seminar: Transformation of the Chemical Industry in the Bitterfeld-Wolfen Region After the German Reunification
 
b) Methodology
Lecture: Descriptive Statistics in Economics and Business Administration
Lecture: Statistical Inference in Economics and Business Administration
Lecture: Introductory Statistics for Geographers
Lecture: Statistical Inference for Geographers
Seminar: Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Geographers
Seminar: Introduction to SPSS With Practical Examples
Project Seminar: Application of GIS in Economic Geography
Seminar: Statistics for Political Scientists
Seminar: Special Topics: Statistical Analysis and Inference for Political Scientists

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