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Curriculum vitae Prof. Dr. Dr. Jürgen Hennig

  • Education

    1988 Diploma in Psychology, University of Muenster, Germany
    1994 Dr. rer.nat. Faculty of Psychology, University of Giessen, Germany
    1998 Habilitation in Psychology, University of Giessen, Germany
    2000 Dr. rer. physiol. Faculty of Medicine, University of Marburg, Germany

  • Academic and Professional Career

    1990-1994 Research Assistant, University of Giessen, Differential Psychology and Personality Research
    1995-2000 Post-Doc position, University of Giessen, Differential Psychology and Personality Research
    2000-2002 Assistant Professor, University of Giessen, Differential Psychology and Personality Research
    2002-2007 Full Professor (C4), Personality and Differential Psychology, University of Giessen
    2007 Job offer Full Professorship (W3) Biological Psychology, University of Freiburg, Germany
    since 2007 Full Professor (W3) Differential and Biological Psychology, University of Giessen

  • Institutional Responsibilities

    2002-2005 Dean for study affairs, Dept. of Psychology and Sports Science, Univ. of Giessen
    2002-2015 Member of the faculty board, Dept. of Psychology and Sports Science, Univ. of Giessen
    2005-2006 Dean, Dept. of Psychology and Sports Science, Univ. of Giessen
    since 2006 Executive Direktor, Institute for Psychobiology and Behavioral Medicine, Univ. of Giessen
    2007-2014 Member executive board Giessen Graduate Center for Life Sciences, (GGL), Univ. of Giessen
    2008-2009 Dean for study affairs, Dept. of Psychology and Sports Science, Univ. of Giessen
    2010-2013 Spokesperson Section Neuroscience Giessen Graduate Center for Life Sciences, (GGL), Univ. of Giessen
    2015-2018 Dean Dept. of Psychology and Sports Science, Univ. of Giessen

  • Fellowships, Awards and Third Party Funding

    1993 Fellowship "Gustav-Adolf-Lienert" for psychobiological research, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    1997 Award for outstanding teaching (Wolfgang-Mittermaier-Award, Univ. of Giessen)
    1999 William Stern Award for outstanding research, German Psychology Association (DGPs)
    2000 Award of the University of Giessen, Section Medicine
    since 1994 numerous DFG-funded projects on the biological basis of human personality

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