Professors
About 40 professors and 120 academic staff members teach and conduct research at the three departments of the School of Social Sciences. The following pages will provide you with an overview of all the professors at each department and their disciplines. To find out more about our academic staff members, go to the respective chairs’ websites.
Adjunct professorships
Prof. Dr. Nadine Dyer ZPP Ambulanzleitung für Kinder und Jugendliche Prof. Dr. Antje Gerdes Prof. Tobias Gummer Data and Research on Society Prof. Ingela Jöns Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie Prof. Dr. Karina Karst Arbeitsgruppe für Professions- und Schulforschung Prof. Dr. Dieter Kleinböhl Zentralinsitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Institut Neuropsychologie und Klinische Psychologie Prof. Dr. Michael Schredl Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Wissenschaftliche Leitung Schlaflabor Former Professors
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans Albert ✝ Chair of Sociology and Epistemology Prof. Dr. Johannes Berger Chair of Sociology III Prof. Dr. Herbert Bless Professorship for Microsociology and Social Psychology Prof. Dr. Alfred Bohnen Professor of Sociology and Epistemology Prof. Dr. Walter Bungard Chair of Economic and Organizational Psychology Prof. Dr. Michael Diehl Dean of the Faculty (2012–2024) Prof. Dr. Hartmut Esser Chair of Sociology and Epistemology Prof. Dr. Peter Flora Chair of Sociology I Prof. Dr. Theo Hermann ✝ Chair of Psychology III Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hirsch-Weber ✝ Chair of Political Science III Prof. Dr. Manfred Hofer Chair of Educational Science II Prof. Dr. Elfriede Höhn ✝ Chair of Educational Science and Educational Psychology Prof. Dr. Rupert Hölzl Professor of Clinical and Biological Psychology Prof. Dr. Martin Irle ✝ Chair of Social Psychology Prof. Dr. Hans Irtel ✝ Professor of General Psychology Prof. Dr. Egbert Jahn Chair of Political Science and Contemporary History Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Max Kaase Chair of Political Science and International Comparative Social Research Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Beate Kohler-Koch Chair of Political Science II Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. mult. Walter Müller Chair of Sociological Methodology and Applied Sociology Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Franz Urban Pappi Chair of Political Science I Prof. Dr. Ilze Plavgo Junior Professorship for Sociology of the Welfare State Prof. Dr. Hans Rattinger Chair of Comparative Political Behavior Research Prof. Dr. Klaus Schönhoven Professor of Political Science and Contemporary History Prof. Dr. Dagmar Stahlberg Chair of Social Psychology Prof. Dr. Jan van Deth Chair of Political Science and International Comparative Social Research Prof. Dr. Peter Graf Kielmansegg Chair of Political Science III Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermann Weber ✝ Chair of Political Science and Contemporary History Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Rudolf Wildenmann ✝ Chair of Political Science I Prof. Dr. Werner Wittmann Chair of Psychology II Honorary professorship
Hon. Prof. Stefan Bender
Hon. Prof. Jörg Drechsler
Hon. Prof. Frank Krüger
Hon. Prof. Joseph Sakshaug
Hon. Prof. Hermann Schmitt
Substitute Professorships
Dr. Jörg Dollmann Professorship of Sociology, Comparative Society (HWS 2023/ 24) Dr. Anna Georg Professorship of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, specializing in child and adolescent psychotherapy (FSS 2024) Dr. Tamara Gutfleisch Professorship of Sociology, Comparative Society (FSS 2024-HWS 2024/ 25) Dr. Julia Holl Professorship for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (HWS 2024/ 25) Dr. Matthias Volz Professorship for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (FSS 2024) PD Dr. Tina Glaser Deputy Professorship for Social Psychology (FSS 2025) Dr. Bernd Beber Deputy Professorships for Political Science, International Relations (FFS 2026)