curriculum vitae
General Information
| Name: | Sebastian Matthias Schlerka |
| Born: | 27 August, 1986 in Cologne (Germany) |
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| Languages: | German (native), English (C1), Spanish (B2), French (B1), Turkish (A1), Catalan (A1) |
Work experience
| 2012-2021 | Research assistant, Center for the Interdisciplinary Research on Religion and Society (CIRRuS), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld (Germany).
Tasks: Lectorate, correctorate and technical processing for the publication of several books and papers (German and English, monographies up to 900 pages); assistance in the preparation of several applications for third-party funding; reseach on temporal aspects of praxeology. |
| 2011 | Internship, House for the History of the Ruhr/Institute for Social Movements, Bochum (Germany).
Internship in archive, library and research institute. |
Education
| 2015-2020 | Dr. phil. in sociology at Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld (Germany).
Result: mit Auszeichnung (with distinction). PhD thesis: Sprechen über den Islam: Die Objektivierung von Islam und MuslimInnen im Deutschen Bundestag. (Speaking about Islam: the objectification of Islam and Muslims in the debates of the German Bundestag). Ten-page summary (in German). Advised by Heinrich Wilhelm Schäfer and Riem Spielhaus. |
| 2011-2014 | Master of Arts in sociology at Bielefeld University, Bielefeld (Germany).
Result: 1,0 Master's thesis: Säkularisierung als Konflikt: Entwurf eines feldtheoretischen Zugangs zu (De-)Säkularisierungsphänomenen (Secularisation as conflict: Outline of a field theoretical approach to (de-) secularisation phenomena). Major fields of study: Sociological theory, sociology of religion, sociology of gender |
| 2013 | Semester abroad, Université de Rouen, Rouen (France).
Supported by the ERASMUS programme. |
| 2008-2011 | Bachelor of Arts in sociology and history at Bielefeld University, Bielefeld (Germany).
Result: 1,5 Bachelor's thesis: Bürger im Bürgerkrieg. Eine feldtheoretische Perspektive auf die spanische Revolution 1936-1939 (Citizens in the civil war: a field theoretical perspective on the Spanish revolution, 1936-1939). Major fields of study: Sociological theory, sociology of knowledge, sociology of religion |
| 2007-2008 | Bachelor studies in German philology and history, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum (Germany).
Not graduated. |
| 2005-2007 | Abitur, Berufskolleg an der Lindenstraße, Cologne (Germany).
Result: 2,4 Examination subjects: Business administration with accounting, English, Business IT, Politics and history. |
Prizes and scholarships
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Voluntary work
| since 2014 | Mentor for Arbeiterkind.de, local group Bielefeld
Tasks: Holding presentations at schools in order to inform about the possibilities of studying at a university; presenting the group at exhibitions; several organisational tasks |
| 2019-2020 | Elected doctoral representative for sociology,Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology.
Tasks: Representation of the interests of PhD students to the university and the graduate school; participation in board meetings |
Conference organisation
| 2017 | Grappling with the Global: The Challenge of Boundaries in History and Sociology (9th BGHS Annual Seminar)
Member of the organising team Conference report |