Prof. Dr. Uschi Backes-Gellner
Professor for Business Economics, Personnel Economics and Empirical Research
Business Address:
Prof. Dr. Uschi Backes-Gellner
University of Zurich
Department of Business Administration
Plattenstrasse 14, CH - 8032 Zürich
Phone: + 41 - 44 - 6344281, Fax: + 41 - 44 - 6344370
E-Mail: backes-gellner[at]business.uzh.ch
Office hours: Tuesday 10 -11am (notice in advance)
(Please notice: The meeting hours are only intended for questions concerning the lectures)
Short CV
Academic Position
- Full Professor, University of Zurich (2002 to present)
- Deputy Dean, Faculty for Business, Economics and Informatics (2008 to present)
- Director of Swiss Leading House on Economics of Education: Firm Behaviour and Training Policies (2005 to present)
- President, Institute for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (1998 - 2006)
- Full Professor, University of Cologne (1995 – 2002)
- Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Labor Law and Industrial Relations in the European Community (1991 – 1996)
- Research Fellow, University of Trier (1987 - 1991)
- Research Fellow, German National Science Foundation-Project (1985 –1987)
Visiting Positions
- UC Berkeley, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (Sept. 2009 – Jan. 2010)
- Cornell University, New York State School of Industrial and Labour Relations (March – Aug. 2000)
- Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA (October 1999)
- UC Berkeley, Institute of Industrial Relations (March – Aug. 1990)
- Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management (March - August 1988)
Education
- Venia Legendi, Business Economics, University of Trier (1995)
- Dr.rer.pol, Business Economics, University of Trier (1987)
- Diploma, Economics, University of Trier (1984)
Honors and Awards
- Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2008)
- Albertus Magnus Teaching Award, University of Cologne (1998)
- Best Dissertation Award, University of Trier (1988)
Other Affiliations
- Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation advising German Federal Government (EFI), Berlin (2011 to present)
- Scientific Board "Centre for European Economic Research, ZEW Mannheim" (2008 to present)
- Scientific Board "Institue for Employment Research, IAB Nuremberg" (2009 to present)
- Steering Committee on Continuing Training Law of Swiss Federal Government, Bern (2008 to present)
- Steering Board, Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, Zurich (2005 to present)
- Working Group of Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, on "Ageing Societies and the World of Work" (2004 to 2009)
- Swiss Federal Committee on "Vocational Education" (2004 to present)