People and Roles
PhD Coordinators
The coordinators are the first point of contact for you as a PhD candidate, serving as the interface between the Graduate School, candidates, and supervisors. The supervisory committee is responsible for subject-matter support for candidates.
If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment for a consultation, please e-mail the coordinator responsible for your PhD subject |
Person | PhD Coordinator for | Contact |
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Dr. Stefan Riegelnik |
History and Philosophy |
Telefonbuch (PHILOS) |
Dr. Milena Guthörl |
Classics, Asian and Oriental Studies, and Gender Studies |
Telefonbuch |
Dr. Miriam Volmert | Film Studies, Art History, Musicology and Cultural Analysis | +41 44 634 28 46; miriam.volmert@phil.uzh.ch |
Dr. Christoph Steier |
Literary Studies |
christoph.steier@phil.uzh.ch |
Dr. Sascha Völlmin |
Linguistics, Computational Linguistics and Phonetics |
Telefonbuch |
Dr. Maike Krannich |
Psychology |
maike.krannich@phil.uzh.ch |
PD Dr. Martina Koch |
Education and Teaching |
Telefonbuch |
Dr. Doreen Spörer-Wagner |
Social Sciences (Communication and Media Research, Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social and Cultural Anhropology, Sociology) |
Telefonbuch |
Coordination Office
The office’s main role is coordinating administrative processes within the Graduate School. It draws up and reviews quality assurance measures, and provides the Graduate School Vice Dean of Studies with input as a basis for making decisions. Together with the coordinators, the office is the point of contact for PhD candidates, supervisors, institutes, and departments.
Our office counter is open Tuesdays, 1-3 pm (SOC F 102). You can also contact us via email graduiertenschule@phil.uzh.ch and phone. |
Person | Role | Contact | Availability | ||
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Dr. Sandra Schneeberger | Office Manager | Telefonbuch | Mon–Fri | ||
Regula Sprecher | Doctoral affairs | Telefonbuch | Tues–Thurs |
Vice Dean of Studies
The Graduate School Vice Dean of Studies heads the Graduate School. She is also the confidant and person to contact in the event of conflict at the doctoral level.
Please submit any applications and general inquiries to the Vice Dean of Studies via Online PhD Admin Services or via e-mail: graduiertenschule@phil.uzh.ch. |
Person | Role | Contact | ||
Prof. Dr. Fabienne Liptay | Graduate School Vice Dean of Studies | graduiertenschule@phil.uzh.ch |
Academic Integrity Officer for PhD students
In case of conflicts or problems with supervisors, you can contact the Graduate School Vice Dean of Studies.
Prof. Dr. Fabienne Liptay
Universität Zürich
Philosophische Fakultät
Dekanat
Rämistrasse 69
CH-8001 Zürich
fabienne.liptay@fiwi.uzh.ch
A first point of contact may also be your PhD coordinator.
Executive Committee
The Graduate School Executive Committee is a Permanent Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. It comprises the Graduate School Vice Dean of Studies, who by virtue of her office chairs the committee, and eight additional members who are full and associate professors, who represent the PhD subjects in the various groups of subjects. In addition to this is one representative of each of the bodies.
Members of the Executive Committee (term of office 1 February 2021–31 January 2023)
Person | Mitglied im Fachausschuss |
Prof. Dr. Fabienne Liptay (Prodekanin) | |
Prof. Dr. Hans-Johann Glock | Geschichte und Philosophie |
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Martin | Altertums-, Asien-Orient-Wissenschaften, Gender Studies |
Prof. Dr. Bettina Gockel | Film- und Musikwissenschaft, Kunstgeschichte, Kulturanalyse |
Prof. Dr. Klaus Müller-Wille | Literaturwissenschaft |
Prof. Dr. Paul Widmer | Linguistik, Computerlinguistik und Phonetik |
Prof. Dr. Klaus Oberauer | Psychologie |
Prof. Dr. Kai Niebert | Erziehungswissenschaft und Fachdidaktik |
Prof. Dr. Marco Steenbergen | Sozialwissenschaften |
Ständevertretungen | |
Dr. Marco Giesselmann | Ständevertretung FFL |
Noëmi Aepli (MA) | Ständevertretung WNW |
Dr. Hanno Degner | Ständevertretung ATP |
Fabio-Pascal Huber | Ständevertretung Studierende |
Subject Boards
Each subject board comprises between two and six subject representatives who are professors, plus at least one representative of the PhD candidates (the number of members representing PhD candidates must not be more than one-third of the number of professors on a particular subject board).
Each subject board guides and advises the coordinators from a subject matter point of view; it supports coordinators with the development of subject-matter-related, cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary events courses and events, and informs the organization unit it represents on subject-matter topics and all other matters dealt with by the specialist committee.
Members of the Subject Boards (Term of Office 1 February 2023–31 January 2025)
Subject Board Geschichte und Philosophie |
Prof. Dr. Gesine Krüger |
Prof. Dr. Francisca Loetz |
Prof. Dr. Hans-Johann Glock |
Prof. Dr. Anne Meylan |
Vertretung der Doktorierenden: Andrina Schulz (MA) |
PhD Coordinator: Dr. Stefan Riegelnik |
Subject Board Altertums-, Asien-Orient-Wissenschaften, Gender Studies |
Prof. Dr. Carmen Cardelle |
Prof. Dr. Philippe Della Casa |
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Martin |
Vertretung der Doktorierenden: Agata Guirard (MA) |
PhD Coordinator: Dr. Milena Guthörl |
Subject Board Film- und Musikwissenschaft, Kunstgeschichte, Kulturanalyse |
Prof. Dr. Inga Mai Groote |
Prof. Dr. Daniel Wiegand |
Prof. Dr. Bettina Gockel |
Prof. Dr. Raphaèle Preisinger |
Prof. Dr. Svenja Goltermann |
Vertretung der Doktorierenden: Viviane Nora Brodmann (MA) |
PhD Coordinator: Dr. Miriam Volmert |
Subject Board Literaturwissenschaft |
Prof. Dr. Isabel Karremann |
Prof. Dr. Klaus Müller-Wille |
Prof. Dr. Mireille Schnyder |
Prof. Dr. Richard Trachsler |
Vertretung der Doktorierenden: Claudia Tassone (MA) |
PhD Coordinator: Dr. Christoph Steier |
Subject Board Linguistik, Computerlinguistik und Phonetik |
Prof. Dr. Francesco Gardani |
Prof. Dr. Volker Dellwo |
Prof. Dr. Simone Pfenninger |
Prof. Dr. Guido Seiler |
Prof. Dr. Paul Widmer |
Vertretung der Doktorierenden: Yoselin Henriques (MA) |
PhD Coordinator: Dr. Sascha Völlmin |
Subject Board Psychologie |
Prof. Dr. Alexandra M. Freund |
Prof. Dr. Jörg Gross |
Prof. Dr. Brigit Kleim |
Prof. Dr. Klaus Oberauer |
Prof. Dr. Carolin Strobl |
Prof. Dr. Johannes Ullrich |
Vertretung der Doktorierenden: Selina Landolt (MSc), Nathalie von Rooy (MSc) |
PhD Coordinator: Dr. Maike Krannich |
Subject Board Erziehungswissenschaft und Fachdidaktik |
Prof. Dr. Kai Niebert |
Prof. Dr. Anna-Katharina Praetorius |
Prof. Dr. Stefan Daniel Keller (PH ZH) |
Vertretung der Doktorierenden: Johanna Egli (MA) |
PhD Coordinator: PD Dr. Martina Koch |
Subject Board Sozialwissenschaften |
Prof. Dr. Daniele Caramani |
Prof. Dr. Annuska Derks |
Prof. Dr. Moritz Ege |
Prof. Dr. Mark Eisenegger |
Prof. Dr. Katja Rost |
Prof. Dr. Marco Steenbergen |
Vertretung der Doktorierenden: Natalie Borsy (MA), Larissa Fritsch (MA) |
PhD Coordinator Dr. Doreen Spörer-Wagner |
Graduate School
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Graduate School is the organizational and administrative umbrella for all PhD subjects offered by the University of Zurich Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
The Graduate School is there to promote junior scholars and support and advise PhD candidates and the faculty throughout a doctoral degree. It takes care of quality assurance and assumes the tasks associated with the doctoral degree.
The Graduate School comprises the Vice Dean of Studies responsible, the Executive Committee, the subject boards of the various groups of subjects, and PhD coordinators. The Vice Dean of Studies is supported by a coordination office.