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Lena Hünefeld

Assistant professorship:

Work and inclusion: mental health, since 15 March 2021

About the assistant professorship

Department:

Rehabilitation Sciences

Studies and doctorate:

  • 2003-2009: Master’s degree in Sociology, Psychology and German Philology at RWTH Aachen University
  • 2016: PhD at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main in the field of sociology of work
A portrait image of a woman, JProf. Lena Hünefeld, against a white background. © Felix Schmaler​/​TU Dortmund

Stages:

  • 2009-2012: Research assistant at the Institute of Sociology at RWTH Aachen University, focus on gender and life course research
  • 2011-2014: Research associate at the Institute of Sociology at Goethe University Frankfurt, focus on sociology of work
  • 2014-2017: Research associate at the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • Since 2017: Deputy Head of Group 1.2 “Working Environment Reporting” at the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Focus:

  • Health in the context of gainful employment and vulnerable groups in employment