Professor Monika Jungbauer-Gans studied sociology at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich. She was awarded a Ph.D. in 1992 and a postdoc qualification (habilitation) in 2001. From 2002 to 2004 she held a temporary appointment as professor in sociological theory at the University of Wuppertal. From 2005 to 2010 she held the chair of sociology at Kiel University and from 2010 to 2015 the chair of empirical economic sociology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Since September 2015 she is scientific director of the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW).

Prof. Dr. Monika Jungbauer-Gans
Scientific Director
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Academic research fields
Sociology of education, higher education research, labour market research, medical sociology and sociology of health, qualitative and quantitative research methods
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List of publications
Mobilität als Innovationsmotor für Individuen, Hochschulen und Regionen.Jungbauer-Gans, M., & Gottburgsen, A. (2022).Mobilität als Innovationsmotor für Individuen, Hochschulen und Regionen. In M. Jungbauer-Gans & A. Gottburgsen (Hrsg.), Regionale Mobilität und Hochschulbildung (S. 1-18). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36156-3_1 Abstract
Students, graduates and universities interact with their regional environment in a number of ways. Regions offer institutions of higher education a potential for strategic development, while these institutions, in turn, actively influence regional development. Different student groups differ in their regional mobility behaviour. Before summarising the state of research on the regional mobility of students and graduates, this introductory chapter presents research findings on the importance of universities for the regions and the structural development of university regions in Germany. |
Regionale Mobilität und Hochschulbildung.Jungbauer-Gans, M., & Gottburgsen, A. (Hrsg.) (2022).Regionale Mobilität und Hochschulbildung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36156-3 |
Bildung und Resilienz. Gutachten des Aktionsrats Bildung. Vbw – Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V.Anders, Y., Hannover, B., Jungbauer-Gans, M., Köller, O., Lenzen, D., ... & Wößmann, L. (2022).Bildung und Resilienz. Gutachten des Aktionsrats Bildung. Vbw – Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V. Münster: Waxmann. |
Migration, Mobilität und soziale Ungleichheit in der Hochschulbildung.Jungbauer-Gans, M., & Gottburgsen, A. (2020).Migration, Mobilität und soziale Ungleichheit in der Hochschulbildung. In M. Jungbauer-Gans & A. Gottburgsen (Hrsg.), Migration, Mobilität und soziale Ungleichheit in der Hochschulbildung. Higher Education Research and Science Studies (S. 1-26). Wiesbaden: Springer VS (online first). |
Forschung zum wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs in Deutschland: Implikationen für hochschulisches Qualitätsmanagement.Schwabe, U., & Jungbauer-Gans, M. (2020).Forschung zum wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs in Deutschland: Implikationen für hochschulisches Qualitätsmanagement. In M. Fuhrmann, J. Güdler, J. Kohler, P. Pohlenz & U. Schmidt (Hrsg.), Handbuch Qualität in Studium, Lehre und Forschung (C2.21). Berlin. |
Prejudices against the unemployed - empirical evidence from Germany.Gross, C., Gurr, T., Jungbauer-Gans, M., & Lang, S. (2020).Prejudices against the unemployed - empirical evidence from Germany. Journal for Labour Market Research, 54(3), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-020-00268-8 Abstract
Prejudices against the unemployed pose an enormous threat to their self-confidence and can make it difficult for them to re-enter the labour market, resulting in further long-term unemployment. Given these high costs for the unemployed and for society as a whole, our knowledge of prejudices against the unemployed is surprisingly scarce. We focus on the question of what determines the strength of prejudice among employees. By applying social identity theory, we assume that people who are disadvantaged in the labour market in general, also hold stronger prejudices. In addition, we assume that social status mediates this association and that self-efficacy moderates it. |
Die Perspektive der soziologischen Bildungsforschung auf Gesundheit.Carstensen, J., & Jungbauer-Gans, M. (2019).Die Perspektive der soziologischen Bildungsforschung auf Gesundheit. In S. Dettmers & J. Bischkopf (Hrsg.), Handbuch gesundheitsbezogene Soziale Arbeit (S. 44-56). München: Ernst Reinhardt Verlag. |
The social stigma of unemployment: consequences of stigma consciousness on job search attitudes, behaviour and success.Krug, G., Drasch, K., & Jungbauer-Gans, M. (2019).The social stigma of unemployment: consequences of stigma consciousness on job search attitudes, behaviour and success. Journal for Labour Market Research 53 (1), Online first. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-019-0261-4 |
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Professional career
Since September 2015
Scientific Director at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) and professorship for Empirical Higher Education Research and Science Studies (W3) at Leibniz University Hanover
1 October 2010 - 31 August 2015
Professorship for Empirical Economic Sociology (W3) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
1 October 2005 - 30 September 2010
Professor of Sociology (W3) at Kiel University
Professional education and academic degrees
15 February 2002
Appointed assistant lecturer at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
14 November 2001
Habilitation (post-doc lecturer qualification) at the Social Sciences faculty at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich; dissertation on the topic of 'Inequality, social relationships and health'
17 July 1992
Dr. rer. pol.: doctorate completed at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich on the topic 'Women as entrepreneurs. A study of the chances of success and survival of companies newly founded by men and women'; grade: summa cum laude; reviewers: Prof. Dr. Rolf Ziegler, Prof. Dr. Karl Martin Bolte, Prof. Dr. Walter Bühl
15 December 1988
Diploma degree in sociology (minor subjects: statistics and business administration)
1983-1988
Studied for a sociology diploma degree at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich