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Jochen F Mayer (PhD)

Jochen F Mayer (PhD)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Research Bid Development Executive at Edinburgh Research Office, University of Edinburgh. Former post-doc historian of science & technology, academic translator and coach. Also did a bit of web development.

  • Education

    • Code Institute

      2020 - 2021
      Diploma Full Stack Software/Web Developer

    • Sciences Po Toulouse

      2003 - 2004
      Certificat d’Études Politiques Political Science and Government

    • Freie Universität Berlin

      2000 - 2006
      Master's degree Political Science and Government

    • The University of Edinburgh

      2007 - 2011
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

    • The University of Edinburgh

      2023 - 2024
      Aspiring Manager Programme

      The Aspiring ManagerAimed at people who are not in a management role yet but demonstrate the potential and motivation to develop into one people managers. The Aspiring Manager increases self-awareness through the theme of Know Yourself, provides a framework to develop core management skills in Know Your Context and brings together self-awareness and context to identify your focus in Know Your Goals. Individuals nominated for this programme are considered future managers… Show more The Aspiring ManagerAimed at people who are not in a management role yet but demonstrate the potential and motivation to develop into one people managers. The Aspiring Manager increases self-awareness through the theme of Know Yourself, provides a framework to develop core management skills in Know Your Context and brings together self-awareness and context to identify your focus in Know Your Goals. Individuals nominated for this programme are considered future managers at the University and key to achieving Strategy 2030. Show less

  • Experience

    • Lettre International Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

      Nov 2006 - Mar 2007
      Editorial Assistant

      - worked mainly within a small, close-knit editorial team to short deadlines- responsible for typeset and corrections, reporting back to and taking direction from the chief editors.- evaluated manuscripts for suitability for publication

    • School of GeoSciences

      Sept 2009 - Dec 2012
      Course Assistant, Tutor, Demonstrator

      - extensive experience within of course-coordination, lecturing, tutoring, demonstrating, and marking.- contributed to the team-teaching of (alternating): Human Geography (1st year course); Economic and Political Geography; Social and Cultural Geography (2nd year courses); Qualitative Methods; The Nature of Geographical Knowledge (honours-level core course);- as course assistant, I conducted the entire course communication for a 3rd year geography course, as well as organization via Learn, a virtual learning platform. This included liaison with systems administrators with regards to creating the content of the site and the management of access rights.- responsible for allocating students to tutorials and managed the course content (syllabi, lecture slides) as well as assignments (group discussions and essay submission) and feedback in close relation with course organizer. Show less

    • Sciences Po

      Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
      Visiting PHD Student

    • The University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science

      Dec 2012 - May 2013
      Graduate Teaching Associate

      - co-organiser for the Masters’ course ‘Contemporary Social Theory’ and contributed four 2-hours seminars introducing the work and life of major 20th-century social theorists to classroom-size seminars.- developed course content, ventured into student-led learning opportunities, and designed and marked assessments.- used a combination of 1-hour class presentations designed and delivered by myself, and 1-hour discussions based on set readings.

    • School of GeoSciences

      Jun 2013 - Mar 2014
      Academic Visitor

      - involved in the team-teaching of the first year course, Human Geography, introducing theories of ‘production’ and ‘consumption’, ‘finance and money’ to c.140 students, drawing on examples from the 2008/9 financial and economic crisis.

    • Centre Marc Bloch

      Jul 2014 - Sept 2014
      Forscher (Postdoktorand)

      - Research for post-doc project- Writing up papers and book reviews for publication

    • Technische Universität Darmstadt

      Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
      Post-doctoral Visiting Fellow

      - Archival research for scholarly book - Research for post-doc project- Writing up research papers- Conference organisation, chairing and presentations

    • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

      Sept 2015 - Jan 2016
      Guest Researcher

      - Contracted for extensive research in German archives- Workshop presentation- Writing up and submitting research paper for publication

    • None

      Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
      Independent Scholar, academic translator (self-employed) & paternal leave

      - writing up papers for publication- research in German and British archives- drafted book manuscript

    • Deutsches Museum

      Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
      Scholar-in-Residence

      - Extensive archival research in the Museum’s archive and library- Writing up chapters for my monograph and papers for publication- Presentation to the Museum’s research group and the Institute’s seminar series

    • ProTranslate.Net

      Jul 2018 - now
      Freelance Translator

      - translated ca. 700 documents so far, and proof-read over 4600, in the fields of academia, marketing, engineering, sales, and law.- paraphrasing German text.

    • Arete: Complete Talent Management

      Oct 2020 - Jul 2022
      Application Guru

      - Conduct Application Consultations and Feedback Meetings with prospective Master's and PhD students to determine career goals, skills and experiences- Work with clients on their application materials

    • The University of Edinburgh

      Jul 2022 - now

      • Research Bid Development Executive

        Dec 2024 - now

      • Research Funding Specialist

        Jul 2022 - Dec 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications