Curriculum Vitae Mag. Dr. Monika Kastner Personal Information Date of Birth 21 May 1975 Place of Birth Bern, Switzerland Nationality Austrian and Swiss Family Status Civil union, 2 children E-Mail monika.kastner@aau.at Professional Career since 10/2010 Associate Professor at the Department of Educational Science at (maternal leave 04/2011 06/2012 and 04/2014 06/2015) 08/2010 Awarded the venia docendi for Educational Science after completing the habilitation process (qualification agreement/tenure track) at 04/2004 09/2010 Research associate at the Department of Educational Science (Univ.- Prof. Dr. Elke Gruber, chair for adult and vocational education) at 09/2002 01/2004 Research associate at PERIPHERIE Institute for Practical Gender Research), Graz 05/2003 09/2003 Project member: Evaluation of the Summer School for Female Junior Scientists within the personnel development program Potenziale, Barrieren und Chancen. Frauen an der Universität (Potentials, Barriers and Opportunities. Women at University) on behalf of the Inter-University Coordination Office for Gender Studies, Graz 05/2001 02/2003 Project member: Evaluation of the Course for Female Scientists within the personnel development program Potenziale, Barrieren und Chancen. Frauen an der Universität [Potentials, Barriers and Opportunities. Women at University] on behalf of the vice chancellor for teaching, personnel development and women s advancement at Universitaet Graz and the Inter-University Coordination Office for Gender Studies, Graz 05 08/2001 Job coach (work-assistance for the visually impaired and blind) of a member of the Office for Academic Continuing Education at Universitaet Graz
Education 12/2004 10/2006 Training and certificate in TCI Theme-Centered-Interaction as laid down by Ruth Cohn since 2004, ongoing Participation in in-house-trainings at (Italian, gender seminar for lecturers, computer program atlas.ti, project management) 02/2004 Conferral of a Doctorate at Universitaet Graz, with honors (doctoral thesis titled Wissenschaft als Beruf? Weiterbildung von Wissenschaftlerinnen an der Universität zwischen Frauenförderung und Gender Mainstreaming [Science as a Profession? Training Female Scientists at University between Women s Advancement and Gender Mainstreaming] published by Peter Lang Verlag 2004) 01/2001 Degree in Educational Sciences (major) and subject combination (minor) with honors at Universitaet Graz (courses in Graz and Vienna); diploma thesis Fundamentals, Benchmarks and Effects of Feminist Education, exemplified by the 1 st Course of Diploma Studies Feministisches Grundstudium 1995 Language stay in Brighton, England (3 months) 1994 Upper secondary school leaving exam with merit, VET College for Economic Professions, Graz Completed Research Projects 2011 2015 KOMKOM Extension of Competences by Recording Competences. A model project in Social Integration Enterprises for developing a systematic procedure of recording competences with the aim of developing proposals for levels 1 and 2 of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF-certificates) PROJECT MANAGER 2014 National PIAAC Expert Report ASSOCIATE 2013 National simulation phase for corridor 2 of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF): allocating the basic qualification for technical/craftbased services as developed in the KOMKOM project to levels 1 and 2 of the NQF ASSOCIATE 2004 2010 Educationally Disadvantaged Adults: Teaching/Learning-Research in Adult Education HABILITATION (own projects) 2005 2008 EQUAL Development Partnership Generations Potentials Strengths (Topic: in-company training) SUBPROJECT MANAGER (with E. Gruber) 2004 2008 Evaluation of Preparatory Courses for Second-Chance Compulsory School Graduates in Carinthia on behalf of the Adult Education Center / Basic Skills Education Carinthia EVALUATOR
2006 2007 Dynamic Matrix for linking emotional and cognitive intelligence to increase effectivity in teaching (cooperation: Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, University College for Teacher Education, ) ASSOCIATE (lead: E. Gruber) 2005 2007 Scientific supervision of conceptual design and implementation of the module Rediscovering Education within the EQUAL-Development Partnership In.Bewegung in cooperation with the Adult Education Center / Basic Skills Education Carinthia EVALUATOR 2005 Evaluation of BIKOO Bildungskooperative Oberes Waldviertel (Educational Cooperative) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture EVALUATOR 2003 2004 Study on trends in education and training and in professional practice in health care and nursing on behalf of the Austrian Council of the Universities of Applied Sciences ASSOCIATE 2002 2004 Equal Pay, Career Progression and the Socio-legal Valuation of Care within the 5 th Action Program of the Community regarding the communal strategy for equality of women and men SUBPROJECT MANAGER 2001 2003 Evaluation of the Training Course for Female Scientists of the three universities in Graz within the program Potenziale, Barrieren und Chancen. Frauen an der Universität [Potentials, Barriers and Opportunities. Women at University] on behalf of the Inter-University Coordination Office for Gender Studies, Graz, and of the vice chancellor for teaching, personnel development and the advancement of women at Universitaet Graz EVALUATOR 2003 Evaluating the Summer School for Female Junior Scientists within the personnel development program Potenziale, Barrieren und Chancen. Frauen an der Universität (Potentials, Barriers and Opportunities. Women at University) on behalf of the Inter-University Coordination Office for Gender Studies, Graz, and the vice chancellor for teaching, personnel development and women s advancement at Universitaet Graz EVALUATOR University Self-Government since 07/2015 Member of the Curricular Committee for Educational Science at the Institute of Educational Science and Research at Universitaet Klagenfurt 04/2013 04/2014 Member of the Doctorate Advisory Board Educational Science at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences at and Deputy Chairwoman since 10/2010 Member of the Senate at as the elected representative of the group of scientific employees (Deputy Chairwoman 11/ 2012 09/2013)
since 05/2013 Scientific Head of the Course of Studies for Junior Scientists at and continuation of the development of the concept for Training Program for Junior Scientists: Developing Competences for Research and Teaching 10/2009 04/2013 Deputy scientific head of the Course of Studies for Junior Scientists at since 10/2007 Module representative for the module Lebensräume (Habitats) and member of the expert committee for the optional subject Feminist Science / Gender Studies at 01/2006 02/2008 Deputy Head of the Study Program of the Institute of Educational Science and Research at since 06/2004 years of study Contribution to developing the Basic Training Course for non-academic staff at and permanent member of the advisory board Member of the department team and head of the student union representation at the Institute of Educational Science and Research, Universitaet Graz Activities in Adult Education since 2011 since 2005 Lecturer, supervisor and examiner in the University Course Adult Education and Training; Federal Institute for Adult Education, Strobl/ and Graz (Course of Studies 2011 2013 and Course of Studies 2012 2015) Lecturer and trainer of the teaching staff for adult education (topics inter alia: educational and andragogic fundamentals, educational theories, education management) 09/2011 04/2014 Member of the accreditation group of the Initiative for Adult Education for providing basic skills and lower secondary education (first program period, appointed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Women's Affairs) Cooperations and Networks ERASMUS-Cooperation Establishment and maintenance of cooperation as part of the activities as Erasmus representative at the Institute of Educational Science and Research at ; as well as support of incoming students and guests within the ERASMUS staff mobility: o Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Department of Educational Sciences o University of Pécs (Hungary), Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resources Development o Eszterházy Károly College of Eger (Hungary), Department of Andragogy o Universität Bielefeld (Germany), Faculty of Educational Science / Training and Education Management o Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Hamburg (Germany)
Memberships in Scientific Societies o ESREA European Society for Research on the Education of Adults o Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft (German Society for Educational Science), sections: adult education; vocational education o öfeb Österreichische Gesellschaft für Forschung und Entwicklung im Bildungswesen (Austrian Society for Research and Development in Education), section: vocational and adult education o Österreichisches Forschungs- und Entwicklungsnetzwerk für Erwachsenenbildung und Weiterbildung (Austrian Network of Research and Development in Adult Education and Training) Organization of Scientific Events Co-founder and co-organizer of the 1 st Workshop Discussion on Research on the Education of Adults in April 2011 in Linz, as well as co-organizer of the 3 rd Workshop Discussion on Research on the Education of Adults in April 2013 in Klagenfurt. This event is a cooperation of the Austrian Network of Research and Development in Adult Education and Training and the section vocational and adult education of the Austrian Society for Research and Development in Education. This event creates room for content-related exchange between the members, and offers a platform, in particular for junior scientists, to present research activities to an expert audience. Activities on a European Level o On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Women's Affairs / Adult Education Department, I have been active in the EBSN European Basic Skills Network, together with Dr. Birgit Aschemann and Mag. Maria Groß (since the official admission of Austria into the European Basic Skills Network in June 2015; see: http://www.basicskills.eu/). o Participation in the workshop Basic Skills within the Action Plan on Adult Learning, 17-18 June 2010 in Brussels on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture / Adult Education Department) Peer-review o Reviewer for the scientific series of the German Federal Ministry for Science and Research on the focal point of support on Research and Development for Literacy and Elementary Education for Adults (publications) o Reviewer for REPORT. Journal for Training Research (Germany). o Reviewer for the Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture / Adult Education Department) (inter alia ESF project proposals) Rankings (based on two applications) 2013 Short-listed for the 99-chair of Educational Science of the Generations at Universitaet Innsbruck; invitation to appointment negotiations rejected 2011 Ranked second in applications for the chair of Adult Education (Lifelong Learning) at Universitaet Linz