Dr. habil. Maik Adomßent

Member of Institute for Environmental & Sustainability Communication (INFU)

Adress Adomßent

PD Dr. phil. Maik Adomßent
Scharnhorststr. 1, C11.222
21335 Lüneburg
Fon +49.4131.677.2924
Fax +49 4131.677.2819
adomssent@uni.leuphana.de

senior lecturer and research associate, born 1962

Education and Employment

• Postdoctoral lecture qualification (habilitation) in July 2011; university teaching credentials (venia legendi) in "Sustainability Science"
• Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in Educational Sciences (2003, University of Lüneburg); doctoral thesis on sustainability communication of farmers Certificate in “Online Education and Training” (2000, University of London)
• Degree in Applied Cultural Sciences (Master of Arts, 1993, University of Lüneburg)
• Apprenticeship as a carpenter (1986)
• Fellow employee of UNESCO Chair “Higher Education for Sustainable Development” (since 2005)
• Senior lecturer and research associate (since 2004)
• Freelancer (2003-2004)
• Executive research assistant and project manager, INFU (1993-2003)
• Assistant at Natural Museum of Mölln (1988-89)
• Civil service at World Wide Fund for Nature (1986-87)  

Research and Publications

• Research in different fields of education and communication for sustainable development , biodiversity, knowledge production and knowledge communication against the backdrop of sustainable development
• Recent (inter)national R+D projects: Indicators for ESD, Sustainable University, Academic partnership for the conservation of biodiversity (HEB), 3-LENSUS (among others)
• Extensive publication record: Co-Editor of several books on higher education for sustainable development and environmental communication; articles in journals and books, conference contributions etc.  

Memberships and Honorary Appointments

• Round Table for Implementation of UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development in Germany (since 2008) and related working groups for Higher Education and Biological Diversity
• Expert group ‘International Capacity Building for India, Mexico, South Africa and Germany’ regarding Education for Sustainable Development’ of GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (since 2009)
• Advisory Board on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (ELER) of Lower Saxonian Ministry for Rural Area, Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (since 2007)
• Executive Founding Member of COPERNICUS Alliance (since 2008)
• Expert in scientific board of several research projects  

Awards

• Special Research Award of Altner-Combecher-Foundation “Sustainable University” (2008)
• University “Best Teaching Award” (2009)
• University Award “Best Young Researcher” (2nd and 3rd in 2009 and 2010)