Prof. Dr. Jörg Strübing
Professor of Sociology
Focus on Methods of Qualitative Social Research
Office
Department of Sociology
Wilhelmstraße 36 (Hegelbau)
1st upper floor, room 124
72074 Tübingen
+49 (0)7071 29 74665
joerg.struebing@uni-tuebingen.de
In matters concerning the Dean of Studies:
studiendekan@sowi.uni-tuebingen.de
In administrative matters:
verwaltung@ifsoz.uni-tuebingen.de
Office hours:
Lecture period: Wednesdays 2-4 pm
Lecture-free period: 21.02.24, 27.03.24, 10.04.24 2 - 4 pm
Appointment via: studienberatung@ifsoz.uni-tuebingen.de
Service to the Profession / Memberships
- Vice-President, German Sociological Association (DGS), 2023-
- Elected member, Council of the German Sociological Association (DGS), 2019-
- Elected member of the German Data Forum (RatSWD), 2014-2017 & 2020-2023; 2017-2020 permanent guest
- Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences, 2016-2019
- Personal tutor, member of grant commissions and alumni of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation)
- Member of the Senate Commission for Studies & Teaching at the University of Tübingen, 2014-2020
- Speaker of QualiNet SoWi, the network for qualitative methods in research and teaching at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
- Program Coordinator for the BA/MA degree programs in Sociology
- BAföG Representative of the Department of Sociology
- Member of the Council of the Society for Science and Technology Research Gesellschaft für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung (GWTF e.V.)
- Speaker of the Section Methods of Qualitative Social Research in the German Society of Sociology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie DGS; 2008-2012)
- Member of the PhD grant commission at the University of Tübingen (until 2011)
Short Biography
1959
born in Hamburg
1979-1987
Studies in Sociology, Social Pedagogy and Educational Sciences
at the University of Kassel
1988-1993
Research Assistant in the Department of Social Sciences
at the University of Kassel
1993
Promotion
at the same university. Dissertation on work processes in software engineering.
1994-2004
Scientific Assistant and Senior Assistant
at the Free and at the Technical University Berlin
2003
Habilitation
at the Free University Berlin
since 2004
Associate professor (since 2009: senior associate professor) and lecturer (Privatdozent)
at the university of Tübingen
2007
Professor of Sociology
at the university of Tübingen
Research
Areas of interest:
- Qualitative-interpretative methods of empirical social research
- Methodology
- Pragmatistic-interactionistic social theory
- Microsociology
- Science and technology research
Teaching
SS 2018
- Practical Seminar: Grounded Theory and Situation Analysis (BA)
- Tutorial for the Practical Methods Seminar (BA)
- Colloquium (BA / MA)
- Research Workshop Grounded Theory and Situation Analysis (Graduate Academy)
WS 2018/19
- Introduction to the methods of qualitative social research (lecture / BA)
- Lecture tutorial (BA)
- Colloquium (BA / MA)
- Research Workshop Grounded Theory and Situation Analysis (Graduate Academy)
Publications
Published 5 / 2018
Published 10 / 2016
13th edition, published 9 / 2016
Published 7 / 2014