Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen - Curriculum Vitae
2006 - today
1996 - 2006
1981 - 1995
Competences
Doctoral and Postdoctoral supervision
Email:
thomas.maissen@zegk.uni-heidelberg.de
since September 2013
Director at the German Historical Institut Paris (DHIP)
2013
Co-Director of the DFG Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europa in a Global Context: Shifting Assymetries in Cultural Flows" (Link)
2012-2013
Fellow at the Marsiliuskolleg, Universität Heidelberg
2010
Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton (January - August).
2009-2010
Fellow of the course of lectures "Legitimität und Religion", Centre of Religion, Economy and Politics, Universities of Basel, Lausanne, Lucerne, Zurich and Collegium Helveticum (Link).
2009
Deputy speaker of the Area A "Governance and Administration" (Link) and member of the Steering Committe of the DFG- Cluster of Excellenze "Asia and Europa in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows" (Link).
2009
Professeur invité at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris.
since 2008
Coordinator of the joint master program degree in cooperation with the EHESS Paris (Link).
2007-2012
Speaker of the Graduate School for Humanities and Social Sciences in Heidelberg [HGGS] (Link).
since 2007
Member of the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften (Link).
since 2006 
Member of the Kommission für geschichtliche Landeskunde in Baden-Württemberg (Link).
2006
HSozuKult, Historical Book of the Year 2006, Category Early Modern Age, for: Die Geburt der Republic. Staatsverständnis und Repräsentation in der frühneuzeitlichen Eidgenossenschaft, Göttingen 2006.
since winter term 2004/05
Full Professor for Early Modern History at the University of Heidelberg.
2002-2004
SNF (Schweizerischer Nationalfonds)-Associate professor at the University of Lucerne.
2002
Habilitation (postdoctoral lecture qualification) at the University of Zurich, Thesis: "Die Geburt der Republic. Staatsverständnis und Repräsentation in der frühneuzeitlichen Eidgenossenschaft" partly as project of the SNF).
2001-2002
Project of the Bär-Kälin-Foundation: Schweizer Weltkriegsdebatte und nachrichtenlose Vermögen. Die Ereignisse 1994-2000 im Urteil der Protagonisten.
1996-2004
Editor of the NZZ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung - "Historische Analysen"), signature: tmn.
1996-1999
Habilitation fellowships, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds and others.
1993-1995
Assistant professor at the University of Potsdam (Chair for the History of the Early Modern Age, held by Prof. Luise Schorn-Schütte).
1993
PhD under the guidance of Prof. H. R. Guggisberg, Basel.
Thesis: "Die französische Vergangenheit bei italienischen Autoren des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts".
1989-1993
Research in Naples, Paris, Venice and Florence, scholarships.
1989
„Prix du bicentenaire“ of the Consulat général de France à Zürich (CHF 5000.-) for:
Die Französische Revolution – Mythos, Massstab, Mahnmal = La Révolution française – mythe, modèle, monument.
1981-89
Study of History, Latin and Philosophy at the Universities of Basel, Rome and Geneva, M.A. (licentiate) under the guidance of Prof. Frantisek Graus in Basel.
1981
Matriculation with A-Levels from the Humanistisches Gymnasium of Basel.
Competences
- Coordinator of the ERASMUS-programme. Further information can be found here.
- Member of Research Council 3. Cultural dynamics in globalised worlds. further Information can be found here.
- Coordinator of the joint graduate program degree in cooperation with the EHESS Paris. Further information can be found here.
A presentation of the program can be found here.
- Board member of the Friends of the Institute of Historical Research. Further information on the Institute can be found here.
- Chairman of “Research Area A” and is a member of the Steering Committee for Excellence in the “Asia and Europe” cluster. Further information can be found here.
Staff of the chair with Prof. Maissen (August 2012). See more images.
