Walter Pohl
Leiter der AG Gemeinschaften, Völker, Mobilität
Leiter des ERC-Projekts HistoGenes
Curriculum Vitae
1984 | Habilitation for Medieval History, University of Vienna |
1985 –1990 | research assistant, Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Vienna |
from 1990 | researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
1991 | Visiting professor at the University of Ishevsk, Russia |
1993 | Visiting professor at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA |
1995 | Visiting professor at CEU Budapest, Hungary |
1996 | Visiting professor at Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, Netherlands |
from 1998 | Director of the Institute for Medieval Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences |
2000 | corresponding fellow, 2004 fellow of the Austrian Academy |
2001 | Habilitation for Historische Hilfswissenschaften, University of Vienna |
2002-2008 | Austrian delegate to the Standing Committee for the Humanities of the European Science Foundation (ESF) |
2004 | awarded Wittgenstein Prize of the FWF |
2006 | Professor of Medieval History, University of Vienna |
2010-2013 | project leader, HERA project ‘Cultural Memory and the Resources of the Past’ |
2010 | awarded ERC Advanced Grant for the project ‘Social Cohesion, Identity and Religion in Europe, 400-1200 (SCIRE)’ |
2010-2016 | member, Akademierat of the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
2011 | speaker, SFB ‘Visions of Community (VISCOM)’ funded by the FWF |
2012 | member, comitato di selezione per i Progetti nell’Interesse Nazionale (PRIN), Italy |
2012-2016 | member, Fachkommission of the Excellence Initiative of the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) |
2012 | member, 2014 and 2016 vice chair, panel SH6 of the ERC for Advanced resp. Consolidator Grants |
2013 | fellow, Academia Europea |
2020 | awarded ERC Synergy Grant for the project „HistoGenes“ (Integrating genetic, archaeological and historical perspectives on Eastern Central Europe, 400-900 AD) |
