Dr. Guido Schwellnus
Curriculum Vitae
Employment History
2012–02/2015 Assistant Professor (Universitätsassistent), Institute for European Integration Research, University of Vienna, Austria
2011-2012 Researcher, Institute for European Integration Research (EIF), Austrian Academy of Sciences
2007–2011 Senior Researcher (’Oberassistent’) in European Politics, Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2007–2010 Guest Lecturer, University of Basel, Switzerland
2005–2007 Researcher in European Politics, Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2004–2005 Researcher, Mannheim Center for European Social Research, University of Mannheim, Germany, within the project ‘The Constitutionalization of the European Union’ led by Frank Schimmelfennig and Berthold Rittberger
Degrees
2007 PhD, Political Science, Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom
2000 Magister Artium in Political Science, Ancient and Modern History, Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany
University Education
1996–2000 Political Science, Ancient und Modern History, Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany
1996 Political Science, Modern and Eastern European History, University of Mainz, Germany
1993–1996 Political Science and History, University of Hannover, Germany
Teaching
2012– ‘Political Theories of Cultural Diversity’, Seminar (MA Level), Departement of Political Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria
2012 ‘ Qualitative Text Analysis’, 2-week course (35 hours) at the Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex, United Kingdom
2009–2011 ‘Language Analysis in Political Research: Philosophical Foundations, Methods and Applications’, Seminar (MA level), ETH Zurich, Switzerland (co-taught with Liudmila Mikalayeva)
2008–2011 ‘The International Protection of Minorities in Conceptual, Theoretical and Empirical Perspective’, Seminar (MA level), ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2007–2010 ‘Challenges of EU Enlargement: Historical Development and Theoretical Explanations’, Lecture (BA level), University of Basel, Switzerland (in German)
2005–2008 ‘International Politics: Theories and Methods of Analysis’, Tutorial (BA level), ETH Zurich, Switzerland (in German, co-taught with Dr. Dirk Leuffen)
2003 ‘European Union: Institutions, Theories, Policies’, Seminar (MA level), School of Politics and International Studies, Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom (co-taught with Prof. Antje Wiener)
2001 ‘Introduction to EU Institutions’, Tutorial (BA level), Institute of European Studies, Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
‘Post-Cold War European Security Policy’, Tutorial (BA level), Institute of European Studies, Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom
Professional Service
2006–2011 Member of the Admissions Committee for the Master of Comparative and International Studies (MACIS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Scholarships and Grants
2008–2011 Research grant (CHF 289'575, i.e. approx. EUR 200'000), Swiss National Science Fund, for the project ‘The Adoption, Implementation and Sustainability of Minority Protection Rules in the Context of EU Conditionality: A Comparative Analysis of Ten New Member States in Central and Eastern Europe’
2000–2003 Full PhD scholarship (fees and maintenance), Faculty of Legal, Social and Educational Sciences, Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom
2002 Research scholarship, University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES), to conduct field work in Warsaw, Poland
Training and Development
2009 2-week course ‘QCA and fuzzy sets’, ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1998 4-week internship, Centre of International Relations, Warsaw, Poland
1996 2-week Polish language course (advanced level), School of Polish Language and Culture, University of Wroclaw, Poland
1996 1-semester Course of Polish Language, History and Culture (‘Polonicum’), University of Mainz, Germany
1996 4-week internship, German Historical Institute, Warsaw, Poland
