Prof. Dr. Helena Stockinger

Prof. Dr.

Helena Stockinger

Professor of Catechetics, Religious Education, and Pedagogy
Head of Institute, Editor-in-Chief ThPQ

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Curriculum vitae – Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helena Stockinger

EDUCATION 

  • 09/1991 – 06/1995: Primary school in Kremsmünster, Upper Austria
  • 09/1995 – 06/1999: Secondary school in Kremsmünster, Upper Austria
  • 09/1999 – 06/2004: Secondary school including preschool education training in Linz: Final and diploma examination with excellent success
  • 10/2004 – 12/2015: Studies at the University of Vienna  
  • Teacher training study for Catholic Religion, Psychology and Philosophy (10/2004 – 06/2009)
  • Diploma Study Religious Education (03/2005 – 06/2009)    
  • Diploma Study Catholic Theology (03/2006 – 06/2009)  
  • Diploma Study Philosophy (10/2005 – 01/2011)
  • Diploma Study Psychology (03/2006 – 06/2012)
  • PhD in Religious Education, Catholic Theology (12/2015)
  • 2006 – 2012: Advanced Training Course Psychotherapy
  • 2015 – 2018:     Postgraduate studies «Supervision, Coaching and development of organisations» (ARGE education management in cooperation with Sigmund Freud Privat-University)

WORK EXPERIENCE    

  • 10/2019 – 09/2021: University professor at the department of religious education and didactics of Religious Education at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich (W3) (interim professorship)
  • 03/2021 – 09/2021: University lecturer at the department of Catechetics, Religious Education and Pedagogy, Catholic Private University Linz
  • 09/2020 – 02/2021: University lecturer at the University of Vienna, Department of Practical Theology, Religious Education
  • 10/2019 – 02/2020: University lecturer at the department of Catechetics, Religious Education and Pedagogy, Catholic Private University Linz
  • 12/2018 – 09/2019 Job: Executive director
    Institution: Department of Catechetics, Religious Education and Pedagogy, Catholic Private University Linz
  • 01/2016 – 09/2019 Job: Assistant Professor (01/2016-09/ 2017: 50%; 10/2017-09/2018: 20%, since 10/2018: 100%)
    Institution: Department of Catechetics, Religious Education and Pedagogy, Catholic Private University Linz
  • 10/2017 – 09/2018 Job: Chair and professor (interim professorship)
    Institution: Department of Religious Education and Didactics of Religious Education, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
  • 09/2016 – 09/2017 Job: University Lecturer / Head of practical teacher training education (50%)
    Institution: Department of Catechetics, Religious Education and Pedagogy, Catholic Private University Linz
  • 09/2011 – 08/2016 Job: Teacher in Religious Education
    Institution: Secondary school including preschool education training in Vienna (school for pupils 14 to 19 years old)
  • 09/2011 – 08/2016 Job: Organizing and conducting advanced training for kindergarten teachers, nursery teachers and social pedagogy teachers 
    Institution: University College of Teacher Education of Christian Churches Vienna/Krems
  • 12/2014 – 12/2015 Job: Research fellow (50%)
    Institution: Department of Catechetics, Religious Education and Pedagogy, Catholic Private University Linz
  • 07/2015 – 12/2015 Job: Scientific project staff Institution: Centre for Islamic Studies, University of Vienna
  • 09/2011 – 11/2014 Job: Research fellow (prae doc) (75%)
    Institution: Department of Practical Theology – Religious Education and Catechetics, University of Vienna.
  • 01/2011 – 01/2013 Lecturer of theological courses in Vienna about basic information on Christianity
  • 2008, 2010: Practical trainings in psychiatry-clinical and psychosocial institutions
  • 08/2009 – 08/2010: Teacher of Psychology and Philosophy and Religion at a secondary school in Vienna
  • 09/2008 – 09/2010: Lectures for children and adults about different topics at the Austrian Bible Society
  • 10/2008 – 02/2009: Scientific assistant at the department of Exegetics of New Testament, University of Vienna 

BEING ABROAD

  • 09/2010 – 01/2011: Exchange semester at the „Katholieke Universiteit“ in Leuven, Belgium (Erasmus)
  • 05/2012 – 06/2012: Intensive Programme Erasmus „The contribution of Religious Education to a Europe of Diversity” at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece
  • 09/2014 – 11/2014: Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, School of Education, Warwick Religious Education Research Unit, Coventry, England
  • 04/2015 – 05/2015: Visiting Research Associate at the Queen’s University of Belfast, School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • 01/2017 Guest lecturer at the Eberhard Karl University Tübingen, Germany (Programme Erasmus +)
  • 05/2019: Erasmus + exchange programme at the Westfälischen-Wilhelms University Münster, Department Catholic Theology and its Didactics 

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religion in Education
  • Member of the scientific advisory board of the “Katechetischen Blätter”
  • Full Member of ISREV (International Seminar on Religious Education and Values)
  • Member of the supervisory board of “St. Nikolaus- Kindertagesheimstiftung in der Erzdiözese Wien”
  • Member of ÖRF (Forum of Austrian Religious Education)
  • Member of the AKRK (Working Group of Catholic Religious Education and Catechetics) 
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