Dr. Janina Söhn
since 06 2010
Researcher in the research unit "Skill Formation and Labor Markets" (WZB) and in the project group "National Educational Panel Study" (NEPS)
2007 – 2010
Associated Researcher at the research unit "Skill Formation and Labor Markets" (WZB)
06 2007 – 05 2010
PhD grant of the Hans Böckler Foundation
09 – 10 2009
Visiting scholar at Princeton University, Office of Population Research (OPR)/Center for Migration and Development (CMD)
2003 – 2007
Researcher at the Programme on "Intercultural Conflicts and Societal Integration" (WZB)
2001 – 2002
Consultant on migration issues at the German Red Cross, General Secretariat
2001
Internship at the German Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2000 – 2001
Study on "Elder Migrants" for the Free University of Berlin, Institute for Sociology (Prof. Dr. Martin Kohli)
1999 – 2000
Student Assistant at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), department "Social Structures and Social Reporting" (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zapf)
1993 – 2000
Studies of sociology (Diplom, subsidiary subjects Statistics and Political Science), Freie Universität Berlin and New School for Social Research, New York.
Topic of thesis: "The Decision for Naturalisation. The Relevance of Citizenship for Foreigners in the Federal Republic of Germany"
National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) Stage 8 "Adult Education and Lifelong Learning" and Stage 6 "Vocational Training and Transitions into the Labor Market"
Dissertation project "The Impact of State Intervention on the Educational Integration of Immigrants: German 'Resettlers' and Non-German Immigrants Compared" (funded by the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung)