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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Junior professor

JProf. Dr. Lena Hünefeld

Consultation hours: by appointment

Further information

Qualification

  • Doctorate at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 2016
  • Master's degree in Sociology, Psychology and German Philology at RWTH Aachen University, graduated in 2009

Professional activities

  • Since 2021: Junior professor for "Inclusion and Work: Mental Health" at TU Dortmund University
  • Since 2017: Deputy Head of Group 1.2 "Working Environment Reporting" at the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • 2014-2017: Research assistant at the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Dortmund in the group "Scientific Management FB 1"
  • 2011-2014: Research assistant at the Institute of Sociology at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, specializing in the sociology of work
  • 2009-2012: Research assistant at the Institute of Sociology at RWTH Aachen University with a focus on gender and life course research

Main areas of work

  • Mental health in the world of work
  • Vulnerable groups of employees
  • Changing working conditions/stress levels
  • Social and health inequality

Current research projects

  • Quality of participation in working life - Recording, describing and shaping the work situation of people with disabilities (project duration: January 2022 - June 2025)(https://www.baua.de/DE/Aufgaben/Forschung/Forschungsprojekte/f2540.html)
  • Project pilot study "Promoting accessibility in the data collection of working conditions" (project duration: March 2023 - April 2025) (https://www.baua.de/DE/Forschung/Forschungsprojekte/f2558.html)