Robert Hafner
born October 9, 1985
Education
| [2012-2017] | Innsbruck University (Austria): Geography (PhD) |
| [2009-2012] | Innsbruck University (Austria): Geography: Global Change – Regional Sustainability (MSc) Focus: Development Studies; Regional and Urban Research |
| [2008] | Universidad de León (Spain): Geography, Economics (Erasmus semester) |
| [2007] | Roskilde University (Denmark): Regional and Urban Development in Europe (Erasmus semester) |
| [2007- ] | Fernuniversität Hagen (Germany): Economics |
| [2006-2009] | Malmö University (Sweden): International Programme for European Studies (BA) |
| [2000-2005] | EURO-Class (A-level exams with honours) – Bilingual German-English Focus: Marketing & International Business Business School: Bundeshandelsakademie I Salzburg, Austria. |
| [1996-2000] | Secondary School: Bundesrealgymnasium Bad Ischl, Austria. |
| [1992-1996] | Primary School Rußbach im Salzkammergut, Austria. |
Language Certificates
- Cambridge First Certificate (B2)
- Business English Certificate Higher (C1)
- Pearson LCCI Level 4 Spoken English for Industry and Commerce (SEFIC)
- Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (Nivel Intermedio)
Awards
Sustainability Award 2022 (3rd place) by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology and the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research for the co-organisation of the lecture “Sustainability & Climate Change” at the University of Innsbruck, in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL), Universiteit van Pretoria (ZA), University of Napoli Frederico II (I), Universität Duisburg-Essen (D), University of Rovira i Virgili (E), Copenhagen Business School (DK).
Österreichischer Nachwuchspreis für Entwicklungsforschung 2015 der Kommission für Entwicklungsforschung (KEF) [Austrian Award for Development Research].
Professional Experiences
Academic
| [03/2021-] | Assistant Professor, Institute of Geography, Innsbruck University. |
| [10/2020-03/2021] | University Assistant, Institute of Geography, Innsbruck University. |
| [03/2020-09/2020] | Lecturer, Institute of Geography, Innsbruck University. |
| [10/2019-03/2020] | Guest Professor, Institute of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Austria. |
| [12/2018-09/2019] | University Assistant, Institute of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Austria. |
| [01/2018-12/2018] | Independent Researcher financed by the Post-DocTrack Pilot Program of the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| [07/2017-12/2017] | PostDoc at Interreg Project Alpfoodway |
| [07/2014- 06/2017] | Project leader: The Risk of Inclusion. Institute of Geography, Innsbruck University, Austria. |
Teaching
| [10/2021-12/2022] | Lecture/Practice: Sustainability & Climate Change. Aurora Universities Network course, Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [10/2021-03/2022] | Seminar: Aspects of Human-Technology-Environment Relations Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [10/2021-03/2022] | Lecture/Practice: Techniques of Human Geography Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [03/2021-09/2021] | Lecture: Human Geography Aspects of Global Change Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [03/2021-09/2021] | Proseminar Human Geography: Political Geography Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [10/2020-03/2021] | Seminar: Aspects of Human-Technology-Environment Relations Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [10/2020-03/2021] | Lecture/Practice: Techniques of Human Geography Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [03/2020-09/2020] | Excursion/Practice: Human Geography: Practice Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [10/2019-03/2020] | Lecture: Globalization and Development University of Graz, Austria |
| [10/2019-03/2020] | Seminar in Food and Consumption: critical and alternative perspectives. University of Graz, Austria |
| [12/2018-03/2019] | Seminar in Human Geography (Political Geography an Development Research: the Global South) University of Graz, Austria |
| [10/2017-03/2018] | Proseminar Human Geography: Political Geography Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [04/2017-05/2017] | Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina |
| [09/2015] | Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility International Development Studies, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University, Netherlands |
| [03/2015-09/2015] | Proseminar Human Geography1: Political Geography Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [11/2011] | Lecturer Akademie Handel e.V., Graz, Austria. |
| [10/2011-01/2012] | Tutor „Special Geoinformatics“ Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [03/2011-06/2011] | Tutor „Applied Geoinformatics“ Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [10/2010-01/2011] | Tutor „Introduction to Geoinformatics“ Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [11/2007] | Lecturer Malmö University, Sweden. |
| [02/2007-03/2007] | Lecturer Malmö University, Sweden. |
Peer Review Activities
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Austrian Journal of Agricultural and Rural Studies
- eco.mont – Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
- Die Erde
- Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft (Annals of the Austrian Geographical Society)
- Geographica Helvetica
- Quaestiones Geographicae
- SAGE Research Methods Books
Other Professional Experience
| [03/2012-08/2012] | Executive Assistant: Center for Interamerican Studies Innsbruck University, Austria. |
| [02/2012] | NOC-Assistant at 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck, Österreich. |
| [04/2009-06/2009] | Assistant of the manager (internship) Karplus S.A., Buenos Aires/Ushuaia, Argentina. |
| [04/2009-06/2009] | Assistant of the Honorary Consul of Cameroon in Argentina Buenos Aires/Ushuaia, Argentina |
| [06/2007-09/2008] | CEO of Qinúa (international trade with guitars). |
| [07/2005-09/2006] | Social service volunteer Asociación Filantrópica Israelita / Hogar Hirsch, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| [06/2003] | Intern Spedition Schenker & CoAG, Salzburg, Austria. |
| [07/2002-08/2003] | Summer job Champ’s SuperValue (Supermarket), Killorglin, Ireland. |