Vita

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

Awards

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

[10/2019-03/2020] 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

Editorial Board Member

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.