Prof. Dr. Susanne Kramarz-Bein

born february 4, 1959 in Siegen/Germany; married, 1 son

Academic Career

1978:
Studies in Mediaeval and Modern German language and literature and Catholic Theology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
from 1980:
Scandinavian Studies, major subject (scholarship: Konrad-Adenauer-trust)
1981:
Scandinavian Studies, University of Bergen
from 1983:
Student, then graduate assistant, University of Bonn (Prof. Dr. Heinrich Beck)
1984:
Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo
from 1980:
Additional occupation, VHS (Adult Education Centre) Bonn (teaching of Norwegian classes)
Language examiner for Norwegian, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bonn
1985:
First state examination (Sek I/II) in German Studies and Catholic Theology
Graduate assistant, University of Bonn, Mediaeval German und Scandinavian Studies (Prof. Dr. Heinrich Beck)
1/1990:
PhD Examination, University of Bonn (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Heiko Uecker)
1990:
Studies/Research in Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) /Norwegian state scholarship
1991:
Graduate assistant, University of Bonn, Scandinavian Studies (Prof. Dr. Heinrich Beck, since winter term 1995/96 Prof. Dr. Simek)
Assistant lecturer, University of Cologne (Prof. Kreutzer)
10/1992:
Organisation of the international symposium Hanseatic literary relations (financing provided by Fritz-Thyssenfund, Cologne), publication of Symposium documents at W. de Gruyter publishing house, 1996)
WS 1995/96 – June 1997:
Assistant lecturer and proxy chair in Scandinavian Studies, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
11/06/1997:
Postdoctoral lecture qualification (Habilitation), University of Bonn
13/06/1997:
Professor (C3), Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Scandinavian Studies, Modern Literature)
1998:
Professor (C4), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Scandinavian Studies, Medieval and Modern Scandinavian literature and Culture)
2001-2002:
Vice Dean, department 9, Philology, University of Münster

Merits/Awards

since 1996:
Consultant, scholarships language courses, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
Consultant for German Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) and diverse
political foundations
since 2000:
Custodian and consultant for the Post graduate programme of SFB 496, University of Münster
2002:
Organisation of the international workshop Nye veier i middelalderfilologien (‘New Ways in Old Philology’); publication of workshop documents at lang publishing house
since 2003:
External consultant und censor für the established Norwegian Historisk Tidskrift (Historic Journal), Bergen
2004:
Organisation of the international workshop Rittersagas – Übersetzung, Überlieferung, Transmission at the University of Basel, Switzerland together with Prof. Jürg Glauser
since december 2005:
University agreement with University College of Agder/Kristiansand/Norway
summer 2006:
consultant for the Excellency-initiative, Nordisk Institutt, Aarhus/Denmark
summer 2006:
Appointment as a member of the Norwegian academy of Sciences in Agder/Kristiansand/Norway
autumn 2006:
Consultant in an Australian PhD-procedure in Sydney
since 2007:
Co-editor of the series Scandinavian language, literature and culture (Lit publishing house, Münster)