Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Mitja Back

since 04/2012
Professor of Psychological Assessment and Personality Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Münster

09/2011
William-Stern-Preis for outstanding innovative work in the field of personality psychology of the German Psychological Association (DGPs)

04/2010 – 03/2012
Junior Professor of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Department of Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

2009 – 2010
Research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Section of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

05/2008
Research stay at the University of Connecticut (David Kenny); supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG)

2005 – 2009
Research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Section of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, University of Leipzig, German (supported by DFG, German Research Foundation)

2007
Doctor of Natural Sciences (science-based Ph. D. granted with highest honors "summa cum laude"), University of Leipzig, Germany

2004 – 2005
Research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Section of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany (supported by DFG, German Research Foundation)

1999 – 2004
Tutor at the Section of Statistics and research student at the Section of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

2003
Diploma in Psychology (Dipl. Psych), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany