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M.Sc. Franz W. Mönke

Research Associate
Division Psychology of Entrepreneurship
Department of Psychology
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Philipp Schäpers

Room 69a / IV
Fliednerstraße 21
48149 Münster

+49 251 83 34103
E-Mail: franz.moenke@uni-muenster.de
 

Research focus

  • Cybervetting: Social media assessments in personnel selection
  • Personnel selection and psychological assessment
  • Political psychology
  • Psychology of entrepreneurship
  • Engineering psychology

Publikationen

Publications list

  • Short CV

    Education

    since 04/2022
    University of Münster: Ph.D. student

    10/2019 – 09/2021
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Master of Science – Psychology – Top 3 Student
    Thesis: "Politics in Cybervetting and Hireability Judgments - Testing a Similarity-Bias and Advancing the Political Affiliation Model in the Multi-Party Society of Germany" (Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Schäpers, Prof. Dr. Ursula Hess)

    10/2016 – 09/2019
    Freie Universität Berlin: Bachelor of Science – Psychology – Top 3%
    Thesis: "Führungskräfte zwischen Wunsch und Wirklichkeit: Der Einfluss von Impliziten Führungstheorien auf Einflusserwartungen im Führungskontext" (Supervisors: Dr. Liebermann, Dr. May, Prof. Dr. Kerschreiter)

    09/2015 – 08/2016
    Deutscher Bundestag / Office of Steffi Lemke MP: Voluntary Service in Politics / Democracy

    08/2009 – 06/2015
    Humboldt-Gymnasium Eichwalde: A-Levels (High School) – Top of the Year

    Professional Experience

    since 11/2021
    University of Münster: Research Associate in Psychology of Entrepreneurship, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Schäpers

    11/2022 – 09/2025
    University of Münster: Exchange Coordinator and Student Council, Department of Psychology

    09/2016 – 10/2021
    Steffi Lemke MP: Student Assistant

    04/2021 – 10/2021
    nextmove / CYX mobile KG: Assistant in rental service, Berlin branch

    03/2020 – 09/2021
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Student Assistant in Engineering Psychology, Prof. Dr. Onnasch

    01/2019 – 10/2019
    Freie Universität Berlin: Student Assistant in Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Prof. Dr. Mussel

  • Awards and Grants

    05/2025
    University of Münster, Santander Mobilitätsfonds – Travel Grant: €500

    02/2025
    University of Münster, Santander Mobilitätsfonds – Travel Grant: €500

    02/2025
    University of Münster, SAIL Mobility Fund – Travel Grant: €1000

    10/2024
    University of Münster, Santander Mobilitätsfonds – Travel Grant: €500

    03/2024
    Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development – Mick Marchington Applied Research Grant: £6000

    Project: Social Media Assessments in Selection: Toward a Better Understanding of the (In)Validity of Cybervetting
    Awarded to Franz W. Mönke and team: Philipp Schäpers, Filip Lievens, & Jana Holtmann

    03/2024
    Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology – SIOP Student Travel Award: $500

    03/2024
    University of Münster, Santander Mobilitätsfonds – Travel Grant: €500

    01/2024 – 02/2024
    Lim Kim San Fellowship in Leadership: Faculty for Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University. Research stay with Prof. Dr. Lievens.

    01/2024
    Journal of Applied Psychology 109(1): Editor’s Choice

    05/2023
    University of Münster, Santander Mobilitätsfonds – Travel Grant: €200

    11/2022
    3rd prize in the poster award: Science to Start-up Convention, REACH Euregio Start-Up Center

    06/2022
    Honorable mention: Top-3 graduate from the master's program in Psychology (Class of 2021)
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    05/2022
    ERASMUS staff mobility: Research stay at the Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba

    02/2017 – 09/2021
    Scholarship for academic excellence from Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
    (German Academic Scholarship Foundation)

    06/2015
    Top of the year award at Humboldt-Gymnasium Eichwalde, awarded by Dahme-Spreewald County
    Humboldt price of the Humboldt-Gymnasium Eichwalde's association