
M.Sc. Franz W. Mönke
Research Associate
Psychology of Entrepreneurship
Business and Organizational Psychology
Department of Psychology
Room 71c
Fliednerstraße 21
48149 Münster
+49 251 83 34103
E-Mail: franz.moenke@uni-muenster.de

Research Associate
Psychology of Entrepreneurship
Business and Organizational Psychology
Department of Psychology
Room 71c
Fliednerstraße 21
48149 Münster
+49 251 83 34103
E-Mail: franz.moenke@uni-muenster.de
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, apl. 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
03/2024
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development – Mick Marchington Applied Research Grant: £6000
Social Media Assessments in Selection: Toward a Better Understanding of the (In)Validity of Cybervetting
PI: Franz W. Mönke; Collaborators: Philipp Schäpers, Filip Lievens, & Jana Holtmann
03/2024
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology – SIOP Student Travel Award: $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
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 – 05/2025
Various travel grants: University of Münster, such as Santander Mobilitätsfonds, SAIL Mobility Fund, ERASMUS Staff Mobility (DAAD), ~7.300€
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