Professor Menzel‑Riedl
Rector of the University of Münster
Curriculum vitae
Personal details
born 1976 in Siegen
Academic career
| 2008 | Appointment to the professorship in biology didactics (W1), University of Osnabrück (appointment accepted) |
| 2007 – 2008 | Post‑doc in the DFG research training group GRK 1195 "Successful Matching of School Learning Determinants: Understanding and Optimisation", University of Göttingen |
| 2007 | PhD (Dr rer nat), University of Göttingen |
| 2004 – 2007 | Research associate, Didactics of Biology Dept., University of Göttingen (with several months abroad, including at the Universidad de Talca, Chile) |
| 1996 – 2002 | Studies in biology, pedagogy and English; University of Münster, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Dakar, Senegal), College of William and Mary (Virginia, USA); Magistra Artium (MA) and first state examination for teaching at secondary levels I and II |
Positions in university management
| since 2026 | Rector of the University of Münster |
| 2025 | Appointment as President of the University of Osnabrück, second term 2025–2033 |
| 2024 | Unanimous re‑election as President of the University of Osnabrück with waived open call and public university hearing |
| since 2023 | Vice-President for the Higher Education System and Organisation of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) |
| 2022 – 2026 | Chair of the Lower Saxony State University Conference (LHK) |
| 2020 – 2022 | Board member of the Lower Saxony State University Conference (LHK) |
| 2019 – 2026 | President of the University of Osnabrück (first term 2019–2025) |
| 2016 – 2019 | Vice‑President for Research and Early‑Career Promotion at the University of Osnabrück |
External committee memberships and advisory boards (selection)
| since 2024 | Advisory board member of the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE) |
| 2024 – 2026 | Member of the working group of the science council “Evaluation des Zukunftsvertrags Studium und Lehre stärken” |
| since 2022 | Advisory supervisory board member of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) |
| since 2019 | Chair of the jury for the Erich‑Maria‑Remarque Peace Prize of the City of Osnabrück |
| since 2014 | Member of the selection committee for doctoral scholarships at the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) |