Stephan Sander-Faes

Stephan Sander-Faes

Stephan Sander-Faes is Associate Professor in Early Modern History at the University of Bergen, Norway. He received my Ph.D. from the University of Graz, Austria, in 2011 and obtained the Habilitation in Early Modern and Modern History from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, in 2018. Before moving to Scandinavia in 2020, he taught for ten years at the history departments at the Universities of Zurich and Fribourg, as well as held the István Deák Visiting Professorship in East Central European Studies at Columbia University in 2018. His research focuses on post-medieval Central and Eastern Europe (c. 1350-1850), in particular on social and economic history, as well as on state transformation. Personal website. Find me on LinkedIn, Academia.edu, and ORCID.

Stephan Sander-Faes

Professing Abroad: European Academia 101

by Stephan Sander-Faes | 22 November, 2021 | Academia

Willardson and Sullivan’s recent article here provided numerous useful tips for Americans who want to “profess abroad.” They also asked scholars outside the United States to weigh in with thoughts. As a European, I thought I’m a good position to furnish relevant information for those who may be a considering an academic career in Europe. I am from Austria, although my entire academic career has taken place outside my home country. I taught for ten years in Switzerland, held a visiting Professorship at Columbia University, and am currently part of the faculty at the University of Bergen in...

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