Former Team Members
Franziska Krasemann
M. Sc. in Sustainable Development
B. Sc. in Human Geography
Thematic Area Environment and Society
Department of Environmental Politics
Working Group Behavior
Working Group Internal Processes
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research − UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Areas of Expertise & Interest
Research Expertise:
Environmental and Earth System Governance | Global Climate Justice | Global Climate Assessments | Sustainability Research | Inclusion & Stakeholder Participation
Research Interests:
Political and Spiritual Ecology | Worldviews | Mindfulness | Transformational Leadership | Ecosystem Services | Sustainable City Development | Nature-based Practices & Solutions | Decarbonization & Degrowth | Transdisciplinary Action Research
Other skills:
Experimental outdoor education and self-development through nature-based practices
Curriculum Vitae
Work Experience
11/2018 − 12/2019
RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND PROJECT MANAGER at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research − UFZ in Leipzig (DE)
09/2016 − 11/2016
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT in the area of integrated and sustainable area development & management for Utrecht University and Utrecht Science Park (NL)
04/2013 − 08/2015
STUDENT WORKER in the Geography Department at Philipps University in Marburg (DE)
08/2012 − 12/2012
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT in Sustainable Purchasing for Southern Illinois University in Carbondale (IL, USA)
09/2010 − 05/2011
PROJECT MANAGER in Strategic Corporate Planning & Finance at Advanced Energy Solutions Group in Carbondale (IL, USA)
02/2010 − 08/2010
OUTDOOR PROGRAM AID & INSTRUCTOR at Touch of Nature in Carbondale (IL, USA)
10/2008 − 01/2010
FULL-TIME TELLER II & NEW ACCOUNTS SPECIALIST at Banterra Bank in Marion (IL, USA)
05/2007 − 08/2008
FINANCIAL ADVISOR ASSISTANT at Daily & Company in Plainfield (IL, USA)
08/2005 − 04/2007
FINANCIAL ADVISOR ASSISTANT at Manner Scroggins Financial Services, Ltd. in Joliet (IL, USA)
09/2001 − 07/2005
TRAINEE & PERSONAL BANKER at Deutsche Bank in Fürth and Coburg (DE)
Education
09/2015 − 09/2018
Utrecht University (NL) and University Leipzig (DE), Joint International M. Sc. in Sustainable Development, Specialization: Earth System Governance (“with distinction”)
04/2013 − 09/2015
Philipps University Marburg (DE) with a major in Human Geography and a minor in Public Law (“with distinction”)
06/2012 – 12/2012
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, USA) with a major in Human Geography and a minor in Sustainability Studies
09/2008 – 04/2010
John A. Logan College (Carterville, USA), Associate of Arts
09/2001 – 01/2004
Staatliche Berufsschule II in Coburg (DE), Associate of Applied Science in Banking
Internships
04/2017 – 05/2017
Deutscher Bundestag, Parliamentary Office of Daniela Kolbe, M.d.B., Berlin
08/2014 − 10/2014
City of Leipzig, Department of Sustainable and Integrated City Planning
Stipends
2013 – 2018
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (full-ride scholarship)
2010, 2012, 2014
Honor Student Award
Conferences & Seminars
2018
Participated at Earth System Governance Conference in Utrecht, Netherlands
2017
Presented research results at Earth System Governance Conference in Lund, Sweden
2017
Performed qualitative research at COP 23 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany
2015, 2016
Designed, organized, and lead 3-day “Sustainability & You” seminars at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Germany
Participated at Summer University of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Germany
2012
Participated at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference in Los Angeles, USA
Other seminar trainings: Train-the-Trainer | Non-violent & Conflict-free Communication | Communication & Rhetoric | The Political System of Germany
Socio-political engagement
09/2016 – 08/2017
Educational Committee, Utrecht University, Netherlands
04/2013 – 07/2014
Student Representatives & Faculty Council, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
08/2012 – 12/2012
Student Environmental Council & PowerShift Activist, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA
2011
Volunteering in orphanage and organic farm in Nepal and India (during solo world trip from 06/2011 − 06/2012)