Dr. Ulf Vierke
Director of Iwalewahaus
Iwalewahaus, becks & BayFinK
- Geographic focus: East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), lusophone Africa (Angola and Mozambique), Namibia
- Thematic focus: Material culture, African arts, popular culture, photography, curatorial studies, disability studies
Contact
University of Bayreuth
Iwalewahaus
Wölfelstraße 2, Room 202
D-95444 Bayreuth
E-mail: Ulf.Vierke@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone: + 49 921 55-4501
Professional Background
Since 2019 | Principal Investigator of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, University of Bayreuth |
Since 2017 | Head of the project Bavarian Research and Information Centre Inclusion and Disability (BayFinK) |
Since 2014 | Founder and Head of the Office of the Commissioner for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Diseases (becks), University of Bayreuth |
Since 2012 | Sub-Project Leader of "Revolution 3.0", Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies. |
Since 2012 | Principle Investigator of the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS), University of Bayreuth |
Since 2010 | Director of Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth |
2007 – 2019 | Head of the Digital Archive Project DEVA (Digitisation, Editing, and Networking in African Studies), University of Bayreuth |
2004 – 2009 | Assistant Professor (Akademischer Rat auf Zeit C1), Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth |
2004 | PhD at University of Bayreuth |
2003 – 2004 | Freelance Curator |
2003 | Research Associate at Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth |
2000 – 2002 | Research Associate at Fichtelgebirgsmuseum Wunsiedel |
1997 – 1999 | PhD Scholarship in the DFG-funded Research Training Group “Intercultural Relations in Africa”, University of Bayreuth |
1989 – 1996 | Magister studies in Social Anthropology, Ethnology, Islamic Studies, and Law at the University of Bayreuth |