Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christian Hundt

Since 01/2022
Professor for Rural Economics at the Leibniz University of Hanover (Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography)

Since 12/2021
Head of the Thünen Institute of Rural Economics

01/2018 - 11/2021
Senior Researcher in the field of ‘Economy and Jobs’ at the Thünen Institute of Rural Studies

05/2021 - 11/2021
Private Lecturer (PD) for Economic Geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Department of Geography)

01/2018 - 04/2021
Lecturer for Economic Geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Department of Geography)

04/2016 - 12/2017
Senior Researcher and Lecturer in the field of Economic Geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Department of Geography)

04/2014 - 03/2016
Deputy Professor (W2) for Urban, Regional and International Economics at the TU Dortmund University (School of Spatial Planning)

10/2012 - 09/2014
Lecturer for Microeconomics and Macroeconomics for Students of Teaching at the TU Dortmund University (Institute of Sociology)

04/2011 - 03/2014
Senior Researcher and Lecturer (since 2012: Postdoc) in the field of Economic Geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Department of Geography)

06/2006 - 03/2011
Junior Researcher (Doctoral Candidate) and Lecturer in the field of Economic Geography at the Leibniz University of Hanover (Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography)

05/2021
Habilitation in (Economic) Geography (venia legendi), obtained at the Ruhr-University Bochum
Habilitation thesis: Stabilization and growth in challenging times - A multi-level perspective on regional economic resilience in Germany and Europe during and after the Great Recession
Habilitation lecture: The Corona Recession – Causes and the extent and effects of the crisis in Germany

05/2019
Diploma (equivalent to Master) in Economics (Diplom-Volkswirt), obtained at the distance learning University of Hagen

03/2012
PhD in (Economic) Geography (Dr. rer. nat.), obtained at the Leibniz University of Hanover
Dissertation topic: Explaining new firm creation in Europe: A multilevel analysis based upon data of individuals, regions, and countries

05/2009
Diploma (equivalent to Master) in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann), obtained at the distance learning University of Hagen

05/2005
Diploma (equivalent to Master) in (Economic) Geography (Diplom-Geograph), obtained at the University of Cologne

• Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR)
• European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
• Regional Studies Association (RSA)