2006 | Habilitation in Sociology (PD), University of Wuppertal. |
1996 | PhD in Political Science, Sociology and Legal Studies (Dr. phil.), J. W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, in. |
1984 - 1991 | Political Science, Sociology, Legal Studies, J. W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main; Southampton University, UK; University of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne). |
Since 11/2012 | Professor for Sociology with a Focus on »Biotechnologies, Nature and
Society«, Faculty of Social Sciences at the J. W. Goethe-University,
Frankfurt am Main |
2008 - 2012 | Heisenberg Professor for Sociology with a Focus on »Biotechnologies,
Nature and Society«, Faculty of Social Sciences at the J. W.
Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main |
2002 - 2008 | Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt am Main. |
1997 - 2006 | Assistant Professor at the Department of Economic and Social Sciences at University of Wuppertal. |
2015 | Visiting Professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney |
2014 | Visiting Professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney |
2008 | Visiting Professor at Copenhagen Business School |
2003 | Visiting Fellow at New York University |
2001 | Visiting Fellow at Goldsmiths College in London |
1993 | Visiting Researcher at the Centre Michel Foucault, Paris |
1990-1991 | Visiting Student at Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne |
1986-1987 | Visiting Student at University of Southampton, UK |
2014 - 2015 | Member of the Directorial Board of the Institute of Sociology at J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main |
2013 | Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main |
2010 - 2012 | Member of the Faculty Council of Social Sciences at J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main |
2010 - 2011 | Executive Director of the Institute of Foundations of the Social Sciences at J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main |
Since 2009 | Board Member of the Cornelia Goethe Center for Women's and Gender Studies at J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main |
2016 | Translation grant from the The German Publishers and Booksellers Association for the book Eine Kritik der politischen Vernunft – Foucaults Analyse der modernen Gouvernementalität |
2015 | Research Grant from Brocher Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland) |
2014 |
Opus Magnum grant from Volkswagen Foundation for the book project »The Government of Things: Foundations and Perspectives of the New Materialism« |
Since 2014 | Honorary Professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney |
2008 | Translation grant from the Volkswagen Foundation for the book Die Polizei der Gene. Formen und Felder genetischer Diskriminierung |
2007 - 2008 | Heisenberg Fellow, German Research Foundation |
1993 |
Stipendiary Fellow, German Academic Exchange Service (PhD research in Paris) |
1986 - 1987 | Stipendiary Fellow of J. W. Goethe University (student exchange program with Southampton University) |
1985 | Award of the Young Literature Forum |
Scientific Journals: American Journal of Sociology, Social Theory, Social Science and Medicine, The Sociological Review, New Genetics and Society, Science as Culture, International Political Sociology, Theory, Culture and Society, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, Soziale Welt, Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, History of the Human Sciences, Security Dialogue, Historical Materialism
Publishers and Foundations: Routledge, Springer, Duke University Press, Polity Press, Verso, German National Academic Foundation, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Volkswagen Foundation, Thyssen Foundation, American Academy, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Organisations of Research Funding: German Research Association, German Academic Exchange Service, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Danish Council for Independent Research, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgien), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Chilean National Fonds for the Promotion of Science and Technology (FONCECYT)
Universities: Copenhagen Business School, L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Princeton University, New York University, King's College, London, Brunel University, London, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, University of New South Wales, Sydney,Malta University, European University Institute, Florence, University of Sydney, Goldsmiths College, London, Amsterdam University
Prof. Dr. Thomas Lemke
Goethe-University
Faculty of Social Sciences
Institute of Sociology
Research Group Biotechnologies,
Nature and Society
Visiting address
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6
Campus-Westend – PEG-Building
Room 3.G 027
60323 Frankfurt am Main
Mail address
Campus Westend
PEG - internal post 31
60629 Frankfurt am Main
Tel. +49 69 798 36664
lemke@em.uni-frankfurt.de