Deans and Vice Deans
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Seesemann
Chair of Islamic Studies with Focus on Africa
Director Institute of African Studies
Dean & Spokesperson of the Cluster Proposal “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Learning”
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.04
Phone: +49 921 55-4593
E-Mail: ruediger.seesemann@uni-bayreuth.de
Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler
Chair of Romance and Comparative Literature
Deputy Spokesperson of the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Vice Dean of Internationalisation and Public Engagement
Vice-Director Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies
Member of the Research Section “Arts & Aesthetics“
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.07
Phone:+49 (0)921/55-4594
E-Mail: ute.fendler@uni-bayreuth.de
Prof. Dr. Susanne Mühleisen
Chair of English Linguistics
Vice Dean Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS)
Vice Dean of Early Career & Equal Opportunity in the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Learning”
Office: GW I Room: 1.14
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3564/63
E-Mail: susanne.muehleisen@uni-bayreuth.de
Prof. Dr. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South with Emphasis on Africa
Office: Zapf Haus 2, Room: 2.1.05 Nürnberger Straße 38
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4781
E-mail: epistemologie@uni-bayreuth.de
Prof. Dr. Cyrus Samimi
Professor of Climatology
Deputy Director Institute of African Studies
Vice Dean of Digital Solutions in the Cluster “Africa Multiple”
Member of the Research Section “Mobilities”
Office: GEO II Room 0.17
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-2237
E-Mail: cyrus.samimi@uni-bayreuth.de
Representatives of the African Cluster Centres
Prof. Yacouba Banhoro
(ACC Ouagadougou)
Prof. Muyiwa Falaiye
(ACC Lagos)
Prof. Peter Simatei
(ACC Moi)
Prof. Enocent Msindo
(ACC Rhodes)
Spokespersons of the Research Sections
Prof. Dr. Susan Arndt
Professor of English Studies and Anglophone Literatures
Spokesperson of the Research Section “Knowledges”
Office: GW I Room: 1.11
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3551
E-Mail: susan.arndt@uni-bayreuth.de
Prof. Dr. Martin Doevenspeck
Professor of Political Geography
Vice Dean Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS)
Office: GEO II Room 004
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2273
E-Mail: martin.doevenspeck@uni-bayreuth.de
Prof. Dr. Thoko Kaime
Professor of African Legal Studies
Office: B IX 43
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4336
E-Mail: thoko.kaime@uni-bayreuth.de
Prof. Dr. Hassan Ndzovu
Associate Professor of Religious Studies,
Chair of Department (COD) Philosophy, Religion and Theology
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
Prof. Dr. Eva Spies
Professor for the Study of Religion with special focus on Africa
Office: GW II Room 1.11
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-4150
E-Mail: eva.spies@uni-bayreuth.de
Prof. Dr. Clarissa Vierke
Professor of Literatures in African Languages
Office: GW I Room: 1.10
Phone: +49 (0)921/55-3641
E-Mail: clarissa.vierke@uni-bayreuth.de
Representative of the Gender and Diversity Office
Dr. Christine Vogt-William
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.12
Phone: +49 921 55-4791
E-mail: christine.vogt-william@uni-bayreuth.de
Representatives of Post-Docs
Prof. Dr. Britta Frede
Postdoctoral Researcher, member of the Research Section "Learning"
Representative of Postdocs in the AC
Office: GW I, Islamwissenschaft
Phone: +49 921 55 3552
E-Mail: britta.frede@uni-bayreuth.de
Representatives of Doctoral Students
Carla Coburger
BIGSAS Junior Fellow, Research Associate Project
International Financial Networks, Financial Subordinate Integration, Complexity Economics, International Political Economy
E-mail: Carla.coburger@uni-bayreuth.de
Representative of Non-Academic Staff
Natalie Röthlingshöfer
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3
Phone: +49 921 55-4591
E-Mail: natalie.roethlingshoefer@uni-bayreuth.de
General Manager
Dr. Franz Kogelmann
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.19
Phone: + 49 (0)921/55-4590
E-Mail: franz.kogelmann@uni-bayreuth.de
Academic Coordinators (Advisory Capacity)
Robert Debusmann
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.09
Phone: +49 921 55-4796
E-Mail: robert.debusmann@uni-bayreuth.de
Dr. Doris Löhr
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room 3.3.10
Phone: +49 921 55-4794
E-Mail: doris.loehr@uni-bayreuth.de
Dr. Christine Scherer
Academic Coordinator Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies
Office: Geschwister-Scholl Platz 3
Phone: +49 (0)921/ 55-5100
E-Mail: christine.scherer@uni-bayreuth.de
Marisol Vazquez Llamas
Office: Nürnberger Str. 38 ZAPF Gebäude 3, Room
Phone: +49 921 55-4599
E-Mail: Marisol.Vazquez-Llamas@uni-bayreuth.de