Anke John

Anke John is a Professor of History Didactics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, holding this position since the summer semester of 2013. Her academic journey includes previous roles as Acting Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen (2009-2011) and Research Assistant at the University of Rostock (2006-2013). She has coordinated significant research initiatives like ReTransfer (BMBF-funded 2022-2025), which explores digital subject concepts in social science teacher education, and ProfJL (2015-2023), focusing on teacher training quality improvement.

• E-Teach Network Thuringia (2014-2025)
• ReTransfer (2022-2025)
• WOL II Glokale Schulentwicklung (2022-2025)
• Das Tagebuch der Eva Schiffmann (2021-2022)
• Weltoffen lernen (2020-2022)
• Graduiertenkolleg DDR & European Dictatorships (2017-2020)

Anke John's research focuses on history didactics, 20th-century historical consciousness, digital humanities applications in education, and regional history pedagogy. Her publications and projects demonstrate expertise in transforming historical knowledge into teachable frameworks through citizen science approaches and digital tools. She has served as peer reviewer for History Education Research Journal since 2023 and maintains active roles in multiple scientific councils including the International Society for History Didactics board since 2023.

Her educational background includes a doctorate in Mecklenburg regional history from the University of Rostock (1996) and postdoctoral work at Free University of Berlin (1996). She has supervised numerous state examination theses on topics ranging from digital media in memorial education to gender perspectives in medieval teaching, reflecting her commitment to diverse historical pedagogy research.