About
Dr. Birger Schnoor is a Postdoc researcher in the BMBF Junior Research Group 'Multiliteracy as a Labor Market Resource (MARE)' at the University of Hamburg's Faculty of Education. He is affiliated with the Department of General, Intercultural and International Comparative Education and Educational Psychology (EW 1). His research focuses on multilingualism, empirical education research, and quantitative methodologies. He has held research positions since 2011, including roles in projects like MEZ-2 and HeBe. Schnoor's work examines intergenerational status transmission, family background influences, and language policy. He has published extensively on multilingual writing development, literacy assessment, and immigrant integration.
Education:
- PhD in Education (2018), University of Hamburg
- Diplom-Pädagoge (2011), University of Hamburg
Research Interests: Multiliteracy as human capital, longitudinal measurement of multilingual skills, sociolinguistic factors in education, and quantitative methods. His recent work emphasizes language diversity in education and labor market relevance.
Grants & Collaborations:
- Member of the LINCS research network (2021–present)
- Part of international partnerships with Macquarie University and Fudan University
- Contributions to BMBF-funded projects (MEZ, MARE)
Labs/Teams: Leads the Working Group Diversity in Education Research (DivER) and contributes to the Graduiertenschule (Graduate School) in Education.
