Corinna Kleinert

Prof. Dr. Corinna Kleinert is a faculty member at the University of Bamberg and a Professor at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) since January 2018. She serves as deputy director of LIfBi since 2011 and leads the "Educational Decisions and Processes, Migration, Education Returns" department. Her career spans roles at the German Youth Institute (DJI), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB).

• Education: Magister Artium in Communication Science (LMU Munich, 1995); Doctorate in Sociology (LMU Munich, 2003)
• Key research areas: School-to-work transitions, gender inequality, longitudinal survey methodology
• Recent publications focus on daycare equity, vocational training stability, digital skill development, and pandemic impacts on education

As a principal investigator for the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), she has shaped large-scale surveys like ALWA ("Working and Learning in Transition") and NEPS Stage 8. Her methodological innovations in longitudinal data collection and panel attrition have advanced empirical education research in Germany.

She holds leadership roles in the German Society for Sociology, Empirical Education Research Association, and ISA Research Committee on Social Stratification. Her work bridges academic research with policy recommendations, particularly in mitigating educational and occupational inequalities.