Elisabeth Schilling

Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Schilling is a Professor of Social Sciences at the Police and Public Administration University of Applied Sciences North Rhine-Westphalia (HSPV NRW), based in Cologne and Bielefeld. She holds a habilitation in Sociology from the University of Erfurt and is an associated member of the Institute for Diversity Research at the University of Göttingen. Her research focuses on time practices, migration, gender, and biographical studies, with an emphasis on how time concepts shape inequality and identity.

Education: She earned a Dr. phil. (magna cum laude) from Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf (2005) with a dissertation on Russian and German time concepts. Earlier studies include Sociology at UC Davis (2000–2001) and cross-cultural degrees from institutions in Russia and Israel.

Key Research Projects: Current work includes a longitudinal study on Ukrainian refugee women's labor market integration and future plans. Past projects explored time management in public administration, transnational migrant identities, and work-life balance in the public sector. She has edited interdisciplinary volumes on time research and co-leads initiatives like the 'Jung sein – älter werden' network.

Teaching: She teaches diversity research, time sociology, and migration studies, emphasizing critical approaches to neutrality in concepts like time. Notable courses include 'Time, Gender, and Inequality' at Georg August University Göttingen (2015).

Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, including Interrupted Careers: Changes in Female Employment Trajectories in Public Administration (2015) and contributions to journals like Migration Studies and Gender, Work & Organization.