Jonas Scherr

PD Dr. Jonas Scherr is Acting Chair of the Junior Professorship for Ancient History at the Historical Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Mannheim, a position he holds from February to July 2025. He previously held academic roles at the Department of Ancient History at the University of Stuttgart from 2014 to 2023 and continued his research and teaching activities there afterward.

Education:

• Studied History and Political Science at the University of Stuttgart (2004–2011)
• Doctorate (Dr.) in Early 2016: Thesis on social negotiation of cultural change in the Roman provinces (late Republican to Severan period)
• Habilitation (2024): Thesis on the social and institutional history of late Hellenistic philosophical schools in Athens
• Fellow, International Research Training Group 'Political Communication from Antiquity to the 20th Century' (2011–2014), Universities of Frankfurt, Innsbruck, Bologna, Pavia, and Trento

Jonas Scherr's research centers on ancient mentalities, intellectual and social history, with a focus on social integration and exclusion, cultural and institutional disruption, and the history of political ideas. He employs interdisciplinary and cross-epochal methodologies, covering the full span of ancient history from the Greek Archaic period to Late Antiquity. His work often bridges historical periods and integrates insights from political theory and sociology.

While no recent publications are listed in the provided text, Scherr has an established research trajectory in social and cultural transformations in antiquity, particularly in the Roman provinces and Hellenistic intellectual environments. His methodological breadth suggests engagement with both textual analysis and socio-historical frameworks.

There are no listed scientific awards in the provided material.

Dr. Scherr has supervised academic projects, including leading a BMBF-funded project at the Stuttgart University Library in 2024. He has also taught continuously at the Historical Institute of the University of Stuttgart. No formal advisees are mentioned in the text.

He is currently leading the Junior Professorship for Ancient History at the University of Mannheim, indicating active involvement in academic leadership and research. His interdisciplinary approach suggests collaboration across fields and institutions.