Maria Norkus

Dr. Maria Norkus is a Research Associate and Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Technische Universität Berlin, affiliated with Faculty VI: Planning, Building, Environment. She specializes in Methodology and Mixed Methods in Social Research, with a focus on Social Inequality, Labor Markets, and the Sociological Analysis of Work and Welfare State dynamics. Her work critically examines projectification in academia, intersectonal inequalities, and temporary organizational structures' impacts on academic careers. She contributes to interdisciplinary research on gender equality, knowledge production, and organizational innovation in science.

Research Interests: Her core areas include figurational sociology applied to spatial and organizational analysis, mixed-methods research design, and the socio-structural dimensions of inequality. She has co-authored influential works on projectification's effects on academic careers, feminist methodological critiques, and the interplay between temporary work conditions and social stratification.

Labs/Teams: She serves as Scientific Coordinator at the Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (SMUS), advancing interdisciplinary spatial analysis methodologies. Her publications frequently address methodological innovations and their applications to sociological questions, reflecting a commitment to bridging empirical rigor with theoretical depth.