Marie France Chevron

Marie France Chevron is a Professor and University Lecturer at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna. She holds the title of V.Prof.-Doz. (Univ.-Dozent/Professor) and has been affiliated with the university since 2003. Her primary research focuses on the theory and history of anthropology, interdisciplinary methodologies in social sciences, and urban development in Africa and Europe with special emphasis on ecology, waste management, and technical expertise collaboration.

Her academic contributions include foundational work on the history of German-speaking and French ethnology, particularly the Vienna School of Culture History. She has extensively studied Wilhelm Schmidt, Adolf Bastian, and the institutionalization of ethnology in Vienna. Her urban anthropology research analyzes modernity, globalization effects, and environmental sustainability in urban contexts across continents.

Marie France Chevron has served on evaluation boards for multiple research programs, including the Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education and the doctoral program FöP (until 2025). She has supervised numerous MA and PhD theses on African/European development issues and the history of anthropology. Notable mentees include Suzana Jovicic, whose interdisciplinary PhD on waste management was funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2017–2020).

Her academic service includes jury membership for University of Vienna short-term grants (KWA) and scholarships from 2010–2025, and advisory roles in interdisciplinary research evaluation. She actively participates in academic publishing as an editor and reviewer for major anthropological journals and encyclopedic projects.