Ronja Metzger-Ajah

Ronja Metzger-Ajah is a Researcher and Institute Officer at the Institute of Ethnology, Faculty 08 (Social and Cultural Anthropology, History, and Philosophy), Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. She holds administrative and advisory roles, including Head of the Institute of Ethnology and Head of the Study of Ethnology, focusing on course coordination, module development, and academic advising. She serves as the acting Contact Person for Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Discrimination at Faculty 08 and is an elected member of the Equal Opportunities Council.

• Committee Memberships: Equal Opportunities Council (Faculty 08), Committee for Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination (Faculty 08), Anti-Discrimination Council of Goethe University (advisory), Senate Commission for Equal Opportunities and Diversity (advisory), Departmental Study Commission for Ethnology, Admissions Committee for MA in Social and Cultural Anthropology, BA/MA Examination Board.
• Advisory Services: Academic advising for BA Ethnology and MA Social and Cultural Anthropology students, recognition of external achievements, admission requirements, and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) consultations.

Her work emphasizes diversitätsensibles Lehren (diversity-sensitive teaching), promotion of Chancengerechtigkeit (equal opportunities), and addressing individual Lebenssituationen (life situations) such as caregiving responsibilities or disabilities. She collaborates with central university bodies like the Office for Equal Opportunities and the Anti-Discrimination Office.