Dr. Eva G. Heidbreder Curriculum Vitae

Short Bio

Eva Heidbreder joined the Hertie School as Postdoctoral Researcher in 2010. She is involved in the research cluster “Global Governance” and teaches public policy and EU integration in the Master Programmes. After completing her PhD in political science at the European University Institute (Florence), Eva Heidbreder spent a year as postdoctoral fellow in the Researchers College The Transformative Power of Europe at the Freie Universität Berlin, where she subsequently worked as Associate Professor for Professor Tanja Börzel. She holds a post-graduate degree in European Integration from the Institute for Advanced Studies (Vienna), a Magistra Rerum Europae from the Universität Osnabrück and an M.A. in European Studies from the University of North London. International teaching experiences include besides the EUI in Florence the Universiteit Antwerpen and the l'Institut d'Études Politiques de Grenoble. Her professional experiences include further an internship at the European Institute for Public Administration (Maastricht) and she served at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies for three years as assistant of the Action Committee for European Democracy, chaired by Giuliano Amato. Her current research focuses on the European Administrative Space.

Education

2008 PhD in Political Science
European University Institute Florence, Italy

2002-2004 Post Graduate Diploma ‘European Integration’
Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) Vienna, Austria

1996-2002 Magistra Rerum Europae
Universität Osnabrück, Germany (‘very good’)

1999-2000 Master of Arts in Modern European Studies
University of North London Great Britain (distinction)

Academic Positions and Professional Experience

April-September 2011
Visiting Professor for European Studies
Humboldt Universität Berlin

2009-2010 Associate Professor (Chair of Prof. Tanja Börzel)
Freie Universität Berlin

2008-2009 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Researchers College
‘The Transformative Power of Europe’, Freie Universität Berlin

October 2009 Guest Lecturer
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Grenoble, France

May 2008 Guest Lecturer
Seminar, European Studies – Universität Osnabrück, Germany

Feb-March 2008 Guest Lecturer
Seminar, Master Programme – Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium

2007-2008 Teaching Assistant to Professors G. Amato and J. Ziller
Doctoral Seminars – EUI, Department of Law, Italy

Feb 2006-2007 Organiser: EUI Working Group on Public Policy Analysis
European University Institute, Italy

2002 European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA) Maastricht, Netherlands

1999-2001 Student Assistant: Professor Dr. I. Tömmel at the Universität Osnabrück, Germany