Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. Christiane Singer
* 24. September 1970 in Frankfurt/Main (Germany)

since May 2008 Junior Professor for geoarchaeology at the Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Geographical Sciences, Department of Physical Geography - Geoarchaeology.
2005 - 2008

Postdoctoral research, Institute of Archaeological Sciences, University of Frankfurt/Main.

Research topic: " The vegetation history and archaeobotany with specific focus on the 3rd millennium BC" (Vegetationsgeschichtliche und archäobotanische Untersuchungen in der syrischen Jazira unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des 3. vorchristlichen Jahrtausends".)

2000 - 2005

Ph.D. (Dr. phil. nat.), Department of Physical Geography, University of Frankfurt/Main.

Title of the Ph.D. thesis: "Die Vegetation des nördlichen Hessischen Rieds während der Eisenzeit, der Römischen Kaiserzeit und dem Frühmittelalter." ("The vegetation of the northern Hessian Ried during the Iron Age, the Imperial Roman Period and the Early Middle Ages ").

1999 - 2000 Non-scientific employments
1995 - 1998 M.Sc. (Hons), Department of Geology, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand).

Title of M.Sc. thesis: "Late Quaternary glacio-geological and vegetation history of the Cobb Valley, northwest Nelson, New Zealand."

1991 - 1994 "Vordiplom", Department of Geology, University of Frankfurt/Main
1990 - 1991 Art history, University of Frankfurt/Main