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Curriculum vitae
Dr Jana Uher PhD DiplPsych
(BSc, MSc, MRes, MRes) CPsychol
FHEA AFBPsS
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Research interests
Transdisciplinary research, theoretical transdisciplinarity Complexity
thinking, dynamic systems,
chaos theory, cybernetics, dialectical thinking
Philosophy of science: Ontology, epistemology, metatheory, methodology and methods Measurement, quantification, psychometrics, metrology, judgement and assessment Individual-specificity:
Personality and individual differences Developmental, cognitive and
cultural psychology Social, organisational and occupational
psychology Comparative and evolutionary psychology Contextualised behavioural research, ethology, behavioural biology
Computerized and video-based techniques of behavioural coding and analysis Children and adults of different socio-cultural
backgrounds Primates, especially the great apes, capuchins and macaques |
Professional experiences
I am
Associate Professor of Transdisciplinary Research,
working at the School of Human
Sciences, University of Greenwich. I
have been a Senior Research Fellow and Marie Curie Fellow at the
London School of Economics and Political Science
(LSE). I received my PhD with
the highest distinction from the Free
University Berlin, where I founded and headed the Research Group
Comparative Differential and Personality Psychology, funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG).
My research career started at the
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
(MPI-EVAN) in Leipzig, where I conducted research at the Wolfgang Köhler Primate Research Center
(WKPRC). I have been a Visiting Scholar at the
Institute of Cognitive Sciences and
Technologies, National Research Council of Italy (ISTC-CNR) in Rome and conducted research projects in the Netherlands,
among them at Utrecht
University. I have also been a Lecturer and Researcher at
Humboldt-University of
Berlin as well as a Lecturer at Free University
Berlin.
Moreover, I have been working in Human Resources Management where I led a Management
Development project in the U.K. headquarters and two plants of
Howco, an
international steel-working company. I also worked in
Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) research, amongst others in a software
usability project of
Daimler Chrysler.
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Qualifications
2019 |
Fellow of the Higher Education
Academy (FHEA) |
2017 |
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
(AFHEA) |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE),
London School of Economics and Political Science |
2016 |
Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) |
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Associate Fellow of the British Psychological
Society (AFBPsS) |
2009 |
PhD (Dr Phil) in Psychology, Free University Berlin
Completed with Summa
cum laude (Highest distinction) |
2005 |
Diploma (BSc, MSc, MRes, MRes equivalent) in Psychology
(Dipl Psych), Humboldt
University Berlin.
Awarded with Highest distinction and two Prizes for the Best Diploma Thesis
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2003 |
Trainer of Communication, Soft Skills and Groups, artop,
Co-Institute at the Humboldt University of Berlin |
Grants and Scholarships
Vice Chancellors Scholarship, University of Greenwich (2018-2021) |
Marie Curie Research Fellowship, European Commission (2015-2017,
awarded 2013)
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Research grant (2010-2013), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG
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Postdoctoral research grant (2009-2010), Free University Berlin |
Research Scholarship (2007), Humboldt University Berlin |
European Association of Personality Psychology EAPP,
Travel grants (2008,
2010) |
Humboldt University Berlin, Travel grants (2006, 2007) |
Awards and Prizes
Inspirational Teaching Award,
Student Led Teaching Awards (SLTAs), Nominee, Students Union,
University of Greenwich (2021) |
Student Led Teaching Awards (SLTAs), Shortlisted Nominee, Students Union,
University of Greenwich (2019) |
Highly Commended Supervisor of the Year Award, Student Led Teaching Awards (SLTAs), Students Union,
University of Greenwich (2018) |
Prize for Excellent Teaching, Shortlisted Nominee, Faculty of
Educational Sciences and Psychology, Free University Berlin (2012) |
Selected participant of the ProFiL-Program for the Advancement of Junior Leaders in Science,
funded by the Berlin Universities and the European Social Fund (2009-2010)
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First Prize for outstanding oral presentations in the IPS student competition
at the XXII Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS) in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (2008)
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Award for the Best Diploma
Thesis on Personality of the Differential Psychology, Personality
Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics Section of the German Psychological Association
(DGPs)
in 2005-2006; Vienna, Austria (2007) |
Award for the Best Diploma Thesis of the year 2006 at the
Psychological Institute, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany (2007) |
Professional Memberships
British Psychological Society (BPS)
British Society for the Psychology of Individual Differences (BSPID)
Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB)
Society for Ambulatory Assessment (SAA)
Société Française de Psychologie (SFP)
Social Psychology Network (SPN) |
Editorial activities
[Web of Science] - 52 papers edited (11/2023)
Frontiers in
Psychology: Developmental Psychology Frontiers in Psychology: Educational Psychology Frontiers in
Psychology: Positive Psychology Frontiers in Psychology: Quantitative Psychology and Measurement
Frontiers in Psychology: Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science Journal of Comparative Psychology (APA) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B:
Biological Sciences Quality & Quantity. International Journal of Methodology SAGE Open - Social Sciences
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Scientific reviewing
[Web
of Science] - 133 reviews (11/2023)
For Journals
Acta Psychopathologica
Annals of Behavioural Science
Animal Behaviour
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences: Neuroscience
American Journal of Primatology Behaviour Behavior Research Methods Behavioral Ecology
Behavioral Sciences
Biology Letters
Biology & Philosophy Biological Reviews Cornell Hospitality Quarterly
Culture and Psychology
Current Issues in Personality Psychology
Diagnostica Environmental Values
European Journal for Philosophy of Science
European Journal of Personality
Frontiers in Education: Educational Psychology Frontiers in
Psychology: Comparative Psychology Frontiers in Psychology: Evolutionary Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology: Personality and Social Psychology Frontiers in Psychology:
Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology Information Society
Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
International Journal of Primatology
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
Journal of Comparative Psychology Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Journal of Ethology Journal of Intelligence
Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research Medicina
Nature - Scientific Reports
Naturwissenschaften - The Science of Nature New Ideas in Psychology
Oikos - Synthesising Ecology Personality Science
Personality and Individual Differences
PLoS ONE Psych Quality & Quantity. International Journal of Methodology
Proceedings of the Royal Society - Biological Sciences
Royal Society - Open Science Science Social and Political Sciences Journal
Sustainability Symmetry Synthese The Science of Nature
Theoretical Economics Letters Theory & Psychology Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Journal
Zeitschrift für Sexualforschung
For Funding Agencies
European Research Council (ERC): ERC
Synergy Grants Research Councils UK (RCUK):
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council (EPSRC)
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI):
Funding Service Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) scheme
Swiss National Science Froundation (SNF)
The Leakey Foundation
Christian-Vogel-Fund
For Book Editors
Oxford University Press Social Science Books, Emerald Group Publishing
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External Examination of Dissertations and Theses
Center for Philosophy of Sciences, University of
Lisbon, Portugal Humanities and Social Sciences, University of
Greenwich Social Psychology, London School of Economics and
Political Science
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Tallinn University, Estonia
Languages of Emotion, Cluster of Excellence, Free University Berlin
Neurobiology and Behaviour, Free University Berlin
Development and Culture, Psychology Department, University Osnabrück
General Psychology, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main |
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