Dr. Carina Cornesse

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Carina Cornesse is a junior professor of Empirical Social Structure Analysis and Survey Methodology at the Free University of Berlin in the Department of Political and Social Sciences. She has a research background focused on survey methodology, quantitative methods, public opinion, and social inequality. Carina's academic journey includes a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Mannheim and a master's degree from Goethe University Frankfurt. She has held various positions including project leader at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and lecturer at the University of Mannheim. Carina is actively involved in the academic community as a board member of the European Survey Research Association and the German Society for Online Research. Additionally, she serves as an associate editor for several journals focused on survey methodology and statistical analysis. Her current and ongoing research projects include surveys within panel contexts aiming to integrate respondent-driven sampling, and studies on social cohesion in Germany.

Research Interests

Experience

Junior Professor

2024-01-01 — Present

Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin

Junior professor of Empirical Social Structure Analysis and Survey Methodology.

Project Leader

2023-01-01 — Present

Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) • Berlin

Leading research projects related to socioeconomic data.

Lecturer

2023-01-01 — Present

University of Mannheim • Mannheim

Lecturer at the Department of Social Data Science & Methodology.

Research Assistant

2022-01-01 — 2024-01-01

University of Bremen • Bremen

Research assistant at the Data Center for Social Cohesion.

Research Assistant

2021-01-01 — 2022-01-01

Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) • Berlin

Conducted research in survey methodology.

Research Assistant

2015-01-01 — 2017-01-01

GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences • Mannheim

Worked in the Survey Design Methodology department.

Research Assistant

2014-01-01 — 2021-01-01

University of Mannheim • Mannheim

Research in a collaborative research center on the political economy of reforms.

Requirements for Freie Universität Berlin

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with 10 ECTS in Methods of Empirical Social Research 10 ECTS in International Relations 35 ECTS in Political and Administrative Sciences
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcript of Records
  • Proof of English proficiency (C1)
  • Proof of German proficiency (DSH-2)
  • Course descriptions for ECTS verification
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.