Dr. Martin Neugebauer

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Martin Neugebauer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education and Psychology at Freie Universität Berlin. He focuses on empirical educational research and has a rich background in social sciences. His research centers on educational inequalities, trajectories in education, decisions regarding higher education, teacher recruitment, and teaching methodologies. Neugebauer has been involved in substantial research projects, including DFG-funded studies addressing the social selectivity in tertiary education and EU-funded investigations into education-based meritocracy. His dissertation, which earned him the summa cum laude award in 2014, was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and analyzed the factors influencing who becomes a teacher. He has published extensively on these topics, contributing to significant dialogues surrounding educational dropout rates and labor market integration for graduates. Neugebauer teaches various seminars and lectures on quantitative research methods and sociological fundamentals in educational science. His contributions to the field have been recognized internationally, and he continues to engage actively in empirical social research.

Research Interests

Experience

Researcher/Postdoc Fellow

2015-10-01 — 2019-01-01

Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) • Mannheim, Germany

Contributed to various DFG and EU-funded research projects focusing on educational inequalities.

Courses

Quantitative Research Methods Introduction to Academic Work Sociological Basics Empirical Findings in Heterogeneity in Education Education and Migration

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.