MCI professorship for Lukas Kerschbaumer

In recognition of his outstanding achievements in research and teaching and his exemplary contributions to the further development of the Entrepreneurial ^School®, the MCI recently awarded the title of professor to Lukas Kerschbaumer from the Department of Nonprofit, Social & Health Management. In the presence of family, friends and colleagues, he received the honours from MCI Rector Andreas Altmann and Head of the University College Franz Pegger before giving an exciting insight into his research areas in his subsequent inaugural lecture.

Lukas Kerschbaumer began his academic career at the Leopold Franzens University (LFU) in Innsbruck, where he completed his Bachelor's degree in Educational Science and Sociology in 2012 and his Master's degree in Social and Political Theory in 2014. He then worked on a project at the LFU Institute of Sociology before his path led him to the Institute for Labour Market and Occupational Research Nuremberg (IAB). He worked there as a research assistant from 2015 to 2018, focusing on the research areas "Labour market and social security" and "Unemployment and participation". In 2023, he completed his doctorate in sociology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

in 2018, he found his way to the Centre for Social & Health Innovation (CSHI) at the MCI, where he works on the influence of social contexts on health and social policy. He has also been head of the MCI Bachelor's degree programme in Nonprofit, Social & Health Management since September 2022.

Lukas Kerschbaumer can also look back on numerous publications, successful projects and prestigious awards, including the "" of the Federal Ministry and the .

His research interests include social dynamics, long-term unemployment and poverty research - highly topical subjects that he also addressed in his inaugural lecture entitled "Navigating statistical outliers, overcoming job transitions against the odds, and debunking assumed success: Insights into the labour market for long-term unemployed and vulnerable groups". He addressed the challenges of long-term unemployment and presented ways in which the leap back into the labour market could be successful.