Please note:
During the 2007/08 academic year, I am on leave at the
University of Göttingen

Education | Employment | Awards

Modern Germany; 20th Century Europe; Political, Social, and Gender History.

Department of History
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0104
Office: HSS 4047
Office phone (858) 822 2643
e-mail: fbiess@ucsd.ed

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Education:

• Brown University, Ph.D., 2000
• Washington University, St.Louis, M.A. (European Studies, 1992; History, 1993)
• University of Tübingen, Germany (1990-1991)
• University of Marburg, Germany (1988-1990)

Academic Employment

• Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego (2006-present)
• Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego (2000-2006)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis (1999-2000)

Awards, Honors, and Professional Activities (selected):

• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship (1/7/2007-12/31/2008)
• Co-Organizer (with Bob Moeller) of International Conference "Histories of the Aftermath: The European 'Postwar' in Comparative Perspective," UCSD, Feb.16-18, 2007.
• Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies (2005-present)
• Chair, European Studies Initiative, UC-San Diego (2004/05)
• University of California, San Diego
  • Hellmann Fellowship (2004/05)
  • Faculty Career Development Grant (2003/04)
  • Instructional Improvement Grant (2003/04)
• Jürgen Heideking Fellowship, German Historical Institute-Thyssen Foundation (2002/03)
• University of California President's Fellowship in the Humanities (2002/03)
• Co-Organizer (with Mark Roseman and Hanna Schissler) of International Conference "From the Empire to the Federal Republic. Elites, Society, and Violence in Germany," Columbia University, March 2003
• Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize (German Historical Institute, Washington DC), 2000
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Historical Analysis, Rutgers University), 1999

(last updated 1/23/2007)
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