Head of Department
Prof. Dr. Ursula Wittwer-Backofen
Room 02-006
Tel.: +49-761-203-6896
Fax: +49-761-203-6898
uwittwer@anthropologie.uni-freiburg.de
Consultation hours: Wednesdays 12.00 - 1.00 p.m. at the moment only via Skype after registration (click here for registration, please enter your abbreviation and send an email to uwittwer@anthropologie.uni-freiburg.de with your skype-name.)
| Professional career | |
| since 2002 | Professor for Biological Anthropology, Faculty of Medicine, Unversity of Freiburg |
| 1991-2001 | Senior Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock |
| 2000 | Guest Researcher at CINVESTAV (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados), Merida, Mexico |
| 1998 | Habilitation, Venia legendi in Anthropology and Human Biology |
| 1990-1998 | Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Gießen |
| 1987-1989 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Anthropolgy, University of Mainz |
| 1987 | Doctorate and title Dr. rer.nat. with a dissertation on Palepdemography of small populations, University of Mainz |
| 1982-1987 | Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, University of Mainz |
| 1982 | Diploma degree in Biology with Anthropology as major subject |
| 1977-1982 | Studies in Biology, Chemistry and Near Eastern Archaeology, FU Berlin, University of Mainz and University of Heidelberg |
- Forensic Anthropology
- Skeletal Biomarkers
- Face reconstructions
- Paleodemography
- Risk factors during pregnancy
The latest version of the publication list can be downloaded here (PDF).