Prof. Dr. Andrea Knierim

  • Head of Department (she/her)

Andrea Knierim is a social scientist in agriculture with focus on agricultural knowledge and innovation systems, voluntary change of behaviour, innovation processes, and inter- and transdisciplinary research approaches.

Research interest

  • Agricultural advisory and innovation support services and organisation
  • AKIS diagnosis and performance
  • transformation pathways towards sustainable agriculture
  • Multi-stakeholders group dynamics

Research Projects and Teaching/Training Activities

Research Projects

As a professor in the department, Andrea Knierim is involved in all projects.

You can find the projects click below:

Projects

Teaching and Training activities

Summersemester:

  • Agricultural Economics Seminar
  • AG Transdisziplinarität
  • Bildung und Mitarbeiterführung
  • Entwicklung in ländlichen Räumen
  • Fit for Innovation Support - Concepts, Methods and Skills
  • Kolloquium für Master-/Bachelor-Abschlussarbeiten
  • Kommunikation, Beratung und Kooperation
  • Übungen zur Ausbildereignung

Wintersemester:

  • Teamwork in interdisciplinary research groups
  • Agricultural Knowledge Systems and Advisory Services
  • Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research Approaches in Bioeconomy
  • Knowledge and Innovation Management
  • Kolloquium für Master- /Bachelor-Abschlussarbeiten
  • Menschen, Betriebe, soziale Systeme
  • Seminar zu Kooperationsformen in der Landwirtschaft
  • Sozialwissenschaftliche Konzepte und Herangehensweisen

Curriculum Vitae

2019 - today
Professor for Communication and Advisory Services in Rural Areas University of Hohenheim, Germany
2013 - 2019
Junior Professor, chair Rural Sociology University of Hohenheim, Germany
2009 - 2013
Head of dep. Communication, extension and social processes Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
2007 - 2009
Research Assistant in the Institute of Socio-economics Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
10/2006 - 04/2007
Deputy head of dep. Extension and communication Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
2002 - 2006
Research Assistant in the Institute of Socio-economics Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
23.11.2000
Graduation to Dr. rer. agr. Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
1995 - 2001
Research Assistant in the Department of Extension and Communication Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
1992 - 1994
Research Assistant in the Institute of Socio-economics Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
1984 - 1992
Agricultural Sciences (Diploma) University of Hohenheim, Germany