Jan Schröer

Curriculum Vitae

1971
Born in Lippstadt, Germany
10.1991 - 09.1995
Studies of Mathematics at Universität Bielefeld
09.1995
Diploma thesis Darstellungstheorie von Temperley-Lieb Algebren , Advisor: C.M. Ringel
10.1995 - 06.1997
PhD student, Universität Bielefeld
06.1997
PhD thesis Hammocks for string algebras, Advisor: C.M. Ringel
07.1997 - 09.1998
Postdoc, Universität Bielefeld
10.1998 - 09.1999
Postdoc, UNAM, Mexico City
10.1999 - 05.2000
Postdoc, Universität Bielefeld
06.2000 - 09.2005
Lecturer (tenure), University of Leeds
02.2003 - 01.2005
DFG Research Fellow, University of Leeds (on unpaid leave from Lecturer position)
10.2005 - present
W2-Professor for Algebra, Universität Bonn
2008
Offered a W3-Professorship (chair) in Dortmund (declined)
2009
Offered a W3-Professorship (chair) in Bielefeld (declined)
2019
Teaching award of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
2025
Teaching award of the University of Bonn

I'm married. We have two children born in 2009 and 2011.

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