Christian Greiffenhagen

Christian Greiffenhagen is a sociologist with a background in computer science concerned with developing new methodological and theoretical tools for understanding the impact of new technologies on social life, in particular, how these transform existing work and learning practices. Christian received an MSc in Mathematics and the Foundations of Computer Science and a DPhil in Social Science from the University of Oxford. Before joining CUHK he was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and Simon Research Fellow at the School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, a Research Fellow at the Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute, University of Nottingham, and a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University.

Education

• MSc University of Oxford (1997 — 1998)
• Certificate of Chinese Proficiency Nanjing University (1996 — 1997)
• Vordiplom Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (1993 — 1996)

Companies

• Associate Professor The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018)
• Assistant Professor The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2015 — 2018)
• Senior Lecturer Loughborough University (2014 — 2015)
• Lecturer in Sociology Loughborough University (2013 — 2014)
• Research Fellow The University of Nottingham (2012 — 2012)
• Simon Research Fellow University of Manchester (2009 — 2012)
• Research Fellow Manchester Business School (2008 — 2009)
• British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow University of Manchester (2005 — 2008)
• Research Assistant University of Manchester (2004 — 2005)