Dr. Sebastian Lang

Educational Decisions and Processes, Migration, Returns to Education | Returns to Education and Post-School Education
Educational Decisions and Processes, Migration, Returns to Education | Dynamic Surveys for Dynamic Life Courses
Educational Decisions and Processes, Migration, Returns to Education | NEPS-Post-School Education

Vita

02/2024 – Today
Research Assistant at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi), Department "Educational Decisions and Processes, Migration, Returns to Education", Bamberg
07/2021
Doctorate in Sociology (Dr. phil.) at the University of Hanover
09/2015 – 01/2024
Research Assistant at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Work group of the scientific management and Research Area 1 "Educational Careers and Graduate Employment", Hanover
09/2015 – 12/2020
Research Assistant at the Institute of Sociology, Department Epirical Higher Education Research and Science Studies, University of Hanover
10/2013 – 02/2016
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Social Economics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
10/2010 – 09/2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Social Economics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Research interests

  • Social Inequalities in Education and the Labor Market
  • Survey Methodology
  • Methods of Modern Causal Analysis
  • Quantitative Research Methods

    • Memberships

  • European Survey Research Association (ESRA)
  • German Sociological Association (DGS)
  • Academy of Sociology (AS)

    • Participation in Data Sets

    Lang, S. (since 2024). Contribution to the creation of the National Education Panel Study (NEPS) data set with release dates from 2024 onwards, as listed at https://www.lifbi.de/SUF-Overview

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    Publications

    2023

    Lang, S., & Schwabe, U. (2023). Graduates’ early wages in Germany: Does a university’s status of excellence make the difference? Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 83, Article 100765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2023.100765

    2022

    Buchholz, S., Peter, F., Lang, S., & Gwosć, C. (2022). „Am Geld allein liegt es nicht“: Wissenschaftliche Impulse zur Reform des BAföG (DZHW Brief No. 2). Deutsches Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung (DZHW). https://doi.org/10.34878/2022.02.dzhw_brief
    Carstensen, J., Lang, S., & Cordua, F. (2022). The effects of response burden: Collecting life history data in a self-administered mixed-device survey. Journal of Official Statistics, 38(4), 1069-1095. https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2022-0046
    Lang, S., & Carstensen, J. (2022). A life history calendar in a CAWI? Evidence from higher education research. In G. Brandt, & S. d. Vogel (Eds.), Survey Methoden in der Hochschulforschung (pp. 121-152). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36921-7_6

    2020

    Gross, C., Gurr, T., Jungbauer-Gans, M., & Lang, S. (2020). Prejudices against the unemployed - empirical evidence from Germany. Journal for Labour Market Research, 54, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-020-00268-8

    2019

    Jungbauer-Gans, M., & Lang, S. (2019). Übergangschancen in ein Masterstudium von Bildungsinländern und Bildungsausländern im deutschen Hochschulsystem. In M. Lörz, & H. Quast (Hrsg.), Bildungs- und Berufsverläufe mit Bachelor und Master: Determinanten, Herausforderungen und Konsequenzen (S. 157-189). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-22394-6_6
    Lang, S., & Gross, C. (2019). Einflussfaktoren auf das Stigmabewusstsein Arbeitsloser. Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 48(4), 243-262. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfsoz-2019-0018

    2018

    Gurr, T., & Lang, S. (2018). Zum Stigmabewusstsein Arbeitsloser: Eine Mixed-Methods-Analyse. Soziale Welt, 69(3), 252-292. https://doi.org/10.5771/0038-6073-2018-3-252

    2017

    Eberl, A., Lang, S., & Seebaß, K. (2017). The impact of informal care and employment on the mental health of the caregiver. Sozialer Fortschritt, 66(1), 77-96. https://doi.org/10.3790/sfo.66.1.77

    Selected presentations and lectures

    2025

    Lang, S., & Ordemann, J. (1. April 2025). Exploring Scholarship Effects on Bachelor to Master Transitions [Vortrag]. LERN-Jahrestagung 2025, Essen, Germany. https://www.leibniz-bildung.de/veranstaltung/lern-jahrestagung-2025-uebergaenge-im-bildungssystem/
    Lang, S., & Ordemann, J. (27. - 29. Januar 2025). Exploring Scholarship Effects on Bachelor to Master Transitions [Vortrag]. 12. Tagung der Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung (GEBF), Mannheim. https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/gebf-2025

    2024

    Lang, S. (18. Juni 2024). Stigmabewusstsein von erwerbslosen Menschen: Einflussfaktoren und Auswirkungen [Vortrag]. Einsam, stigmatisiert, abgehängt?! Erwerbslosigkeit und Gesundheit im Blick. Fachtagung „teamw()rk für Gesundheit und Arbeit“, Hannover, Deutschland. https://www.gesundheit-nds-hb.de/veranstaltungen/einsam-stigmatisiert-abgehaengt/
    Lang, S., & Ordemann, J. (2024, June 19 - 20). Exploring Scholarship Effects on Bachelor to Master Transitions [Paper presentation]. 6th Forum „Higher Education and the Labour Market“ (HELM), Hannover, Germany. https://www.dzhw.eu/veranstaltungen/helm
    Lang, S., & Ostermann, K. (2024, July 7 - 10). Labeled unemployed: How neighborhood unemployment affects the individual’s stigma-consciousness [Paper presentation]. Social Norms Conference 2024, Ascona, Schweiz.
    Lang, S., & Ostermann, K. (2024, September 12 - 14). Labeled unemployed: How neighborhood unemployment affects the individual’s stigma-consciousness [Paper presentation]. European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) Conference, Barcelona, Spain. https://ecsr2024.com/
    Lang, S., & Schwabe, U. (23. April 2024). Workshop Kausalanalyse in der empirischen Hochschulforschung: Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze [Sonstiges]. Karriereentscheidungen zwischen Studienabbruch und Studienerfolg, Braunschweig, Deutschland. https://magazin.tu-braunschweig.de/event/karriereentscheidungen-zwischen-studienabbruch-und-studienerfolg/
     

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