Curriculum Vitae

Born on 8 February 1951 in Bielefeld; married to Stefanie Rockel-Schulz, née Rockel, a special needs teacher; Children: Jonas (born on 5 September 1991) and Sophia (born on 5 September 1991); Address: Werbachstr. 34, 26121 Oldenburg, Tel. 0441-884815; Email: reinhard.schulz@uni-oldenburg.de

Education and career

• 1957–1967: Attended primary and secondary school
• 1967–1971: Apprenticeship at the municipal utilities in Bielefeld
• 1973: Abitur at Westfalenkolleg Bielefeld
• 1974–1980: Studied biology, philosophy and sociology at the University of Bielefeld
• 1976: Intermediate degree in Biology
• 1977–1979: Student assistant on a molecular genetics research project
• 1980: First State Examination for a teaching qualification in biology and philosophy at secondary schools at the University of Bielefeld
• 1977–1981: Taught at various grammar schools and adult education centres in Bielefeld and Bremen
• 1980: Commenced doctoral studies and became a research assistant in the Department of Biology at the University of Bremen
• 1981–1982: DAAD scholarship holder at the University of California, San Diego and Santa Cruz
• 1983–1985: Teacher training for upper secondary school teaching in Bremen
• July 1984: Awarded a PhD (Dr. rer. nat.)
• January 1985: Second State Examination for a teaching qualification in upper secondary education
• February 1985: Academic and student counsellor at the University of Oldenburg and Oldenburg University of Applied Sciences (Head of the Student Services Centre from 1993 to 1996)
• 1986–1996: Lecturer in Philosophy in Oldenburg
• 1991–1993: Research fellowship in ‘Philosophy of Nature’ as part of the VW preliminary programme for the promotion of the humanities
• 1996–2005: Lecturer in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Vechta
• November 1996: Director of the Karl Jaspers Lectures on Contemporary Issues at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Oldenburg
• July 2000: Habilitation to the degree of Dr. phil. habil. with the award of the venia legendi in ‘Philosophy’ at the University of Oldenburg
• Nov 01–Oct 06: Project leader for the ‘Studium fundamentale’ programme
• May 2006: Appointed Adjunct Professor of Philosophy
• November 2006: Permanent transfer from the Central Advisory Office to School IV - School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• November 2006: 25th anniversary of service
• February–July 2008: Organisation and scientific management of the Jaspers Year 2008
• 2009–2011: Member of the University Senate of the University of Oldenburg
• 2010–2019: Member of the DFG Research Training Group ‘Self-Formations: Practices of Subjectification from an Interdisciplinary and Historical Perspective’
• April 2012: Co-editor of a 50-volume Karl Jaspers Collected Works (KJG)
• November 2012: Appointed to the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg
• 2013–2015: Member of the University Senate of the University of Oldenburg
• November 2013: TeachingAward for Socratic Dialogue
• 2014–2016: Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning (DiZ)
• January 2015: Head of the ‘Jaspers Edition’ Commission at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences
• 2015–2018: Member of the VW sustainability project ‘Reflexive Responsibilisation: Responsibility for Sustainable Development’
• July 2016: Retired from university service
• January 2017: Elected President of the IAJS (International Association of Jaspers Societies).