Niklas Wiskandt, M.A.
PhD student of General Linguistics
Research & Teaching @ HHU Düsseldorf
Institute for Linguistics — Department of General Linguistics
Building 23.21 — Room 04.081 — Universitätsstraße 1 — D-40225 Düsseldorf — Germany
+49 211 81-11939
Education
- since 2019 — PhD studies, General Linguistics, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- 2017-2019 — Master of Arts, General Linguistics, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- 2014-2017 — Bachelor of Arts, Romance Studies & General Linguistics, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Employment
- since 2022 — Researcher (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter), Department of General Linguistics, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- 2019-2022 — Researcher (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter), Department of Romance Linguistics (Romanistik II), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- 2019-2020 — Researcher (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter), Department of General Linguistics, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- 2018-2019 — Research Assistant (WHB), Department of General Linguistics, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- 2017-2018 — Student Assistant (SHK), Department of General Linguistics, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- 2015-2018 — Tutor for dyslexia compensation in language education, Kapito Lernpraxis, Duisburg
Funding
- Funding line „Bürgeruniversität in der Lehre“ 2022 of HHU Düsseldorf, funding for a citizen science project on urban linguistic fieldwork (as principal applicant; co-applicants: Ana Krajinović, Isabella Greisinger; € 24.830,92)
- „Ad hoc-Fördertopf Bürgeruniversität“ 02/2022 of HHU Düsseldorf, funding for a project on urban linguistic fieldwork, co-organized with Ana Krajinović, Isabella Greisinger, Jasmin Pfeifer, Cat Butz, Juliana Neves-Müller, and Kilu von Prince (€ 1,000)
- E-Learning Fund 2021-II of HHU Düsseldorf (“eLearning-Förderfonds”), funding for student assistants, 2 projects (€ 12,460)
- E-Learning Fund 2021-I of HHU Düsseldorf (“eLearning-Förderfonds”), funding for student assistants and software (€ 8,800)
- E-Learning Fund 2020-II of HHU Düsseldorf (“eLearning-Förderfonds”), funding for student assistants (€ 7,800)
Qualifications
- Certification Program Professionelle Lehrkompetenz für die Hochschule NRW
- coursework completed; final paper currently in progress, completion planned for summer 2024
- Workshops (~150h) on principles of didactics, course planning, communication skills, counseling, feedback strategies, oral examinations, group dynamics, stimulating discussions
Memberships
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft (DGfS)
- Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE)
- Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT)
- FörderLink e.V.
- Association for Diversity in Linguistics e.V.