PD Dr. habil. Franz Meier
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Deputy Head of Chair from winter semester 2025/26
NamePD Dr. habil. Franz Meier
Chair of Romance Linguistics French/Italian
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Visiting address:
W48, Raum 4.09 Wiener Straße 48
01219 Dresden
Office hours:
- Tuesday:
- 12:00 - 14:00
- and online by appointment
All current information and registration forms can be found in the corresponding cross-semester OPAL folder of the Institute of Romance Studies.
Scientific activities
| since 10/2025 | Deputy Head of Chair for French and Italian Linguistics, Institute of Romance Studies, TU Dresden |
| 05/2018-09/2025 | Temporary Academic Council, Chair of Romance Linguistics (French and Italian), University of Augsburg |
| 10/2023-02/2024 | Deputy Head of Chair for Romance Linguistics (French/Italian), University of Augsburg |
| 10/2022-09/2023 | Parental leave |
| 10/2020-09/2022 | Deputy Head of Chair for French and Italian Linguistics, Institute for Romance Philology, Philipps University of Marburg |
| 10/2010-04/2018 | Research Associate, Chair of Romance Linguistics (French and Italian), University of Augsburg |
| 11/2010-10/2016 | Academic Coordinator, Bavarian-French University Center (BayFrance), TU Munich |
Education
| 03/2024 | Award of the venia legendi in Romance Philology (University of Augsburg) |
| 05/2016-10/2023 | Habilitation, University of Augsburg, Constructions in Contact: Translations from French and their role in the development of the syntax of the Italian academic language of the late 18th century, Award: Premio Gaspara Stampa of the German Italian Studies Association (DIV) for outstanding qualification writings |
| 03/2019-02/2020 | Postdoctoral stay, Università di Verona, Centro di Ricerca sugli Epistolari del Settecento (C.R.E.S.), Translations from French and their role in the development of the syntax of the Italian scientific language of the late 18th century, funded by the DAAD postdoctoral scholarship program |
| 10/2010-04/2016 | PhD in Romance Linguistics, University of Augsburg, codirectorate Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, La perception des normes textuelles, communicationnelles et linguistiques en écriture journalistique: une contribution à l'étude de la conscience linguistique des professionnels des médias écrits québécois, grade: summa cum laude, awards: Prix d'Excellence du Gouvernement du Québec and Mieczysław-Pemper Prize of the University of Augsburg Foundation |
| 09/2009-07/2010 | German-French parliamentary internship, Institute d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po Paris)/Assemblée nationale, Paris |
| 10/2002-07/2009 | Studies of Romance Languages and English, University of Augsburg, First State Exam for Secondary Schools |
| 09/2005-05/2006 | Erasmus stay abroad, University of Edinburgh |
| 08/2001-07/2002 | Civil service |
Memberships in professional associations and Institutes
- German Romance Studies Association (DRV), 10/2019-09/2023 Board member for finance
- French Romance Studies Association (FRV)
- German Association of Italianists (DIV)
- Société de Linguistique Romane
- Società internazionale di Linguistica e Filologia italiana (SILFI)
- Società Italiana di Studi sul Secolo XVIII (SISSD)
- Society for Canadian Studies (GKS)
- CFF - Centrum France Frankophonie, TU Dresden
- Center for Italian Studies, TU Dresden
- Jakob Fugger Center of the University of Augsburg (Research College for Transnational Studies)
- Institute for Canadian Studies at the University of Augsburg
- Marburg Center for Canadian Studies
- German-Canadian Society (DKG)