•     since 01/2022

Professor for Rural Economics at the Leibniz University of Hanover (Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography)

•     since 12/2021

Head of the Thünen Institute of Rural Economics

•     05/2021-12/2021

Private Lecturer (PD) for Economic Geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Department of Geography)

•     05/2021

Habilitation in (Economic) Geography (venia legendi), obtained at the Ruhr-University Bochum; Habilitation thesis: Stabilization and growth in challenging times - A multilevel perspective on regional economic resilience in Germany and Europe during and after the Great Recession; Habilitation lecture: The Corona Recession – Causes and the extent and effects of the crisis in Germany

•     05/2019

Diploma (equivalent to Master) in Economics (Diplom-Volkswirt), obtained at the distance learning University of Hagen

•     01/2018-04/2021

Lecturer for Economic Geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Department of Geography)

•     01/2018-11/2021

Senior Researcher in the field of ‘Economy and Jobs’ at the Thünen Institute of Rural Studies

•     04/2016-12/2017

Senior Researcher and Lecturer in the field of Economic Geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Department of Geography)

•     04/2014-03/2016

Deputy Professor (W2) for Urban, Regional, and International Economics at the TU Dortmund University (School of Spatial Planning)

•     10/2012-09/2014

Lecturer for Microeconomics and Macroeconomics for Students of Teaching at the TU Dortmund University (Institute of Sociology)

•     03/2012

Ph.D. in (Economic) Geography (Dr. rer. nat.), obtained at the Leibniz University of Hanover; Dissertation topic: Explaining new firm creation in Europe: A multilevel analysis based upon data of individuals, regions, and countries

•     04/2011-03/2014

Senior Researcher and Lecturer (since 2012: Postdoc) in the field of Economic Geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Department of Geography)

•     05/2009

Diploma (equivalent to Master) in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann), obtained at the distance learning University of Hagen

•     06/2006-03/2011

Junior Researcher (Doctoral Candidate) and Lecturer in the field of Economic Geography at the Leibniz University of Hanover (Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography)                  

•     05/2005

Diploma (equivalent to Master) in (Economic) Geography (Diplom-Geograph), obtained at the University of Cologne

• Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MoC) network of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School
• Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR)
• European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
• Regional Studies Association (RSA)

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ch/citations?user=ICdUmDsAAAAJ&hl=de
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5202-830X
• Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian-Hundt-3
• Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57103300000