Fabrice Naumann
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From March 2017 till September 2023 Fabrice Naumann worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Economics, esp. International Economics. He moved to LMU Munich to work as a referent und will finish his PhD thesis soon.
1. How long have you been working at the faculty? What were the most important stages you went through as a scientific researcher?
I started as a research assistant under Prof. Kreickemeier in March 2017 and was primarily involved in teaching and finding a topic for my dissertation until he left in 2019. Despite all efforts of the faculty, the reappointment took more than 1.5 years. In the meantime, I had good experiences with helpful and competent substitute professors (Michael Koch and Philipp Richter) and have been able to hold one or the other lecture/seminar series, which of course had advantages and disadvantages. Accordingly, I was very happy when Prof. Leßmann took over the chair in October 2020, as a new start for the second half of my time here. I became a deputy member of the scientific council of ZIS and a member of the study commission of our faculty. I also assisted Prof. Leßmann with some (student) events such as the Junior Doctoral Students or the organization of this year's German Development Economics Conference. I was also responsible for the organization of the weekly Economics Brown Bag Seminar and I was able to pass on my experience to new doctoral candidates of the faculty in the corresponding workshops on several occasions.
2. Looking back, which projects and tasks were particularly important to you and will probably be remembered?
The Brown Bag Seminar is an important part of the calendar in our department because it allows us to meet regularly, exchange ideas, and see what other doctoral candidates are doing. As an organizer, I not only had a certain responsibility, but I was also the contact person and could use this role for networking among the doctoral candidates off campus. In general, it was also exciting to see how a department changes when new members join or more experienced ones leave the faculty, thereby losing quite important expertise and commitment. And of course, it was also very exciting and varied to work under different bosses and to get a new chair team as colleagues.
3. What is the next step professionally?
I will be moving to the LMU in Munich to support Prof. Schnitzer in her role as Chair of the German Council of Economic Experts ("Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung") as a referent.