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ELISABETH SOPHIE MAYRHUBER Kaiserstraße 6/3/47, 1070 Vienna • + 43 699 11233877 • 26th March 1986, Raab,

Schärding, Upper Austria • elisabeth.mayrhuber@meduniwien.ac.at

SUMMARY Postgraduate researcher seeking to apply (quantitative & qualitative) research skills and pursue a PhD in public health. Experienced in computer assisted analy-sis of ethnographic material (participant observation protocols, interviews, FGD, workshops) and basic quantitative data analysis with SPSS and excel. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Research interest in public health policy, sustainability research, migration studies, and participatory research designs.

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, Department of Development Studies Vienna (Austria) Magister in International Development – Individual Program December 2012 − Coursework: interdisciplinary development research, design and evaluation of cooperation projects, Eu-

ropean human rights protection, international migration, discourse analysis, ecosystem services and de-velopment, poverty research, European studies

UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP, Faculty of Political and Social Science Antwerp (Belgium) Erasmus Program – History School 10-month Exchange Sept. 2009 – June 2010 − Coursework: interest group politics, business ethics, international development law, law and globalisation

VOLKSHOCHSCHULE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE Vienna (Austria) − Certified as Junior Project Manager IPMA Level D® - Feb. 17th 2015 (88%/89%) Sept. 2014 – Dec. 2014

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM: EUROPEAN STUDIES Strobl (Austria) − Organised by the University of Vienna, received a full scholarship: € 2700, - July 2009 – Aug. 2009 − Coursework: International Human Rights Regimes, EU Institutional Framework, Europe beyond the Na-

tion State

WORK EXPERIENCE MEDICAL UNVERSITY OF VIENNA, CENTRE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (MUW) Vienna (Austria)

Postgraduate researcher at the Dept. for Social and Preventive Medicine, Dept. for General Practice and Family Medicine Sept. 2014 – present (continuously employed except 1 month: 1.-31. January 2016)

ACRP project (2014-2015 and 2017): EthniCityHeat – Vulnerability of and adaption strategies for migrant groups in urban heat environments − Researched and reviewed literature on heat vulnerability in cities, vulnerable groups, heat warning sys-

tems and policies − Conceptualised the qualitative research design, submitted ethics application − Supervised qualitative data collection, including ethnographic case studies and semi-structured interviews − Analysed qualitative material with the computer software atlas.ti − Co-authored publications on heat perception and vulnerability, poverty and heat vulnerability, forthcom-

ing: scoping review on vulnerability to heat wave hazards: public health response and adaptation

EU’s Health Programme (2014-2020): EUropean Refugees-HUman Movement and Advisory Network − Conducted and analysed PLA-sessions with refugees on needs and experiences in health care settings − Co-coordinated and collaborated in development of an online course for primary health care providers

and refugees accredited by Austrian Chamber of Physicians − Communication and liaison with project partners (intervention site countries) refining adaptations − Co-authored deliverable 6.1 and 6.2, forthcoming publications

External evaluation of the health promotion project “BetriebsFitService” Burgenland (2015) − Developed guidelines for interviews and focus group discussions − Conducted interviews and moderated focus groups; analysed qualitative material with atlas.ti − Compiled recommendations for the interim project report

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Supporting research activities 2014 – 2015: Situation of Ebola survivors in Liberia − Conducted a quantitative and qualitative media analysis of a Liberian newspaper, publication forthcoming − Coded 40 interviews with Ebola survivors with atlas.ti, refined and categorized the coding scheme

Project overlapping: − Wrote and edited project proposals that we successfully submitted to FWF, ÖNB, EU calls − Budgeted personnel costs, other costs and coordinated work package specifications

AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ÖIN) Vienna (Austria) Research assistant at the Institute Sept. 2015 – Dec. 2015

Research project 2015: Housing satisfaction of residents of the Sonnwendviertel − Researched and reviewed literature on sustainable housing and studies on housing satisfaction in Vienna − Interviewed managers via telephone and analysed the qualitative material − Developed a questionnaire, programmed it online via limesurvey and analysed the data (SPSS, Excel) − Co-authored the final report

AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ÖIN) Research assistant and freelance work Oct. 2013 – May 2014

Research study 2013 – 2014: Methodological reflection and design of a survey instrument to climate aware-ness and climate relevant behaviour − Reviewed literature on climate awareness and climate relevant behaviour and methodological challenges − Developed a questionnaire and programmed the survey via limesurvey − Analysed data with SPSS and Excel − Authored the final report and co-authored peer-reviewed article in the Wileys International Reviews 2015

Research project 2013: Participation processes in social housing projects − Analysed interviews and focus group discussions computer assisted with maxqda − Compiled recommendations for sustainable housing policies and participation processes

FIELDWORK

ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (ATREE) Bangalore (India) Field researcher for thesis supported by ATREE Jun. 2011 – Sept. 2011

Thesis titled: Contested Forests – Utilisation of common-pool resources in Biligiriranga Swami Temple Wild-life Sanctuary in southern India − Performed an ethnographic field work in BRT wildlife sanctuary, collaborated with researchers at ATREE − Applied qualitative methods: such as participant observation, narrative and semi-structured interviews

with community members as well as expert interviews with researchers from the field − Distinction for thesis, my methods chapter was used as teaching material in social ecology classes

CONFERENCES/ GRANTS EUROPEAN FORUM FOR PRIMARY CARE Conference, Riga, Latvia 4.-6. Sept. 2016 − Presenting at workshop session: EUR-HUMAN WP 6: Methods and key findings − Presenting at parallel session: The “Austrian Patient” 2.0 – latest primary care developments in Austria

3rd ISA FORUM OF SOCIOLOGY Conference, Vienna 10.-14. July 2016 − Presenting at RC39: Sociology of Disaster: Heat Vulnerabilities in Urban Migrant Communities

RESEARCH GRANT for young academics from the City of Vienna April 2014 – May 2015 − Magistrate department 7, Section for Finance of Science and Research €1500

IT-SKILLS MS Office Excellent – Word, Excel, PPt Qualitative Analysis Excellent – Atlas.ti, Maxqda Quantitative Analysis Basic – SPSS, Excel Online survey tool Excellent – online application limesurvey CMS Excellent – Wordpress & Typo3 Reference Mgmt. Excellent – Endnote & Zotero

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LANGUAGES German Native English Fluent (TOEFL Dec 19th 2015, IBT: 100) Dutch Good (lived in Antwerp & studied at Dutch Philology Institute Vienna) French Basic

PUBLICATIONS Mayrhuber, E.A-S. (2017): Contested Forests: Insights from the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanc-tuary (India) Regarding the Utilisation of Forest Resources. In: Mukul, S.A., and Rashid, A.Z.M.M. Protected Areas: Policies, Management and Future Directions (eds). Nova Publishers, USA.

Wiesböck, L. Wanka, A. Mayrhuber, E.A-S. Allex, B. Kolland, F. Hutter, H-P. Wallner, P. Arnberger, A. Eder, R. Kutalek, R. (2016): Heat Vulnerability, Poverty and Health Inequalities in Urban Migrant Communities: A Pilot Study from Vienna. pp 389-401. In: Leal Filho, W. Azeiterio, U.M. Alves, F. (Eds) (2016): Climate Change and Health: Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks. Springer International Publishing.

Corner, A. Roberts, O, Chiari, S. Völler, S. Mayrhuber, E.S., Mandl, S. Monson, K. (2015): How do young people engage with climate change? The role of knowledge, values, message framing and trusted communi-cators. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change. 6(5), 523-534.

Mayrhuber, E.A-S. (2014): Methodische Reflexion und Konzeption eines Erhebungsinstruments zu Klima-bewusstsein und klimarelevantem Verhalten von Wiener Jugendlichen. Final project report: Vienna.

Christanell, A. Leitner, M. Mandl, S. Mayrhuber, E.A-S. (2013): Mitbestimmung im Wohnbau: Eine Studie über Motive und Erwartungen von BewohnerInnen in geförderten Wiener Wohnbauten mit Mitbes-timmungsmöglichkeiten. Final project report: Vienna.