Dr. Gisela Holfter

Professional Activities

Association

• 2012 Member, Exil PEN - P.E.N. Zentrum deutschsprachiger Autoren im Ausland
• 2009 Advisory Board Member, Research Centre for Germanic Connections with New Zealand and the Pacific; University of Auckland
• 2006 Member, Internationale Vereinigung für Germanistik
• 2003 Member, Association for German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland
• 2001 Chair and Founder, Business German in Ireland Working Group
• 1999 Member, Association for German Studies in Ireland
• 1995 Member, Modern Language Association
• Associate Member, ' Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, Institute for Modern Languages Research, University of London

Award

• 2012 - An Duais 2012
• 2011 - Martin Miller and Hannah Norbert-Miller Fellowship in Exile Studies 2011
• 2011 - DAAD Senior Academic Research Grant
• 2010 - Kuratoriumsaward 2010
• 2006 - Writer in Residence Böll Cottage Achill Island
• 2006 - IRCHSS Research Fellowship
• 2006 - RIA-Austrian Academy of Science
• 2005 - RIA Austrian Academy of Science Exchange Grant
• 2004 - Research Grant for Senior Academics
• 2003 - IRCHSS Projects Funding
• 1993 - Heinrich Boll Foundation PhD scholarship
• 1991 - Washington University and Fulbright Grant
• 1988 - Pedagogic exchange service award

Committee

• 2006 ERIH Expert Committee,
• 2006 IVG Internationale Vereinigung für Germanistik,
• 2004 University of Limerick Quality Review team,
• 2003 Special Olympics Limerick Host Town committee,
• 2003 Steering committee for Cultural Studies Group in LCS,
• 2003 Conference of University Teachers in Great Britain and Ireland,
• 2001 Centre for the Study of Human Settlement & Historical Change, NUI Galway,
• 2000 College Research Board,
• 1999 Association of Third-level Teachers of German in Ireland,
• 1998 Heinrich Böll Arbeitsgruppe, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Berlin,
• 1998 Departmental Research Committee,
• 1997 Centre for Irish-German Studies, UL,
• 1997 Course Board and Student Status Committee of the BA in Public Administration,
• 1995 Modern Language Association,
• Boell Foundation Studienwerk,
• Business German in Ireland Working Group,

Employment

• 2003 University of Limerick - Senior Lecturer in German
• 2001 University of Limerick - Head of German Section
• 1999 University of Limerick - Lecturer in German
• 1996 University of Limerick - Assistant Lecturer
• 1995 University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand - Lecturer
• 1994 Universitat Koln, Germany - Lecturer
• 1993 Universitat Koln, Germany - Lecturer
• 1991 Washington University, St. Louis, USA - Teacher
• 1988 Belfast Royal Academy - Assistant teacher
• 1988 Girls' Model High School - Assistant teacher
• 1988 Dominican College - Assistant teacher
• 1988 St. Dominic's High School - Assistant teacher

Education

• 1995 University of Cologne - Ph.D.
• 1992 Washington University, St. Louis, MO - M.A.