emer. o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Benedikt M. PÖTSCHER - Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data
Place of birth: Vienna, Austria
Citizenship: Austria
Education
| 1973-1978 |
Mathematics, University of Vienna, Vienna |
| 1979 |
Ph.D. (Dr.phil.) in Mathematics, University of Vienna, Vienna (with special distinction); Title of Thesis: "Contributions to the Theory of omega(mu) -Metric Spaces". |
| 1978-1979 |
Post-graduate studies in Mathematics and Computer Science at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna |
| 1985 |
Habilitation at the University of Technology of Vienna, Vienna |
Academic Positions
Permanent Positions
| Since Oct 1, 2024 |
Professor Emeritus, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Vienna |
| 1991-2024 |
Chair in Statistics (Ordentlicher Universitätsprofessor für Statistik), Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Vienna |
| 1991 |
Full Professor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park |
| 1989-1991 |
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park |
| 1985-1990 |
Universitätsdozent, Department of Econometrics, Operations Research and System Theory, University of Technology of Vienna, Vienna |
| 1979-1985 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Econometrics, Operations Research and System Theory, University of Technology of Vienna, Vienna |
Visiting Positions
| 2007 Spring |
Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid |
| 2005 Spring |
Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid |
| 1993 May/June |
Visiting Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Heidelberg |
| 1989 April |
Visiting Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna |
| 1988 Spring |
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland |
| 1986-1987 |
Visiting Research Scientist, Department of Statistics, Yale University |
| 1986 April |
Visiting Researcher, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Probability Program, University of California, Santa Barbara |
Part Time Teaching Positions
| 1981-1990 |
Lecturer, University of Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 1988 Fall |
Lecturer, Department of Statistics, University of Vienna |
Honors and Awards
| 1986 |
Fellowship of the Max Kade Foundation, Inc., New York |
| 2001 |
Offer of a Full Professor position at the Department of Economics, University of Bonn |
| 2005 |
Offer of a Full Professor position at the Department of Economics, University of Frankfurt/Main |
| 2006 |
Willhelm Hartel-Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| 2008 |
Offer of a Full Professor position at the Department of Statistics, University of Dortmund |
| 2023 |
Special issue in honor of Benedikt M. Pötscher, Econometric Theory 39 (6) |
| 2024 |
The ET-Interview: Benedikt M. Pötscher, Econometric Theory, forthcoming |
| 2024 |
Tjalling C. Koopmans Econometric Theory Prize 2021-2023 |
