Gerhard K. Heilig

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First published: 1 June 2022 by GKH;
Last update: 1 June 2022, by GKH/CHS

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Details
Born January 11, 1951 in Munich, Germany
Marital Status Married, 1 daughter
Nationality German
Permanent Residence Riederberg, Austria
Education
Primary School 1957 - 1962 Volksschule in Munich
Secondary School 1962 - 1972 Asam Gymnasium - Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlicher Zweig, Munich
University 1972 - 1978 Diplom-Studium Soziologie, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich,
Institute of Sociology
Post-graduate Studies 1978 - 1982 Technical University of Munich, Department of Geography
Ph.D. Dissertation 1982 (Dr. phil.) from Technical University of Munich
Post-doctoral Dissertation 1988 (Dr. habil. rer. pol.) from University of Bamberg
Work History
Research Assistant December 1978 - March 1979 INFRATEST Health Research Inc., Munich
Researcher August 1979 - March 1981, Institute of Geography, Technical University of Munich
(Statistical Analyzer in DFG Project)
Scientific Assistant May 1981 - November 1982, Chair of Population Studies, University of Bamberg, Germany
University Assistant December 1982 - November 1988, Chair of Population Studies, University of Bamberg, Germany (Akademischer Rat a.Z.)
Research Scholar 1988 - 1994 Population (POP) Project, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Laxenburg, Austria
Senior Research Scholar 1995 - 1999 Land-use and Land-cover Change (LUC) Project, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Project Leader 2000 - 2002 European Rural De­velop­ment (ERD) Project, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Senior Research Scholar 2003 - 2005 General Research: Research Activity on Sustainable Rural De­velop­ment in China, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Chief of Section August 2006 - January 2013: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Population Division, New York (Chief of Popu­lation Estimates and Projection Section).
Retired February 2013 from United Nations, after reaching mandatory retirement age
Other Professional Activities
Guest professor 1989 - 1990, Vienna University
Guest researcher August 1994 - December 1994, Laboratory of Populations (Prof. Joel E. Cohen), The Rockefeller University, New York
University Professor March - June 30, 2005, Semester Re­place­ment for University Professor for China Studies, Institute for East-Asian Studies, Department of Chinese Studies, Vienna University, Vienna, Austria