Prof. Dr. Hannes Zacher

Hannes Zacher is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at the Wilhelm Wundt Institute of Psychology, Leipzig University, in Germany. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Giessen in 2009 and subsequently worked in academic positions in Australia and the Netherlands. In his research program, he investigates occupational health and well-being, proactive and adaptive employee behavior, aging at work and career development, as well as environmentally sustainable behavior in organizations. Across these research agendas, he employs multiple methodologies, including longitudinal surveys, experience sampling studies, and experiments. His research is well supported through competitive grants (German Science Foundation, Volkswagen Foundation) and industry funding. He has published over 200 articles in international journals and serves on a number of national and international journal editorial boards. Since 2024, he has been the editor of the journal Psychology and Aging (American Psychological Association).

• seit 10/2016
  Professor für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, Universität Leipzig, Wilhelm-Wundt-Institut für Psychologie
• 01/2016 – 09/2016
  Professor for Innovation and Human Resource Management, Queensland University of Technology (Australien)
• 01/2014 – 12/2015
  Associate Professor of Organizational Psychology, Universität Groningen (Niederlande)
• 07/2010 – 12/2013
  Lecturer in Organizational Psychology, The University of Queensland (Australien)
• 04/2009 – 04/2010
  Postdoctoral Fellow in Lifespan Psychology, Jacobs University Bremen

• 10/2006 – 07/2009
  Promotion in Psychologie (Dr. phil.), Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
• 10/2000 – 10/2006
  Diplom in Psychologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig

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