Franzisca Weder#
| Membership Number: | 7394 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | FILM, MEDIA & VISUAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2026 |
| Main Country of Residence: | AUSTRIA |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.wu.ac.at/en/institute-for-strategic-organizational-communication/about-us/team/franzisca-weder |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-1502-207X |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/franzisca-weder-491b9257/ |
| Publication Link: | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1502-207X |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2023 - present Full Professor / Chair for International Organizational Communication & Sustainability
- at the University of Business and Economics (WU) Vienna, Department of Business Communication, Institute for Strategic Organizational Communication
- 2022 - present Scientific advisor / lecturer in the leadership ACIAR Learn program, UQ/Australian Government (Australia)
- 2021 - present Fellow / lecturer at the Virtual Academy of Sustainability, Germany
- 2021 - 2023 Director of Engagement & Impact at the University of Queensland (AUS), Convenor MCOM, Master of Communication at the University of Queensland, Australia
- 2020 - 2023 Associate at Center for Communication and Social Change at University of Queensland, Australia
- 2020 - 2023 Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia
- 2019 Visiting Professor at the University of Ilmenau, Germany
- 2016 Visiting Professor at RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
- 2012 - 2020 Associate Professor at Klagenfurt University, Austria
- 2006 - 2012 Assistant Professor at Klagenfurt University, Austria
Fields of Scholarship
- Sustainability communication
- Strategic communication and PR
- CSR Communication
- Journalism (transformative journalism)
- Communication studies
Honours and Awards
- 2003 Award of „Initiative 100“ (award for young PR-professionals; Ketchum / Germany
- 2003 - 2005 Scholarship for excellent doctoral studies, Hans Seidel Stiftung, München / Germany
- 2012 Excellentia scholarship for exceptional work and engagement in research, Alpen-Adria Univ. Klagenfurt, Austria
- 2019 Nomination für Ars Docendi-Staatspreis für exzellente Lehre an den öffentlichen Universitäten Österreichs
