I got my degree in Sociology from the Free University in Berlin (with minors in Computer Science and Cultural Anthropology) and my PhD in Communications from the European Graduate School, in Saas-Fee (Switzerland). My main research interest is on comparative gender and science policies, and on the evidence base for effective policy interventions in gender and science. I’ve been an expert adviser to the European Commission DG Research and Innovation and participated in the FP7 Meta-analysis of Gender and Science research with the report on Policies for Gender Equality in Science And Research.
On the methodological side of my work, I’m especially indebted to participant observation in order to understand the material basis and everyday practice by which gender inequality is continuously regenerated. This was part of my post-doc work here at the IN3. Science and Technology studies, and especially ANT is a huge source of inspiration for me. Over the past years I’ve been drawn more and more into social network analysis and data intensive research methods. R has become an invaluable tool in this regard, for example for the handling of sociometric sensor-based data. I’m especially interested in feminist reflections on data intensive research methods.
I have been coordinating several European projects, including the FP7 project GenPORT – “Your gateway to gender and science resources” (2013-2017) and the H2020 project GEDII – “Gender-Diversity-Impact” (2015-2018) which has developed new concepts and methods for assessing the impact of gender diversity in research teams. Between 2018 and 2021 I coordinated the H2020 project ACT about establishing Communities of Practice for Accelerating Gender Equality and Institutional Change in Research and Innovation across Europe. Currently, I am part of the coordinating team of the INSPIRE project, funded by the Horizon Europe program of the European Commission, which aims to establish a centre of excellence to promote inclusive gender equality in the European research and innovation system.
Contact
Email: jmuller@uoc.edu
ORCID: 0000-0001-7727-2117
Social: LinkedIn, Academia.edu, Github, ResearchGate.
Selected publications
Cacace, M. [Marina], Pugliese, F. [Francesca], Tzanakou, C. [Charikleia], Müller, J. [Jörg], Denis, A. [Alain], Sangiuliano, M. [Maria]. (2023). Certifying complexity? The case of a European gender equality certification scheme for research-performing organizations, Science and Public Policy, scad069. https://doi.org/10.
Izquierdo-Useros, N. [Nuria], Marin Lopez, M. A. [Miguel Ángel], Monguió-Tortajada, M. [Marta], Muñoz-Moreno, J. A. [Jose A.], Agusti Benito, C. [Cristina], Morón-López, S. [Sara], Evans, H. [Harvey], Gualdrón-López, M. [Melisa], Müller, J. [Jörg], & Prado, J. G. [Julia G.] (2022) Impact of COVID-19 lockdown in a biomedical research campus: A gender perspective analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 906072. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.906072
Guyan, K. [Kevin], Aldercotte, A. [Amanda], Müller, J. [Jörg], Caprile, M. [Maria], & Yanes Torrado, S. [Sergi] (2022). The development of the Gender Equality Audit and Monitoring survey. In R. [Rachel] Palmén & J. [Jörg] Muller (Eds.), A Community of Practice Approach to Improving Gender Equality in Research (1st ed.) (pp. 44-63). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003225546
Müller, J. [Jörg], & Palmén, R. [Rachel] (2022). Introduction: Reflecting on a Community of Practice approach to institutional change for a greater gender equality in R&I and HE – Policy and practice. In R. [Rachel] Palmén & J. [Jörg] Muller (Eds.), A Community of Practice Approach to Improving Gender Equality in Research (1st ed.) (pp. 1-24). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003225546
Müller, J. [Jörg], Striebing, C. [Clemens], & Schraudner, M. [Martina] (2022). Diversity and Discrimination in Research Organizations: Theoretical Starting Points. In C. Striebing, J. Müller, & M. Schraudner (Eds.), Diversity and Discrimination in Research Organizations (pp. 3–30). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-956-020221001
Palmén, R. [Rachel], & Müller, J. [Jörg] (2022). Concluding remarks: Towards Communities of Practice for greater gender equality. In R. [Rachel] Palmén & J. [Jörg] Muller (Eds.), A Community of Practice Approach to Improving Gender Equality in Research (1st ed.) (pp. 202-215). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003225546
Palmén, R. [Rachel], & Müller, J. [Jörg] (Eds.). (2022). A Community of Practice Approach to Improving Gender Equality in Research (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003225546
Striebing, C. [Striebing], Müller, J. [Jörg], & Schraudner, M. [Martina] (Eds.). (2022). Diversity and Discrimination in Research Organizations. Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/9781801179560
Striebing, C. [Clemens], Müller, J. [Jörg], Schraudner, M. [Martina], Gewinner, I. V. [Irina Valerie], Morales, P. G. [Patricia Guerrero], Hochfeld, K. [Katharina], Hoffman, S. [Shekinah], Kmec, J. A. [Julie A.], Nguyen, H. M. [Huu Minh], Schneider, J. [Jannik], Sheridan, J. [Jennifer], Steuer-Dankert, L. [Linda], O’Connor, L. T. [Lindsey Trimble], & Vandevelde-Rougale, A. [Agnès] (2022). Promoting Diversity and Combatting Discrimination in Research Organizations: A Practitioner’s Guide. In C. Striebing, J. Müller, & M. Schraudner (Eds.), Diversity and Discrimination in Research Organizations (pp. 421–441). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-956-020221012
Humbert, A. L., Guenther, E. A., & Müller, J. (2021). Not Simply ‘Counting Heads’: A Gender Diversity Index for the Team Level. Social Indicators Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-021-02635-5
Müller, J [Jörg]., Meneses, J. [Julio], Humbert, A. L. [Anne Laure], & Guenther, E. A. [Elisabeth Guenther] (2021). Sensor-based proximity metrics for team research. A validation study across three organizational contexts. Behavior Research Methods, 53(2), 718-743. https://doi:10.3758/
Palmén, R., Arroyo, L., Müller, J., Reidl, S., Caprile, M., & Unger, M. (2020). Integrating the gender dimension in teaching, research content & knowledge and technology transfer: Validating the EFFORTI evaluation framework through three case studies in Europe. Evaluation and Programme Planning, 79. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.
Müller, J., Fàbregues, S., Guenther, E. A., & Romano, M. J. (2019). Using Sensors in Organizational Research–Clarifying Rationales and Validation Challenges for Mixed Methods. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1188. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01188
Sáinz, M. & Müller, J. (2018) Gender and family influences on Spanish students’ aspirations and values in stem fields. International Journal of Science Education, 40(2), 188-203. doi: 10.1080/09500693.2017.1405464
Müller, J. (2016). Engineering Lifestyles: Career Choices in Late Modernity. In J. Webster & K. Randle (Eds.), Virtual Workers and the Global Labour Market. London: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Müller, J. (2014). La introducción del ordenador portátil en la escuela primaria y la innovación compartida. Una aproximación a los costes encubiertos de la innovación TIC. In C. Castaño & J. Webster (Eds.), Género, ciencia y tecnologías de la información (pp. 191–214). Barcelona: Aresta Mujeres.
Müller, J., Castaño, C., Gonzalez, A., Palmén, R. (2011). Policy Towards Gender Equality in Science and Research. Brussels Economic Review, 54 (2-3), 295-316.
Müller, J. (2011). Gendering the Millennials. Analyzing Staff Responses to New Student Profiles in Spanish ICT Higher Education. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 3(2), 424-444.