Research and Work Focus

  • emancipatory and feminist pedagogy, girls' education and empowerment
  • Inclusive, diversity-, gender- and language-sensitive pedagogy
  • International and intercultural education research, particularly German Schools Abroad
  • School development, school quality and innovation in education
  • Education for sustainable development

 

Academic Career

Academic Career:

  • since 08/2026 – Research Associate, University of Rostock
  • 2020–2026 – Lecturer and Habilitation Candidate, University of Rostock
  • since 2020 – Habilitation in Pedagogy, University of Rostock
  • 2020 – PhD (Dr. phil.), Friedrich Schiller University Jena
  • 2020 – Second State Examination for Secondary School Teaching
  • 2016 – First State Examination for Secondary School Teaching, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Work Career:

  • 2022–2026 – Head of Primary School and Upper Secondary Teacher, German International School Abu Dhabi
  • 2020–2022 – Teacher, Head of German as a Foreign Language, German International School Abu Dhabi
  • 2016–2018 – Head of Inclusion and Quality Management, German International School Doha, Qatar

 

 

Publications

  • Ließneck, J. & Claassen, I.J. (2026): Lernen mit Virtual Reality. Pädagogik, issue 6/2026, pp. 38–41. Beltz Verlagsgruppe, Weinheim.

  • Ließneck, J. (2025): "Sultana's Dream" – Excursion to a to-be classic of emancipatory pedagogy. In: Großkopf, S. & Winkler, M. (eds.): Über das Unbehagen am Klassischen. Grauzonen in der Pädagogik, vol. 8, pp. 165–186. Ergon, Baden-Baden.

  • Ließneck, J. (2020): Inklusiv und exklusiv? Inklusion an einer Deutschen Auslandsschule. Erziehung, Schule, Gesellschaft series, vol. 87. Ergon, Baden-Baden.

Talks and Workshops

Talks:

  • 2019 – "Schools: Making Systemic Change Happen", Online Educa Berlin, and others

Workshops:

  • Extensive work as facilitator and consultant for school development; trainings across the first, second and third phases of teacher education (2015 onwards). Focus areas: participatory school development, inclusion, language education and design thinking/ innovation in teaching.

Conference Organisation

  • 2023–2024 – Concept and facilitation of workshops, trainings, and network for German Schools Abroad (Qatar, UAE, online)

Current Memberships and Committee Work

  • sdw Alumni e.V.; mentor for young teachers, Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V. (since 2025)