Bild: Ferdinand Porsche FernFH

Birgit Teufer,MA

Birgit Teufer works as a research assistant at the Institute of Business and Psychology at the Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH since September 2023. Her research interests lie in the areas of (sustainable) consumer behavior, consumer perception and sustainable development, as well as "green" marketing.

In her doctoral studies at the University of Klagenfurt, she is working on collaborative consumption in consumer networks and similar social innovations, using a variety of different research methods.

Birgit Teufer has previously worked as research associate at the University of Continuing Education Krems and IMC Krems for several years, contributing to both national and international research projects with content in the areas of health promotion, collaboration and cooperation (e.g. open innovation, community-based initiatives), and sustainable marketing. Since 2016, she regularly teaches at several Austrian universities in the areas of research methods, business psychology as well as marketing.

Career Path

Since 2023

Lecturer & Researcher Institute of Business and Psychology,

Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH, Wiener Neustadt

2020 – 2023

Scientist/PhD Student Department of Business,

IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems

2016 – 2020

Research Associate in the Department

of Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation at the

University of Continuing Education Krems (formerly Danube University Krems)

2013 – 2016

Assistant in the Department

of Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation at the

University of Continuing Education Krems

(formerly Danube University Krems)

2011

Assistant of the CEO,

PayLife Service GmbH, Vienna

2009 – 2010

Employee sales/internal service,

PayLife Bank GmbH, Vienna

Education

2020 – current

Doctoral Studies in Social and Economic Sciences (Business Administration),

Doctoral Program: Health and Sustainability Communication and Management,

Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt

2014 – 2016

Master's degree in "Business Administration and Business Psychology"

at the Ferdinand Porsche FernFH, Wiener Neustadt

2017 – current

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

at the Distance-Learning University of Hagen

(expected graduation 12/2023)

2009 – 2013

Bachelor studies "European Economy and Business Management"

at the University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna

Memberships of Academic Societies

  • American Council on Consumer Interests

  • American Marketing Association (AMA)

  • Association for Consumer Research: Transformative Consumer Research

  • ENOUGH - the International Network for Sufficiency Research & Policy

  • European Academy for Standardisation EURAS

  • European Marketing Academy (EMAC)

  • Responsible Research in Business and Management Network

  • Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI)

     

Photo: Birgit Teufer (c) August Lechner

Birgit Teufer

Department of Business and Psychology
Lecturer & researcher