Nicolai Ruh

Nicolai Ruh

Nicolai Ruh

PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

SfS-HSG
Büro 52-7134
Müller-Friedberg-Strasse 8
9000 St. Gallen
Main Focuses

Phenomenological Sociology of Knowledge

Interpretive Social Science

Science and Technology Studies

Transdisciplinary Knowledge Cultures

Data-Mediated World Relations

Technology Impact Assessment

Participative Knowledge Generation

Didactic Implications of Co-Creation

Epistemic Cultures

Qualitative Social Research

Education

2020 | PhD in Sociology with a focus on collective knowledge practices in transdisciplinary expert cultures and data-mediated world relations at the Excellence Cluster "Cultural Foundations of Social Integration" at the University of Konstanz

2013–2016 | Research stays in digital innovation networks in San Francisco and the Bay Area

2011 | Master's program in Sociology at the University of Konstanz

2007 | Bachelor's program in Sociology and History at the University of Konstanz

Professional Career

Since 2025 | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of St. Gallen

2025 | Researcher at the Social Science Archive Konstanz

2022–2024 | Freelance Project Manager at TA-SWISS

2021–2023 | Research Assistant to the Vice Directorate of Research and the Department at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Computer Science

2018–2020 | Researcher at the Institute for Demoscopy Allensbach (IfD)

2014–2020 | Doctoral Researcher at the Excellence Cluster “Cultural Foundations of Integration” at the University of Konstanz

2010–2013 | Research Associate at the Social Science Archive Konstanz

Projects

2025–2028 | PostDoc in the Horizon Europe project "Nostradamus: Data Cube and Copernicus data for Food Security and European Independence" | nostradamus-project.eu

2022–2024 | Co-lead of the study "The Impact of Digitalization on the Cultural Sectors of Music, Theatre, and Visual Design", commissioned by TA-SWISS

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