Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Dr. Helmut Leder
University of Vienna
Faculty of Psychology
Head of Department of Psychological Basic Research
Deputy-Head of Cognitive Sciences Research Platform
Liebiggasse 5
A-1010 Wien
Tel. (0043) 1 4277 47821
Fax (0043) 1 4277 9478
helmut.leder@univie.ac.at
Education
2001 Habilitation. Freie Universität Berlin in Psychology. Title of thesis: "Explorationen in der Bildästhetik" [Explorations in visual aesthetics]
1995 Dr.phil. University of Fribourg, Switzerland in Psychology (summa cum laude). Title of thesis: "Linienzeichnungen von Gesichtern - Verfremdung im Gesichtsmodul" [Line drawings of faces]
1990 Dipl.-Psych. Technical University of Aachen (RWtH), Germany Diploma in psychology (Diplom-Psychologe, "sehr gut", level A) after training in cognitive and erogonomics (major) and art history (minor) at the University of Düsseldorf, University of Bonn and the RWtH Aachen.
Positions
since 2011 Deputy Head of Cognitive Sciences Platform at University of Vienna
since 2004 Head of Department of Psychological Basic Research
since 2004 Full Professor at the University of Vienna (Univ.-Prof.)
2008 Visiting researcher at the Cluster of Excellence “Languages of Emotion”, Freie Universität Berlin (04.09-08.09)
2007 Visiting researcher at the USC, L.A. and at USCD (09.07-01.08)
2004 Summer: Visiting Researcher at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
2003 Visiting Professor at the University of Vienna
2003 Senior lecturer (“Oberassistent”, C2) Freie Universität Berlin
1997 Lecturer of Psychology ("Wissenschaftlicher Assistent", C1), Freie Universität Berlin, Cognitive and Experimental Psychology, Germany
1997 Invited Researcher at the Institute of Advanced Telecommunication Research, Kyoto, (Japan). (Five month stay)
1996 Doctor-Assistent, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
1995-1996 Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling (U.K.)
1990-1995 Assistant („Diplomassistent“) for Research and Teaching, Cognitive and Experimental Psychology, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
1990 Post-graduate Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Work Psychology, RWtH Aachen, Germany
Research grants
2011 258 480 € FWF (P23538 “Ambiguität beim Kunstgefallen”, incl. Overhead)
2011 Research Platform “Cognitive Sciences” at the University of Vienna (Leder as Deputy speaker), Volume for 3 Years 204 654 €
2011 FFG Innovationcheck (with Brainds) 5000 €
2010 20 000 € Research on design and appreciation of glasses (industry project)
2005-09 120 000 $ International Ford Research Partner (Claus C. Carbon and Helmut Leder) "Psychological evaluation of switches' haptics in car interiors"
2005-09 215 000 € FWF (P18910-G14) (with C.C.Carbon) "Psychology of Aesthetics: the dynamics of innovation and appreciation over time"
2005 208 000 € Portable EEG, EDA, Eyemovement UNITS etc. Research Funding University of Vienna (with Prof. H. Bauer)
2004 265 000 € DFG project (im Sonderforschungsbereich SFB 626 “aesthetic experience”) “Cognitive determinants of aesthetic experience” at the Freie Universität Berlin
2003 80 000 € Extension of DFG Le1286 for two years
2001 30 000 DM Research Project “Aesthetics in Car-Interieurs“. Empirical study for Daimler-Chrysler about attractiveness and appreciation of design.
2001 24 000 DM Research Project “Car-Interieurs“. Empirical study for Daimler-Chrysler AG.
2000 80 000 DM DFG Research Project “Repräsentationen und Merkmale bei der Gesichtserkennung“. (Le 1286). (Representations and features in face recognition). Two years – one post graduate (C.C.Carbon)
1998 5000 DM Research support from “Kommission zur Förderung Wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses der Freien Universität Berlin“ project “Psychologie der Ästhetik“ (Habilitation).
1996 1000 Sfr Research support for the development of an experiment tool “Matching.1.2“ University of Fribourg
1995 36 000 Sfr Research project “Linienzeichnungen von Gesichtern” (line-drawings of faces). Grant Schweizer Nationalfonds for a one-year fellowship in the Department of Psychology (Prof. V. Bruce), Stirling (UK).
Professional Association Memberships
Member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie
Member of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology
Member of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics
Member of the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Psychologie
Scientific Board (Wissenschaftskommission) of the Austrian Bundesheer (Since 2005)
Local Officer of the ESCOP European Society of Cognitive Psychology for Austria (Since 2007)
Editor
Editorial Board of Empirical Studies of the Arts (Since 2006)
Editorial Board of Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (Since 2011)
Awards
2008 International Fellow of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA)
2004 Berlyne Award of the American Psychologists Association (APA), Division 10, Honululu, USA
2002 Baumgarten Award of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) in Takarazuka City, Japan
Reviewer
Reviewer for Perception, European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie, British Journal of Psychology, Neuropsychology, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Review, Visual Cognition, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Cognition, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Acta Psychologica, Psychology Science, Psychological Research, Schweizer Nationalfonds (SNF), Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Journal of Cognitive Neurosciences, Psychological Sciences, American Journal of Medical Genetics, Experimental Psychology, Psychology and Philosophy, Musicae Scientiae, Israel Science Foundation (ISF), Thexis, Empirical Studies of the Arts, Social Cognition, Psychophysiology, Cognition, Science, International Journal of Design, Science, International Journal of Design, Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, New Ideas in Psychology, Psychology of Aesthetis, Creatitivity and the Arts, Psychological Resarch
