Profile
Abstract
Florian Döring is the scientific coordinator of the project “Citizens Practicing Journalism - Strengthening Media Trust for a Democracy in Transition” at the Center Journalism and Democracy at Leipzig University (JoDem).
Born and raised in Leipzig, he studied sociology at Leipzig University and Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg following his civil service. After working as a youth education officer for a children’s and youth association in the Rhine-Main area, he returned to Leipzig University in 2015 to organize training courses as a project employee in the Coordination Office for the Promotion of Equal Opportunities at Saxon universities and colleges. Between 2018 and 2023, he worked for the Universitätsgesellschaft Leipzig, the friends’ association of the Alma Mater Lipsiensis. Since 2022, he has been employed as a research associate at the Center Journalism and Democracy at Leipzig University (JoDem).
Professional career
- since 04/2025
Scientific coordinator of the project “Citizens Practicing Journalism - Strengthening Media Trust for a Democracy in Transition” at the Center Journalism and Democracy at Leipzig University (JoDem) - 01/2022 - 03/2025
Research associate and project coordinator at the Center Journalism and Democracy at Leipzig University (JoDem) - 01/2021 - 06/2023
Office coordinator at “Universitätsgesellschaft – Freunde und Förderer der Universität Leipzig e. V.” (the friends’ association of Leipzig University) - 01/2018 - 12/2020
Project employee at Leipzig University, Office of the Vice-Rector for Development and Knowledge Transfer - 07/2015 - 12/2017
Project employee at Leipzig University, Coordination Office for the Promotion of Equal Opportunities at Saxon universities and colleges - 03/2013 - 10/2014
Youth education officer for the children’s and youth association “SJD – Die Falken” in southern Hesse. - 09/2007 - 10/2009
Research assistant at Collaborative Research Centre 580 “Social developments in post-socialistic societies: discontinuity, tradition, structural formation”, Subproject “Local political and administrative elites” (Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg)
Education
- 06/2012
Degree in sociology at Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (“Diplom”, equivalent to a Master’s degree)
- show detailsCitizens Practicing Journalism - Strengthening Media Trust for a Democracy in TransitionKretzschmar, JudithDuration: 03/2025 – ongoingFunded by: Stiftungen InlandInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Institut für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft; Allgemeine Didaktik und Schulpädagogik des Sekundarbereichs; Politische Theorie und Demokratieforschung
- show detailsCenter for Journalism and DemocracyBeiler, MarkusDuration: 04/2019 – 03/2025Funded by: SMWK Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Kultur und TourismusInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Institut für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft; Allgemeine Didaktik und Schulpädagogik des Sekundarbereichs; Politisches System Deutschlands und Politik in Europa; Journalismusforschung; Medienkompetenz und Aneignungsforschung; Politische Bildung und Bildungssysteme
- show detailsKretzschmar, J.; Beiler, M.; Krüger, U.; Döring, F.Von Lügenpresse und abgehobenen Eliten: Journalismus- und Demokratievertrauen in SachsenBielefeld: Transcript. 2025.ISBN: 978-3-8376-7560-3