Prof. Dr. phil. Ursula Quatember

Professional Experience

• Since the winter semester 2023/2024 interim professor for the History of Architecture and Urbanism at the Technical University Berlin
• 2022: Publication project on the Lower Agora of Pergamon, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Germany
• 2020/2021: Parental leave, lecturer at the University of Graz
• 2019: "The Honorary Arch of Ornimythos" publication project funded by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung, Germany, with Michael Wörrle (Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts) and Andrew K. Y. Leung
• Summer Semester 2019: Lecturer at the University of Würzburg, Germany
• Since 2016: Lecturer at the University of Graz
• 2015–2018 Project Director, "The Architecture of Roman Asia Minor", Institute for Archaeology, University of Graz, funded by the FWF Austrian Science Fund (Project No. P27921)
• May – September 2015: Postdoc position at the BTU Cottbus, Germany, DFG-Research Training Group 1913 "Cultural and Technological Significance of Historic Buildings"
• Summer semester 2014: Lecturer at the University of Vienna, Institute for Classical Archaeology
• Since 2012: Publication project on the Bouleuterion in Aphrodisias, an excavation of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, together with Chris Hallett (University of California, Berkeley) and Andrew K. Y. Leung
• Since summer Semester 2012: Lecturer at the master program "Historische Bauforschung" and the bachelor program "Architecture" at the University of Applied Sciences in Regensburg, Germany
• Summer semester 2012: Lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Wiesbaden, Germany
• 2009–2012: Project Director, "The Hadrian’s Temple in Ephesus", Austrian Archaeological Institute, funded by the FWF Austrian Science Fund (Project No. P20947-G02)
• 2007–2008: Research Fellowship by the Austrian Ministry of Sciences on Archaeology at the Austrian Archaeological Institute (Title: Hellenistic and Roman Monopteroi in Ephesus and Asia Minor)
• 2007–2008: Collaboration on the publication of the Hanghaus 2 in Ephesus (dwelling unit 6) at the Institute for Cultural History of Antiquity, Austrian Academy of Sciences
• 2004–2007: Junior Scientist at the Institute for Cultural History of Antiquity, Austrian Academy of Sciences for the project "Der Embolos in Ephesos". Preparation for the publication "Das Nymphaeum Traiani in Ephesos" in the series "Forschungen in Ephesos".
• 2001–2002: Junior Scientist at the Institute for Cultural History of Antiquity, Austrian Academy of Sciences, collaborator of the project "Publikationsvorbereitung des Hanghauses 2 in Ephesos. Bearbeitung von relevanten Funden zur Funktionsanalyse. Gegenstände aus Stein"

 

Education

• 2022: "Habilitation" in the field of "Classical Archaeology" at the University of Graz
• 2006: Ph.D. with honors, Dissertation Title: "Das Nymphaeum Traiani in Ephesos"
• 2000: Graduation in Classical Archaeology with honor,  Thesis Title: "Das Hanghaus 2 in Ephesos im Spiegel seiner Hausheiligtümer. Evidenzen für private Religionsausübung im östlichen Mittelmeerraum in römischer Zeit."

 

Fieldwork

• 2019: Excavation at Sardis, Turkey
• 2015: Surveying Campaignin Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli in collaboration with the Technical University Berlin and the German Archaeological Institute in Rome
• 2014–present: Excavation of the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Limyra, Turkey
• 2001–2002, 2012–present: New York University Excavations at Aphrodisias, Turkey
• 1997–2012: Excavation of the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Ephesos, Turkey
• 2000: Excavation of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main (Germany) in Priene, Turkey
• 1997–1998: Excavation of the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Tell el-Daba, Egypt
• 1995–2001: Several excavations in Austria, including Teurnia (Carinthia), Altheim (Upper Austria) and St. Pölten (Lower Austria)

 

Fellowships, Awards and Memberships

• 2021: Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute
• 2012–present: Board member of the "Koldewey-Gesellschaft – Vereinigung für baugeschichtliche Forschungen e.V." (since 2018: Second Chairperson)
• Since 2014: Reviewer for the "American Journal of Archaeology", "Archäologischer Anzeiger" and "Jahreshefte des Österreichischen Archäologischen Instituts"
• September 2014: Research at the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome
• 2012–2014: Consulant for the Restauration of the Temple of Hadrian in Ephesos
• 2007: Award "Talentförderungsprämie für Wissenschaften des Landes Oberösterreich" by the Federal State Government of Upper Austria
• 2007: Research Fellowship on "Hellenistic and Roman Monopteroi in Ephesos and Asia Minor" by the Austrian Ministry of Sciences on Archaeology at the Austrian Archaeological Institute
• Since March 2006: Member of the "Koldewey-Gesellschaft – Vereinigung für baugeschichtliche Forschungen e.V."