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Katja Rost ist Ordinaria für Soziologie und Privatdozentin für Wirtschaftswissenschaften an der Universität Zürich. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen im Bereich der Wirtschafts- und Organisationssoziologie (Digitale historische Soziologie, Geschlechterstereotypen, Elitesoziologie, Soziologie der Digitalisierung und Innovation). Sie ist Vizepräsidentin des Universitätsrats der Universität Luzern, stellvertretende Vorsitzende des «Center for Higher Education and Science Studies» sowie Co-Direktorin des universitären Forschungsschwerpunktes «Human Reproduction Reloaded». Vor ihrer Tätigkeit in der Wissenschaft arbeitete sie 3 Jahre in der Unternehmens- und Politikberatung.
| since 2012 | University Zurich, full professor for sociology |
| since 2011 | University Zurich, adjunct professor for economics |
| 2011-2012 | Friedrich Schiller University Jena, full professor for management |
| 2010-2011 | University Mannheim, assistent professor for organization sociology |
| 2010 | University Zurich, habilitation in economics |
| 2006 | Technical University Berlin, PhD in economics (Dr. rer. oec.) |
| 2000 | University Leipzig, master in sociology (major) and cultural studies (minor), (Dipl.-Soz.) |
| since 2022 | Mitglied des Beirats der Inhaltskommission Forum, Pfarrblatt der katholischen Kirche Kanton Zürich |
| since 2018 | Vice-Director, Förderbeirat Stiftung für wissenschaftliche Forschung |
| since 2021 |
Co-Director, Member of the Executive Committee, Co-Leader SP 2 Human Reproduction in Societies and Markets, URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded |
| since 2020 | Editorial team member of Leadership Quarterly |
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since 2019 |
Board chair of Schumpeter Center for Research on Socio-Economic Change |
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since 2018 |
Associate Editor of Management Revue |
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since 2016 |
Vice-president University Council University Luzern |
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since 2015 |
Board Member of Junior Management Science |
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since 2015 |
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Social Sciences, Law and Economics) |
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since 2015 |
Member of of the Executive Board of the "Center for Information Technology, Society, and Law (ITSL)" der UZH |
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since 2015 |
Vice President of the “Center for Higher Education and Science Studies (CHESS)”, UZH |
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since 2014 |
Co-Editor of Jahrbuch Ökonomie und Gesellschaft |
| 2024 | Winner of the Euram Award |
| 2020/21/22/23/24 | Among the Top100 Women in Business in Switzerland in the Catagory Science, Schweizer Wirtschaftsmagazin für die Frau |
| 2016 | Winner of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence, Best Paper Award 2016, Corporate Governance |
| 2015 | Winner of the John F Mee Award 2015 for Outstanding Contribution to Management History, Academy of Management 2015, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| 2014 | Winner of the CGIR Best Paper Award 2013, Corporate Governance. An international Review |
| 2014 | Winner of the Theo Schöller-Award – Munich Best Paper Award Innovation Management, Theo und Friedl Schöller Foundation (5000 Euro), LMU Entrepreneurship Center, TU München 2013, München |
| 2012 | Journal of Management History Award for Best International Paper, Academy of Management 2012, Bosto |
| 2011 | Runner-up CGIR Best Paper Award 2011, Corporate Governance. An international Review |
| 2010 | Nomination Best Paper Award, EIASM Annual Meeting, 17th International Product Development Management Conference |
| 2009 | Research Fellow, CREMA (Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts) |
| 2009 | Nomination Best Paper Award, EURAM Annual Meeting, Corporate Governance Track |
| 2005-2010 | Swiss National Foundation (SNF) Fellowship |
| 2004-2005 | Fellowship of the Foundation Ecocentia |
| since 2012 | Member of the scientific advisory council of a publication group for women, CareerElixier, gender mainstreaming University Zurich |
| 2012-2016 | Representative for junior scientists in organizational studies in the German speaking area, Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaftslehre |
| 2012-2013 | Mentor for female professors, ProProfessur, gender mainstreaming Hessian Universities |
| 2005-2009 | Vice chairman of a publication group for women, gender mainstreaming University Zurich |
| 2003-2004 | Mentor for female students, gender mainstreaming University Bern |
| since 2019 | Swiss Sociological Association |
| since 2018 | Economic Sociology Section of the German Sociological Association (DGS) |
| since 2010 | Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (VHB), commission for organisational studies |
| since 2009 | Research Fellow, CREMA (Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts) |
| since 2008 | European Public Choice Society |
| since 2007 | European Academy of Management |
| since 2005 | European Group for Organizational Studies |
| since 2005 | Academy of Management Society |
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2021 |
Neue institutionelle Ansätze zur Förderung von Chancengerechtigkeit und Diversität akademischer Nachwuchskräfte in der Medizin (with Miriam Ganzfried), Call P7 von Swissuniversities (337'077 CHF) |
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| 2021 | Universities and scientific disciplines as drivers of digital innovation and catalysts of digital change. Societal expectations, strategic positioning, and competition for relevance in Swiss Higher Education (with Christian Leeder und Luka Tratschin), National Research Programme “Digital Transformation” (NRP 77), Schweizer Nationalfonds (566'115 CHF) | |
| 2021 | Subproject in Digital Religion(s) – Communication, Interaction and Transformation in the Digital Society (Thomas Schlag et al.), Universitärer Forschungsschwerpunkt (UFSP) (10,000,000 CHF) | |
| 2021 | Debuty Manager H2R: Human Reproduction reloaded (Andrea Büchler et. al), Universitärer Forschungsschwerpunkt (UFSP) (8,000,000 CHF) | |
| 2020 |
Swiss National Science Foundation (with Malte Döhne), Aleatoric Governance: Elite transformation in Basel, 1688-1798) (618'351 CHF) |
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| 2018 |
Zufallswahl als Lösungsstrategie gegen Frauenmangel in Führungspositionen (with Joel Berger, Margit Osterloh), Stiftung für wissenschaftliche Forschung UZH (20'000 CHF) |
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| 2017 |
GRC Fördermittel für Qualitätsentwicklung, University Zurich (5'000 CHF) |
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| 2017-2020 | SUK Nachfolgeprogramm „Doktoratsprogramme universitäre Hochschulen (TP1), University Zurich (56'000 CHF) | |
| 2017-2021 | Neue Organisationsmodelle für Teilzeitführungsaufgaben an der UZH (with Jonas, K., Nievergelt, B., Seidl, D.), Bundesprogramm Aktionsplan Chancengleichheit 2017-2021, Aktionsplan University Zürich & Bundesmittel (416'363 CHF) | |
| 2017-2019 | Swiss National Science Foundation 100017_165959 (with Buchmann; M.): Employers’ Demand for Almost-Full-Time Workers: The Diffusion of Employment Practices across Firms (354'954 CHF) | |
| 2016-2018 | Swiss National Science Foundation 100017_162894: Effects of diversity efforts, evaluations and compensation schemas in organizations on career advancement and senior level diversity (268'336 CHF) | |
| 2013-2014 | University Zürich & Bund: Forschungsausstattung, Sozialkapital und Gender an der UZH (22'162 CHF) | |
| 2010-2012 | Gebert Rüf Foundation: CultuMemo (240'000 CHF) | |
| 2007-2009 | Swiss National Science Foundation 101514-122386/ 101514-118321: Invisible Hand or Invisible Handshake? The Impact of Market Forces and Market Power on Executive Compensation (248'831 CHF) | |
| 2005-2007 | Foundation Ecoscienta: Managementgehälter in der Schweiz (180'000 CHF) |
