About us
In this section, you will find information about our current and former staff members, lecturers, location and accessibility, profile and history of our department of Intercultural Philosophy of Religion, cooperation partners, and important links regarding the Faculty of Catholic Theology (KTF).
Overview
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Team, Contact, Location
- Head of department
- Administration
- Research Staff
- Additional Personel:
external lecturers current
former members of the department since 1999
former external lecturers
former student assistants - Administrative office: accessibility, office hours
- Mailing Address
- Location - Map
Head of Department
![[Translate to English:] Portrait Isabella Guanzini](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/f/csm_Foto_Guanzini_quadrata_midivertounmondo_77ad83b9af.webp)
Isabella Guanzini
University professor
Professorship of Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Anthropology
+43-1-4277-30702
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Administration
![[Translate to English:] Portrait Agnes Leyrer](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/8/csm_der_knopfdruecker_Leyrer_Ausschnitt_0dc673acbb.webp)
Agnes Leyrer
Administrative Assistant
EmailCopy email to clipboard+43-1-4277-30701
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Research Staff
Sarhan Dhouib
Assistant professor
Tenure-Track-professorship of Intercultural Philosophy of Religion
+43-1-4277-30704
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Isabella Guanzini
University professor
Professorship of Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Anthropology
+43-1-4277-30702
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Fabian Völker
University assistant (post doc)
EmailCopy email to clipboard+43-1-4277-30708
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Alexander Strupp
B.A. M.A.
Research University Assistant (prae doc)
EmailCopy email to clipboard+43-1-4277-30707
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Additional Personel
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External Lecturers current
- DIACONU, Madalina: Hermeneutics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science 2021S since 2026S
- LEHMANN, Sandra: three lectures 2026S
- SCHELKSHORN, Hans: three lectures 2025W, one Seminar 2026S
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Former members of the department since 1999
- BAIER, Karl: Assistant Professor 1987-2009
- LANGTHALER, Rudolf: Univ.-Professor retired, head of department 1999-2016
- LEHMANN, Sandra: Univ.-Assistant post doc 2020-2026, head of department 2025-2026
- MEILLER, Christoph: Univ.-Assistant post doc 2011-2017
- RIEDENAUER, Markus: Univ.-Assistant post doc 2017-2018
- SCHELKSHORN, Hans: Univ.-Professor retired, head of department 2016-2025
- TOTSUKA, Kohki: Univ.-Assistant prae doc 2019-2023
- WITEK, Stefan: Univ.-Assistant prae doc 2020-2022
For more former staff members earlier than 1999, see "Department's history".
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Former external lecturers
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Former student assistants
- 2018W-2020S: Stefan Witek
- 2014S-2015S: Stephan Frass
- 2010S, 2011W, 2012W-2013S: Simone Pesendorfer
- 2009W: Linda Kreuzer, Veronika Limberger
- 2007S, 2008S: Christopher Meiller
Administrative office: accessibility, office hours
Schenkenstrasse 8-10, 5th floor, Room 07, 1010 Vienna
Standard Opening Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:00 - 12:00
info.ikrph(at)univie.ac.at
Phone 00431427730701
Individual appointments can be scheduled Monday through Thursday, approximately 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
We are also available by email and phone Monday through Friday until noon.
The office will be closed: Tuesday Sept 8 & Sept 22, 2026.
Please arrange individual office hours with the department’s staff directly.