Christian was born on 30 July 1978, in Graz, Austria;
He is married to Manuela Kreimer-Dayé; they have two sons (Paul, born 2008; Theodor, born 2011)
Current Positions
2023– Head of the interuniversity research platform Zukunft – Technik – Gesellschaft (Z-T-G)
2018– Research scientist, STS – Science, Technology and Society Unit, Institute of Interactive Systems and Data Science, Graz University of Technology, Austria
2025– External lecturer, Department of Sociology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
2025– External lecturer, Master Public Administration, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht (HWR) Berlin, Berlin Professional School, Germany
Education
Habilitation (venia legendi in sociology), University of Graz, December 2025.
Thesis title: Das Erschließen von Zukünften. Wege, Ziele und Potentiale der soziologischen Erforschung von Zukunftsbildern in spätmodernen Gesellschaften [Unlocking futures. Paths, goals, and potentials of sociological research into images of the future in late modernity]
Doktor (PhD equivalent) in sociology, University of Graz, Austria, December 2012
Thesis title: The Systematic Use of Experts: Delphi, Political Gaming, and Epistemic Hopes in Cold War Social Science
Magister (BA+MA equivalent) in sociology, University of Graz, Austria, January 2005
Thesis title: Sitzen Sie bequem? Zur Bedeutung soziologischer Perspektiven in der Technikentwicklung am Beispiel eines interdisziplinären EU-Projekts [Are you sitting comfortably? On the relevance of sociological perspectives in the development of technology using the example of an interdisciplinary EU project]
Former Academic Positions
2024–2026 External lecturer, Department of Innovation Management, University of Applied Sciences CAMPUS02, Graz, Austria
2023‑2025 External lecturer, Department of Society, Knowledge, and Politics, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
2019‑2024 External lecturer, Department of Sociology & Department of Environmental Systems Science, University of Graz, Austria
2015–2018 University assistant (Postdoc), Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria, Department of Sociology; Deputy Head of Department (since January 2016)
2012–2015 Post–doctoral researcher, University of Graz, Austria, Department of Sociology
2011–2012 Coordinator of the doctoral program in Sociology and History of the Social and Cultural Sciences (SHSCS), University of Graz, Austria
2007–2015 External lecturer, University of Graz, Austria, Department of Sociology
2005–2008 Researcher, University Graz, Austria, Department of Sociology
Spring 2007 External lecturer, University of Konstanz, Germany, Department of Sociology
2002-2004 Teaching assistant, University of Graz, Austria, Department of Sociology