Thomas Kantermann

Thomas Kantermann has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and organizations. Thomas is currently a Member of the Academic Board at the CIBE Center for Innovation, Business, Development & Entrepreneurship, and also serves as the Scientific Director at the Institute for Work and Personnel (iap). Thomas has held the position of Vice Scientific Director at the same institute since November 2020. Prior to this, Thomas was a Professor at FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management, starting from August 2017.

In addition to their academic roles, Thomas has also been involved in various other organizations. Thomas is a Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Chronobiology, a specialty section of Frontiers in Physiology, since July 2022. Thomas has been a Coopted Board Member at Working Time Society since January 2014. Thomas is a Founding Member of DLA – Daylight Academy since November 2016 and a Member of visibleRuhr eG since March 2020.

Thomas has also served as a Chronobiology Advisor at BodyClock and as the Chief Scientific Officer at AYO by Novalogy since June 2021 and January 2021 respectively. Thomas was the Founder and CEO of SynOpus, a company specializing in improving sleep and health in the workplace, from May 2016 onwards.

In terms of research experience, Thomas worked as a Researcher for the Loss of the Night Network - LoNNe - COST Action from January 2012 to December 2016. Additionally, they hold the position of Section Editor-in-Chief at the Journal Clocks & Sleep, starting from 2018.

Overall, Thomas Kantermann's work experience demonstrates their expertise in the field of chronobiology, work and personnel, and their active involvement in academic and professional organizations.

Thomas Kantermann received their Abitur degree in 1998 from Städtisches Gymnasium Gütersloh. Thomas then attended Bielefeld University from 1998 to 2003, where they obtained a Diploma in Biology and Psychology. Subsequently, they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chronobiology from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, completing their degree in 2008.

Following this, Thomas Kantermann obtained additional certifications including a workshop on "Light, Health and Shift Work" from Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) in 2016, a professional teaching course "PROFiL" from LMU Munich in 2015, a language course in the Netherlands from the University of Groningen in 2012, a Mind-Mapping course from Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich in 2008, a Cochrane workshop on evidence-based medicine from Cochrane Institute Freiburg in 2006, a Methods-Factory course on lecture methods from the University of Rostock in 2005, and a rhetoric course applying theatre methods from the University of Rostock in 2005.

Thomas Kantermann later pursued a Habilitation in Medical Psychology from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, completing the degree in 2016.