Sandra Gilgen is a post-doctoral researcher at the Empirical and Normative Knowledge and Data Centre of the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded | H2R at the University of Zurich.

Sandra’s research interests include intersectional inequalities, distributive justice, discrimination and education. She is especially interested in the gendered ways that individuals are affected by new advances in assisted reproductive technology as well as the implications and effects of these developments on society as a whole.

Education

• PhD (Dr. phil.) University of Bern, Switzerland (2021)
• Master of Science (MSc) in Education, University of Bern, Switzerland (2016)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in the Social Sciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland (2011)

Work & research experience

• Postdoc at the Department of Sociology, Quantitative Social Research, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany (2021-2022)
• Doctoral student (Doc.CH – SNSF) & research/teaching assistant at the University of Bern (2016-2021)
• Student assistant at the University of Bern (2015-2016)
• Student assistant at the University of Teacher Education Bern (2012-2015)
• Intern at the Federal Office of Public Health of the Swiss Confederation (2012-2013