Dr. Silke Konsorski-Lang

Science management, research funding

Career history

After studying architecture at the Technical University of Munich, Silke Konsorski-Lang obtained her PhD in 2004 at ETH Zurich in the fields of architecture and computer science. In her dissertation, she examined and evaluated the use of new information and communication technologies. She subsequently served as Managing Director of the newly established Competence Centre for Digital Design and Modelling at ETH Zurich until 2008. As a lecturer at Mediadesign Hochschule München for Design and Computer Science, she taught in 2008 at the Media Lab, a research laboratory for holistic, interactive and spatial design and implementation. Most recently, she was Institute and Research Co-ordinator at the Institute for Visual Computing at ETH Zurich.

Silke Konsorski-Lang has been a research assistant at the Designkulturen Institute for Applied Design Research (dci) at Hochschule München since September 2023. As a research manager for applied design research and research funding, she develops and implements concepts and strategies to promote research topics. In this role, she supports the institute in drafting research proposals and securing external funding, as well as in the planning, coordination and management of research projects and funding programmes.