Vincent Kaufmann

1. Education 1973:    Baccalauréaut/Maturité A, Lausanne, Gymnase de la Cité1979:    University of Geneva, Licence ès Lettres (A: French; B: German; C: Linguistics)1984:    Doctorat ès Lettres, University of Geneva  2. Professional activities  1979-1984:          Assistant, University of Geneva Genève, Department of French 1984-1985:          Visiting-Assistant-Professor, University of Michigan (Dept. of Romance Languages);          Visiting-Assistant-Professor, University of California at Berkeley (Dept. of French). 1985-1986:          Visiting-Assistant-Professor, The Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of French. 1986-1990:          Assistant-Professor, University of Geneva, Dept. of French. 1990-1991:           Associate Professor of French, University of California at Berkeley.1991-1996:            Professor of French, University of California at Berkeley, Dept. of French (1993-1993:            Chair of the Department) 1996 - :           Professor of French, University of St.Gallen 1998 and 2000 (Summer sessions):           Visiting-Professor, University of California at Berkeley.1999-2000:           Visiting-Professor, ETH Zürich.2001 - 2006:Chair of the project Réseau Cinéma CH (commissioned by the Swiss Confederation, the   Universities of Zürich and Lausanne, the Ecole Cantonale d'Art of Lausanne and the Hochschule für Gestaltung of Zürich.2002 -2003:Chair of the project International Institute for Journalism (commissioned by the Swiss Confederation)2004-2006: Chair of the Ateliers du Journalisme" (Private executive education, Ringier           SA, Edipresse SA, Le Temps SA)2005-2006 (Winter) und 2007 (Summer):           Visiting-Professor, University of Lausanne2006 - 2008: Chair of the project "Académie du Journalisme et des Médias" (AJM),          University of Neuchâtel2008 - 2011:          Chair of the Académie du Journalisme et des Médias - Université of Neuchâtel2009--:Member of the MCM Institute (Media and Communication Management), University of St. Gallen, Chair for Media and Culture © photo : D.R."