Prof. Dr. Jens Leker
Current affiliations
- Institute of Business Administration at the DEP of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Innovation Management
- Business Analytics
- Strategy Evaluation
- technology transfer
Academic Education | |
| 06/1999 | Habilitation and venia legendi in Business Adminstration at University of Kiel |
| 02/1993 | Doctoral degree in Business Administration (Dr. sc. pol.) at University of Kiel |
| 02/1984 - 12/1988 | Studies in Business Adminstration at University of Kiel (University Degree (diploma) in Business Administration) |
Work Experience | |
| since 01/2000 | Managing Director of the Institute of Business Administration at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy at University of Münster |
| 10/1999 | Appointment as university professor for life |
| 04/1999 - 09/1999 | Acting Professor for Business Administration in Natural Sciences - especially Chemistry at the University of Münster (endowed professorship) |
| 04/1993 - 03/1999 | Scientific Assistant at the Institute for Business Adminstration (Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Hauschildt) at the University of Kiel, Germany |
| 01/1989 - 03/1993 | Research Assistant at the Institute for Business Administration at University of Kiel |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 11/2010 | Member of the scientific board of the 5th EuroMOT conference 2011 in Tampere, Finland |
| since 2009 | Board member of the North Rhine-Westfalien research school „Molecules & Materials – A common Design Principle“ |
| since 2009 | Chair of the research group “innovation” in the federal cluster Chemie.NRW |
| since 2009 | Member of the German Society for Chemists (GDCh) |
| since 2008 | Board member of the of the Association for Chemistry & Economy (VCW) |
| since 2008 | Spokesperson of the industry research school on Materials for Energy Applications (MEA) |
| since 2008 | Member of the CRC/Transregio 61 "Multilevel Molecular Assemblies- Structure, Dynamics and Functions" |
| since 2007 | Academic leader of the modular programme “Certified project manager of economic chemistry GDCh” |
| since 2004 | Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Business Chemistry |
| since 2004 | Member of the Working Committee on Futurology & Innovation Management of the DECHEMA e.V. |
| since 2000 | Member of the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB) |
| since 2000 | Chair of the DVFA commission on Rating standards |
| since 2000 | Academic leader of the further education program as DVFA-Credit-Analyst |
| since 1993 | Member of the German Society for Business Administration (Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft) |
| 2005 - 2010 | Chairman of the Senate Commission for budget und building affairs of University of Münster |
| 2001 - 2008 | Board member of the first Graduate School of Chemistry at the University of Muenster |
| 2001 - 2007 | Member of the board of trustees of the members' journal "Nachrichten aus der Chemie" of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) |
| 2002 - 2005 | Dean of the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy at University of Münster |
| 2001 - 2005 | Member of the international research training group on Template Directed Chemical Synthesis at University of Münster and the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry |
| 2002 - 2004 | Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at WWU |
| 2000 - 2002 | Advisory member of the committee "Diplomstudiengang Biotechnologie" |
| 2000 - 2002 | Chair of the committee "Diplomstudiengang Wirtschaftschemie" |
Appointments | |
| 1999 | Offer to a Professorship, University of Greifswald |
Publications
Gutsch, Moritz; Leker, Jens (2024) In: Applied Energy, 353 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Gutsch, Moritz; Leker, Jens (2024) In: Communications Engineering, 3 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Heck, Janine; von Delft, Stephan; Leker, Jens (2024) In: Energy Research & Social Science, 112 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Frieden, Florian; Leker, Jens (2024) In: Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 8 Type of Publication: Review article (journal) | |
Chofor Asaba M, Duffner F, Frieden F, Leker J, von Delft S (2022) In: Journal of Industrial Ecology, 26(4) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Neuartige Prozesse während des Recyclings von wässrig prozessierten und zukünftigen Batterien (ProRec) Duration: 01/03/2023 - 28/02/2026 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project | |
Duration: 01/05/2022 - 31/10/2023 Funded by: EC Horizon Europe - ERC Proof of Concept Grant Type of project: EU-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/06/2021 - 31/12/2026 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project | |
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Culture and Science of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| The Knut Holt Award for Best Symposium Paper Awarded by: International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) Award given to: Niedergassel, Benjamin; Kanzler, Steffen; Leker, Jens Date of awarding: 15/12/2010 Type of distinction: Best publication award | |
| Brad W. Hosler Outstanding Student Paper Award – Nominating Professor Awarded by: PICMET '09 Conference – "Technology Management in the Age of Fundamental Changes", Portland (OR), USA Award given to: Leker, Jens Date of awarding: 15/08/2009 Type of distinction: Best publication award | |
| The Conference Best Student Paper Award Awarded by: International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) Award given to: Leker, Jens Date of awarding: 15/06/2007 Type of distinction: Best publication award | |
| Teaching award of the students of the department for the best lecture, winter term 2006/2007 Awarded by: Studierende des Fachbereichs Chemie und Pharmazie der WWU Award given to: Leker, Jens Date of awarding: 01/01/2007 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Teaching award of the University of Muenster, 2003 Awarded by: Rektorat der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster Award given to: Leker, Jens Date of awarding: 01/01/2003 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Investigating the dynamics of technological change: Patent analysis in the battery industry Candidate: Block, Anton | Supervisors: Leker, Jens | Reviewers: Leker, Jens; von Delft, Stephan Period of time: 01/10/2020 - 13/11/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Co-Assessment of Costs and Environmental lmpacts for Low and Negative Carbon Dioxide Technologies Candidate: Gutsch, Moritz | Supervisors: Leker, Jens; Artz, Martin | Reviewers: Leker, Jens; Artz, Martin Period of time: 01/10/2020 - 09/11/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Powder-based and ultra-thin lithium metal electrodes: production, characterization and application in lithium metal batteries Candidate: Kolesnikov, Aleksei | Supervisors: Winter, Martin | Reviewers: Winter, Martin; Wiemhöfer, Hans-Dieter; Leker, Jens Period of time: 01/10/2017 - 30/09/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| The role of R&D-intensive start-ups during collaborations in the context of open innovation Candidate: Kohut, Magdalena | Supervisors: Leker, Jens; Glorius, Frank Period of time: until 03/02/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| New Product Development Projects: understanding decision-making in context of speed
Candidate: Haschka Fortes, Christiane | Supervisors: Leker, Jens; Bendig, David Period of time: until 11/01/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |