Brigit Obrist

Professional Activities

  • Scientific coordinator of research group Risk and Vulnerability at STI and within the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research "North-South: Research Partnerships for Mitigating Syndromes of Global Change"
  • Member of the Cultural Epidemiology Research Group at STI
  • Senior social scientist in ACCESS project at STI
  • Supervisor of several PhD projects at STI

Higher Education & Qualifications

  • MA in Anthropology, 1982, Philosophic-Historical Faculty, University of Basel
  • PhD in Anthropology, 1990, Philosophic-Historical Faculty, University of Basel
  • Habilitation in Anthropology, 2001, Philosophic-Historical Faculty, University of Basel

Work Experience

  • since 1999 Swiss Tropical Institute, Public Health & Epidemiology, Senior Scientist and Project Leader
  • since1995 University of Basel, Institute of Social Anthropology, Assistant Professor
  • 1990-1995 University of Basel, Institute of Social Anthropology, Assistant and Senior Lecturer
  • 1987-1990 University of Basel, Institute of Social Anthropology, Assistant and Junior Lecturer
  • 1984-1986 Research Associate at the Papua New Guinea Institute for Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
  • 1982-1984 Museum of Cultures, Basel, Research Assistant