Qualifications

Dr. Tobias Soeldner
Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.)
Diploma in Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.)
Personal and Business Coach (DFC)


Professional Background

  • PSYCHOLOGIST
    DRV Rehabilitation Clinic Bad Fuessing – Passau | Passau | 2023-
  • EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST
    German Federal Agency for Employment | Berlin | 2021-2022
  • UNIVERSITY LECTURER
    International University (IU) | Berlin | 2021-2023
  • COACH + PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELOR
    Freelance | Berlin + online | 2020-
  • UNIVERSITY LECTURER
    Keio University (慶応義塾大学) | Yokohama | 2016-2019
  • SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
    German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) | Tokyo | 2014-2019
  • ASSISTANT RESEARCHER
    Humboldt University of Berlin | 2011-2012
  • HR CONSULTANT
    Imedo GmbH | Berlin | 2008-2009


Education (Universities)

  • HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN | 2009-2013
    PhD in Psychology (Dr. rer. nat. / rated „Magna Cum Laude”)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO (東京大学) | 2010-2011
    Special Research Student (特別研究生)
  • HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN | 2004-2008
    Master’s Degree (Diploma) in Psychology, Minors Sociology and Japanese Studies
  • SOPHIA UNIVERSITY (上智大学) | 2003-2004
    International Exchange Student / Comparative Culture
  • UNIVERSITY OF TRIER | 2001-2003
    Bachelor’s Degree (Intermediate Diploma) in Psychology


Education (other)

  • APOLLON ACADEMY (University of Applied Sciences) | 2019-2020
    Certified Personal and Business Coach


Certifications

  • PhD and Diploma in Psychology (Dr. rer. nat. / Dipl. Psych),
    specialization in Personality / Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • DFC-certified Personal and Business Coach
  • JLPT Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 Level (highest possible level)
  • TOEIC English Proficiency Test Gold Level (highest possible level)


Professional Memberships and Associations

  • Cross Cultural Consultants Network (3CN, 2020-)
  • German Coaching Federation (DFC, 2020-)
  • Academy of Management (AOM, 2018-)
  • European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS, 2017-2019)
  • International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP, 2016-)
  • German Academic Scholarship Foundation (2009-2012)


International Conference Presentations

  • Academy of Management Conference (AOM): Effects of Leader/Member Similarity on Resilience in Multinational Work Teams. (2018/08/13, Chicago, USA)
  • Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP): Effects of Leader/Member Similarity on Resilience in Multinational Work Teams. (2018/07/04, Guelph, Canada)
  • DIJ International Conference: Personality Factors Influencing Multinational Team Success. (2017/11/30, Tokyo, Japan)
  • European Association for Japanese Studies Conference (EAJS): Sexism, Gender Role Ideals, Competency Perceptions, and Career Ambitions of Japanese University Students. (2017/08/31, Lisbon, Portugal)
  • European Congress of Psychology (ECP): Sexism, Gender Specific Work Competency Perceptions, and Career Aspirations of Japanese University Students. (2017/07/12, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
  • Asian Studies Conference (ASC): Interrelations Between Sexism, Gender Role Ideals, Gender Specific Leadership Competency Perceptions, and Career Aspirations of Japanese University Students. (2017/07/09, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences (ACP): Gender Role Perceptions, Sexism, and Work Ambitions of Japanese University Students. (2017/03/24, Kobe, Japan)
  • Congress of the International Association for Cross­-Cultural Psychology (IACCP): Changes in the Perception of National Character after Cross-Cultural Contact. (2016/08/03, Nagoya, Japan)
  • Congress of the International Association for Cross­-Cultural Psychology (IACCP): The Culturally Intelligent Leader: How Experience, Personality, and Multicultural Identity Affects Leadership of Multinational Teams. (2016/08/01, Nagoya, Japan)
  • International Congress of Psychology (ICP): Cross-Cultural Contact as a Predictor For Perceived National Differences in Personality and Values. (2016/07/27, Yokohama, Japan)
  • European Congress on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences (ECP): The Influence of Foreign Country Experience on National Character Stereotypes. (2016/07/06, Brighton, UK)
  • 日本医学哲学倫理学学[Congress of the Japanese Association for Philosophical/Ethical Researches in Medicine]: Hammered Stakes? The Influence of Autonomy and Deviation from Value Norms on Well-Being in Japan, Germany and the US. (2015/11/08, Niigata, Japan)
  • Meeting of the German-Japanese Society for Social Sciences (GJSSS): Autonomy and Deviation From Value Norms as Risk Factors for Well-Being in Germany, Japan and the US. (2015/10/08, Tokyo, Japan)
  • European Congress of Psychology (ECP): Autonomy and Deviation From Value Norms as Predictors for Well-Being in Germany, Japan, Germany, and the US. (2015/07/08, Milan, Italy)
  • Biennial Congress of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR): Autonomy and Values Congruence as Predictors for Well-Being in Germany, Japan, and the US. (2015/06/29, Bergen, Norway)
  • Asian Conference on the Social Sciences (ACSS): Autonomy and Deviation From Value Norms as Predictors for Well-Being in Japan, Germany, and the US. (2015/06/13, Kobe, Japan)
  • Asian Conference on Psychology (ACP): Hammered Stakes? The Influence of Autonomy and Deviation from Value Norms on Well-Being in Japan, Germany and the US. (2015/03/27, Osaka, Japan)
  • Joint Conference of the Japan Risk Management Society (日本リスクマネジメント学会JARMS) and the German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo (DIJ), 100 Years of “Risikopolitik” and Risk Paradoxa: Autonomy and Deviation From Value Norms as Predictors of Well-Being in Japan, Germany and the US. (2015/09/18, Tokyo, Japan)
  • European Conference on Personality (ECP): Evidence for Host/Origin Culture Specific Patterns of Sojourner Personality and Values Development. (2012/07/12, Trieste, Italy)


Publications

  • Bouncing Back After Failure: Perceived and Actual Similarity as a Coping Resource in Multinational Work Teams (2018, DIJ Tokyo).
  • Contemporary Japan (Editor, 2016, German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo)
  • National Identities in a Globalized World (2014, Korea Forum)
  • Personality, Values, and Cultural Perceptions in the Sojourner Context: A New Perspective on Acculturation in Germany, Japan, and the US (2013, HU Berlin)