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BIGSSS welcomes visiting scholar Prof. Juan Carlos Castillo for a two-month research stay at out institution.

Juan Carlos Castillo is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Sociology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He completed his PhD in sociology in 2010 guided by Prof. Bernd Wegener at the department of empirical research methods of Humboldt University, Berlin. Before his PhD, Juan Carlos Castillo studied political science and public administration at Potsdam University (1999-2000), and psychology at the Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile (1991-1997). His research focuses on legitimacy of economic inequality, public opinion research, social justice research, quantitative methods, structural equation models and multilevel models.

BIGSSS also offers a Visiting Program for PhD Students and Postdocs! If you are interested in conducting a research stay at BIGSSS, you can find more information on the program and admissions here.