Viktor Scholz Faber holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies and supports the Ombuds Committee for Research Integrity as deputy head of office since 2025. In close collaboration with the Ombuds Committee, he advises researchers of all disciplines in questions of good research practice together with Hjördis Czesnick and their team. He also represents OWID in networks like the European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO) and supports the development of the rules of good research practice at the national and international level.
Prior to this, Viktor Scholz Faber was scientific coordinator for research quality at the Berlin University Alliance in the team of the Center for Open and Responsible Research. In addition, he was responsible for the production of a multimedia E-learning course on good research practice for doctoral researchers. In the BUA-funded project „OBUA – Ombudswesen@BUA“ (2021-2023) he developed new models for the professionalisation of Berlin ombuds systems together with project leader Simona Olivieri.
After an M.A. in Islamic Studies, Viktor Scholz obtained his Ph.D. from the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies in 2021 with a focus on contemporary Iranian films.
Contact in Berlin:
Tel. +49 (0)30 235 9235 35
viktor.scholz.faber@ombudsgremium.de
Publications on Good Research Practice
Olivieri S; Ullmann V; Hazer E. 2023. OBUA-Toolbox for Ombudspersons at Berlin Research Institutions. DOI: 10.17169/REFUBIUM-40722.
Olivieri S; Ullmann V. 2024. Training, networking, and support infrastructure for ombudspersons for good research practice: A survey of the status quo in the Berlin research area. Accountability in Research: 1-20; DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2024.2376644.
Research Publications
See also ORCID
Ullmann V. 2024. Ghostbusters in Jordan: Popular Religion Meets Netflix Teenage Drama in Jinn (2019). Eds: Krawietz B; Gauthier F. The Routledge Handbook of Global Islam and Consumer Culture. DOI: 10.4324/9781003152712.
Ullmann V. 2024. Staging Iranian Cinema at the Berlinale. DOI: 10.17169/REFUBIUM-43632.
Ullmann V. 2021. Spiritual Counter-Memories of the War: Mohammad Ali Ahangar’s Recent Contributions to the Sīnemā-ye Defāʿ-ye Moqaddas. Eds: Holl U; Wittmann M. Counter-Memories in Iranian Cinema.DOI: 10.1515/9781474479776-013.
Presentations on Good Research Practice
2026
„Braucht es aus Sicht der guten wissenschaftlichen Praxis neue Leitlinien zur Nutzung von KI in der Forschung?“ (Viktor Scholz Faber, presentation at BMFTR-Lunch-Talk: “Generative KI in der Wissenschaft. Wie verändert sich wissenschaftliche Praxis?”, Online, 09.10.2026).
„AI Use From the Perspective of Research Integrity“ (Viktor Scholz Faber, presentation at Klausurtag Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien, Berlin, 28.09.2026).
„Professionalisierung durch Vernetzung?“ (Katharina Beier; Tom Lindemann; Viktor Scholz Faber; Moderation: Katrin Frisch, panel discussion at OWID-Workshop Professionalisierung des Ombudswesens – Erfahrungen bündeln, Strukturen stärken, Online, 16.09.2026).
„Ombudsgremium für die wissenschaftliche Integrität in Deutschland (OWID) – Struktur, Auftrag und Erfahrungen“ (Viktor Scholz, presentation at Vernetzungstreffen zur guten wissenschaftlichen Praxis in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Berlin, 03.06.2026).
„Public Reporting on Research Integrity and Misconduct in Germany“ (Viktor Scholz, presentation at the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity, Vancouver, 05.05.2026).
2025
„Can E-learning formats provide effective research integrity training for doctoral researchers at large institutions?“ (Viktor Scholz, presentation at the ENRIO Congress on Research Integrity, Ljubljana, 23.09.2025).
2024
„Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis als Basis verantwortungsvoller Forschung“ (Viktor Ullmann, presentation at Workshop „Gute Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Von Daten bis KI, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, 18.06.2024 Robert-Koch-Institut, Berlin, 18.06.2024).
2023
“How can Ombuds systems contribute to a research culture and institutional policies that embrace standards of good research practice?” (Jana Christopher; Hjördis Czesnick; Hendrik Bluhm; Moderation: Viktor Scholz, panel discussion at the OBUA Closing Event, Berlin, 12.10.2023).
“Welchen Beitrag können Ombudssysteme zu einer Forschungskultur und institutionellen Strategien leisten, in denen die Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis gefördert werden?” (Simona Olivieri; Viktor Ullmann, presentation at the OBUA Closing Event, Berlin, 12.10.2023).
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