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title: Dr. Maria Katharina Muster
url: "https://www.zib.education/en/team/dr-maria-katharina-muster/"
date: 2026-02-03
modified: 2026-03-04
lastUpdated: 2026-03-04
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# Dr. Maria Katharina Muster

Dr. Maria Katharina Muster
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Research Associate | TUM

 Maria Katharina Muster has been part of the PISA team at the Centre for International Student Assessment Studies (ZIB) since February 2026. She works as a research consultant in science communication for PISA 2025 and the ZIB.

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        [+49.89.289.23217](tel:+49.89.289.23217)

   <maria.muster@tum.de>

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  Vita
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- Research Consultant at the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Centre for International Student Assessment Studies (since February 2026)
- Content Creative (concept and copy) at the digital communications agency interone GmbH (01/2022–08/2025)
- Doctoral studies in the field of Didactics of German Language and Literature (06/2018–07/2022)
- Research Associate and Writing Consultant at the Writing Center of the University of Bayreuth (06/2018–12/2021)
- Student Assistant and Writing Tutor at the Writing Center of the University of Bayreuth (04/2016–12/2017)
- Master’s degree in Intercultural German Studies at the University of Bayreuth (10/2015–04/2018)
- Additional program Teaching German as a Second Language at the University of Bayreuth (10/2015–07/2017)
- Bachelor’s degree in German Studies and Bachelor’s degree in English and American Studies at the University of Innsbruck and Nottingham Trent University (10/2010–04/2015)

   Activities
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- PISA 2025 Science communication
- ZIB Science communication

   Selected publications
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- **Muster, M. K. (2022):** Motivation, Emotion und die Rolle der Schreibberatung: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben aus Studierendensicht. (Dissertation). Universität Bayreuth.