Thomas Kurer is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich and part of the University Research Priority Program (URPP) "Equality of Opportunity". His research focuses on the political implications of occupational change and the transformation of social hierarchies in post-industrial societies. His current projects focus on the role of new technologies, social mobility, and labor market risks. Thomas holds a PhD in political science from the University of Zurich and was previously a Berggruen-Weatherhead Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University and a research group leader at the Cluster of Excellence "Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz.