Viktor started as a Lecturer at King's in September 2023. He joined King's from the London School of Economics, where he worked as a Research Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. He has several years of experience working on the interface between disaster risk reduction, resilience, and insurance including his work as a research partner in the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, a multi-sectoral partnership focusing on finding practical ways to support communities across the globe to strengthen their resilience to flood risk. He is currently the early career and postgraduate research representative of the Climate Change Research Group at the Royal Geographical Society.

Viktor completed his PhD at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, Germany, while working as a Research Associate at the Hydrology group at the German Research Centre for Geosciences. His thesis focuses on the impacts of urban flooding with a focus on the coping capacity of private households. He completed his undergraduate degree in Geography at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and holds a master’s degree in Environmental Hydrology from the Free University of Berlin.

Research

• Impacts from climate-related hazards
• Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
• Insurance and disaster risk finance

Viktor's work focuses on resilience and adaptation to climate-related risks. His research interests include the quantification of impacts from extreme weather and climate events and incentives for increasing pre-event resilience.

Teaching

Undergraduate

• 4SSG1008 Geography Tutorials: Critical Thinking and Techniques
• 4SSG1011 Principles of Geographical Inquiry
• 4SSG1016 Geography in Action
• 5SSG2061 Geographical Research Skills
• 5SSG2062 BSc Geography Research Tutorials

Postgraduate

• 7SSGN119 Fundamentals of Risk, Disasters and Resilience
• 7SSGN223 Environmental Science for Sustainability
• 7SSGN070 Internship (Environment and Society)

PhD supervision

Viktor is happy to discuss potential thesis topics and funding avenues with prospective PhD students who share his research interests. When contacting Viktor as a prospective supervisor, please share your CV, and a brief description of your research interests, potential topic, and interest in studying at King's. 

Further details

See Viktor's research profile