Viktor Ullmann received his doctorate in 2021 after completing his M.A. in Islamic Studies at the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies with a cultural studies classification of the presentation of Iranian films at the Berlinale. Subsequently, he continued previous activities in university administration and returned to the science-supporting field. Since May 2022, he has been working together with project leader Dr. Simona Olivieri at Freie Universität in the BUA-funded project "OBUA - Ombudswesen@BUA," which develops and implements new models for professionalizing ombuds systems in the Berlin research landscape.

Viktor Ullmann joined the team of Objective 3 of the Berlin University Alliance as scientific coordinator for research quality in February 2023.