Curriculum vitae

born: June 27, 1970 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Qualification
04/2011 Habilitation “Direction and rates of soil development in different climates”
07/2002 PhD “Genesis, distribution and properties of periglacial slope deposits in the Rhenish Massif – examples from the Westerwald, Hunsrück und Eifel regions“

Education
01/1999–08/2002 Doctoral researcher, Institute of Soil Science, University of Giessen
10/1994–03/1999 Additional studies in ecology; diploma (Essen)
10/1989–09/1994 Studies of chemistry and biology for teaching; first state examen (Kassel)

Professional career
Since 08/2015 Full Professor (W3) for Physical Geography, University of Göttingen
05/2011–07/2015 Interim Full Professor for Landscape/Geoecology, TU Dresden
01/2005–04/2011 Researcher, Institute of Soil Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart
09/2004–12/2004 Researcher, Institute of Geography, University of Bamberg
09/2002–08/2004 Postdoc, Institute of Soil Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart
 
Professional stays abroad
2018 Visiting Professor, CAS Urumqi, China
2014 Visiting Professor, University of Sassari, Italy
2014 Visiting Professor, University of Lleida, Spain
2011 Visiting Professor, Jilin University, Changchun, China
2003 Short-Term Lectureship, University of Evora, Portugal