since 2016: Professor of Soil Microbiology, Leibniz University of Hannover
2011: Habilitation and „Venia Legendi“ in microbiology, Prof. Dr. H.L. Drake, Prof. Dr. K. Dettner, Prof. Dr. W. Schumann, University of Bayreuth (Germany)
2011: Associate professor level, University of Bayreuth (Germany)
2006: Guest scientist, Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna (Austria), Prof. Dr. M. Wagner
2005: Head of the analytical chemistry lab, Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth (Germany)
2004: Assistant professor level, University of Bayreuth (Germany)
2004: Dissertation (“summa cum laude”), Microbiology, University of Bayreuth (Germany), Prof. Dr. H.L. Drake
2000 – 2004: PhD student, Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth (Germany)
2000: Research assistant, Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth (Germany)
2000: Diploma in Biology (Microbiology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Prof. Dr. H.L. Drake, Prof. Dr. W. Schumann, Prof. Dr. F.X. Schmidt, University of Bayreuth (Germany)
1993 – 2000: Study of Biology and Chemistry, Universities of Bayreuth (Germany) and York (United Kingdom)