| Since August 2009 | Professor for applied mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Regensburg |
| Apr 2009 - Jul 2009 | Temporary position of a W2-professor (German: "Professurvertretung") at the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Regensburg |
| Sep 2008 | Habilitation at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of Leipzig |
| Oct 2007 - Mar 2008 | Temporary position of a W2-professor (German: "Professurvertretung") at the Institute of Applied Mathematics at the Univerity of Bonn |
| Nov 2004 - Jul 2009 | Scientific Assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Science, Leipzig (on leave during Oct 2007 - Mar 2008, Apr 2009 - Jul 2009) |
| May 2003 | PhD in mathematics, Darmstadt University of Technology |
| Aug 2001 - Mar 2002 | Scientific work at the mathematical department of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, (supported by DAAD) |
| Sep 2000 - Oct 2004 | Scientific assistant at the Department of Mathematics, Darmstadt University of Technology |
| Sep 2000 | Diploma in mathematics |
| Apr 1996- Sep 2000 | Studies in mathematics (major) and computer science (minor), Darmstadt University of Technology |