Academic Career

• 2012: Habilitation from the University of Augsburg (post-doc degree in English literary and cultural studies)
• 2007-2018: Senior lecturer in English literature at the University of Augsburg
• 2004: Visiting scholar at the Department of Modern Languages at Queen Mary, University of London
• 2002-2006: Assistant professor of English Literature at the University of Augsburg
• 2000-2002:Lecturer in English literature at the University of Paderborn
• 2000: PhD ("summa cum laude") from the University of Paderborn
• 1998: Teaching position in English literature at the University of Paderborn
• 1997-2000: PhD studies; PhD scholarships by the State of North-Rhine Westphalia and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
• 1996: State exam (teaching degree) in English and German from the University of Paderborn
• 1990-1996: Undergraduate/graduate studies at the University of Paderborn and the University of Wales, College of Cardiff: English and German (literature and linguistics), Philosophy

Administrative Offices

• 2006-2018: ERASMUS coordinator of the English department at the University of Augsburg
• Organizer of the Visiting Writers series, hosted by the English department at the University of Augsburg
• 2014-2015: Member of the Ph.D. examination board of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
• 2013-2015: Member of the Task Force for the certification of degree programmes (Studiengangsakkreditierung) of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
• 2012-2013: Master's programme coordinator for English and American Studies at the University of Augsburg (deputy)
• 2011-2015: Chairman of the MA examination board of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
•  Deputy chairman of the BA examination board of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
•  Member of the Committee for Teaching and Learning of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
• 2011-2013: Member of the Faculty Council of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
• 2010-2013: Secretary (board member) of the Society for Contemporary Theatre and Drama in English (CDE)
• 2009-2015: Member of the BA examination board of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
•  Member of the MA examination board of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
•  Coordinator of the Bachelor-Wahlbereich for the English department at the University of Augsburg
• 2009-2014: Coordinator of Zwischenprüfung (intermediate exam) in English literary studies at the University of Augsburg
• 2006-2011: Member of the ERASMUS committee of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
• 2002-2009: Member of the Committee for Teaching and Learning of the Phil.-Hist. Fakultät at the University of Augsburg
• 2004-2007: Member of the Planning Committee of the University of Augsburg
• 2000-2002: Coordinator of the Zwischenprüfung (intermediate exam) in the English department at the University of Paderborn