- since 1998scientific assistant of the head of the institute and co-ordinator for research affairs, IfADo,
- 1996-1998research associate in the research group ‘Individual visual performance’, IfADo, Dortmund, Germany
- 1992-1998research associate, department ‘Sensory- and neurophysiology’, IfADo, Dortmund, Germany
- 1989-1991postdoc, Biocentre Basel, department ‚Molecular Microbiology’, Switzerland
- 1989PhD in natural sciences with the focus ‘genetics’, Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Germany
- 1985MA in natural sciences with the focus ‚biology’, University of Cologne, Germany