Werdegang
Academic Degrees
| 2008 | Second Book in Older German Philology (with a work on: „Cultural transfer between Jews and Christians in German Medieval Literature“), Trier University |
| 1999 | Dr. phil. in Older Geman Philolohy (with a work on: „sippe und geslehte. Verwandtschaft als Deutungsmuster im ‘Willehalm’ Wolframs von Eschenbach“), Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg |
| 1996 | M.A. in German Studies and History |
Work Experience
| since 2015 | Vice President for Studies, Education and Training, Trier University |
| since 2015 | Deputy Director „Historisch-Kulturwissenschaftliches Forschungszentrum Trier“ (HKFZ) |
| since 2009 | Professor for Older Geman Philology – Medieval Literature, Trier University |
| 2009-2015 | Director of „Historisch-Kulturwissenschaftliches Forschungszentrum Trier“ |
| 2003-2009 | Junior Professor for Older Geman Philology – Medieval Literature, Trier University |
| 2002-2003 | Research Fellow of DFG (German Research Association), Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg |
| 2001-2002 | Research Assistant at Simon-Dubnow-Institute for Jewish History and Culture, Leipzig University |
| 1999-2001 | Researcher at Genisa-Project of the Jewish Culture Museum, Veitshöchheim/Ufrk. |
| 1998-2003 | Lecturer for Older Geman Philology and Yiddish studies at the faculty of Philosophy, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg |
| 1993-1997 | Lecturer for Older Geman Literature and Yiddish studies at department III, Paderborn University |