Curriculum Vitae

 

Personal

  1. Date of birth: 22nd June 1981 in Neumarkt/Opf.
  2. Nationality: German

Education

  1. Ph.D. Newcastle University/UK, political science 2008-2011
  2. M.A. Newcastle University/UK, international studies 2006-2007
  3. M.A. Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena/Germany, political science, economics, and inter-
    cultural business communication 2001-2006
  4. Dipl. Sciences-Po Paris/France, political science 2003-2004

Fellowships, Grants, Awards

  1. Visiting fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations,The Paul H. Nitze School of
    Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington D. C./USA 07-08/2009
  2. Scholarship, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation e.V. since 10/2008
  3. Scholarship, e-fellows.net 2008-2009
  4. Award, Berrington Prize of the Newcastle University for the best MA-Dissertation 2007
  5. Nomination for the Arthur S. Obermayer Award of the German Jewish History Council 2005
  6. Scholarship, OFAJ-German-French Youth Association 2003-2004
  7. Award, Two trees have been planted in the Canada Park/Israel by the Canadian Jewish
    Association in honour of my study about a German Rabbi 2000

Work and teaching experience

  1. Aspen Institute Berlin/Germany, Assistant Program Officer (Organisation of talks in Berlin
    on current affairs and two conferences in Berlin and Istanbul) 01/2008-08/2008
  2. Newcastle University, School of Modern Languages, Language Assistant during the
    German extension course for trainee MFL teachers (summer 2007) 05/2007-09/2007
  3. Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Department of Political Science, Graduate Student
    Instructor, Tutorium zur Technik wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens (Winter 2004-2005, Summer 2005,
    and Winter 2005-2006) 10/2004-04/2006
  4. Election Observation, regional Duma elections in Kaliningrad/Russia, Bi-national project of
    the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena and the State-University Immanuel Kant Kaliningrad/
    Russia 03/2006
  5. Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Department of Intercultural Business Communication,
    Student assistant for Prof. Dr. Stefanie Rathje 10/2004-04/2005
  6. Akruetzel, Studentisches Journal, Jena, Voluntary editor at a student journal 04/2002-04/2006

Internships

  1. German Embassy Paris/France 10/2007-12/2007
  2. German Bundestag Berlin/Germany 08/2005-10/2005
  3. German Embassy Bangkok/Thailand 07/2005-08/2005
  4. AHK Tunis/Tunisia, German Chamber of Commerce 07/2004-10/2004
  5. Goethe-Institut Lome/Togo 08/2003

Military service

1./Gebirgsjaegerbataillon 231 (Mountain Infantry) 07/2000-04/2001
General-Konrad-Barracks Bad Reichenhall
Final rank: Hauptgefreiter (Lance Corporal)

 

Professional service and development

Membership

  1. Junge Europaeische Foederalisten (JEF) Thueringen e.V. (founding member)
  2. Politics Postgraduate Society (Treasurer since 10/2008)
  3. Political Studies Association
  4. International Association for Political Science Students
  5. Deutsche Vereinigung fuer Politikwissenschaft (German Political Science Association)

Reviewer

  1. E-Pisteme. A postgraduate e-journal based in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Newcastle University (since June 2009)

Further stays abroad

  1. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 08/2002-09/2002
  2. GAPP-German American Partnership Program, Exchange Student at Marshfield Senior High School, Wisconsin 09/1997

Student representation

  1. Member of the GPS PGR Committee at the Newcastle University (since 10/2009)
  2. Member of the HASS Staff Graduate Student-Committee at the Newcastle University (10/2008 – 09/2009)
  3. Member of the MA Staff Student-Committee at the Newcastle University (10/2006-09/2007)
  4. Delegue des etudiants at Sciences-Po Paris (02/2004-06/2004)

Languages

  1. German (mother tongue)
  2. English (business fluent, TOEFL and Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency)
  3. French (fluent)
  4. Japanese (basic)

Conferences

  1. Participant, North East Local GRADschool, St. Aidans College, Durham University, 7th-10th
    September 2009
  2. Chair and presentation, HASS Interdisciplinary First Year Research Students' Conference
    RICH DIVERSITY: PRESENTING RESEARCH WITHOUT TEARS, Newcastle University, 21st May
    2009; Paper: Hans Morgenthau –an unheard herald. On the analysis of his world-view
  3. Participant, Aspen Berlin Young Leaders Program Istanbul/Turkey October 2008
  4. Participant, several regional conferences Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Germany and
    Bulgaria (2008-present)