Curriculum vitæ

2005 - 2008 Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main: PhD Human Geography

2004 - 2005 University of Cambridge: Master of Philosophy in Development Studies

2001 - 2004 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Studies in Economic Geography

Appointments

2019 - Université de Lausanne: Associate Professor

2017 - 2019 Université de Lausanne: Swiss National Science Foundation Professor

2013 - 2017 Universität Zürich: Swiss National Science Foundation Professor

2009 - 2013 Universität St. Gallen: Assistant Professor for Cultures, Institutions and Markets

2007 - 2009 Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main: Lecturer

Professional Service

Member of the Swiss Research Council (2025 – ongoing)
Member of the editorial board of Environment and Planning F (2021 –)
Member of the editorial board of Geographica Helvetica (open access journal)
Member of the editorial board of Urban Development Issues (open access journal)
Member of the editorial board of book series Geopolitical Bodies, Material Worlds (Rowman & Littlefield)
Commission member of the German Merit Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
Co-Editor of Forum Politische Geographie
Vice-President of the Swiss Association of Geography (2016-2022)
Member of the editorial board of Political Geography (2014-2024)