Curriculum Vitae
| Academic Positions | |
|---|---|
| March 2021 | Appointment as Junior-Professor of North American Literature with a focus on Future Studies. Dresden University of Technology. |
| 2019-2021 | Assistant Professor of North American Studies. University of Konstanz (Chair of Timo Müller). |
| 2019-2020 | Lecturer in Media Theory. Department of Art and Design, University of Arts (HfK) Bremen. |
| 2018-2019 | 2015-2016 | Lecturer in American Studies. University of Cologne (Chair of Hanjo Berressem). |
| 2013-2015 | Teaching Assistant in Cultural Studies. Trent University, ON, Canada. |
| 2012-2013 | Lecturer & Research Associate in American Studies. University of Cologne (Chair of Hanjo Berressem). |
| 2011-2012 | Teaching Assistant DLR_School_Lab. German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt), Cologne. |
| 2008-2012 | Teaching and Research Assistant in American Studies. University of Cologne (Chair of Hanjo Berressem). |
| 2007-2008 | Teaching and Research Assistant in Physics. University of New Brunswick (Prof. Li-Hong Xu). |
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 2013-2018 | Ph.D. Cultural Studies & English. Trent University, Canada, cotutelle with English Department, University of Cologne. Awarded with Canadian Governor General's Gold Medal. |
| 2012-2013 | Ph.D. Candidate at a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities, University of Cologne. |
| 2005-2012 | B.A./M.A. English and Physics (Erstes Staatsexamen, Lehramt Gy/Ge). University of Cologne and University of New Brunswick. With distinction. |
Memberships
DGfA/GAAS | German Association of American Studies
SLSA | Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts
BSLS | British Society for Literature and Science
ASLE | Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
SFRA | Science Fiction Research Association
Awards and Grants (Selection)
2021 | DFG Grant (International Scientific Events). International Conference "Rethinking Relations: Michel Serres and the Environmental Humanities. TU Dresden, November 2022.
2021 | Internationalization Grant. Global Weirding Seminar and Lecture Series with Alison Sperling. Impress Program, TU Dresden.
2021 | TUDiSC Grant 2022-2025. Transformative Place-Making for Uncertain Futures: Integrative Perspectives on Narratives, Education, and Design. With Nicole Raschke and Melanie Humann. TU Dresden.
2020 | International Co-Teaching Grant (American Petrocultures with Brent R. Bellamy), University of Konstanz.
2019 | Junge Perspektiven Grant (Workshop Wissenschaftliche Zeitlichkeiten), GWMT, with Sina Steglich.
2018 | Governor General's Gold Medal, Trent University, Ontario.
2013-2017 | Ontario Trillium Scholarship, Trent University, Ontario.