Higher Education
2015    Friedrich Schiller University (FSU) Jena, Habilitation (venia legendi for inorganic chemistry)
2006    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Promotion (Dr. ès sciences)
2002    Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Chemistry (Diploma)

Professional life
Since 2011     Facilitator, Trainer and Coach with Schiller & Mertens GbR
Since 2017     Privat-Dozent at FSU Jena, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC)
2011 – 2017    Juniorprofessor at FSU Jena, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC)
2008 – 2009    Scientist (Head of laboratory, project leader), Empa St. Gallen
2006 – 2008    Post-Doc, University of California, Santa Cruz
2002 – 2006    Assistant, EPF Lausanne

Awards & Scholarships
2017/2018       MSMLG Czarnik Emerging Investigator Award
2015 – 2017    Heisenberg fellow of the DFG
2009 – 2013    Junior professorship of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
2011                Fellowship of “Stiftung für die deutsche Wissenschaft”
1998 – 2002    Fellowship of the Hans-Rudolf Stiftung