Education:

2002: Higher doctorate (Habilitation) in English Literature, University of Freiburg (Germany)

1990: PhD in German Literature, University College, Cardiff (UK)

1981: BA Honours in English and German, University College Cardiff (UK)

Professional Experience:

Since 04/2009: Professor of English Literature, University of Trier

10/2005-03/2009: Professor of English Studies and Anglophone Literatures, University of Bayreuth

01/2003-09/2005: Associate Professor of British Literature and New English Literatures, University of Leipzig

05/1995-08/2002: Assistant Professor of English Literature, University of Freiburg

10/1992-04/95: Assistant Professor of English Literature, University of Cologne

10/1991-07/1992: Lektorin, Department of English, University of Mainz

10/1990-08/1991: Project Manager for International Education Programmes, Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V., Cologne (funded by and organized in co-operation with the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)

11/84-07/86: Lektorin, Department of English, University of Würzburg