University education
2008 Postdoctoral degree and professorial qualification (Habilitation) at TU Berlin, English Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics (first-class honors)
1995-1998 Doctoral degree in English Linguistics at TU Berlin (summa cum laude, first-class honors)
1988-1994 M.A. in English Philology (Linguistics) at Saarland University (first-class honors)

Professional experience (academic)

Current positions
2019-present Director, InDi – Institute for International and Digital Communication, Trier University of Applied Sciences (Trier UAS)
2016-present Full Professor, International Business Communication and Digital Business, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Trier UAS
2013-present Associate professor, Department of English Linguistics, Saarland University
2008-present Associate professor, English linguistics and corpus linguistics, Technical University Berlin

Previous positions
2020-2021 Vice President Research, Trier UAS
2014-2015 Professor of Business English and Technical English, Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
1996-2014 Senior lecturer, English for Special Purposes, Department of Environmental Business and Law, Trier UAS
2000-2013 Adjunct lecturer, Department of English Linguistics, Saarland University
1994-1996 Graduate assistant, Department of English Linguistics, Saarland University