Curriculum vitae

Education

1981–1989 Diploma studies (Biology, Universität zu Köln, Cologne, Germany)

1990–1993 Ph. D. studies, Universität zu Köln

2004–2008 Habilitation period, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Experience

1989–1990 Institute for Biological Research INBIFO, Cologne: Employee, histological work.

1990–1992 Universität zu Köln, Institute of Zoology

1993–1998 Kassel: Parental leave.

1998 Georg-August-Universität, Goettingen, Institute of Zoology and Anthropology

1999–today Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Munich), Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Palaeontology and Geobiology, GeoBioCenterLMU

Qualifications and activities

Chair of the steering committe of the International Research Group on Ostracoda (IRGO) 2009-2013 www.irgo.uni-koeln.de

Founding member and chair of the panel of the Society of friends of IRGO, charitable society to support the international research on Ostracoda (founded in 2012) www.support-irgo.net

Sole subject editor of the journal Zootaxa (Ostracoda) (honorary work, 2009-ongoing) www.mapress.com/zootaxa

Habilitation and admission to the Faculty of Geosciences of the LMU (June 2008)