| 1991 | Diplom at the Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main |
| 1994 | PhD at the Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main |
| 1994-1996 | Research Fellow at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1996-1998 | Visiting Research Scholar at LBNL, Berkeley, USA |
| 1998-2001 | Research Scientist at RIKEN BNL Research Center, Upton, USA |
| 2001-2002 | Research Associate at Columbia University, New York, USA |
| 2002 | Habilitation at the Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2002 | Visiting Scientist at State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA |
| 2003-2008 | Hochschuldozent (University Lecturer) at the Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2008-2012 | Professor at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg |
| 2012- | Lecturer at the Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2016- | Professor at the Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main |