It all began with Wonder and Curiosity
The wish to know not only about the Hellenes, but also about the Persians, not only about the Romans, but also about the Carthaginians. This was followed by a trip to Egypt lasting several weeks, which made me into a nicer person. A stay of several months in Southern Africa and apartheid, which made me dream of another world, trips to film festivals and authors in Western Africa, and then the decision: My profession would center around the analysis and interpretation of African literatures.
Curriculum Vitae
2024-2025
Study Executive Management at the School of Management of California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, USA
2023
Training in “Excel Basis”, Human Resources Development at Heidelberg University
Training in “Office 365”, Abendakademie Mannheim evening academy
Training in “Digital data storage”, Human Resources Development at Heidelberg University
2022-2023
Distance learning course “Change Management / Veränderungsmanagement (IHK)” of the Studiengemeinschaft Darmstadt, certificate of the IHK-Rhein-Main Darmstadt, project management
2022
Research trip to Senegal with the German United Nations Association
2021
Training “Agile project management: Design Thinking, Scrum and Kanban”, Human Resources Development at Heidelberg University
Training “MHFA – first aider for mental health”, certificate from the Central Institute for Mental Health Mannheim
Training “Leading teams in online collaboration”, Human Resources Development at Heidelberg University
Training “Working effectively and efficiently in the (home) office”, Heidelberg University Human Resources Development
2021-2025
Mannheimer Morgen: Managing editor and deputy editor-in-chief
2020
Training “Intensive leadership”, Personnel & Strategy Freiburg
2019
“Voice training” and ‘Voice as a success factor’ training courses, Heidelberg University Human Resources Development
Training in “Teasers and image texts”, Berlin School of Journalism
2019-2020
Mannheimer Morgen: Head of newsroom
December 2018
Appointment as Extraordinary Professor at the University of Heidelberg
2015
Mannheimer Morgen, Editorial Coordinator, Desk Editor Politics and “Welt und Wissen” [World and Knowledge]
2014
Lecturership at the University of Mannheim, Media Studies
2013
Editor of the Horlemann Africa Series
2012
Liaison Lecturer of the Hans Böckler Foundation
2011
Lecturer as the University of Saarbrücken, Romanic Cultural Studies
2010
Management Program “Pathway to Professorship”
Part of the Excellence Initiative of the University of Heidelberg
2010
Privatdozent [Associate Professor] at the University of Heidelberg, English Department
May 2010
Habilitation at the University of Heidelberg, Faculty of Modern Languages
Venia legendi for African literatures in the English language
2009-2010
Lecturer at the University of Mainz, Institute for Africa Studies
2008-2010
Lecturer at the University of Heidelberg, English Faculty
2008-2009
Member of the Board at Litprom, Society for the Promotion of Literature from Africa, Asia and Latin America
2008
Baden-Württemberg Certificate for University Didactics
2006-2009
Lecturer at the University of Mannheim, German Faculty
2007
Research trip with Terre des Hommes to Burkina Faso
2006
Research trip with Plan International to Kenia
2005-2015
Mannheimer Morgen, Editor in the Senior Duty Editor Department for Travel and Science
2004
Research trip with Plan International to Burkina Faso and Mali
2003-2005
As a Hans-Böckler-Stiftung scholar, Ph.D. and Lectureship at the University of Bayreuth in Comparative Literature in the Romance Studies Faculty, summa cum laude
1997
On behalf of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, evaluation of projects to promote reading in Nigeria and Mali
1995-1996
Free journalist for the German language edition of the French magazine Africa international
1990-2003
Mannheimer Morgen, Journalist in the media section
1988-1990
Fränkische Nachrichten, Tauberbischofsheim and Buchen, Journalism Trainee
1987-1988
Nürnberger Nachrichten, Freelance Employee
1979-1987
Studies of German Literature and Language, Rhetoric and Philosophy at the Universities of Tübingen, Wien, Basel and Berlin (FU)
1979
Abitur at the Gymnasium Leopoldinum in Passau