Professional Experience
| Since 01/2016 | Research Scientist in “Law and Culture”, University of Luxembourg |
| 01–06/2022 | Senior Fellow at Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin Research Group Trust in Distributed Environments |
| 10/2018-07/2019 | Research Fellow at Institut d’Études Avancées Nantes, France |
| 03/2012–11/2015 | Scientific Researcher (PhD), University of Luxembourg |
| 08/2013–12/2013 | Semans Scholar – Visiting Instructor Duke University, Durham, NC, USA |
| 04/2011–12/2011 | Translator: Pierre Legendre’s Désir Politique de Dieu. German Edition of Legendre’s Works, published by Prof. Georg Mein at University of Luxembourg |
| 07/2008–12/2011 | Trilingual Translator (English, French, German) Endrös-Baum-Associés, law firm, Paris Full-time employment from 10/2010 |
| 05/2005–12/2011 | Freelance Editor Delta international cits GmbH, Service provider for translation |
Education
| 08/2019 – [09/2024] | Habilitation: Between autonomy and heteronomy: subjectivity, culture and law in times of decentralisation. Supervisor: Prof. Rainer Maria Kiesow, Centre Georg Simmel, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France |
| 03/2012–11/2015 | Ph.D. in Modern German Literature and Cultural Studies University of Luxembourg and University of Paris IV-Sorbonne Dissertation: Zwischen Norm und Chaos: Die literarische Stimme des Rechts. Legendre, Kafka, Hoffmann. Supervisors: Prof. Georg Mein (Luxembourg), Prof. Gérard Raulet (Paris-Sorbonne) [Summa cum laude with distinction] Nominated for the Rolf-Tarrach-Preis (best-thesis-award) (Uni.Lu) |
| 10/2008–10/2010 | Maîtrise & Master of Arts in German & Romance Studies University Paris IV-Sorbonne Master’s thesis II: Mimesis. Ein anthropologisches politisches neues Paradigma. Master’s thesis I: Le « mécanisme du bouc émissaire » dans la société humaine: Comparaison des théories de Sigmund Freud & René Girard |
| 10/2005–10/2008 | Bachelor of Arts / Licence: German and Romance Studies French-German Studies: Binational excellence program at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn and University Paris IV-Sorbonne Scholarship funded by the French-German University |
| 10/2000–10/2005 | Law Studies Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn (Semester 5-10) & University of Trier (Semester 1-4) Additional qualification: Specialized Foreign Language Training in Anglo-American Law (completed in August 2002) |
Institutional Responsibilities
| Since 09/2022 | Deputy Director of the Trinational Masters program in Literature, Culture, and Language History of the German-Speaking World, Universities of Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, Metz; Director: Prof. Oliver Kohns |
| Since 04/2022 | Erasmus Coordinator for outgoing students: Responsible for the creation of „Learning Agreements“, course selection, ÉCTS point recognition, general advising |
| 08/2017 – 06/2018 | Responsible for Doctoral School at the Institute for German Studies: Organization of master classes, workshops, colloquia |
Teaching Experience
| Courses | Cultural History and Theory of Modernity, Media Theory and Analysis, Intercultural Communication, Blockchain technology and its impact on law and culture, Philosophy of Law |
Research Collaborations
| Since 09/2023 | Workshop series at the Interuniversity Centre, Dubrovnik on « Public Opinion », in collaboration with Prof. Gérard Raulet (University Paris-Sorbonne) and Prof. Christian Bermes (University of Landau) |
| Since 02/2022 | Founder and lead of the transdisciplinary and interfaculty research group: « Blockchain BRIDGES » at Uni.Lu |
| Since 01/2022 | Lead of research group: « Justice en ligne », with Prof. Jean Lassègue (CNRS) |
| Since 11/2019 | Lead of research group: « Technique – symbolique – pouvoir », with Prof. Pierre Musso (Télécom ParisTech/University of Rennes) |
Extra-Academic Professional Activities
| 04/2011 – 12/2011 | Translation of Pierre Legendre’s Désir Politique de Dieu, German edition edited by Prof. Georg Mein at the University of Luxemburg |
| 10/2008 – 12/2011 | Trilingual Translator (English, French, German), Éndros-Baum-Associés, German-French law firm for product liability law, Paris (full time from 10/2010) |
| 05/2005 – 12/2011 | Freelance Editor, Delta international cits GmbH, service company for technical translation |
Scholarships and Awards
| 2022 | Scholarship for stay as Senior Research Fellow at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, Berlin |
| 2018/2019 | Scholarship for stay as Research Fellow at the Institut d‘Études Avancées, Nantes, France |
| 2016 | Nomination as representative candidate of the Faculty of Humanities for the best doctoral thesis award – Prix Rolf Tarrach |
| 2012 – 2015 | PhD Scholarship funded by the AFR-Program of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) |
| 2007 – 2008 | Mobility scholarship funded by the Franco-German University (DFH) for the third year of the BA program, as part of the binational BA program of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn and the Sorbonne, Paris IV |
Memberships
| 01-09/2022 | Active member of the editorial board of the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art 2022, curated by Kader Attia |
| Since 12/2019 | Associate member at the Centre Georg Simmel, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris |
| Since 04/2018 | Associate member at the Research Focus „KulturNorm“, University of Landau |
| Since 04/2017 | Internal Fellow at the Robert Schuman Institute of European Affairs, University of Luxembourg, interdisciplinary center, funded by the EU Commission as a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence |
| Since 08/2012 | Active member of the Research group on Weimar culture, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris, France |
Volunteer Experience
| 1999 – 2000 | Ringwood, Hampshire, UK: Voluntary Social Year, Camphill Sheiling, living and working with young people with special needs |