Professional Experience
Since 01/2016 2025-2031 | Research Scientist in Cultural Theory – “Law and Culture”, University of Luxembourg (tenured) Program Director at Collège International de Philosophie, Paris |
01–06/2022 | Senior Fellow at Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin Research Group Trust in Distributed Environments |
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: Translating Pierre Legendre’s Désir Politique de Dieu into German for the German Edition of Legendre’s Works, edited 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
07/2023
Since 08/2022 | Autorisation à Diriger des Recherches, University of Luxembourg (Authorisation to supervise PhD candidates) Habilitation Project: Institution and Technology: Subjectivity in Times of Blockchain and Generative Artificial Intelligence. |
03/2012–11/2015 | Ph.D. in Cultural Theory: Law and Literature 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 [special focus on French and German History of Ideas].
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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) [special focus on legal philosophy; 2005-2007: student assistance at Institute of Legal Philosophy, Prof. Rainer Zaczyk] University of Trier (Semester 1-4) Additional qualification: Specialized Foreign Language Training in Anglo-American Law (completed in August 2002) |
Institutional Responsibilities
2025-2031 Since 09/2022 | Program Director at Collège International de Philosophie, Paris 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
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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 |