Scientific Vita

Since 2010: Lecturer for Media & Communication Management at the Fachhochschule Fresenius, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne
2010: Lecturer for Media Theory at the University of Duisburg-Essen
Since 12/2008: Scientific assistant at University Duisburg-Essen ‘Media as autonomous actors in Internal Security' (DFG)
Since 10/2008: Lecturer for Communication Theory at the Folkwang University of the Arts
Since 11/2008: PhD Candidate (Communication Science)
2006-9/2008: Master (Communication Science) at University of Duisburg-Essen in Essen
2003-2006: Bachelor (Language and Communication) at Philips University in Marburg
6/2003: School leaving examination at the Hermann-Staudinger High School in Erlenbach

Internships

02/2008 - 04/2008: Internship at Corporate Communications at "Regionalorganisation Deutschland SIEMENS AG Essen"
02/2001 - 2005 : Permanently employed for indoor service and intranet - representative at the Quality Management of CIBA Vision GmbH, a Novartis company, in Grosswallstadt
2003/2005/2006: Internship for four weeks at Human Resources and Communication Department of CIBA Vision GmbH in Grosswallstadt
07/1998 - 07/2000: Internship for indoor service at the Quality Management of CIBA Vision GmbH in Grosswallstadt

Praktika

09/2006 - 12/2006 Gelsennet Kommunikationsgesellschaft mbH. Vertrieb und Marketing.
02/2005 - 04/2005 Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Bildung, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Bereich Außenwirtschaft mit Schwerpunkt Osteuropa.
09/2004 - 10/2004 Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Bildung, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Landeszentrale für politische Bildung.
04/2003 Vereinigung der Vertragsfußballer. PR- und Marketingabteilung.
08/2002 - 10/2002 E.ON Fernwärme GmbH. PR- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit.

Extra-Faculty Engagement

04/2007 - current: Project management of a scientific online-community ("myKoWi.net") at chair of Communication Studies University Duisburg-Essen
06/2008-10/2008: Student research assistant of Prof. Dr. Jo Reichertz at chair of Communication Studies University of Duisburg-Essen

Memberships

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Sektion Wissenssoziologie (Knowledge Sociology)

Knowledge of foreign languages

English, French