Academic Appointments

• since 2015 Full Professor (W3), Political System of Germany, Department of Social Sciences, University Oldenburg 
  • Political Science & Public Policy, Universität Speyer (declined)
  • Public Policy & Public Administration Department of Politics and Public Administration, Universität Konstanz (declined)
• 2014 Professor (W2), Political System of Germany, Department of Social Sciences, University Oldenburg 
• 2012  Interim Professor, Social Science Methodology, Department of Social Sciences, University Oldenburg (09/2012 - 04/2013)
• 2011-2013 Assistant Professor (W1), Positive Political Theory / Political Economy, Department of Social Sciences, University Oldenburg
• 2008 Senior Researcher, Collaborative Research Center 597 D6 Transformation of the State, University of Bremen
• 2007 Senior Researcher, Center for Methods in Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences, University Oldenburg
• 2005  Ph.D. Scholarship German Research Foundation (DFG), Doctoral School "Research on Organizational Paths", Freie University Berlin

Academic Degrees

• 2008/05 Dr. rer. pol., Freie Universität Berlin, Advisors: Bernhard Kittel (University of Vienna), Irwin Collier (Freie Universität Berlin)
• 2005/00 Magister Artium, Political Science, Public Law and Economic Policy, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Longer Research / Study Stays

• 2016 Stanford University (USA), The European Center (TEC), Visiting Scholar (Oct.-Nov.)
• 2007 Yale University (USA), Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy, Visiting Assistant in Research (Feb.-Jul.)
• 2002/03 University of Exeter (UK), BA Politics and Economics (non-degree), ERASMUS Student  Exchange

Service to the Profession

• German Political Science Association (GPSA)
  • since 2021: Vice-Chair , together with Diana Panke (Chair) and Claudia Ritzi (Vice-Chair)
  • 2016-2022: Spokesperson of the Decision Theory Wokring Group (AK Handlungs- und Entscheidungstheorie)
  • 2008-2011:  Spokesperson of the Junior Research Group Public Policy (FoJuS)
• Spokesperson of the Research Training Group (RTG) Social Embeddedness of Autonomous Cyber Physical Systems (SEAS) at the University of Oldenburg
• Member of the Center for Digital Innovations Lower Saxony
• Editorial Board, Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (JBPA)
• Member of the BIGSSS Faculty 
• GESIS Representative University of Oldenburg
• Scientific Advisory Board POLLUX Information Infrastructure for Political Science (funded by the DFG)

Membership

• German Political Science Association (DVPW)
• German Society for Electoral Studies (DGfW) 
• European Political Science Association (EPSA)
• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• International Political Science Association  (IPSA)

Invited Reviewer (selected)

American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, European Journal of Political Economy, International Public Management Journal, International Political Science Review, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics,  Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Journal of European Social Policy, Journal of Social Policy, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Public Choice, Public Opinion Quarterly, Social Choice and Welfare, Socio-Economic Review, West European Politics

Conference Talks (selected)

• 09/2021 German Political Science Association (GPSA) General Conference, Online
• 09/2021 European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) Annual Meeting, Online
• 09/2021 European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Annual Meeting, Online
• 09/2020 European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) Annual Meeting, Online
• 09/2020 European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Annual Meeting, Online
• 09/2019 American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
• 09/2019 European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) Annual Meeting, Belfast
• 06/2019 European Political Science Association (EPSA) Annual Meeting, Belfast
• 08/2018 European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Annual Meeting, Hamburg
• 06/2018 European Political Science Association (EPSA) Annual Meeting, Vienna
• 04/2018 Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) General Conference, Chicago
• 09/2017 European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Annual Meeting, Oslo
• 06/2017 European Political Science Association (EPSA) Annual Meeting, Milano
• 06/2016 European Political Science Association (EPSA) Annual Meeting, Brussels
• 06/2015 European Political Science Association (EPSA) Annual Meeting, Vienna 

Invited Talks (selected) 

• 03/2019 Department of Political Science and Public Management, SDU, Odense
• 02/2017 Department of Political Science and Public Management, SDU, Odense
• 02/2016 Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung, Universität Mannheim
• 03/2015 Hertie School of Governance
• 06/2014 University Heidelberg, Economics & Politics Seminar 
• 02/2014 Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Public Administration

Summer Schools

• EITM 2010: Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models  (Mannheim University)
• 4th Summer School in Methods and Techniques (University of Ljubljana): Political Game Theory
• 39th Essex Summer School in Social Data Analysis & Collection (Essex University):
• Multivariate Regression Analysis
• 16th Annual ECPR Summer School on European Parties and Party Systems, European University Institute, Florence