Professional life

since May 2008

Employee of  German trade union IG Metall, since May 2009 as union officer, department of general union policy, national executive committee

2008

Academic assistant at the technical University of Kaiserslautern, Department of Sociology

2005-2007

Assistant of the GMEECO-project (General Motors Europe Employee Cooperation). EU-financed and IG Metal coordinated project

2004-2007

PhD sholarship of the Hans-Böckler-Foundation (Foundation of the German Trade Union Congress)
Subject of the PhD thesis: „Labour relations in the automobile industry - a Swedish-German comparison“ - coached by: Prof. Dr. Hajo Weber, Technical University of Kaiserslautern

2003-2006

Lecturer at University of Mainz, Department for Sociology

2004-2006

Lecturer at Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Department of Sociology

2003-2004

Academic assistant at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Department of Sociology.
DFG-project(German Research Foundation): „Between Standardization and Specialization. Dynamics of reorganization in the truck industry in an international comparison perspective“

2002-2003

Lecturer for sociology at the University of Applied Science and Administration Wiesbaden, Department for Police

2000-2002

Academic assistant at the University of Mainz, Department for Sociology, section organization of work and enterprise
main topics: Sociology of organizations, industrial relations

1993-1999

Co-owner of the organic food grocery „Sprößling“ in Oppenheim

1990-1991

Employee of the printing shop „Schmierdruck“, Wiesbaden

School, civilian service and university studies

2000

Academic degree of Master of Arts (Magister Artium).
Final study for the diploma: „The debate about the branch-level-agreements in the Metal,- the Chemical- and the Construction industry in the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1990ies“

1991-2000

Studies of sociology, political science and ethnology at University of Mainz
Main emphasis: Industrial relations; organization science, welfare state

1989-1990

Civilian service: Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband, welfare center Mainz – mobile sick and geriatric care

1979-1988

Gymnasium zu St. Katharinen Oppenheim – University entrance diploma

1975-1979

Hubland-Grundschule Gomaringen

1969

Born in Göttingen