Employment (Professional Experience Summary)

Mar 2015–present

Head, WG “Chemical Microbiology” and Assistant Professor

Institute of Environmental Research (INFU), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany

Jan 2016–Jan 2017 (short visits)

Visiting Researcher

Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

  • Host: Prof. Dr. Gail M. Preston, Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Sciences and Co-Director of Oxford Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP


Oct 2010–Mar 2015

Research Scientist and Habilitand

Institute of Environmental Research (INFU), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany


Apr 2013–Mar 2014

Postdoctoral Researcher

Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

  • Host: Prof. Dr. Gail M. Preston, Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Sciences and Co-Director of Oxford Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP


2012–2014

Visiting Lecturer

Department of Chemistry, Higher Teachers’ Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Africa

  • Funding: Special project funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the initiative “Welcome to Africa”

May 2007–Oct 2010

Doctoral Research Assistant

Institute of Environmental Research (INFU), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany