1983-1984 Financial Analyst at Zürcher Kantonalbank
1985-1994 Research Fellow at University of Zurich
1988 Dissertation award by the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES/SGVS)
1989 First prize in the anniversary competition of the Swiss Society for Business Cycle Research
1990-1991 Visiting Fellow at Princeton University
1994-1998 Visiting Professor at the Universities of Konstanz, La Paz, and Greifswald
1999-2002 Full Professor at the University of Greifswald, Chair of Economics: Growth and Trade
2001- Standing Field Committee on Trade Theory and Policy (Verein für Socialpolitik)
2002- Adjunct Professor at the University of Zurich
2003-2024 Full Professor of Economics/Resource Economics at ETH Zurich
2003- Standing Field Committee on Environmental and Resource Economics (Verein für Socialpolitik)
2003-2008 President of the Programme Committee of CCRS, Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at the University of Zurich
2004 Foundation of the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (MTEC) at ETH Zurich
2004-2008 Strategy Commission of AGS, Alliance for Global Sustainability
2004-2022 Scientific Board of Congressi Stefano Franscini (Monte Verità)
2005-2007 Head of the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (MTEC) at ETH Zurich
2006-2008 Management Committee of CCES, Competence Center Environment and Sustainability
2006-2012 OcCC Advisory Body on Climate Change of the Swiss government
2007-2011 Board of ESC - Energy Science Center at ETH Zurich
2007-2015 Foundation Council and Executive Committee of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
2008- Associated Chair at the Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (CEPE)
2009- External Research Associate at OxCarre, University of Oxford, UK
2009-2019 Swiss Delegation at the UNFCCC Climate Change Conferences COP 15 (Copenhagen), COP 17 (Durban), COP 20 (Lima), COP 21 (Paris), COP 23 (Bonn) and COP 25 (Madrid).
2010-2012 Head of the Standing Field Committee on Environmental and Resource Economics (Verein für Socialpolitik)
2011 EAERE Publication award.
2011-2014, 2019-2022 Managing Director of CER-ETH, Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich
2014-2019 Council of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)
2015- Full Member of SATW - Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences
2016- CESifo Research Network
2016-2017 Managing Editorial Board of Environmental and Resource Economics
2016-2021 Vice-President of the Foundation Council of CCRS, Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at the University of Zurich
2016-2017 President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)
2016-2023 Board of the Association of Federal Executives, Scientific and Senior Staff (VKB Zurich Section)
2019 EAERE Fellow Award
2020 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) Eccellenza Evaluation Committee
2021 Nomination for the Art of Leadership Award (ALEA) at ETH Zurich
2021 Golden Owl Teaching Award of ETH Zurich
2024- Professor Emeritus at ETH Zurich
2024 Invited Researcher at PSE - Paris School of Economics