Curriculum Vitae
Academic Appointments
since 2023 Full Professor (W3), Political System of Germany, Institute for Political Science, University of Bremen
2015-2023 Full Professor (W3), Political System of Germany, University of Oldenburg
Political Science & Public Policy, University of Speyer (declined)
Public Policy & Public Administration, University of Konstanz (declined)
2014-2015 Professor (W2), Political System of Germany, University of Oldenburg
2012 Interim Professor, Social Science Methodology, University of Oldenburg (09/2012 - 04/2013)
2011-2013 Assistant Professor (W1), Positive Political Theory, University of Oldenburg
2008-2011 Senior Researcher, Collaborative Research Center 597 D6, University of Bremen
2007-2011 Senior Researcher, Center for Methods in Social Sciences, University of Oldenburg
2005-2008 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.)
2002-2003 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), 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, Journal of Politics, PLOS ONE
Conference Talks (selected)
09/2023 European Political Science Association (EPSA) Annual Meeting, Glasgow
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)
01/2023 Research Colloquium, Leuphana Universität, Lüneburg
09/2022 BMAS Denkfabrik Digitale Arbeitsgesellschaft, Berlin
04/2022 Department of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen
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 Analysis16th Annual ECPR Summer School on European Parties and Party Systems, European University Institute, Florence