Curriculum Vitae
Working Experience
- Since 10.2016 Research Fellow and Assistant, Institute of Near Eastern Archaeology, Department of Ancient and Modern Cultures, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- 09.2015-09.2016 Research Fellow and Assistant by proxy,
Department of Near Eastern Archaeology, Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - 05.2012-03.3013 Research Fellow and Assistant by proxy,
Department of Near Eastern Archaeology, Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - 2007-2013 Diverse employments as scientific assistant or research fellow in the Department of Near Eastern Archaeology, Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and in the DFG-project Qatna/Mishrife of the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Academical Training
Doctoral Studies
04.2007-11.2013 Near Eastern Archaeology at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Title of the thesis: Eisenzeitliche Paläste in Westsyrien und Libanon – Repräsentation von Herrschaft mit architektonischen Mitteln
Studies
- 10.2001-12.2006 Near Eastern Archaeology (Principal Subject), Ancient Near Eastern Philology and Islamic Sciences: Arabic
at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
12.12.2006 Degree: Magister Artium - 09.2004-08.2005 Near Eastern Archaeology at the Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands
31.08.2005 Degree: Master of Arts
Field Research
Own Field Research
2016-2017 Pilot Survey in the periphery of the Sirkeli Höyük (Turkey)
Participation in Excavations
Sirkeli Höyük (Turkey, 2014), Zincirli Höyük (Turkey, 2013), Qatna/Mishrife (Syria, 2006-2008), Oedenburg/Biesheim (France, 2005), Haltern-Berghaltern (Germany, 2003)
Grants and third-party Funding
- 07.-09.2017 Starting fund of the Faculty for Cultural Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München for research in Sirkeli Höyük, Turkey
- 08.2016 Subsidies for material expenses of the Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Freiburg for research in Sirkeli Höyük, Turkey
- 08.2014 Travel grant of the Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Freiburg for research in Sirkeli Höyük, Turkey
- 03.2009-08.2011 Doctoral grant according to Landesgraduiertenförderungsgesetz
- 04.2004-12.2006 Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Foci of Interest
Ancient Near Eastern architecture and urbanity, Ancient Near Eastern realms/empires, Iconography, History of Archaeology