Areas of Specialization

• Socio-Ecological Transformation: Science Policy, Governance and Values, Justice

• Environmental Ethics: Biodiversity, Rights of Nature

• Political Theory: Human Rights, Intercultural and De-Colonial Philosophy

Academic Career

• Since 08/2024 | Research Group Leader (100%), Just Transition Center, MLU Halle

• 03/2023-07/2024 | Research Associate (50% split), Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig and Geography, MLU Halle

• 2021-02/2023 | Research Associate (100%), Geography, MLU Halle

• 2017-2020 | Research Associate (100%), Philosophy, DFG Project, University of Erfurt

• 2016-2017 | Research Associate (100%), Philosophy, MLU Halle

• 2015-2016 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Society and Culture in Motion, Halle

• 2010-2014 | PhD Candidate, Graduate School "Society and Culture in Motion," Halle

• 2010 | Research Associate (50%), Political Science, MLU Halle

Visiting Appointments & Research Affiliations

• Since 2024 | Associated Researcher, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford

• Since 2024 | Associated Researcher, Department of Conservation Biology & Social-Ecological Systems, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

• Since 2022 | Associated Postdoctoral Researcher, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig

• 2024 | Visiting Researcher, New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law, University of Auckland

• 2023 | Visiting Researcher, Instituto Gino Germani, Universidad de Buenos Aires

• 2019-2021 | Associated Junior Fellow, Max-Weber-Kolleg, Erfurt

• 2020 | Visiting Researcher, New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law, University of Auckland

• 2019 | Visiting Researcher, PYDLOS, Universidad de Cuenca

• 2019 | Visiting Researcher, Universitá di Parma

• 2018 | Visiting Researcher, Emory University, Atlanta

• 2016 | Visiting Researcher, PYDLOS, Universidad de Cuenca

• 2014-2015 | Visiting Researcher, Universitá Federico II, Naples

• 2012 | Visiting Researcher, Centro de Investigaciones Filosoficas, Buenos Aires

• 2011 | Visiting Researcher, Instituto Gino Germani, Universidad de Buenos Aires

• 2010 | Visiting Researcher, Universidad de Bahia, Salvador da Bahia

• 2009-2010 | Visiting Researcher, Universitá di Catania, Catania

Education

• 2015 | Doctorate (Dr. phil.), Philosophy, MLU Halle-Wittenberg (Thesis: magna cum laude, 1.0)

• 2003-2009 | Magister Artium (M.A.), Political Science, Media- and Communication Studies, Philosophy (Halle, Catania, Parma) (Grade: 1.7)

Languages

• German: Native language

• English: C1-C2, TOEFL 103

• Spanish: C2

• Italian: C1

Relevant Parental, Family or other Care Times

• 2017-2018 | Parental Leave

• Since 2017 | Care for two sons in a family household, equally distributed (50%)

Civic Engagement and Other Professional Experience

• Since 2014 | Honorary chairman and managing director, Tango Mio Halle e.V.