In a Nutshell

Born in Dortmund, Germany. Graduated from Gymnasium in 2009, followed by compulsory community service. From 2010 to 2014, bachelor’s degree in sociology and economics at Bielefeld University. During the master’s degree in “Sociology and Empirical Social Research” at the University of Cologne from 2014 to 2017 also project manager for empirical education and labor market studies at the Bertelsmann Foundation. Since 2018, research associate at Bielefeld University in the research group “Methods of Empirical Social Research with a Focus on Quantitative Methods” of Prof. Martin Kroh. Finished my PhD at Bielefeld University in 2024 with my dissertation on “Labor Market Mismatches – Origin, Context & Institutions”.

 

Professional Experience

since 05/2018: Research Associate @ Research Group Quantitative Methods (Prof. Dr. Kroh) @ Faculty of Sociology @ Bielefeld University [employee profile here]

09/2014 – 04/2018: Project Manager for empirical education and labor market studies @ Bertelsmann Foundation. [employee profile here]

03/2012 – 09/2014: Student Assistant for the Course „Datensätze der Sozialstrukturanalyse“, the Workshop „datalab 2013: Analysepotenziale sozialwissenschaftlicher Datensätze“ and the research project A3 “Geschlechtsspezifische Chancendisparitäten im Erwerbsverlauf” (Prof. Dr. Katrin Golsch) @ SFB 882

11/2011 – 03/2014: Project Manager, followed by member of the executive board @ Enactus Bielefeld (both honorary)

09/2009 – 05/2010: Compulsory civilian service in a closed psychiatric facility @ LWL hospital Dortmund

 

Education

10/2018 – 12/2024: PhD student @ BGHS @ Bielefeld University

10/2014 – 09/2017: Master of Science in Sociology & Empirical Social Research (Major) and Economic and Social Geography (Minor) @ University of Cologne

10/2010 – 09/2014: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (major) and Economics (minor) @ Bielefeld University

08/2000 – 07/2009: Abitur @ Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium Dortmund