Stations

since 2007
Professor for Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Universität Ulm
 2006
Heisenberg-Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science (E. Pollak), TU Helsinki (J. Pekola) and University of Geneva (M. Büttiker)
2004-2005
Heisenberg-Professor at the CEA Saclay, Groupe Quantronique (D. Esteve)
2004-2007
Senior Lecturer (Hochschuldozent, C2), Universität Freiburg
2002
Habilitation, venia legendi, Privatdozent, Universität Freiburg
1998-2004
Assistent Professor (C1) , Universität Freiburg
1996-1998
Feodor-Lynen Fellow, Columbia University, New York (P. Pechukas)
until 1996
PhD thesis at the Universität Essen:
"Semiclassical Methods for dissipative systems with potential barrier"
Taking care of our daughter during my wife's exam
Diploma thesis at the Institute for Theoretical Nuclear Matter Physics: 
"Structure of Yang-Mills theories in the Schwinger gauge"
Study of Physics (and Philosophy) at the Universities Marburg and Bonn

Awards

Heisenberg-Fellow  of  the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung
PhD Award  of the University Essen
Diploma thesis with Distinction