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Short Biography

1975 Born in Krefeld
1995-2001 Studies (History, Latin and Pedagogy) in Münster and Bologna
2001 First State Examination: History and Latin; Magister: Modern and Contemporary History, Latin, Pedagogy, University of Münster
2001-2004 Honorary activity (youth and adult education) in the Diocese of Aachen
2002-2005 PhD scholarship granted by Konrad Adenauer Foundation
2005 Graduation (Dr. phil.), University of Münster
2005-2007 Teacher training, Wilhelm-Hittorf-Gymnasium Münster
2007 Second State Examination: History and Latin
2007-2010 Graduate secondary-school teacher (Studienrat), Gymnasium Paulinum Münster
2008-2012 Graduate secondary-school teacher at University (Studienrat i.H.), Institute for Didactics of History, University of Münster
2010 Substitute of a full professorship (W3) for History (Modern and Contemporary) and its Didactics, University of Education Freiburg
07/2012 Call to the full professorship (W3) of History (Modern and Contemporary History) and its Didactics, University of Education Freiburg
2012-2013 Full professorship (W3) for History (Modern and Contemporary) and its Didactics, University of Education Freiburg
02/2013 Call to the full professorship (W2) for Didactics of History, University of Cologne
02/2013 Second place on the appointment list for the full professorship (W3) of History Didactics, University of Jena
09/2013 Full professorship (W2) for Didactics of History, University of Cologne
11/2013 Call to the full professorship (W2) for Didactics of History, University of Paderborn
02/2014 Second place on the appointment list for the full professorship (W3) for Didactics of History, LMU Munich
03/2014 Declination of the offer of a full professorship (W2) for Didactics of History, University of Paderborn
01/2019 Call to the full professorship (first level) for Didactics of History, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
03/2019 Declination of the offer of a full professorship (first level) for Didactics of History, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and acceptance of the offer of a full professorship (W3) for Theory and Didactics of History, University of Cologne
10/2019 Declination of the offer of a full professorship for Didactics of History, University of Wuppertal