Curriculum vitae
2011 -current
Assistant professor (tenure track) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium), Department of Biology-Ethology.
2008 -2011
Postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, with Prof. Marcel Eens.
2008
Paternity leave
2005-2008
Postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, with Prof. Marcel Eens.
2005
Postdoctoral research fellow at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain, with Prof. Juan Moreno and Dr. Diego Gil.
2004-2005
Guest scientist, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
2003
Marie Curie host fellow at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, with Prof. Rauno Alatalo and Dr. Heli Siitari.
2000-2004
Ph.D. at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, under supervision of Prof. Ton Groothuis, Dr. Cor Dijkstra and Prof. Serge Daan.
1999-2000
Research assistant at the University of Bonn, Germany, with Dr. Thomas Lubjuhn.
1999
Master thesis at the University of Bonn, Germany, under supervision of Dr. Thomas Lubjuhn and Prof. Klaus-Peter Sauer.
1997-1999
Biology studies at the University of Bonn, Germany.
1994-1997
Biology studies at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany.
1993-1994
Community service at the Biological Station Krickenbecker Seen e.V., Germany.
born on February 5, 1974 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.