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.