Biography

Below you find information about my academic positions, my educational background, as well as funding and grants I was awarded. For further information, please have a look at my CV.

Academic Positions

  • To date09/2019

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    University of Zuerich

  • 08/201904/2018

    Assistant Professor

    Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute for Philosophy II

  • 03/201810/2017

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    University College London, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

  • 09/201707/2017

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute for Philosophy II

Education

  • PhD 06/2017

    Philosophy

    Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute for Philosophy II

  • MSc. 09/2013

    Philosophy of Science

    London School of Economics and Political Sciences

  • M.A. 09/2012

    Philosophy; Linguistics and Communication Studies

    RWTH Aachen University

  • B.A. 08/2010

    Philosophy; Linguistics and Communication Studies

    RWTH Aachen University

Grants, Awards, and External Funding

  • 06/2017
    Postdoctoral research fellowship
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    for a six-month stay at the University College London (Host: David Lagnado, Causal Cognition Lab)
    Research School Plus at Ruhr-University Bochum, German Research Council (DFG)
  • 05/2017
    Workshop funding
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    2810 € granted for organizing an interdisciplinary workshop on experimental philosophy of morality and causation
    Research School Plus at Ruhr-University Bochum
  • 11/2016
    Research grant
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    9,555 € granted for interdisciplinary empirical research
    Leibniz Science Campus of University of Goettingen
  • 10/2016
    Invitation of guest researcher
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    4,000 € granted for inviting Dr. Dr. Karolina Prochownik to Bochum

    Research School Plus at Ruhr University Bochum

  • 08/2016
    Invitation of guest researcher
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    3,260 € granted for inviting Prof. Justin Sytsma (University of Wellington, New Zealand) to Bochum
    Research School Plus at Ruhr University Bochum
  • 09/2015
    Workshop funding
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    7,695 € granted for organizing the first conference of the Experimental Philosophy Group Germany
    Research School Plus at Ruhr University Bochum
  • 01/2015 - 06/2017
    Research Fellowship
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  • 01/2015 - 06/2017
    PhD Fellowship
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    Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
  • 07/2014
    International Realization Budget
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    695 € granted for organizing the first conference of the Experimental Philosophy Group Germany
    Research School Plus at Ruhr University Bochum
  • 11/2012
    Springorum Gedenkmünze of RWTH Aachen University for outstanding scientific accomplishments
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  • 10/2012 - 09/2013
    International Student Fellowship
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    German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
  • 01/2011 - 09/2012
    Scholarship
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    German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
  • 01/2010
    Dean’s List of RWTH Aachen University
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    awarding the 3% best students in the respective disciplines