EDUCATION

• Habilitation (venia legendi) in Philosophy, University of Freiburg (2014)
• PhD in Philosophy, University of Freiburg (2010)
• M.A. in Philosophy, Historical Anthropology and Cognitive Science, University of Freiburg (2006)
• M.Phil. in Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge (2005)

POSITIONS

• Professor for Phenomenology and Anthropology, University of Cologne (2023–)
• Director of the Husserl Archives, University of Cologne (2021–)
• Heisenberg Professor for Phenomenology and Anthropology, University of Cologne (2018–2023)
• Visiting Professor at the Centre for Intercultural Studies, University of Mainz (2017–2018)
• Offer of a Professorship for Philosophical Foundations of Psychology, University of Witten/Herdecke (2016, declined)
• Junior Professor for Transformations of Knowledge, University of Cologne (2014–2018)
• Coordinator of the research project “Embodiment as Paradigm for an Evolutionary Cultural Anthropology“, Marsilius-Kolleg, University of Heidelberg (2013)
• Managing director of the Interdisciplinary Forum for Biomedicine and Cultural Studies, University of Heidelberg (2012)
• Research associate in the project The Brain as a Social Organ, funded by Volkswagen Foundation (2011)
• Postdoctoral researcher at the Karl Jaspers Chair for Philosophy and Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg (2010–2014)
• Academic coordinator of the Hermann Paul School of Language Sciences, University of Freiburg (2009–2010)
• Lecturer at the Philosophy Department and at the Center for Cognitive Science, University of Freiburg (2008–2011)
• Research associate at the Husserl Archives, University of Freiburg (2006–2014)

AWARDS and FELLOWSHIPS

• Fellowship at the Hamburg Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Hamburg (2023)
• Visiting Scholarship at the Centre canadien d’études allemandes et européennes, Université de Montréal (2022)
• Fellowship at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld (2014–2019)
• Fellowship at the Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University (funded by Volkswagen Foundation) (2014–2015)
• Elite Programme for Postdocs, Baden-Württemberg Foundation (2011–2013)
• German Junior Researcher Award, 2^nd Prize (2011)
• Winner of the Junior Research Team Competition, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (2011)
• Scholarship of the International Research Centre for Cultural Sciences Vienna to participate in the IFK Academy “Cultures of Perception“, Maria Taferl, Austria (2010)
• Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service for a three-month research period at the Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen (2009)
• Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service for a three-month research period at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica Porto Alegre (2008)
• Scholarship of the Research Training Group History and Narrative, University of Freiburg (2007–2010)
• Hölderlin Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation (2004–2005)
• Scholarship of the Institute for Informatics and Society, University of Freiburg, to participate in the Interdisciplinary College Günne “Applications, Brains and Computers“ (2003)
• Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation (2001–2006)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE and MEMBERSHIPS

• Editor of the book series “Schriften zur Phänomenologie und Anthropologie” (Studies in Phenomenology and Anthropology), Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt (2021–)
• Member of the Zentrum für Medienwissenschaft und Moderneforschung, University of Cologne (2021–)
• Member of the scientific board of the Forschungsstelle Phänomenologie und Hermeneutik, University of Landau (2020–)
• Member of the scientific board of the international journal “Phenomenology and Mind” (2020–)
• Member of the directorate of the Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health (ceres), University of Cologne (2020–)
• Director of the Research Master Programme of the a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities, University of Cologne (2019–)
• Director of the Research Lab of the a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities, University of Cologne (2019–21)
• Co-editor of the journal Phänomenologische Forschungen (2018–)
• Member of the German Society for Philosophy (DGPhil) (2018–)
• Member of the scientific board of the journal Kairos. Journal of Philosophy & Science (2018–)
• External collaborator of the research line “Philosophy of Human Technologies” at the University of Lisbon (2018–)
• Member of the scientific board of the book series “Grenzgänge. Studien in Philosophischer Anthropologie“, De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston (2018–)
• Member of the scientific board of the book series “Phänomenologische Untersuchungen“, Wilhelm Fink, Paderborn (2018–)
• Mentor in the tutoring programme “Erste Generation Promotion“, Cologne (2018–)
• Member of the DFG Network “Understanding Others – Integration of Social Cognitive and Affective Processes” (2017–)
• Member of the scientific board of the German Society for Phenomenological Research (2017–)
• Member of the scientific board of the journal Phainomenon. Revista de Fenomenologia (2017–)
• Committee member of the European Doctoral College “Philosophy: Forms and History of Philosophical Knowledge”, Universities of Lecce, Paris-Sorbonne, and Cologne (2017–)
• Cooperating partner of the Institute for Transcendental Philosophy and Phenomenology (ITP), University of Wuppertal (2017–)
• Member of the Center for Language, Information and Philosophy (CLIP), University of Cologne (2017–)
• Member of the advisory board of the Competence Area IV “Cultures and Societies in Transition”, University of Cologne (2017–)
• Alternate member of the Equal Opportunities Commission, University of Cologne (2017–19)
• Vice president of the German Society for Phenomenological Anthropology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (2015–)
• Member of the Equality Board, a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities, University of Cologne (2014–)
• Member of the Centre for Anthropology and Gender Studies, University of Freiburg (2012–)
• Member of the board Research Areas, Hermann Paul School of Linguistics, University of Freiburg (2011–2013)
• Editor of the philosophy section of the German Society for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurology (2011)
• Member of the Helmuth Plessner Society (2009–)
• Member of the Nordic Society for Phenomenology (2009–)
• Member of the editorial board of the Husserl Lexicon, published 2010 (2008)
• Member of the American Philosophical Association (2008–)
• Member of the International Husserl Circle (2007–)
• Member of the selection committee of the German National Academic Foundation (2006, 2015)
• Elected fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, London (2005–)
• Member of the German Society for Cognitive Science (2003–)
• Member of the German Society for Phenomenological Research (2003–)