Curriculum Vitae

Education
Scholarships & Awards
Professional Experience
Other Activities

Education:

• 2004-2008 PhD programme in Chinese Studies, University of Heidelberg, Abstract
• 2000-2004 MA programme in Chinese Studies, Musicology and Political Sciences, University of Heidelberg
• 2000-2001 Exchange programme at Nanjing Normal University, PRC
• 1997-2000 MA programme in Chinese Studies, Musicology and Political Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Scholarships and Awards:

• 2011-2012 Brigitte Schlieben-Lange Scholarship
• 2009 Grant of the Cluster of Excellency “Asia and Europe” for the project “Rethinking Trends" (in cooperation with colleagues from the Popular Culture Research Group).
• 2008 Funding by the Cluster of Excellency "Asia and Europe" for organisation of the conference "Rethinking Trends" (Nov. 2008)
• 2008 Young Scholar Award of the European Association of Chinese Studies
• 2008 Funding by the Robert Bosch Stiftung for the project  cooperation with schools
• 2007 Winner of "Geist Begeistert" (National university competition for the humanities, funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research) with the project  cooperation with schools
• 2003 Scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation) for fieldwork in Shanghai, Wuxi, Nanjing and Beijing, PRC
• 2000-2001 DAAD-Scholarship (German Exchange Foundation) for language training at Nanjing Normal University, PRC
• 2000-2004 Scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation)

Professional Experience:

• 2008-2009 Project Coordinator of the Research Group  “Rethinking Trends"
• 2008/2009 Winter term: Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Project  "Creative Dissonances: Music in a Global Context"
• 2004- Assistant Professor at the Institute of Chinese Studies, University of Heidelberg
• 2003-2004 Teaching Assistant at the Institute of Chinese Studies, University of Heidelberg
• 2001-2004 Library Assistant at the Institute of Chinese Studies, University of Heidelberg (Serials and Microform Department)

Other Activities:

• Member of the organization committee of the 2012 German-Israeli Frontiers of the Humanities Symposium, funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundatio
• since 2008 member of the Research Group Rethinking Trends
• since 2008 member of the board of DVCS (Deutsche Vereinigung für Chinastudien e.V.)
• 2006-2008 member of the board of SHAN e.V., head of the team cooperation with schools
• since 2005 member of The Popular Culture Group