Speciality: Digital City and Participation

- Developing research methods for rural participation- Grading and tutoring- Publishing on digitalization and urban development

- Interim professorship for regional development- Major obligations: Teaching, Counseling- Main foci: rural and regional development, smart regions, participation

Speciality: Sustainable Urban and Spatial Development, Environment and Media

- Extending the curriculum with a class on urban sound - Grading and tutoring M.A. Students- Publishing on Media and Soundscapes

- Interim professorship for regional and urban economy- Major obligations: Teaching, Counseling- Main foci: city marketing, urban renewal, urban sound, smart cities

• Investigate the cultural aspects of Portuguese Fado music for Lisbon’s urban geography• Review books and journal articles for Council for European Studies, Social & Cultural Geography, et al.• Publish in ranked journals and edit volumes on topics such as urban imaginations and soundscapes• Lead an international advisory board on media geography as primary editor, mediating authors and publisher’s needs

• Responsibly managed modules on geographical theories and quantitative and qualitative methods• Helped accredit and revise curricula (BSc, BEd, MA, and MEd)• Founded Palgrave’s Geographies of Media series and the German specialty group on geography and media• Organized, chaired, and presented at international conferences (i.a., AAG’s Annual Meeting in Chicago)• Taught 14h per week, utilizing teaching techniques such as curiosity-driven self-learning with podcasts, active live blogging on Facebook, and encouraging students to become teachers on a field trip to Portugal

• Analyzed and designed teaching materials and methods on the Committee on Study and Teaching, representing mid-level faculty members• Designed and implemented audio-guided tours as a replacement for 1-day field trips, expanding one-on-one tutoring while permanently decreasing my department’s teaching load by eight to ten hours per week• Supervised and mentored undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students as a student advisor• Valuated students’ knowledge as an examiner and assessor on over two hundred oral examinations• Secured over 20.000€ of funding for research projects on popular culture media and environmental sound

• Designed websites and provided interactive content such as animated graphics and maps• Co-planned public relations campaigns for biotechnology companies and NGOs as part of a creative team• Conceptualized, produced, and narrated audio podcasts for the car industry (i.a., Dunlop, Goodyear)• Adhered to live broadcast deadlines for international media agencies such as Reuters• Created high-quality digital presentations using PowerPoint and Keynote for international clients such as Fresenius and PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Initiated a faculty exchange between the universities of Texas and Mainz• Published my second monograph: Geographies of Urban Sound (Ashgate), communicating my findings from research projects in Austin, Frankfurt, Lisbon, and London• Debated the cultural economics of Austin with political leaders, city managers, and local organizations• Applied my knowledge of audio guided-tours to local museums

• Investigated and analyzed children’s paths and places in urban space, coordinating with local interest groups, politicians, and social workers, and provided directions for action• Developed audio podcasts on settlement geography, economic geography, and map making, extending teaching and learning to new media• Helped create office space for the students of the local European Geography Association group• Collaboratively tested PhD theses and presentations with fellow students

• Acquired the Portuguese language during seven-months of field work in Brazil• Gained a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to investigate the touristic potential of rural Brazil• Ascertained and communicated the touristic potential of rural Paraná, working in an interdisciplinary research group• Conducted qualitative musical interviews, researching the treasury of songs with Wolga-German settlers

• Organized the library of the Institute of Pedagogy, ensuring availability of books, acquiring literature, and inspecting and tagging scientific publications with bibliographic editing software• Supported students in their research, helping them to use reference books and digital search engines• Communicated interests between partner libraries, faculty, and administrative staff