since 2020: Postdoctoral Researcher at Wageningen University and Research with Thijs Ettema (ERC "Pro2Euk - Exploring Asgard archaea to illuminate the prokaryote-to-eukaryote transition")
2017- 2019: Doctoral Researcher - FSU Jena, Institute of Biodiversity ("Interactions and Metabolic Potential of Groundwater Microorganisms")
2016: Research stay at the Netherlands Institute for Ecology (NIOO) in Wageningen
2012 - 2017: Scientific and Technical Assistant, Chair of Aquatic Geomicrobiology, FSU Jena
2012: M.Sc. Biogeosciences - FSU Jena ("Characterization of the Eukaryotic life in limestone aquifers along a land use gradient")
2009: B.Sc. Biogeosciences - FSU Jena ("The effect of land use on herbivory on beech seedlings")