Work experience
- Director of the Institute of Educational Management and Technologies at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (since 2021)
- Chair of Educational Management at the University of St. Gallen (since 2009)
- Director of the Institute of Business Education at the University of St. Gallen (2009-2020)
- Guest Professor at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Brisbane, Australia (2008)
- Assistant Professor in Business Education at the University of St. Gallen (2006-2009)
- Visiting Scholar at the Stanford Learning Lab, Prof. Dr. Larry Friedlander and Prof. Dr. Larry Leifer at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA (2000)
- Programme Director of the Executive MBA in New Media and Communication at the Institute for Media and Communication Management, Chair Prof. Dr. Peter Glotz, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (1999–2003)
- Full-time senior lecturer for Media and Communication Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (1997–2006)
- Fellow founder and project manager of the Learning Center at the Institute for Information Management, Chair Prof. Dr. Andrea Back at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (1997–1999)
- Teaching post as a probationary teacher at Bavarian vocational schools, Germany (1995–1997)
Education
- Postdoctoral qualification as a lecturer (venia legendi) in Business Education at the University of St. Gallen (2006)
- 2nd state examination, including completion of preparatory period at vocational schools in Bavaria, Germany (1997)
- PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) in Information Management at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Munster, Germany (1994–1996)
- University degree in Business Education at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Nuremberg, Germany (1988–1993)
- Commercial apprenticeship at Tandem Textile GmbH & Co. KG, a textile company in Bühl, Germany (1986–1988)
Teaching experience
- Guest professor at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Brisbane, Australia (2008)
- Assistant Professor in Business Education at the University of St. Gallen (2006–2009)
- Full-time senior lecturer for Media and Communication Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (1997–2006)
- Teaching post as a probationary teacher at Bavarian vocational schools, Germany (1995–1997)
Mandates/Memberships
- Member of the Swiss Science Council
- Board member of the ‘Verein Pflegekinderstelle St. Gallen’ (St. Gallen Foster Children’s Centre Association)
- German Education Research Association (DGfE), member of the Division for Vocational Education
- Swiss Society for Research in Education (SGBF)
- European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), member of the special interest group ‘Learning and Professional Development’
- American Educational Research Association (AERA), member of Division C ‘Learning and Instruction’ and the special interest group ‘Workplace Learning’
- Editorial Board of the ‘International Journal of Training and Development (IJTD)’
- Member of the programme committee ‘International Conference on Computer-Supported Education (CSEDU)’