Experiences
- PhD, from the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne
- Deputy Director, Centre for Turkey and EU Studies (CETEUS) at University of Cologne (2016-2018)
- Projectdirector of the following research projects: FEUTURE - The Future of EU-Turkey Relations: Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios (H2020, 2016-2019); VIADUCT – Enhancing Visibility of the Academic Dialogue on EU-Turkey Cooperation (Jean Monnet Netzwerk, 2017-2020); TRIANGLE – Blickwechsel in EU/German-Turkish Relations Beyond Conflicts. Towards a Unique Partnership for a Contemporary Turkey? (Stiftung Mercator, 2017-2020).
- Head of two work packages in the H2020 project "EU IDEA" on "Narratives on European constitutionalism and identity" and "National preferences on EU" (2019-2022)
- Flying Faculty at the German-Turkish University (WS 2019/2020)
- 2023 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow
- Honorary Professor of the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Memberships
- Advisory Board Transparency International Deutschland e.V.
- Board of Trustees Stiftung Genshagen
- German-French working group of experts on EU institutional reform
- Board of the Europäische Bewegung Deutschland e.V. (EBD)
- Board of the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
- Executive Committee Europa Union Deutschland (EUD; co-opted)
- EU-Turkey Bridge – A Standing Group on EU-Turkey Relations
- Coelner Monnet Vereinigung für EU Studien e.V. (COMOS)
- Member of the Executive Board and Treasurer of the Arbeitskreis Europäische Integration (AEI)
Editorships
- Editor of the quarterly journal "integration" (Nomos)
- Co-editor „Europa von A bis Z. Taschenbuch der europäischen Integration“ (Springer)
- Co-editor of the series "Turkey and European Union Studies" (Nomos)
- Co-editor of "Deutsche Europapolitik. Handbook for science and practice" (Nomos)
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Turkish