- Since 2017
Researcher in Research Area 2 'Language Development and Multilingualism' - 2008 - 2016
Coordinator in programme area 2 'Cohesive means of discourse in mono- and bilingual language acquisition' - WS 2010/11
Visiting Professor at the Institute for German and Dutch Philology of the FU Berlin - since 01/1996
Researcher, Centre for General Linguistics (ZAS), Berlin - SS 2008
Guest Professorship, Institute for German and Dutch Philology at the FU Berlin - WS 2005/06
Deputy Professorship "German Linguistics", University of Oldenburg - 12/2004
Habilitation, Venia for "German Linguistics", University of Potsdam - SS 2004
Deputy Professor "Psycholinguistics", Institute of Linguistics, University of Potsdam - 2001 - 2002
Research Associate, Institute of Linguistics, University of Potsdam - 1994 - 1995
Researcher, Research Unit General Linguistics, Typology and Universality Research (FAS), Berlin - 1992 - 1993
Postdoctoral fellow, Research focus: General Linguistics, Typology and Universal Studies (FAS), Berlin - 10/1991
Doctorate, Friedrich Schiller University Jena - 1985 - 1991
Research Assistant, Central Institute for Linguistics (ZISW) of the AdW of the GDR, Berlin - 1983 - 1985
Aspirantur, Central Institute for Linguistics (ZISW) of the AdW of the GDR, Berlin - 1983
Diploma in German Studies (Linguistics and Literature), University of Jena