Since 2007       Scientist at Center for Geomicrobiology,   Århus University.

2005-2007:       Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen.

2003-2005:    Postdoctoral research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen.

2003:                Dr. rer nat. from University of Bremen, Department of Earth Sciences

1999:                M.Sc. from University of Aarhus, Denmark, Department of Biological Sciences