Since 2011: Professor (W2) for Experimental Particle Physics, Universität Hamburg
2006–2011: Staff Scientist, DESY, Hamburg, Germany
2003–2006: Research Associate, DESY, Hamburg, Germany
1998–1999: Research Assistant at DESY, Hamburg, Germany
1999–2003: Doctorate in Physics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, supervisor: Gerard van der Steenhoven
1993–1997: Diploma in Physics, Università di Ferrara, Italy

Since 2022: Member of the Teaching Organisation Committee (AOL) of the physics department, Universität Hamburg
Since 2019: Spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe
Since 2019: Member of KET (Komitee für ElementarTeilchenphysik)
2019–2022: Associate Editor of the EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation (EPJT)
Since 2018: Member of the CMS Tracker Upgrade Steering Group
Since 2017: Chair of collaboration board for the MADMAX experiment
2015–2022: Gender equality officer of the Institute for Experimental Physics, Universität Hamburg
2014–2020: Member of the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA)
2013–2022: Associate Editor of the European Physics Journal C (EPJC)
2011–2015: Work package coordinator of European FP7 grant “EndoTOFPET-US”
2011–2012: Member of the “Preparatory Group for the EU Particle Physics Strategy Update”
2006–2011: Leader of a Helmholtz Young Investigator Group (HGF-YIG), DESY
2006–2008: Run Coordinator for the CALICE collaboration