Academic positions

• Since 2016 Associated Principal Investigator, Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
• 2011 and 2017 Visiting Scientist at the Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory (Dr. J. Konczak), University of Minnesota, USA
• 2006 Visiting Scientist at the University of Western Ontario, Department of Physiology (Dr. J. Hore), London, Ontario, Canada
• since 2000 Associate Professor (C3) of Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurology, University Clinic Essen
• 1998-1999 Postdoc at the University of Western Ontario, Department of Physiology (Dr. J. Hore), London, Ontario, Canada
• 1995-1997 Resident Department of Neurology, University Clinic Essen
• 1994-1995 Postdoc at the R.S. Dow Neurological Sciences Institute (Dr. F. Horak), Portland, Oregon, USA
• 1993-1994 Postdoc at the Arizona State University (Dr. G. Stelmach), Tempe, and Barrow Neurological Institute (Dr. J. Bloedel), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
• 1989-1993 Intern/resident Department of Neurology, University Clinic Essen, Germany

Further activities

• 2021-2025 Deputy Network Coordinator Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network: Cerebellum and emotional networks (CEN)
• Since 2017 Deputy Speaker SFB1280 “Extinction learning”
• Since 2016 Member of ENIGMA-Ataxia working group
• 2016-2017 Deputy chairperson of the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Essen
• 2014-2021 Editorial board of “Cerebellum and Ataxias”
• 2013-2019 Steering committee Center for Rare Diseases (EZSE), Essen University Hospital
• Since 2013 Selection committee Postdoc-program, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• Since 2005 Section Editor “The Cerebellum”
• Since 2004 Member of the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Essen
• Since 2000 Head of the Ataxia Clinic, Department of Neurology, University Clinic Essen
• Since 1997 Member of the Medical Advisory Board German Heredoataxia Society