2007- Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina, Columbia
2007 Habilitation (venia legendi in philosophy); Philipps Universität, Marburg
2006 - 07 External Fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center
2005 Visiting Scholar at Stanford University
2001 - 07 Assistant Professor (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent) at Philipps Universität, Marburg
2000 Doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.) with „summa cum laude“, Philipps Universität,
Marburg, supervisor: Prof. Reinhard Brandt
1998 Visiting Scholar at Indiana University, Bloomington
1997 - 2001 Research assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at Philipps Universität,
Marburg, Germany
1995 - 1997 Research assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at Otto Friedrich Universität,
Bamberg
1995 Magister Artium (M.A.) „with distinction”, Otto Friedrich Universität, Bamberg,
supervisor: Prof. Walther Ch. Zimmerli
1990 - 95 Otto Friedrich Universität, Bamberg, Germany; major: philosophy; minors: german
literature, history of art
Education / Degrees / Academic
Positions
Fellowships / Grants / Awards
2008
Summer
Research
Grant, University of South Carolina
2007 Summer Research Grant, University of South Carolina
2006 - 07 Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2006 - 07 External Junior Faculty Fellowship, Stanford Humanities Center
2005 Research Grant, ZEIT Foundation
2004 International ZEIT Foundation Kant Award 2004 for young researchers
(Internationaler Kant-Förderpreis), nominated by Prof. Dieter Henrich, Munich
2002 Dissertation Award, Philipps Universität, Marburg
1998 Ph.D. Grant, German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer
Austauschdienst, DAAD
1991 - 95 Scholarship, German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen
Volkes)
2007 Summer Research Grant, University of South Carolina
2006 - 07 Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2006 - 07 External Junior Faculty Fellowship, Stanford Humanities Center
2005 Research Grant, ZEIT Foundation
2004 International ZEIT Foundation Kant Award 2004 for young researchers
(Internationaler Kant-Förderpreis), nominated by Prof. Dieter Henrich, Munich
2002 Dissertation Award, Philipps Universität, Marburg
1998 Ph.D. Grant, German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer
Austauschdienst, DAAD
1991 - 95 Scholarship, German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen
Volkes)
Professional
Service
2005- Reviewer
for
• Journal for General Philosophy of Science
• Synthese
• Theoria
• Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
• Kant-Studien
• Oxford University Press
2007- Member of the graduate committee for the Department of Philosophy, USC
2003 - 04 Member of the BA/MA committee in philosophy (this committee planned the new
BA/MA program in philosophy), Philipps Universität, Marburg
2003 - 06 Reader and Director of M.A. and Ph.D. theses; member of Dissertation Committees, Philipps Universität, Marburg
2002 - 06 Member of the Senate and the Election meeting, Philipps Universität, Marburg
2002 - 06 Student advisor for philosophy, Philipps Universität, Marburg
2001 - 05 Member of the board of directors (Direktorium) at the Department of Philosophy,
Philipps Universität, Marburg
2001 - 05 Member of the Dr.phil. examination board of philosophy (Promotionsausschuß des
Fachbereichs Gesellschaftswissenschaften und Philosophie), Philipps Universität,
Marburg
2000 - 06 Library deputy for philosophy, Philipps Universität, Marburg
• Journal for General Philosophy of Science
• Synthese
• Theoria
• Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
• Kant-Studien
• Oxford University Press
2007- Member of the graduate committee for the Department of Philosophy, USC
2003 - 04 Member of the BA/MA committee in philosophy (this committee planned the new
BA/MA program in philosophy), Philipps Universität, Marburg
2003 - 06 Reader and Director of M.A. and Ph.D. theses; member of Dissertation Committees, Philipps Universität, Marburg
2002 - 06 Member of the Senate and the Election meeting, Philipps Universität, Marburg
2002 - 06 Student advisor for philosophy, Philipps Universität, Marburg
2001 - 05 Member of the board of directors (Direktorium) at the Department of Philosophy,
Philipps Universität, Marburg
2001 - 05 Member of the Dr.phil. examination board of philosophy (Promotionsausschuß des
Fachbereichs Gesellschaftswissenschaften und Philosophie), Philipps Universität,
Marburg
2000 - 06 Library deputy for philosophy, Philipps Universität, Marburg
Conferences
Co-organized
2004 „Neukantianismus
im Diskurs. Internationale Tagung aus Anlaß des 150.
Geburtstages und 80. Todestages von Paul Natorp”, 29 Sept–2 Oct in Marburg
(with Prof. Mathias Gutmann, Prof. Manfred Kühn and Prof. Jürgen Stolzenberg)
2004 „Moralische Motivation – Kant in der Diskussion“, 24–27 March in Marburg (with
Prof. Manfred Kühn, Prof. Dieter Schönecker and Heiner F. Klemme), proceedings:
Hamburg: Felix Meiner-Verlag, 2006
2002 Marburger Neukantianismus“, 14–16 July in Marburg (with Prof. Mathias Gutmann,
Prof. Peter Janich and Prof. Manfred Kühn)
1998 „Zustand und Zukunft der Akademie-Ausgabe von Immanuel Kants Gesammelten
Schriften“, 2–4 July in Marburg (with Prof. Reinhard Brandt and Prof. Werner Stark),
proceedings: Kant-Studien 91 (Sonderheft, Berlin: De Gruyter, 2000)
1993 „The Resurgence of Time“, 28-30 June in Bamberg (with Prof. Walther Ch. Zimmerli,
Antje Gimmler and Mike Sandbothe), proceedings: Die Wiederentdeckung der Zeit.
Reflexionen, Analysen, Konzepte. Darmstadt: Primus Verlag, 1997.
Geburtstages und 80. Todestages von Paul Natorp”, 29 Sept–2 Oct in Marburg
(with Prof. Mathias Gutmann, Prof. Manfred Kühn and Prof. Jürgen Stolzenberg)
2004 „Moralische Motivation – Kant in der Diskussion“, 24–27 March in Marburg (with
Prof. Manfred Kühn, Prof. Dieter Schönecker and Heiner F. Klemme), proceedings:
Hamburg: Felix Meiner-Verlag, 2006
2002 Marburger Neukantianismus“, 14–16 July in Marburg (with Prof. Mathias Gutmann,
Prof. Peter Janich and Prof. Manfred Kühn)
1998 „Zustand und Zukunft der Akademie-Ausgabe von Immanuel Kants Gesammelten
Schriften“, 2–4 July in Marburg (with Prof. Reinhard Brandt and Prof. Werner Stark),
proceedings: Kant-Studien 91 (Sonderheft, Berlin: De Gruyter, 2000)
1993 „The Resurgence of Time“, 28-30 June in Bamberg (with Prof. Walther Ch. Zimmerli,
Antje Gimmler and Mike Sandbothe), proceedings: Die Wiederentdeckung der Zeit.
Reflexionen, Analysen, Konzepte. Darmstadt: Primus Verlag, 1997.
