Research Focus
- Interdisciplinary and international comparative research in vocational education and training (VET)
- Education policy and governance of VET
- Vocational guidance and its historical development (institutionalization)
- Dissertation project (description in preparation)
Research Projects
- Teacher, Peer or AI? Comparing Effects of Feedback Sources in Higher Education (2024–2025)
- Education by Numbers – SNSF infrastructure project (2020–2023)
- Science Orientation in Practical Teacher Training (2020–2021)
Publikationen & Vorträge / Publications & Presentations
Curriculum Vitae
Career to Date
- Since 2025: School Director, City of Zurich
- Since 2023: Teaching and research assistant, Institute of Education, University of Zurich
- 2023–2026: Representative of Early Career Researchers in university committees (Library Commission, Commission for Teaching and Learning, Commission for the Senior Citizens’ University UZH3) and at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Study Commission)
- 2024–2025: Research associate, project Teacher, Peer or AI? Comparing Effects of Feedback Sources in Higher Education, with Prof. Dr. Joshua Weidlich and Prof. Dr. Katharina Maag-Merki (University of Zurich)
- 2020–2023: Research associate, SNSF infrastructure project Education by Numbers, Chair of Historical Research in Education and Governance of the Education System, Prof. Dr. Lucien Criblez (University of Zurich)
- 2020–2021: Project assistant, research project Science Orientation in Practical Teacher Training, Dr. Philipp Eigenmann (University of Zurich and Thurgau University of Teacher Education)
- 2019/2021: Student assistant, Chair of Vocational Education and Training, Prof. Dr. Philipp Gonon and Chair of Upper Secondary and Economic Education (University of Zurich)
- 2020: External instructor for educational science, mentor (St. Gallen University of Teacher Education)
- 2014–2024: Primary and secondary school teacher (St. Gallen and Zurich)
Education
- Since 2025: Doctorate, Cultural Analysis, Institute of Slavic and Eastern European Studies (University of Zurich)
- 2023–2025: Doctorate, Educational Science (University of Zurich)
- 2019–2023 Master of Arts, University of Zurich
Major: Educational Science with a focus on Education, Culture, and Politics, Prof. Dr. Lucien Criblez
Minor: Vocational and Economic Education, Prof. Dr. Philipp Gonon - 2012–2015: Bachelor of Arts, Primary Education (grades 1–6), St. Gallen University of Teacher Education
- 2008–2011: Studies in Biophysics and Biosciences, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau
- 2005–2008: Abitur, specialization in Biotechnology, and higher vocational training as Chemical Technical Assistant (CTA), Ludwig-Geißler-Schule, Hanau
Continuing Education
Spring Semester 2025
- Supervising Student Academic Writing in English
- Completion: Teaching Skills (part of the CAS in Higher Education Didactics)
Fall Semester 2024
Continuing education in university teaching and learning, University of Zurich
- Evaluate competences with rubrics and related methods
- Teaching academic writing skills
- Teaching skills – systemic development of teaching competences
Language Courses
- Introduction to Ukrainian 1, Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Zurich
- Russian A2.1, Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich
Spring Semester 2024
Continuing education in university teaching and learning, University of Zurich
- Teaching in the English-speaking classroom
- Basics of University Teaching and Learning
Language Courses
- Doctoral and Research Writing C1/C2, Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich
- Russian A1.2, Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich
Teaching
Spring Semester 2025
- Vocational and Economic Education, BA (course in German)
- Additional Qualification in Vocational Education and Training: Educational Foundations of Vocational Education and the Swiss VET System (course in German)
Fall Semester 2024
- International Research in the Vocational Education and Training Sector, MA (course in English)
- Introduction to Scientific Work, BA (course in German)
Spring Semester 2024
- Additional Qualification in Vocational Education and Training: Educational Foundations of Vocational Education and the Swiss VET System (course in German)
Fall Semester 2023
- Vocational Education and Training: Vocational Learning, BA (course in German)
Spring Semester 2023
- Vocational and Economic Education, BA (course in German)
Memberships
- Since 2023: German Educational Research Association (GERA)
- Since 2023: Swiss Society for Vocational Research and Practice (SGAB)
- Since 2022: Europa Institut at the University of Zurich (EIZ)
- Since 2021: History of Education Switzerland
- Since 2020: Swiss Institute of International Studies (SIAF)