Curriculum Vitae

Academic positions

November 2009-present
Lecturer in Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, University of Sydney

March 2008-November 2009
Chancellor's Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Education)

August 2004-February 2008
Lecturer in English Linguistics (wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Department of English Linguistics, University of Augsburg, Germany - on research leave and visiting scholar at the University of Sydney from 2006 to 2008


Education

2008
Habilitation, University of Augsburg, Germany

2005
PhD in English linguistics (summa cum laude), supervisors: Prof. W. Bublitz, Augsburg, Prof. S. Hunston, Birmingham

2002
MA in English linguistics, English literature and Romance linguistics/French, University of Augsburg

1997
Abitur (HSC/A-levels/high-school graduation), Bodenseegymnasium Lindau, Germany


Scholarships/grants/prizes

November 2010: Award of Collaborative Research Scheme, together with other scholars from the University of Sydney

May 2010: Award of SLAM Research Support Scheme, University of Sydney

April 2009: Award of Distinguished Talent visa,Department of Immigration and Citizenship,Australia

March 2008-November 2009: Chancellors post-doctoral research fellowship, University of Technology, Sydney

February 2006-February 2008: DFG research grant (post-doc research at the University of Sydney) (German Research Foundation)

August 2005-January 2006: Research project Emotions across Corpora, funded by a grant from the University of Augsburg


January 2004-March 2004: DAAD research grant (PhD research at the University of Birmingham) (German Academic Exchange Service)


July 2003-July 2004: Scholarship for Ph.D. students from the University of Augsburg(Grafög)

September 1999-June 2000:DAAD grant (for studying at the University of Southampton) (German Academic Exchange Service)



Visiting Research fellowships

February 2006-February 2008: Visiting scholar at the University of Sydney (Australia)

September 2003-April 2004: Visiting research fellow at the University of Birmingham (UK)


Languages

  • Japanese (very basic)
  • Latin, Italian, Spanish (basic)
  • French (fluent)
  • English (near-native)
  • German (native)