Vice-President for International Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Areas of responsibility

  • Strategic planning for equal opportunities, international affairs, and support for young academics
  • Equality and diversity standards
  • Academic career paths
  • Staff development (academic staff)
  • Niedersachsen-Technikum program
  • Family services
  • International Center Clausthal (IZC)
  • Quality management for this section

Professional career

1969born November 25th, Wintherthur, Switzerland
1990 - 1995BSc + MSc Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
1995 - 1999PhD: ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2000 - 2002Post-doc at University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2002 - 2007Post-doc at Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2007 - 2010Post-doc at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
2010 - 2023Associate Professor for Economic Geology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
since 10/2023W3- Professor for Geochemistry, Petrology, and Economic Geology
since 01/2025Member of the Board of Directors, Institute of Geotechnology and Mineral Resources, Clauthal University of Technology
since 04/2026Vice-president for international affairs and equal opportunities at Clausthal University of Technology