| Since 11/2020 | Professor of New Testament, Theological Faculty, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany |
| 2018-2020 | Assistant Professor of New Testament, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, The Netherlands |
| 2012-2018 | Postdoc Researcher (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Protestant-Theological Faculty, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany |
| 2009-2012 | PhD-research position (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Protestant-Theological Faculty, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany |
| 2007-2009 | PhD-research position (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Department of Theology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Coordination and Editing of the „Lexikon der Bibelhermeneutik“ (Berlin/New York: de Gruyter 2009, ed. Oda Wischmeyer) |
| 12/2018 | Habilitation at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Venia legendi for New Testament |
| 2012-2018 | Habilitation project in New Testament Studies; Title of Habilitation thesis: “Die Authentifizierung der Vergangenheit: Literarische Geschichtsdarstellung im Johannesevangelium“ (“Authenticating the Past: Narrative Historiography in the Gospel of John”); Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ruben Zimmermann, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany. |
| 6/2012 | Doctorate (Dr. theol.) in New Testament Studies; Title of doctoral thesis: “Sprachethik im Neuen Testament“ (“Speech-Ethics in the New Testament”); Supervisor: Prof. em. Dr. Oda Wischmeyer, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany |
| 2007-2012 | Dissertation project in New Testament Studies; Topic: Speech-Ethics in the New Testament |
Main Fields of Reseach
- Hermeneutics, Biblehermeneutics
- Speech-ethics in the New Testament and the ancient context
- Theory of History and Historiography in Antiquity and New Testament
- Ancient Curse Tablets and the New Testament
- Miracle stories in early Christianity (in canonical and apocryphal texts)
- Texts: Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of John, Letter of James and New Testament Apocrypha (gospels and acts)
Academic Service
- Member of the Theological Committee of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD)
- Member of the Scientific Commission of the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities
- Member of the Steering Committee of the Programme Unit „Johannine Literature“ at the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
- Co-Chair of the Research Unit „Synoptic Gospels“ at the European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS)
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Health Ethics, Hanover
(Co)Editorship
- Member of the editorial board of the Journal "Zeitschrift für Neues Testament" (ZNT, Link)
- Member of the editorial board of "Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments" (Link)
- Member of the editorial board of "Arbeiten zur Bibel und ihrer Geschichte" (ABG, Link)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Journal "Kerygma und Dogma"
Membership
- Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie (WGTh; www.wgth.de/)
- Society of Biblical Literature (SBL; www.sbl-site.org/ )
- European Association of Biblical Studies (www.eabs.net/)
- Rudolf-Bultmann-Gesellschaft für Hermeneutische Theologie (www.bultmann-gesellschaft.net/)
- Studiosorum Novi Testamenti Conventus (Dutch New Testament Society)
- Rhein-Main-Exegesetreffen (http://rhein-main-exeg.de)
Research Projects
- Commentary on the Epistle of James for the Oxford Bible Commentary Series
- Ancient Curse Tablets and the Use of Curses and Imprecations in the New Testament
- The Ethical Implications of Ekphrastic Texts in the Writings of the New Testament, a research project supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Monograph in preparation: „The Ethics of Speech: Historical Foundations and Contemporary Perspectives“