2010- now           Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy, senior research fellow (secondment Ministry of Social affairs, secretary of the committee on social minimum 2022-2023; secondment National ombudsman, project leader poverty 2020-2022)

2016- now           Utrecht School of Governance, senior research fellow

2007-2011           Tilburg University, phd-researcher and teacher

2008-2010           Netherlands court of audit, researcher 

2005-2008           Ministry of Justice, policy maker (secondment 2007-2008 Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations)

2004-2006           Ministry of Foreign affairs, intern, policy maker, freelancer