2024- board of the International Jean Amèry-Gesellschaft (Society)

9/2020 Full Professor of German literature and culture, Utrecht University

10/2018 Österreichisches Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Austrian cross of honor)

2017 honorary member of the section German, Dutch Association of Living Languages

2008 Associate Professor, German literature, Utrecht University

2007 fellow of the Centre of Excellence for University Teaching

2005 research-fellow (12 months), Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation, Aachen University (Germany)

1996 PhD Das Gespräch der Dichter. Ernst Meisters Hölderlin- und Celan-Lektüre (Utrecht University)

1995-2008 Assistant Professor Utrecht University (German Language and Culture, University College, Literary Studies)

1993-95 teacher German (Prisma College, Utrecht; Hermann Wesselinck College, Amstelveen; Faculteit voor Informatie en Communicatie, Journalistiek en Voorlichting, Hogeschool Windesheim, Zwolle

1992/93 military service (Russian)

1991 Master's degree German Language and Literature, Cum Laude, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht

1983-1988 German and Dutch, Teacher Education, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
-     1988 Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg
-     1986 Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel