VITA
Work Experience
Since September 2024
VITO
Researcher
Sustainability transformations research with a focus on energy transitions and justice
September 2022 - September 2024
Wageningen University & Research
Postdoctoral researcher
Project management and research for the project Transformative Bioeconomies.
January 2021 – August 2022
Delft University of Technology
Postdoctoral researcher
Project management and research for the Energy Transition Lab at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM)
January 2019 – May 2022
Hasselt University
Environmental Economics
Voluntary researcher
September 2015 – January 2019
Hasselt University
PhD researcher
Horizon 2020 (SUFISA) work package coordination, qualitative research, communication and dissemination
April 2014 - May 2014
Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE)
Intern
Research, supply chain analysis, literature database, writing an internal report
April 2012 - September 2012
Alpe-Adria Universität, Institute for Social Ecology (SEC)
Intern
Research & project report for the FP7 Project ROBIN
May 2099 - August 2009
Scort Foundation
Intern
Translations, correspondence, development of a database, support of planning and implementation of an international conference
Education
September 2015 – October 2020
Hasselt University
PhD
Environmental Economics
March 2008 - April 2014
University of Vienna
Magistra / Master (with distinction)
International Development
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Further Education
05-13 July 2024
Universita di Pisa
Summer School 2024: Leveraging Ecological Economics to Advance the Sustainability Transition
16-20 October 2023
Future Earth
Autumn School 2023: Sustainability science framings and practices in Europe: How do we leverage transformative research?
August 2021
Ventana Systems Inc.
Online course system dynamic modelling – Basic course
June - July 2018
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
System Thinking in Research Practice
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July 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management
Summer school: System Dynamics
July 2014
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Summer school: Socially Sustainable Degrowth
March 2014
Giovani del Mondo
Rome Model UN: Sustainable Agriculture, Urban Farming
Awarded as best Delegate der FAO
May – July 2013
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Training Course: Organic Agriculture
March 2010 & September 2011
Hilfswerk International
Seminar: Project Cycle Management Part I & II