Current Position

Post-doctoral Research Scientist (Since 08/2025)

• Research project DECIPHE (led by Prof. Philipp Lersch), DIW Berlin, DE

Previous Positions

Post-doctoral Research Scientist (04/2023 – 07/2025)

• Independent research group ‘Kinship Inequalities’ (led by Diego Alburez-Gutiérrez), Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, DE
• Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, chair of Prof. Karsten Hank, University of Cologne, DE

Research Assistant and Lecturer (pre-doc) (10/2018 – 03/2023)

• Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, chair of Prof. Karsten Hank, University of Cologne, DE

Associated Member (11/2024–07/2025)

• ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy, DFG Cluster of Excellence (Universities of Bonn and Cologne, DE)

Education

• 11/2023 PhD in Sociology (Dr. rer. pol.) University of Cologne Overall grade: 0.0 (summa cum laude)

  Thesis: "Generational Placement Trajectories and their Associations with Later-Life Well-Being and Wealth Accumulation" Supervisors: Prof. Karsten Hank & Prof. Thomas Leopold External Examiner: Prof. Anette Fasang

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  Awarded with the 3rd place of the ECSR Thesis Prize 2024

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• 8/2018 Master of Science, Population Studies University of Groningen Overall grade: 8.4/10 (with distinction)

  Thesis: "Spatial Immobility Related to the Family–Do Geographic Proximity to the Parents and Intergenerational Support Exchange Matter for Migration Decision within Germany?" Supervisor: Prof. Clara H. Mulder, Grade: 9/10

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  Awarded with the Master Thesis Award from the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) and the Netherlands Demographic Society (NVD) 2018

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• 8/2018 Master of Science, Sociology and Social Research University of Cologne Overall grade: 1.2 (excellent)

  Thesis: see above Supervisor: Prof. Michael Wagner, Grade: 1.0 (excellent)

• 6/2016 Bachelor of Science, Social Sciences University of Cologne Overall grade: 1.6 (good)

  Thesis: "Panel Attrition in Multi-Actor Design: An Analysis Using the Relationship and Family Panel" Supervisor: Prof. Karsten Hank, Grade: 1.0 (excellent)