Associated Professor
Geomorphology, Natural Hazards and Risk Research University of Bern, Institute of Geography, Switzerland
- January 2010 – April 2010
Fulbright Visiting Professor
Duke University, Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences - Nicholas School Faculty, NC, USA Research project: “Coupled Human-Landscape Systems in Alpine Regions”
- November 2004 – February 2011
Assistant Professor
University of Vienna, Department of Geography and Regional Research, Austria
Research Assistant
University of Innsbruck, Institute of Geography, Austria
- July 2001 – September 2004
PhD in Natural Sciences
(Dr. rer. nat.), University of Innsbruck, Austria. Thesis title: “Determination of Damage Potential for Alpine Risk Assessment”
Diploma Degree in Geography
University of Innsbruck, Austria. Thesis Title: “Conceptual Studies for an Information System on Natural Hazards for the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol – Modelling of Rock Fall Processes”
- October 1992 – December 2000
Studies in Geography
Focus on Geomorphology and GIS, additional studies in Earth Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Austria and University of Aberdeen, Scotland
