2001: Habilitation for European Ethnology at Vienna University
1999: PhD (“Very good/magna cum laude”) at the Faculty for Social and Behavioural Sciences at Tübingen University
1992: Master’s Degree (“Very good”)
1984/85 to 1992: Studies in Ethnology and Art History at Innsbruck University, and Cultural Studies and Art History at Tübingen University
Work Experience
From August 2013: Professor for Popular Culture Studies with focus on Anthropology of Space
2004 to 2013: Professor (C 3) for Cultural Studies and Ethnology with focus on Regional Ethnology at Ludwig-Uhland Institute of Tübingen University
2001 to 2004: Ao. Univ. Prof. at the Institute for European Ethnology at Vienna University
1995 to 2001: University Assistant at the Institute for European Ethnology at Vienna University
1992 to 1995: Curator at the Austria Museum of Folklore
Experience in Scientific Institutions and Associations
Vice President of SIEF – Société Internationale d’Ethnologie et de Folklore (2017–2021, member of the Board 2008–2013)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Vienna Museum
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Vorarlberg Museum, Bregenz
Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Association Ski_Kultur_Arlberg, Lech a.A.
Second Deputy Chairman of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Volkskunde, DGV (2001–2004), Member of the Main Committee 1999–2001
Vice-President of the Verein für Volkskunde in Vienna (2004–2007), Member of the Main Committee from 1996, Corresponding Member from 2007
Expert experience for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Schweizerischer Nationalfond, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, among others
Participations in various committees of the university self-administration, for example, Structural Committee of the Senate (from 2006) and Advisory Board of the University Radio (from 2008)
Chief Executive of the Ludwig-Uhland-Institute (10 2006–09 2009 and 03–09 2011), University of Tübingen
Vice-Dean for Research of the Economic and Social Sciences Faculty (2012/13), University of Tübingen
Member of the ICAS – Swiss Interacademic Commission for Alpine Studies (2014–2019)
Member of the Board (since 2018) resp. Executive Board and Vice President (since 2023) of SAGW – Swiss Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities
Member of the Board of Trustees Forum Landscape, Alps, Parks (SCNAT) (since 2019)
Research projects, publications and academic teaching experience
