Activities
- Joint-Head of Centre for Teaching and Learning
- Lecturer in mathematics
- Lecturer, CAS University Didactics FHNW
Research
- Mathematical modeling and simulation in life sciences
- Agile and self-directed teaching and learning
- Use of visualization and digital tools for teaching, learning and assessment
- Integration of applications in teaching mathematics / contextualization of mathematics in life sciences
- Higher education didactic issues in the field of application-oriented mathematics education at universities of applied sciences
Memberships
- Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik (GDM)
- Schweizerische Mathematische Gesellschaft (SMG)
- Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung (DMV)
Professional career
Education
- 2014-2015: University didactics at the University of Basel
2010: Post-Doc at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) at ETH Zurich, Basel - 2005-2010: PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau
- 2002-2003: Study abroad at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
- 1999-2005: Mathematics with specialization in biomathematics, Universities of Münster and Tübingen
Current position
- since 09/2023: Joint-Head of Centre for Teaching and Learning
- since 04/2020: Professor for applied mathematics in life sciences, HLS FHNW
Previous Positions
- 09/2014-08/2020: coordinator for students projects, HLS FHNW
- 09/2010-03/2020: Lecturer in mathematics, HLS FHNW
- 11/2017-04/2018: Industry Project: "Digital teaching/learning materials in applied statistics", AICOS Technologies AG, Allschwil
- 02/2013 - 08/2016: Representative for equality and diversity, HLS FHNW