Activities
- Head of the Institute for Educational Research and Development
- Member of the Management Board of the FHNW School of Education
- Member of FHNW Commission on research and development
- Member of the ethics committee of the FHNW School of Education
- Member of the Institute for Educational Sciences at the University of Basel
- Member of the Management Board of the Doctoral Program in Education and Subject Didactics (DEF) at the Institute of Education at the University of Basel
- Lecturer in the Master Program Educational Sciences , jointly offered by the University of Basel and the FHNW School of Education
Areas of Interest and Research
- Educational Leadership and Management
- Professionalization, School Effectiveness and School Improvement
- ICT in Education
- Networks and Communities in Education
- International Comparative Research
Vita
- Since 2026: Full Professor, Head of the Institute for Educational Research and Development
- 2021–2025: Habilitation in education sciences with a focus on educational management at the Ludwigsburg University of Education
- 2020–2026: Full Professor, Chair of Educational Management and School Improvement at the FHNW School of Education
- 2017–2019: Junior Professor and Head of the Department of International Educational Leadership and Management at the Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany
- 2013–2016: Senior Researcher at the University of Teacher Education Zug, Switzerland
- 2008–2013: Junior Researcher and PhD student at the Institute of Educational Sciences, Kiel University, Germany
Professional Affiliation and Memberships
- President of the Swiss Society for Research in Education (SSRE)
- Lecturer («Privatdozent») at the Ludwigsburg University of Education
- Co-Convenor of Network 26 (Educational Leadership) of the European Educational Research Association (EERA) (Link Convenor from 2017 until 2023)
- Member of the Board of the International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)
- Member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of the Educational Management Administration & Leadership, Journal of Educational Administration, International Journal of Educational Management, Leadership and Policy in Schools (LPS) as well as Research in Educational Administration and Leadership
- Member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)