2001 - 2002 Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Development Research at University of Bonn
1996 - 2001 Assistant Professor at the Institute for Political Science and Administrative Studies, University of Rostock
1994 - 1995 Research Fellow at the Center for Modern Oriental Studies, Berlin
1991 - 1994 Administrative Officer at University of Mainz
1990 - 1991 Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, University of Freiburg
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Defence and security policy / Armed forces, Regional cooperation and alliances
India's foreign policy, democracy/democratization, minority conflicts