Since 10/2016
Independent consultant focusing on various aspects of human mobility (see below)
Since 11/2021
German Institute of Developent and Sustainability (IDOS) - Research fellow (associate)
03/2011-10/2021
German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); now: IDOS - Senior Researcher (part-time)
05/2019-06/2019
University of Ghana, Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) - Guest Researcher
03/2016-09/2016
Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) - Scientific advisor on migration issues (secondment)
02/2009-11/2014
University of Ghana, Institute for Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) - Guest lecturer (several stays)
01/2006-02/2011
University of Bonn; Center for Development Research (ZEF) - Researcher
09/2005-12/2005
United Nations University Institute for Environment und Human Security (UNU-EHS) - Data analyst (freelancer)
10/2003-12/2004
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C. - Research assistant for several studies