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