I am an Associate Professor of Human-Environment Geography at the University of Innsbruck, co-founder of geoLIT GmbH – a spin-off company of the University of Innsbruck – and Chair of the Ethics Review Board at Eurac Research (Bolzano/Bozen). My work focuses on social-ecological transformation, energy, food and water transitions, and transdisciplinary collaboration in Alpine and international contexts (particularly in Latin America and Indonesia).
Current positions
- Associate Professor with focus on human-technology-environment research, Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck.
- Co-founder of geoLIT GmbH – Geographical Lab for Innovation and Transformation – spin-off company of the University of Innsbruck focusing on human-environment research, spatial analysis and transformative projects.
- Chair of the Ethics Review Board at Eurac Research (Bolzano/Bozen).
Entrepreneurship and spin-offs
As co-founder of geoLIT GmbH – a geographical laboratory for innovation and transformation and spin-off of the University of Innsbruck – I develop applied research, consulting and collaborative projects at the interface of human-environment relations, spatial analysis and governance innovation.
Academic positions
| [11/2024 – ] | Chair of Ethics Review Board, eurac research, Bolzano, Italy |
| [10/2024 – 06/2025] | Paternity leave |
| [06/2024 – ] | Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [03/2021 – 05/2024] | Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [10/2020 – 03/2021] | University Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [03/2020 – 09/2020] | Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck. |
| [10/2019 – 03/2020] | Guest Professor, Department of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Austria. |
| [12/2018 – 09/2019] | University Assistant, Department of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Austria. |
| [01/2018 – 12/2018] | Independent Researcher financed by the Post-DocTrack Pilot Program of the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| [07/2017 – 12/2017] | PostDoc at Interreg Project Alpfoodway |
| [07/2014 – 06/2017] | Project leader: The Risk of Inclusion. Department of Geography, Innsbruck University, Austria. |
Peer Review Activities (selection)
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Austrian Journal of Agricultural and Rural Studies
- eco.mont – Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
- Die Erde
- Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft (Annals of the Austrian Geographical Society)
- Geographica Helvetica
- Boletín de Estudios Geográficos
- Quaestiones Geographicae
- SAGE Research Methods Books
Awards
- Sustainability Award 2022 (3rd place) by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology and the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research for the co-organisation of the lecture “Sustainability & Climate Change” at the University of Innsbruck, in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL), Universiteit van Pretoria (ZA), University of Napoli Frederico II (I), Universität Duisburg-Essen (D), University of Rovira i Virgili (E), Copenhagen Business School (DK).
- Österreichischer Nachwuchspreis für Entwicklungsforschung 2015 der Kommission für Entwicklungsforschung (KEF) [Austrian Award for Development Research].
Teaching (selection)
| [10/2021-12/2022] | Lecture/Practice: Sustainability & Climate Change. Aurora Universities Network course, University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [10/2021-03/2022] | Seminar: Aspects of Human-Technology-Environment Relations University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [10/2021-03/2022] | Lecture/Practice: Techniques of Human Geography University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [03/2021-09/2021] | Lecture: Human Geography Aspects of Global Change University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [03/2021-09/2021] | Proseminar Human Geography: Political Geography University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [10/2020-03/2021] | Seminar: Aspects of Human-Technology-Environment Relations University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [10/2020-03/2021] | Lecture/Practice: Techniques of Human Geography University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [03/2020-09/2020] | Excursion/Practice: Human Geography: Practice University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [10/2019-03/2020] | Lecture: Globalization and Development University of Graz, Austria |
| [10/2019-03/2020] | Seminar in Food and Consumption: critical and alternative perspectives. University of Graz, Austria |
| [12/2018-03/2019] | Seminar in Human Geography (Political Geography an Development Research: the Global South) University of Graz, Austria |
| [10/2017-03/2018] | Proseminar Human Geography: Political Geography University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [04/2017-05/2017] | Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina |
| [09/2015] | Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility International Development Studies, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University, Netherlands |
| [03/2015-09/2015] | Proseminar Human Geography1: Political Geography University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [11/2011] | Lecturer Akademie Handel e.V., Graz, Austria. |
| [10/2011-01/2012] | Tutor „Special Geoinformatics“ University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [03/2011-06/2011] | Tutor „Applied Geoinformatics“ University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [10/2010-01/2011] | Tutor „Introduction to Geoinformatics“ University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [11/2007] | Lecturer Malmö University, Sweden. |
| [02/2007-03/2007] | Lecturer Malmö University, Sweden. |
Other Professional Experience (selection)
| [04/2025 – ] | Co-Founder of geoLIT Gmbh – Geographical Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation, Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [03/2012-08/2012] | Executive Assistant: Center for Interamerican Studies University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| [02/2012] | NOC-Assistant at 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck, Österreich. |
| [04/2009-06/2009] | Assistant of the manager (internship) Karplus S.A., Buenos Aires/Ushuaia, Argentina. |
| [04/2009-06/2009] | Assistant of the Honorary Consul of Cameroon in Argentina Buenos Aires/Ushuaia, Argentina |
| [06/2007-09/2008] | CEO of Qinúa (international trade with guitars). |
| [07/2005-09/2006] | Social service volunteer Asociación Filantrópica Israelita / Hogar Hirsch, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| [06/2003] | Intern Spedition Schenker & CoAG, Salzburg, Austria. |
| [07/2002-08/2003] | Summer job Champ’s SuperValue (Supermarket), Killorglin, Ireland. |
Education
| [2024] | Innsbruck University (Austria): Habilitation in Geography |
| [2012-2017] | Innsbruck University (Austria): Geography (PhD) |
| [2009-2012] | Innsbruck University (Austria): Geography: Global Change – Regional Sustainability (MSc) Focus: Development Studies; Regional and Urban Research |
| [2008] | Universidad de León (Spain): Geography, Economics (Erasmus semester) |
| [2007] | Roskilde University (Denmark): Regional and Urban Development in Europe (Erasmus semester) |
| [2007- ] | Fernuniversität Hagen (Germany): Economics |
| [2006-2009] | Malmö University (Sweden): International Programme for European Studies (BA) |
| [2000-2005] | EURO-Class (A-level exams with honours) – Bilingual German-English Focus: Marketing & International Business Business School: Bundeshandelsakademie I Salzburg, Austria. |
| [1996-2000] | Secondary School: Bundesrealgymnasium Bad Ischl, Austria. |
| [1992-1996] | Primary School Rußbach im Salzkammergut, Austria. |