since 2022
Professor of Philosophy (adj.) an der Universität Bonn (Institut of Philosophy)

since 2018
Honorary Professor at Bonn Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences for Ethics and Research Ethics

2013-2022
Associate Professor (PD) of Philosophy a the Faculty of Arts at the University of Bonn

2003
Summer Sabbatical as Visiting Scholar at The Kennedy Institute of Ethics der Georgetown University, Washington DC (USA)

2002-2022
Managing Director of he German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Sciences (DRZE), Bonn (Research Centre of the Academy of Science and the Arts of North Rhine-Wesphalia / Central Research Institute of the University of Bonn)

1998 -2002
Head of Research Department of DRZE, Bonn

1993-1998
Research Associate Department of Philosophy of the University of Bonn and of the Institute of Science and Ethics e.V., Bonn

2013
Habilitation and venia legendi for philosophy at Faculty of Arts, University of Bonn

2011
Habilitationsstipendium der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

1998
PhD at Faculty of Arts, University of Bonn

1993
State Examination in philosopy, biology and education

1985-1993
Studies in biology, philosophy, education and catholic philosophy at the University of Bonn

since 2020
Member of the board of the European “Embassy of Good Science” (reg. in Amsterdam)

since 2019
Member of the Borad of Security Relevant Research, University of Bonn

since 2018
Member of the University Ethics Committee oft he University of Maastricht (UM-REC), The Netherlands

since 2017
Member of the  Sceintific Advisory Board of “Zeitschrift für medizinische Ethik”, since 2022 co-editor of the journal

since 2016
Member of the Ethics Advisory Board of Malteser Germany GmbH

2016-2018
Member of the „Working Party Biobanks“ of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Medical Association

since 2015
Member of the Research Ethics Committee of the Medical Association North Rhine

since 2013
Chair of the Working Party “Interdisciplinary Approaches“ of the Biodiversity Network Bonn (BION)

since 2012
Member of the Board and Secretary General of EUREC (European Network of Research Ethics Committees)

since 2008
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Research Ethics Review”

since 2007
Member der “Central Ethics Committee” at the German Medical Association, since 2020 Member of the Board

2006-2019
Member of “Review Board of UNESCO’s Global Ethics Observatory Database (GEObs)”

German Society for Philosophy (DGPhil)

German Society for Natural Scientists and Physicians (GDNÄ)

Association of  Biology, Life Sciences and Biomedicine in Germany (VBIO)