| since 2017 | Professor, Leichtweiß Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, Technische Universität Braunschweig |
| 2017-2020 | Adjunct Professor (20%), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTNU |
| 2012-2017 | Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTNU |
| 2008-2012 | Head of Laboratory, Leichtweiß Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, Technische Universität Braunschweig |
| 2003-2008 | Research Associate, Leichtweiß Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, Technische Universität Braunschweig |
| 2000-2002 | Post-Doc; National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), New Zealand |
| 2000 | Research Associate, Institut für Wasserwirtschaft und Kulturtechnik, Universität Karlsruhe (TH) |
| 13.07.2000 | Dr.-Ing; Universität Karlsruhe (TH) |
| 1997-2000 | PhD-student, DFG-Graduate School Ökologische Wasserwirtschaft;Universität Karlsruhe (TH) |
| 1990-1996 | Dipl.-Ing. Civil Engineering; Universität Karlsruhe (TH) |