Habilitation, 2008, with a venia docendi for history of science at the Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät of the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Ph.D. in theoretical physics magna cum laude, 1994, Free University Berlin, title of the thesis:
“Development and Application of Refined Path Integral Monte Carlo Methods.”
Diploma in theoretical physics mit Auszeichnung/with honors, Free University Berlin, 1990,
title of the thesis: “Monte-Carlo-Untersuchungen von Zerfallsraten metastabiler Quantenzustände.”ic Degrees
Professional Career
Professor for History of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Mainz, Germany
(since 10/2015).
Visiting Associate in History in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the
California Institute of Technology (07/2013-09/2014 and since 04/2017)
Privatdozent for History of Science at the University of Bern, Switzerland (12/2008–09/2015).
Various freelance activities (teaching, research) (2014–2015)
Senior Research Associate in History in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at
the California Institute of Technology (06/2005-05/2013)
Lecturer in History of Science at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany (summer
term 2013).
Interim Chair (Lehrstuhlvertretung) for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of
Bern, Switzerland (09/2010–08/2011)
Lecturer in History of Science at the University of Mainz, Germany (summer term 2010).
Lecturer in History at the California Institute of Technology (occasional one-term appointments
2006–2009)
Senior Research Fellow in History in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the
California Institute of Technology and Senior Scientific Editor at the Einstein Papers Project
(08/2003-05/2005).
Visiting Associate in History in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the
California Institute of Technology and Visiting Editor at the Einstein Papers Project (09/2001-
07/2003).
Assistant Professor (Hochschulassistent) for History and Philosophy of Science, University of
Bern (09/1999-08/2001).
Research Scholar at the Institute for the History of Science, University of Göttingen, DFGProjekt
Hilbert-Edition (01/1997-08/1999).
Research Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (03/1996-
12/1996).
Research Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the Human Development and Education,
Berlin, Arbeitsstelle Albert Einstein (04/1991-02/1996).
Predoctoral Research Grant from the City of Berlin (Nachwuchsförderungsstipendium Nafög1990).