Curriculum Vitae

Education

2014 – present
Ph.D Candidate, Department 'Law & Anthropology', Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany
Thesis: ‘Accommodation of Jewish Law in Germany and the UK’ (working title)

2007 – 2014
First State Examination in Law, University of Leipzig
Areas of Focus: Fundamentals of Law, Constitutional Law, Law and Culture

2004 – 2010
Magister Artium (Master equivalent) in Literature, Linguistics and Journalism, University of Leipzig
Thesis: ‘The Assumption of the Artistic’

2011 and 2013
Visiting Research Student (Law and Cultural Studies), Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel (each three months)

2010
Exchange Student (Law and Political Science), Université Lumière Lyon 2, France (one semester)

Professional Activities

2012 – 2013
Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin
Student Assistant

October 2011 – January 2012
Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem
Research Intern

January – March 2011
German Mission to the United Nations, New York
Mission Intern

2008 – 2011
University of Leipzig, Faculty of Law
Student Assistant

Grants / Scholarships

2009 – 2013
Full Study Stipend, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin

2011 and 2013
Research Grant for the Hebrew University Jerusalem, State of Saxony

2010
Erasmus Grant, University of Leipzig

Languages

German (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
French (proficient)
Hebrew (advanced)