About
Academic career
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Since August 2023 | Vice President People & Culture, University of Basel |
| Since August 2021 | Associate Professor of Public Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Basel |
| August 2019-July 2021 | Assistant Professor of Public Law (with tenure track) at the Law Faculty of the University of Basel |
| 2017-2019 | Assistant Professor of Public Law with special focus on European democracy issues at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich and the Center for Democracy Aarau |
| 2016-2017 | Coordinator of the program area "Transformation of the State in Times of Digitization" at the German Research Institute for Public Administration |
| 2012-2017 | Research consultant at the German Research Institute for Public Administration |
| 2014-2015 | Research assistant at the Chair of Public Law, Finance and Tax Law (Prof. Dr. Joachim Wieland, LL.M) of the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer |
Education
| Year | Degree |
|---|---|
| 2012-2017 | Habilitation at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer Habilitation thesis: Rechtsangleichung in der EU im Bereich der direkten Steuern. Analyse der Handlungsformen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Soft Law (Legislative alignment in the EU in the field of direct taxation. Analysis of forms of action with special regard to soft law; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joachim Wieland, LL.M) |
| 2001-2005 | Doctorate (Dr. iur., summa cum laude) at the University of Bern Dissertation: Stimmgeheimnis. Eine rechtsvergleichende und rechtshistorische Untersuchung unter Einbezug des geltenden Rechts (Voting secrecy. A comparative law and legal history study including the applicable law; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. rer. publ. Dr. iur. h. c. Andreas Kley) |
| 2005-2008 | International Executive MBA in Public Management (MBA, with distinction) at the University of Salzburg |
| 1995-2001 | Law studies (degree: lic. iur.) at the University of Bern |
Work experience
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2008-2011 | Head of Legal Section, Swiss Federal Chancellery |
| 2006-2007 | Project Leader Vote électronique, Swiss Federal Chancellery |
| 2004-2007 | Lawyer in the Political Rights Section, Swiss Federal Chancellery |
| 2001-2003 | Lawyer in the project Vote électronique, Swiss Federal Chancellery |
at the university
- Co-Director of the Research Center e-PIAF
outside the university
- Member of the Advisory Board of AlgorithmWatch Switzerland
- Member of the Federal Statistical Commission
- Member of the Sounding Board Demokratie Laber Basel
- Member of the Advisory Board of Swissmedic 4.0
- Member of the Association of Vereinigung der Deutschen Staatsrechtslehrer e.V.
- Member of the Board of Trustees Mehr Demokratie e.V.
- Co-editor of the Jahrbuch für direkte Demokratie
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Swiss Democracy Foundation
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Stiftung für direkte Demokratie
- Member of the Swiss Lawyers' Association (SJV)
- Member of the Swiss Society for Legislation (SGG)
- Member of the Swiss Association for Administrative Organization Law (SVVOR)
- Associate member of the Human Rights Competence Center of the University of Zurich
- Associate Member of the Digital Society Initiative of the University of Zurich
- Member of the Blockchain Center of the University of Zurich
- Member of the Centre for Information Technology, Society, and Law (ITSL)
- Member of the German Section of the International Institute for Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
- Member of the Research Network on EU Administrative Law (ReNEUAL)
- Member of the Advisory Board of Legal Help
- Member of the Legal Advisory Board of CH++
Research interests
- digitalisation in the state public administration
- data law
- smart mobility
- constitutional law
- democracy