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Full Professor (10/2010 – lifetime), Soil- and Groundwater-Management at the University of Wuppertal, Germany

Associate Professor (10/2006 – 10/2010) Soil- and Groundwater-Management at the University of Wuppertal, Germany

Senior scientist & Project leader (06/2005 – 09/2006) Senior Scientist in the Department of Soil Chemistry of the UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle GmbH

Scientist & Project leader (10/2001 – 09/2005) Scientist in the Department Soil Science of the UFZ Centre for Envi­ronmental Research Leipzig-Halle GmbH

Research Associate (12/1997-08/2000) Department of Soil Science of the UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle GmbH

Scientist and Project manager (10-12/1997) Institute of Soil Science and Site Research in Tha­randt of the Technical University of Dresden

Researcher (11/1997) Institute of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of the Agricultural Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Witten­berg

Researcher (5-08/1997) Institute of Soil Science and Site Research, Tha­randt, Technical University of Dresden

Associate Editor

• “Environmental Pollution”

Editorial Board Member

• “Geoderma”
• "Ecotoxicology"
• "Water, Air, & Soil Pollution"
• “Archive of Agronomy and Soil Science"

Leading Guest Editor

• “Journal of Environmental Management”
• “Applied Geochemistry”
• “Environmental Geochemistry and Health”

Guest Editor

• “Chemosphere” for the Special Issue related to 18th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment (ICHMET 2016) in Ghent, Belgien.
• “Environmental Geochemistry and Health” related to Asia Pacific Biochar Conference 2016 in Korea
• “Geoderma” for the Special Issue "Properties, processes, and ecological functions of wetland, paddy and floodplain soils", EUROSOIL 2012
• “Archive of Agronomy and Soil Science" Special Issue des 10th International Symposium of Wetland Biogeochemistry 2007: Annapolis, U.S.A.

Reviewer for international journals:

• "Nature Geoscience"
• "Environmental Science and Technology“
• "Chemosphere”
• "Soil Biology and Biochemistry”
• "Soil Science Society of America Journal“
• "Climatic Change”
• "Journal of Soils and Sediments”
• "Journal of Environmental Quality“
• "Environmental Pollution”
• "Science of the Total Environment”
• "Water, Air, and Soil Pollution“
• "Ecological Engineering“
• "Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment”
• "Journal of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science“
• "Journal of Harzardous Material“
• "Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science“
• "Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination – An International Journal”
• "Journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment”
• "Ecotoxicology”
• "Journal of Freshwater Ecology"
• "Chemical Geology"
• "International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry"
• "Environmental Science and Pollution Research"
• "CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water"
• "Atmospheric Environment"
• "Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science"
• "Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry"
• "Environmental Monitoring and Assessment"
• "CATENA"
• "WETLANDS"
• "Journal of Geochemical Exploration"
• "Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety"

Organization of special sessions

• 2017: “Interactions between biochars and trace elements (TEs) in the environment” 14th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland
• 2017: “Management of trace element fluxes in the environment: from regulation to remediation”. 14th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland
• 2016: „Heavy metals and biochar interactions“ on the international Conference „Heavy Metals in the Environment (ICHMET 2016)“
• 2016: “Heavy Metals in Sediments: Biogeochemistry and Remediation” on the international Conference „Heavy Metals in the Environment (ICHMET 2016)“
• 2015: „Fate and transport of metals in contaminated sediments – new approaches in remediation” International Conference of Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) 2015 in Fukuoka, Japan
• 2014: Organization of the special session: “Heavy Metals in Sediments and Remediation Technologies” on the “17th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment” (ICHMET) 2014 in Guiyang, China
• 2013: „Management and Remediation of Contaminated Fresh Water and Marine Sediments” International Conference of Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) 2013 in Athens, U.S.A.
• 2012: 4th International Congress –European Congress of Soil Science- EUROSOIL 2012 Soil Science for the Benefit for the Mankind and Environment
• Organization of the special session: “Wetland, floodplain, riparian soils: properties, processes and ecological functions” in Bari, Italy
• 2012: Organization of the special session: “Heavy Metals in Sediments - Interactions, Remediation, and Management” on the “16th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment” (ICHMET) 2012 in Rome, Italy
• 2011: Organization of the special symposium 3: “Bioavailability of contaminants in freshwater and coastal/marine sediments: implications for remedial technologies” auf der International Conference of Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) 2011 in FLORENCE, Italy
• 2010: Organization of the special session: “Heavy Metals in Sediments and Remediation Technologies” auf der “15th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment” (ICHMET) 2010 in Gdańsk, Poland