Studies in Law at Leipzig University, majoring in Economic Law 1977-1981
Academic staff member at Ingenieurhochschule Zittau University (1981-1985)
Legal adviser (1986-1996) at Ingenieurhochschule Zittau University (renamed Technische Hochschule Zittau University in 1988)
Head of HR and Legal Adviser (1996-2017) at Technische Hochschule Zittau University and Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (1992)
Chancellor of Zittau/Görlitz UAS (first appointment on 1 Juli 2007)
Interim Chancellor at the International Institute (IHI) Zittau (a central academic institution of TU Dresden University since 1 January 2013); head of the joint administration pilot project between the International Institute and HSZG (2008-12)
Reappointment as Chancellor of Zittau/Görlitz University on 1 July 2015