Head of Department of Agricultural Economics and Data Management at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Vienna/AT (since 2019)
Research associate at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Vienna/AT (since 2019)
Head of Department of Business Economics at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Vienna/AT (2016-2018)
Research associate at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Vienna/AT (2003-2018)
Research assistant at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Department of Economics, Politics and Law), Vienna/AT (2002-2003)
Studies of Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy at the Agricultural education academy, Vienna/AT (Dipl.-Päd. 2003)
Studies of Agricultural Economics at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna/AT (DI 2002).
Foreign Studies at the University of Aberdeen/GB (King’s College, Feb. – June 2001)
Higher Federal School for Alpine Agriculture Ursprung/Elixhausen, Salzburg/AT (A-levels 1994)
Main fields of work:
- Farm business economics
- Sector analysis – agricultural markets (e.g. sugar, fruit and vegetables)
- Farm comparisons (agri-benchmark cash crops, IFCN-dairy farming)
- Evaluations (measures of rural development programmes, national strategy of operational programms of producer organisations)
- Risk management in agriculture; income stabilisation
- Working groups – support of agricultural advisory/vocational training
- Agricultural policy analyses
Participation in committees:
- Economics
- Member of the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN)
- Member of the agri-benchmark network
- Participation in working groups of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Tourism (e.g. evaluation)
- Participation in international working parties (e.g. OECD)