Deputy Head of Department at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research (Department of Mountain Research and Regional Development), Vienna/AT (since 2019)
Research associate at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Vienna/AT (since 2019)
Research associate at the Federal Institute of Less Favoured and Mountainous Areas, Vienna/AT (2000-2018)
Research associate at Sozialökonomische Forschungsstelle, Vienna/AT (1998-1999)
Doctoral studies of Sociology at the University of Vienna/AT (Dr.in 2010)
Studies of Sociology and Theory of Drama at the University of Vienna/AT (Mag.a 1999)
Main fields of work:
- Mountain areas and less favoured areas
- Rural sociology
- Rural development and regional development
- Local development (LEADER, art initiatives in rural areas)
- Regional policy and governance
- Demographic change in rural areas
- Migration and integration in rural regions / social diversity
- Public services and SGIs (services of general interest)
- Small farmers
Participation in committees:
- Participation in the subcommittee “Regional economic” of the Austrian Conference on Spatial Planning (ÖROK)
- Participation in international working groups on mountain research (Alpine Convention, Mountain Partnership, Nemor)