Since 2021, Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Passau. Prior to that, since 2018, Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Marburg. Between 2017 and 2021, professor at the Universities of Augsburg, Bonn, and Erlangen-Nuremberg. PhD (Dr. phil.) in 2009 at the University of Marburg. From 2007 to 2021, research associate at the Research Center for German Language Atlas at the University of Marburg. In 2006, research associate at the Institute for German Philology in Mannheim. Studies in German Studies, Political Science, and Media Studies for the Magister Artium from 2000 to 2005 at the Universities of Marburg and Hamburg, with a focus on linguistics. Roles in examination boards: Chair in the Bachelor's program Media and Communication, Vice Chair in the Bachelor's program Language and Text Studies, Vice Chair in the Master's program Text and Cultural Semiotics, Vice Chair in the Master's program Media and Communication, Vice Chair in the Master's program European Studies. Responsible for the program of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Turku. Program Director of the double degree program "Media and Communication" at Istanbul Turkish-German University. Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies. Member of the Project Committee of the Franconian Dictionary. Member of the Board of the Association for the History of German Languages.