- 2003
Habilitation at the University of Hohenheim, specialising in "Agricultural Market Analysis and Agricultural Marketing"
- 1991
Dr. sc. agr., University of Hohenheim
- 1987
Dipl.-Ing. agr., University of Hohenheim
- Since 2005
Private lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at the Technical University of Munich, specialising in "Agricultural Market Analysis and Agricultural Marketing"
- Since 2003
W2 professorship for "Marketing and Management" at the Department of Horticulture and Food Technology at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences and professorship for "Marketing and Management of Renewable Resources" at TUM Campus Straubing
- 1994–2003
Senior Scientist at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), Karlsruhe, Department: Innovations in Biotechnology
- 1991–1993
Project manager at GfK AG, Nuremberg
- 1987–1991
Research assistant at the University of Hohenheim
Market research and marketing for agricultural and horticultural products, food and renewable raw materials
Consumer and user behaviour for agricultural products, food and renewable raw materials
Innovations in agriculture, the food industry and renewable raw materials
Value chains for renewable raw materials