Curriculum Vitae

PhD

Maastricht University

Tentative dissertation title: 'Bones of Contention: Mapping the Odd Interactions of Law with Palaeontological Objects'

Master in International Law

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

International Law

• two-year programme at a bilingual institution
• final grade: 5.78/6.00 ('excellent')
• dissertation: 'What’s In A Name: Legal Systems in Biological Nomenclature'

Exchange Semester

Moscow State Institute of International Relations

International Relations

Bachelor of Arts

Technische Universität Dresden

International Relations

• highly competitive interdisciplinary programme
• final grade: 1.2 ('very good')
• dissertation: 'Pardoning War Criminals: The Trump Administration, the Duty to Prosecute, and the Duty to Protect Human Rights'

Bachelor of Arts (unfinished)

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Political Science and Public Law

PhD Researcher

Maastricht University – Department of Criminal Law and Criminology

Grading Assistant

University of Erfurt – Assistant Professorship of Public International Law and International Administrative Law

Grading exams and papers for courses in International Law and Introduction to Legal Research in Public Law using Wiseflow software.

Researcher

Canvas Art Law

Research and policy work on natural history objects, conservation, and human remains.

Visiting Researcher

University of Maastricht – Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage

Shadowed Dr. Donna Yates (Associate Professor of Criminology), and contributed to research articles for peer review. Attended academic events and meetings, and presented research to the Department community.

Intern

Tallinn University of Technology – Department of Geology

Assisted the curator of Estonia’s largest geological collection with the handling, preparation, and international movement of palaeontological specimens.

Focus Group Member

The Palaeontological Association

Participated in an expert-led group to identify issues in fossil theft and proposed solutions for a workshop on on 'Social Justice in Palaeontology: Case Studies & Future Actions.'

Intern

Ruhr University Bochum – Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict

Provided editing support for international law journals and conducted literature research for resident researchers.

Student Research Assistant

Technische Universität Dresden – Chair for International Law, European Law and Public Law

Assisted research activities, prepared course materials, and contributed to teaching and administrative tasks at the Chair.

2024 Pierre Lalive and John Henry Merryman Fellowship in Art and Cultural Heritage Law

International Cultural Property Society, Art-Law Centre of the University of Geneva, and LALIVE Geneva

Fellowship valued at CHF 6,000 for a research stay at the University of Geneva, awarded for my paper ''Ubirajara' and Irritator Belong to Brazil: Achieving Fossil Returns under German Private Law'

Paper of the Month of Cambridge University Press – History, Classics and Archaeology

Cambridge University Press

Awarded for my paper ''Ubirajara' and Irritator Belong to Brazil: Achieving Fossil Returns under German Private Law'

First Prize at the Third Edition of the International Symposium on Cultural Heritage in War and Peace

International Symposium on Cultural Heritage in War and Peace

Awarded for my manuscript 'A Classifiction Unearthed: The History of Palaeontological Objects as Cultural Heritage in International Law', honouring an 'innovative profile of research, outstanding presentation and excellent content.'

ERASMUS+ Scholarship

LEONARDO Büro Sachsen

Financial support for a research internship at Maastricht University.

Scholarship for going abroad to Eastern Europe

'Metropolen in Osteuropa' programme (German National Academic Foundation and Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation)

Financial support for an exchange semester and internship in Eastern Europe.

Full Scholarship by the German National Academic Foundation

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

Full scholarship including financial and ideational support for the entire duration of my studies.

First Prize in the German National Foreign Language Competition

Bildung und Begabung

Awarded first prize in the German National Foreign Language Competition with English, Spanish, French, and Latin; subsequent acceptance into the German National Academic Foundation.

Chairman

Genocide Alert e.V.

Executive leader of Germany's only NGO active in lobbying and awareness-raising for the prevention of mass atrocities; prior responsibilities within the organisation:

• Leader of the working group (since November 2021)
• Deputy Chairman (March 2022 - June 2024
• Member of the Working Group (January 2018 - October 2021)

Treasurer

Internationale Beziehungen Dresden e.V.

Management of the international relations student union’s funds, membership administration, planning and carrying out both leisure and substantial events