Curriculum Vitae
University Education
| Feb 1997 | Habilitation in Geography (Post-Doctoral Degree), University of Giessen, F.R.G. |
| May 1991 | Ph.D. in Economic Geography (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Giessen, F.R.G. |
| May 1987 | Diplom-Geograph (Master's Degree in Geography), University of Giessen, F.R.G. |
Academic Positions
| Jul 2020 | Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Canada |
| Jan 2011 | Zijiang Visiting Professor (multiple terms) Institute of Urban Development, East China Normal University in Shanghai, China |
| Jul 2010 - Sep 2010 | Professeur invité, HEC Montréal, Université de Montréal, Canada |
| Jul 2006 - Jul 2020 | Professor, Senior Canada Research Chair in ‘Innovation and Governance’, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada |
| Oct 2002 - Aug 2006 | Professor of Economic Geography, University of Marburg, F.R.G. |
| Dec 1998 - Oct 2002 | Professor of Economic Geography, University of Frankfurt/Main, F.R.G. |
| Jul 1996 - Dec 1998 | Lecturer of Economic Geography, University of Giessen, F.R.G. |
| Jul 1991 - Sep 1991 | Visiting Professor, Economic Geography, Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada |
| Jun 1989 - May 1996 | Assistant of Economic Geography, University of Giessen, F.R.G. |
Other Academic Functions
| May 2025 Since 2022 |
Co-organizer of the Meric Gertler Conference, University of Toronto Member of the Research Ethics Board of the University of Toronto |
| Sep 2019 - Dec 2025 | Co-editor of "ZFW - Advances in Economic Geography" |
| Since Sep 2013 | Co-organizer of the "Global Innovation and Regional Development" Speaker Series, University of Toronto |
| Sep 2012 - Dec 2020 | Co-editor of the "Journal of Economic Geography" |
| Since Oct 2004 | Co-editor of the geography book series at Ulmer Publishers, Stuttgart,
jointly with Helmut Brückner, University of Marburg, F.R.G. |
| Since May 2003 | Founder and editor of the online publication series SPACES |
| Jan 2003 - Nov 2012 |
Member of the advisory board of the journal “Economic Geography” |
Examples of University Courses Taught
Lecture: Economic Geography 2: Collective Learning, Conventions and Regional Development
Seminar: Economic Geography 3: Globalization and Regionalization
Seminar: Innovation and Governance
Seminar: Industrial Innovation, Technological Change and Spatial Structure
Seminar: Relational Economic Geography
Seminar: Cluster Development and Policy
Seminar: Evolution and Competitiveness of the German Model of Corporate Governance and Industrial Relations
Project Seminar: University-Industry Relations and Regional Economic Development
Graduate Field Seminar: Development of a Media Industry Cluster After the German Reunification
Graduate Field Seminar: Regional Competence, Local Networks and International Linkages in the Munich TV and Film Production Cluster
Graduate Field Seminar: Regional Competence, Local Networks and International Linkages in the Frankfurt/Main TV and Film Production Cluster
Graduate Field Seminar: Transformation of the Chemical Industry in the Bitterfeld-Wolfen Region After the German Reunification
Lecture: Statistical Inference in Economics and Business Administration
Lecture: Introductory Statistics for Geographers
Lecture: Statistical Inference for Geographers
Seminar: Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Geographers
Seminar: Introduction to SPSS With Practical Examples
Project Seminar: Application of GIS in Economic Geography
Seminar: Statistics for Political Scientists
Seminar: Special Topics: Statistical Analysis and Inference for Political Scientists