Quantitative Linguist
I am currently a researcher of English Linguistics at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany, and part of the DFG-funded research unit Spoken Morphology. I defended my dissertation in August 2022, which focuses on the interaction between phonetics and morphology, in particular on the effect of morphological boundaries on the duration of stems.
I am open to work starting in October 2022.
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Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf
I recently defended my dissertation "Paradigm uniformity effects in inflectional stems: Durational differences in production and perception" as part of the DFG research unit "Spoken Morphology". Parts of my research were published or presented as listed under publications.
A list of courses I taught can be viewed below in the section Teaching.
Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf
I completed my M.A. in the program Comparative Studies in English Language, Literature and Culture with a focus on English linguistics. The title of my M.A. thesis was "The Perception of Homophone Suffixes: The Case of Plural -s and Cliticised has".
During my M.A. studies, I had several part time jobs related to e-learning. One of the e-learning projects I created was Timelines to Visualize History.
During my M.A. studies, I also organized and presented at the student's conference "Breaking Boundaries", for which I also created the promotional material (poster and schedule).
My M.A. studies were financially supported from 2014-2016 by the "Deutschlandstipendium".
Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf
I completed my B.A. in the major English Studies and the minor General Linguistics.
During my B.A. studies, I spent a semester abroad at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, where I took courses on linguistics and Australian studies.
Also during my B.A. studies, I worked as officer of communication for the student union (among other part-time jobs).
My B.A. studies were financially supported from 2012-2014 by the "Deutschlandstipendium".
anyMOTION GRAPHICS GmbH, Düsseldorf
I completed an apprenticeship in web development at anyMOTION GRAPHICS in January 2008, and then continued to work there as a full-time web developer until 2011.
My responsiblities included design and development of websites in CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript/jQuery and other programming languages, administration and content management of websites, newsletter marketing and graphic design.
I have published journal articles, given presentations and presented posters at a number of different conferences as listed below.
During my time at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, I taught the following classes:
| Semester | Course | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2022, Winter 2016/17, Summer 2016 & Winter 2015/16 | Academic Writing & Research | Tutorial |
| Winter 2019/20 | Word-Formation in English | Intermediate |
| Summer 2018 | Methods in Phonetics | Intermediate |
| Summer 2018 & Winter 2017/18 | Introduction to English Language and Linguistics Part I (Winter) / II (Summer) | Introductory |
| Winter 2016/17, Summer 2016 & Winter 2015/16 | Tutorial for Introduction to Medieval English Studies Part I (Winter) / II (Summer) | Tutorial |
Due to my diverse professional experience, my skills can be assigned to a variety of different categories. Browse through them, or jump directly to:
During my PhD, I took a deep dive into the world of data science. This came natural to me, as I already had previous experience in coding from my web development days. However, I learned quite a lot about how to deal with data, including how to:
Most of these were accomplished using R and R packages (e.g. dplyr, ggplot, lme4, etc.), SQL, and Python. I am eager to expand my skills on data science in regards to natural language processing and machine learning, especially using Python.
In the last 5 years, I worked on my PhD thesis in English linguistics. My skills in regard to linguistics and language include:
After over 10 years in academia, I have become a very skilled researcher and acquired many skills that transcend to many areas of my life. These include:
From 2005 to 2011, I worked as a professional media designer and web developer. Though the world of web development has changed dramatically, I still have a high affinity to web and media design. Having studied these fields extensively, I have a professional understanding of:
I speak a number of different languages to various degrees of fluency, as listed in the table below. In addition, I have structural, and in some cases limited vocabulary knowledge of Mandarin, Serbo-Croatian, Hebrew, Old English and Middle English.
| Level | Language |
|---|---|
| Native/Fluent | German, English |
| Intermediate | Swedish |
| Basic | French, Spanish |
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