Academic Positions
Since September 2010: | Project Director "En Route through the New Atlantic History. Literature from Africa and Latin America", Seminar für Afrikawissenschaften, Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and DFG |
2004-2010: | Guest Lectures, Seminar für African Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
2000 - 2002: | Guest Lectures, Latin America Institute, Free University Berlin |
1998 - 2008: | Research Affiliate Latin American Studies Center (LASC), University of Maryland at College Park |
1990-1998: | Associate Professor (tenured) for Caribbean Literatures in Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Maryland at College Park |
1985-1990: | Associate Professor Latin American Literatures, Latin America Institute, Free University Berlin |
1982-1985 | Research Grant, Volkswagen Stiftung Hannover, Latin America Institute, Free University Berlin |
1977-1979 | Assistant Professor for Latin American Literatures at Leiden University |
1971-1974 | Teaching Assistant Latin American Literatures, Latin America Institute, Free University Berlin |