Work experience
09/22 – today German Bundestag, Office of Tobias B. Bacherle, MdB, Berlin
Research assistant for digital and foreign policy
Head of the Office of the Chairman of the Committee on Digital Affairs
Preparation and monitoring of digital policy work in the committees for Digital Affairs, for European Affairs and for Foreign Affairs
Drafting policy positions, in particular on international digital policy, digital foreign policy, the intersection of security and technology
Preparation of speeches and appointments
10/21 – 09/22 Mercator College for International Affairs
Graduate program of the Federal Foreign Office, the German National Academic Foundation and the Mercator Foundation for the promotion of young professionals in international cooperation
06/22 – 08/22 3rd station as Mercator Fellow in the German Bundestag, office of Tobias B. Bacherle, Member of the Bundestag, Berlin
Elaboration of the office strategy for international digital policy
Further activities congruent with the subsequent employment
03/22 – 05/22 2nd station as Visiting Researcher at the NATO Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense (CCDCOE), Tallinn
Research and publication on EU-NATO cooperation
Collaboration on a comparative study on the digital foreign policy of NATO member states.
10/21 – 02/22 1st station as Mercator Fellow at the European Commission, DG CONNECT, Brussels
Elaboration of a concept for information exchange between EU organizations for the Joint Cyber Unit
Design of the community integration of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre
Support of political crisis exercises
Contribution to research and briefings on GaiaX, 5G, Open Ran
06/20 – 09/21 Assistant at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin
Collaboration and coordination of the cluster “Digitization – Cyber – Internet”.
Planning, coordination and implementation of expert events on the IGF, the UN cyber negotiations
Literature and data research on digital policy positions of Germany’s partners, editing and content collaboration
Administration of the website and coordination of events
01/20 – 04/20 Internship at the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, New York
Media monitoring for the areas of nuclear weapons, LAWs, SAWLs
Collaboration on speeches as well as media strategy
Independent administration of social media
Other internships and student employment:
10/18 – 10/19 Student assistant at Freie Universität Berlin.
Editing, as well as independent research and data collection in EU research project on the European neighborhood
09/17 – 02/18 Internship and Interim at The Peace Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand, Auckland
Preparation of lobby strategies on disarmament in the Pacific
Independent development of social media strategy
06/17 – 08/17 Internship at the Arnold Bergsträsser Institute, Freiburg, Germany
Research activities with focus on sub-Saharan and southern Africa
Press review work, editing in German, English and French
02/16 – 08/17 Internship and student employment, navos, Berlin
Supporting policy advice with focus on renewable energy through stakeholder analysis and press reviews
Education
10/08 – 05/21 Master of Arts in International Relations, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Potsdam.
Focus on security policy and digital policy, grade: 1.2
09/19 – 12/19 Erasmus Semester, Sciences Po Paris
Focus on European politics, grade: 1,2
10/13 – 01/18 Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-University, University College Freiburg
Major: Governance, Minor: Life Science, Focus on Conflict Studies, Grade: 1.3
08/15 – 12/15 Exchange semester, Schreyer Honors College at Pennsylvania State University, USA
Focus on quantitative conflict studies, GPA: 4.0
09/05 – 06/13 High school of the school foundation Seligenthal Landshut
Grade: 1.3
Voluntary work
08/22 – today Extended Board of Women in International Security e.V.
Collaboration on the newsletter and on events
Collaboration on the internal orientation of the association
01/20 – today Further memberships and activities
Member of the network for international tasks (nefia)
Member of polis180, program Gender and International Politics
Support of the Lebenshilfe Berlin through a recreational partnership
02/14 – 04/17 Student engagement
Student council chair and mediator at the University College Freiburg
Secretary of Outreach of the Global Order Project Freiburg
Member of the academic film club e.V.
Awards, further qualifications
Awards & Publications
Alumna of the European Youth Parliament e.V., the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation and the German National Academic Foundation
Winner of the NATO Policy Hackathon
Languages and PC
Contributions to polis 180 and CF