Curriculum vitae
| 1977-82 | Studies in Theology and Greek Philology at the Universities of Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Zürich; grantee of the "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes" |
| 1982-86 | Doctoral student (Assistent) in Old Testament Studies at the Theological Faculty of the University of Zürich (supervisor: Prof. Dr. O.H. Steck) |
| 1986-87 | Pastoral training (Vikariat) in the Reformed Church of the Canton Zürich, Switzerland, Second Diploma (zweites Theologisches Examen) and ordination as a VDM (Verbi Divini Minister) |
| 1987 | Dr. theol. University of Zürich, Switzerland (diss: Translatio imperii) |
| 1987-94 | Secretary of the project "Revision der Zürcher Bibel" |
| 1990 | Habilitation at the University of Zürich, Switzerland (Second Book: Kyros im Deuterojesaja-Buch) |
| 1991-95 | "Privatdozent" at the Theological Faculty of the University of Zürich |
| 1992 | Participation in the "Lehrkurs des Deutschen Evangelischen Instituts für Altertumswissenschaft des Heiligen Landes" (Aug./Sept. in Syria and Jordania) |
| 1994-95 | Grantee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Heisenberg programme) |
| 1995 | Call to C4-Professorship for Old Testament in Kiel; 1. place on appointments list in Munich |
| Since 1995/96 | Full Professor for Old Testament (Ordinarius) at the Theological Faculty of the University of Göttingen; Director of the Department for Qumran Studies |
| 1998-2015 | Ephorus of the "Evangelisches Studienhaus Göttingen" (formerly Gerhard-Uhlhorn-Konvikt) |
| Since 1999 | Ordinary member of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Göttingen) |
| 2002-03 | Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study (Wissenschaftskolleg), Berlin |
| 2003 | Call to C4-Professorship for Old Testament in Heidelberg |
| 2006-07 | Fowler Hamilton Visiting Research Fellowship in Christ Church College, Oxford |
| 2008 | Call to W3-Professorship for Old Testament, Humboldt University of Berlin |
| 2014 | Call to the Oriel and Laing Chair of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture an der Universität Oxford. | 2014-15 | Overseas Visiting Scholar, St. John's College, Cambridge, UK |
| Since 2015 | Honorary Member of the Society for Old Testament Study (SOTS, Great Britain) |
| 2018-21 | Professor (status only) of the University of Toronto, Department for Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations |
Main fields of research
- History of literature and theology of the Old Testament
- Ancient Near Eastern and Israelite Prophecy
- Judaism in the Persian and Hellenistic periods (including Qumran studies)