- since 1.11.2001: Professor of German Language (ssd L-LIN/14
Lingua e traduzione - Lingua tedesca) at the Modern Languages
Faculty (Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere dell'Università
di Bologna);
- 1997/98-2000/01: Associate Professor of German Language
at the Modern Languages Faculty (Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature
Straniere);
- 1995/96-1996-97: Associate Professor of German
Language at the Modern Languages Faculty of the University of
Verona (Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere dell'Università
di Verona)
- 1992/93-1994/95: Associate Professor of German Language
at the Economics Faculty of the University of Verona (Facoltà di
Economia dell'Università di Verona)
- 1986/87-1991/92: DAAD lecteur of German at Pisa
University (Istituto di Letteratura Tedesca e Filologia
Germanica, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia).
- 1982/83-1983/84: lecteur of German at Macerata University
(Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia)
POSITIONS HELD
▫ from 2015/16 until 2017/18:
Dean of a International MA Degree Course (Language, Society and Communication) in the School of Language, Literature, Translation and Interpretation at the University of Bologna;
- member of the counsil of the Department LILEC
- member of the high counsil of the School of Modern Languages and Literature, Translation and Interpretation
from 2012/13 until 2014/15: Dean of a MA Degree Course (Corso di laurea
magistrale in Lingua, Società e Comunicazione) in the School of
Language, Literature, Translation and Interpretation at the
University of Bologna;
▫ 2013: member of the planing committee of the XV. IDT
(International conference of German Studies “Deutsch von innen,
Deutsch von außen”) Bozen; section leader;
- from 2013: tutor of PhD candidates at the University of
Hannover (D) and the University of Valencia (ES)
▫ 2011: planning committee of “ViceVersa”: 5th meeting of
Italian-German translators of literature (collaboration between the
Deutscher Übersetzerfonds [DüF], the Robert Bosch Stiftung,
the Translators' Residence in Looren (CH) e Il nuovo traduttore
letterario, Florence, financed by Pro Helvetia and University of
Bologna);
▫ 2001-2006: Director of the DILM Master Course in Modern
Language Teaching (subsequently DILM Summer School) of the
University of Bologna
▫ 2000-2002: board member of AIG (Associazione Italiana di
Germanistica= Italian Association of German Studies);
▫ 1994/95-1996/97: academic council of the Centro Linguistico
d'Ateneo CLA (Language Center) of the University of Verona
Referee
- VQR (2010-2014); (2015-2019)
- Servizio esami di bi- e trilinguismo (Provincia autonoma di
Bolzano);
- “Sparkling science” (programma di ricerca del Ministero
austriaco per la scienza, la ricerca e l'economia);
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der
wissenschaftlichen Forschung (SNF)
- Referaggio per università italiane e estere (Germania, Grecia,
Portogallo e Spagna).
Editorial boards
▫ (director) LisT (Lavori interculturali sul Tedesco),
Aracne;
▫ “Italienische Studien zur deutschen Sprache” (ISdS), 'Istituto
Italiano di Studi Germanici;
▫ “Lingua e linguistica tedesca”, Studi superiori, Carocci;
▫ ATEM, Aracne;
Studies:
- 1986-1989: PhD at the University of Osnabrück
(Germany); "Dichtung als Widerspruch - Zur Entwicklung
poetologischer Positionen bei Franco Fortini"), "summa cum
laude";
(this work was awarded a prize in the field of cultural
relationships between Italy and German speaking countries by the
Accademia di Studi Italo-Tedeschi of Merano)
- 1975-1978, 1980/81: German and Philosophy at Heidelberg
University (Rupertus Carola).
- 1979: German and Philosophy at Frankfurt a.M University
(Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe)
Teacher Training
- 1984-1986: "Referendariat" in German and Philosophy in
Osnabrück (Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule)
Fellowships
in 2022 Visiting By-Fellowship at Churchill College Cambridge (UK)
2019 - Visiting Scholar at Madgalene College Cambridge (UK).
2018 - Martin Miller and Hannah Norbert-Miller Fellowship, l'Institut of Modern Languages Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London
2017 - Bologna-Clare Hall-Fellow (Cambridge, UK), now Life Member at Clare Hall
2008 - fellow at the Bogliasco Foundation
