Classical Archaeologist/
Ancient Historian
University of Basel, Switzerland
Research Interests
Research Interests
Social History of the Ancient Greek and Roman World, Ancient Poverty, Marginalised Groups, Intersectionality, Urbanism, Spatial Analysis, Mapping, Digital Tools for Research
Education
2022 – present
Doctorate in Classical Archaeology, University of Basel
2020 – 2022
Master’s Degree in Classical Archaeology (Major) and Ancient History (Minor), University of Basel
2015 – 2020
Bachelor’s Degree in Ancient Civilizations, University of Basel
(Specialization: Classical Archaeology) and Art History
(Specialization: Classical Archaeology) and Art History
Approved Research Projects
2023
Dissertation Project “Life and Death at the Margins of Society. Investigating Manifestations of Poverty within Roman Urban Spaces.” with a Doc.CH research grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), 2023–2027,
Project Details
Professional Background
02/2025 – 07/2025
Visiting PhD Researcher, Leiden University, Institute For History — Institute Specialization “The Unification of the Mediterranean World 400 BC–400 AD”
2023 – present
Assistant / PhD Candidate, University of Basel, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Department of Ancient Civilizations
2022 – 2023
Starting Scholarship Recipient, University of Basel, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Department of Ancient Civilizations
2021 – 2022
Student Assistant, University of Basel, SNF-Project “The Roman Egypt Laboratory: Climate Change, Societal Transformations, and the Transition to Late Antiquity” (2021–25) – PI: Prof. Dr. Sabine Huebner, Institute of Ancient History, Department of Ancient Civilizations
2019 – 2020
Student Assistant, University of Basel, Research fund project “Nomismation: Measuring Monetary Integration in the Late Roman Empire” (2019–20) – PI: Dr. Irene Soto Marín, Institute of Ancient History, Department of Ancient Civilizations
2018
Tutor, University of Basel, Proseminar “Architecture”, Department of Art History
Prizes, Awards, Fellowships
2023
Nominated for the Teaching Excellency Awards 2023 of the University of Basel within the category “Service to Teaching”
2023
PhD Scholarship, Doc.CH, SNSF, for the PhD project “Live and Death at the Margins of Society. Investigating Manifestations of Poverty in Roman Urban Spaces”
2022
PhD Starting Scholarship, Department of Ancient Civilizations, University of Basel
2022
Research grant, Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft Basel (FAG) for the Master’s thesis “A Beggars’ Banquet. Lives and Movements of the Marginalised Poor in the Ancient Roman City” (2021/2022)