| 1978 | Dr. phil., University of Innsbruck |
| 1978-1983 | Assistant Professor, University of Graz |
| 1983-1984 | Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation, University of Munich |
| 1984-1988 | Assistant Professor, University of Innsbruck |
| 1988 | Habilitation, University of Innsbruck |
| 1988-2001 | Associate Professor, University of Innsbruck |
| 1989-1990 | Visiting Professor, University of Graz |
| 1993 | Chairman of the Department of Ancient History, University of Innsbruck |
| 1996 | Visiting Professor, University of Graz |
| 1998 | Call for Full Professorship, University of Klagenfurt, Austria (declined) |
| 2001-2004 | Chairman of the Department of Ancient History and Oriental Studies, University of Innsbruck |
| 2002 | Full Professor at the Department of Ancient History and Oriental Studies, University of Innsbruck |
| 2004-2008 | Dean of the Faculty of Humanities 1 |
| 2005 | Visiting Fellow of Clare Hall College, Cambridge UK |
| 2009-2012 | Speaker of the Research Platform "Cultural Encounters and Transfers" (CEnT), University of Innsbruck |
| 2012 | Speaker of the Research Area "Cultural Contacts - Cultural Conflicts", University of Innsbruck |
