| 1992-1999 | Diploma studies in chemistry, University of Graz |
| 1999-2002 | Doctoral studies in chemistry, University of Graz |
| 2003-2005 | Postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry, University of Graz |
| 2005-2010 | Assistant Professor in bioinformatics, Graz University of Technology, Graz |
| 2008 | Habilitation in molecular biology and genomics (Venia Docendi) |
| 2010-2013 | Associate Professor and deputy head, Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Graz University of Technology, Graz |
| since 2014 | Associate Professor, Institute for Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz |
| since 2018 | Federal Minister for Women, Families and Youth, Federal Chancellery, Vienna |
