| 1966-1969 | Doktorand und wissenschaftlicher Assistent, Eisenhüttenkunde-Institut, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen), Abschluss: Dr.-Ing. |
| | Zur gleichen Zeit Student des Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Aufbaustudiums, RWTH Aachen und Uni-Köln, Abschluss: Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. |
| 1969-1989 | Beschäftigt in Firmen des Hoesch-Konzerns (später Estel-Hoesch-Hoogovens NV) in Dortmund (D) und Nimwegen (NL) |
| seit 1980 | Technisches Vorstandsmitglied, Hoesch Stahl AG |
| 1976-1984 | Mitglied, Technologie-Beirat des Bundesminister für Forschung und Technologie, Bonn (D) |
| 1980-1989 | Mitglied, Vorstände der technischen und wissenschaftlichen berufsständischen Verbände und Vereinigungen |
| 1989-1991 | Direktor, Strategie- und Technologieplanung, VA Stahl AG, Linz (A) |
| 1991 | Bestellung zum Vorstandsmitglied, Böhler-Uddeholm AG |
| 1997 | Erlangung der Österreichischen Staatsbürgerschaft |
| 2000 | Ernennung zum Vorsitzenden, Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung der Österreichischen Bundesregierung |
| 2001-2005 | Vorsitzender, Eisenhütte Österreich/ASMET |
| 2005 | Wiederwahl zum Vorsitzenden, Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung der Österreichischen Bundesregierung |
| 1955-1956 | Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1956-1978 | Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University College Dublin |
| 1971 | Research Fellow: Kunglia Tekniska Högskolän, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1978-1980 | Leader of the delegation to the CSCE meetings in Bonn and Hamburg to promote security and co-operation in Europe |
| 1978-1983 | Member of the National Board for Science and Technology (NBST) |
| 1979-1996 | Professor of Phytochemistry, University College Dublin |
| 1982-1984 | President of the Phytochemical Society of Europe |
| 1984 | Irish representative on the EEC Committee for Training in Science and Technology (ACPM-STT) |
| 1985-1990 | Chairman, European Science Research Councils, (ESRC) |
| 1989-1992 | Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland |
| 1989-1992 | President of the Royal Dublin Society |
| 1990-1991 | Senior Vice-President, Royal Irish Academy |
| 1994 | Chairman, National Education Convention |
| 1994-1996 | President, Institute of Chemistry of Ireland |
| 1997-1999 | Council Member, Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 1997-1998 | Senior Vice-President, Royal Irish Academy |
| 1998-2000 | Vice-President and Member of the Executive Council of the European Science Foundation |
| 1998 | Chairman, INTAS Evaluation group |
| 1998 | Chairman, INCO 5 year evaluation |
| 1998 | Chairman, Evaluation Committee OECD Programme "Megascience Forum" |
| 2001-2005 | Chairman, Commission for Assisted Human Reproduction |
| 2005 | Member of the Board of National Museum of Ireland and Chair of the Audit Committee |
| 2006 | Member of Council Royal Irish Academy |
| 1996 | Referatsleiterin und stv. Direktorin des BIT-Büros für Internationale Forschungs- und Technologiekooperation |
| 2003 | Praktika bei der U.S. National Science Foundation, American Association for the Advancement of Science und Kooperation mit dem Wissenschaftsberater im U.S. Department of State, Washington DC |
| 2003 | Vizerektorin für Forschungsmanagement und Internationale Kooperationen an der Medizinischen Universität Graz |
| 2006 | Bereichsleiterin Europäische und Internationale Programme der FFG - Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft, Wien |
| 2010 | Fulbright Scholar an der George Washington University und Johns Hopkins University/School of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC |
| 2011 | Vorstandsmitglied der Infineon Technologies Austria AG |
| seit 2012 | Vorstand für Technik und Innovation der Infineon Technologies Austria AG |
| seit 2014 | Vorstandsvorsitzende der Infineon Technologies Austria AG |
| 1960-1963 | Assistant at the University of Paris |
| 1964-1969 | Engaged in research on quantum electronic devices in the Institute of Fundamental Technical Problems of the Polish Academy of Science |
| 1970-1971 | Guest Researcher at Chalmers University in Goteborg, Sweden. For the work on development of new materials for low noise microwave masers I obtained the title of Docent of Chalmers University. |
| 1970-1988 | Worked in the Institute of Electron Technology (ITE), Warsaw, on measurements and modelling of microwave semiconductor devices. |
| 1984-1985 | Visiting Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachussets, Amherst teaching and studying noise generation mechanisms in microwave semiconductor devices. |
| 1989-1991 | "Robert Bosch" Visiting Professor in Hannover Universities and coordinated a research project on diodes for submillimeter waves realised by four German Universities. |
| since 1988 | Professor and Scientific Director in the Institute of Electronic Materials Technology (ITME), Warsaw |
| | My current research interests are the design, characterization and noise analysis of microwave, submillimeter and optical semiconductor devices, circuits and microsystems and research on new materials for Microwave- and Opto-electronics. I have coordinated national and international scientific projects executed by several R/D institutions. |
| 1990-2007 | Researcher, Deputy Director, Austrian Institute of Economic Research, WIFO, Vienna |
| 2008 | Director, IZA - Institute for the Study of Labour, Bonn |
| 2008-2012 | Director, leoon Consulting, Vienna / Brussels |
| since 2010 | Chief Executive Officer, cbased GmbH, Vienna |
| 1996-1999 | Technical Project Manager, Civil Engineering Office Vienna |
| 1999-2000 | Head of Customer Relations Management (CRM), dGPS DatenverbreitungsgesmbH |
| 2000 | Postgraduate Technical Business, DWT, Postgraduate Studies at the Technical University of Vienna |
| 2000-2004 | Head of GALILEO Contact Point Austria / Satellite Navigation, Austrian Space Agency |
| 2000-2005 | Delegate to Boards: GALILEO Supervisory Board, European Commission (EC); Permanent Expert Space, AeroSpace, |
| | 6th Framework Programme; GALILEO Security Board, European Commission (EC); Programme Board Navigation, |
| | European Space Agency (ESA); ESA Security Commity, European Space Agency (ESA) |
| 2001 | Master of Business Administration (General Management), Postgraduate Studies at the Danube University Krems |
| 2002 | Dr. (Marketing), Vienna University for Economics and Business Administration |
| 2004-2005 | Staff Unit for the Managing Board, Austrian Research Promotion Agency |
| since 2005 | Managing Director, Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development |
