I am Assistant Professor in Digital Sociology at the University of Cambridge. My work evolves around the effects and the social making of digital transformations. I conduct research related to digital labour, social class, and the cultural dimension of economic life. Specifically, I have analysed the work ethic and class formation of tech workers, the professionalisation of data scientists, and the power structures within the tech industry. Additionally, I have developed theoretical work that advocates a broadening of the digital labour concept. Recently, my research has explored the green tech industry as well as the class divides in contemporary society more generally.
I studied sociology and political science at Humboldt-University Berlin, Duke University, and the University of Kiel. In 2023, I completed my PhD in Sociology at the University of Cambridge. My PhD thesis, titled “The Social Codes of Tech Workers”, received the Dissertation Award from the Association of Internet Researchers. From December 2022 until August 2024, I served as Assistant Professor in Social Inequality and Diversity at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.