| 1974-1980 | Studium der Geographie und der Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Universität Wien |
| 1980 | Promotion zum Dr. phil., Universität Wien |
| 1980-1981 | Scholar am Institut für Höhere Studien, Wien |
| 1981-1986 | Kommission für Raumforschung, Wien |
| 1991 | Verleihung der venia legendi für das Hauptfach "Humangeographie und Raumforschung", Wien |
| 1981-1992 | Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien |
| 1986-1992 | Institut für Demographie, Wien |
| 1992-1995 | Geschäftsführender Direktor, Institut Stadt- und Regionalforschung, Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien |
| 1996-2000 | Ordinarius (C4) für Angewandte Geographie II (Geoinformatik), Technische Universität München |
| seit 2000 | Universitätsprofessor, Angewandte Geographie, Raumforschung und Raumordnung, Universität Wien |
| seit 2006 | Geschäftsführender Direktor, Institut für Stadt- und Regionalforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien |
| 2003-2009 | Mitglied des Senats der Universität Wien |
| 2004-2005 | Forschungsaufenthalt an der Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2004-2011 | Vizedekan und Dekan der Fakultät für Geowissenschaften, Geographie und Astronomie der Universität Wien |
| seit 2004 | Obmann der Kommission für Migrations- und Integrationsforschung, Wien |
| 2011-2015 | Vizerektor für Personalentwicklung und Internationale Beziehungen, Universität Wien |
| 2015-2017 | Vizerektor für Forschung und Internationales, Universität Wien |
| 2018-2019 | Bundesminister für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung, Wien |
| 1999 | M.A., Social Philosophy (distinction), University of East Anglia, Norwich |
| 2003 | Ph.D., Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham |
| 2001-2002 | Research Officer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath |
| 2003 | Researcher, Université de Liège |
| Researcher, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Mol |
| 2003-2006 | Lecturer, Philosophy, Philosophy Group, Maastricht University, Maastricht |
| 2007-2014 | Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Twente; Member, CTIT - Centre for Telematics and Information Technology, Twente |
| 2012-2014 | Managing Director, 3TU (now 4TU) Centre for Ethics and Technology, Eindhoven |
| since 2014 | Professor, Technology and Social Responsibility, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester |
| since 2015 | Professor, Philosophy of Media and Technology, Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna |
| 1991 | M.Sc., Zoology, University of Vienna |
| 1993 | M. Phil., Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 1997 | Ph.D., Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 1998 | MA, History, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ |
| 2001-2007 | Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| since 2002 | Scientific Member and External Faculty, KLI, Klosterneuburg |
| 2007-2012 | Full Professor of Theoretical Biology and History of Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| 2009-2010 | Appointed Fellow and Convener of a Research Group, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin |
| 2009-2015 | Director, Life Sciences, Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| since 2009 | Adjunct Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA |
| since 2011 | External Professor, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2011-2017 | Associate Director, Origins Project, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| since 2012 | President’s Professor of Theoretical Biology and History of Biology; Director, Evolutionary Theory Core, Complex Adaptive Systems, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| since 2013 | Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin |
| since 2014 | Director, ASU-SFI Center for Complex Biosocial Systems, Santa Fe, NM |
| since 2015 | Advisor to the Provost for International Research Collaborations; Visiting Professor and Director, ASU-Leuphana Center for Global Sustainability and Cultural Transformation, Leuphana University, Lüneburg |
| since 2016 | Scientific Advisory Board; Humboldt University, Berlin; Complexity Science Hub, Vienna |
| since 2017 | Scientific Advisory Board, KLI, Klosterneuburg; Director, Global Biosocial Complexity Initiative, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| 1959 | Doctorate in Jurisprudence, University of Vienna |
| 1969 | Ph.D. in Sociology, Columbia University, New York |
| 1996-2002 | Professor of Philosophy and Science and Technology Studies, ETH Zurich |
| | Teaching and Research Positions at the Institute for Advanced Study, Vienna; King's College, Cambridge; University of Bielefeld; Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin; Ecole des Hautes Etudes et Sciences Sociales, Paris; Science Center for Social Sciences, Berlin; Collegium Budapest |
| 1998-2004 | Director, "Collegium Helveticum", ETH Zurich |
| 2001-2006 | Chair, EURAB - European Research Advisory Board of the European Commission |
| 2002-2004 | Director, Branco Weiss Fellowship Programme "Society in Science" |
| 2005-2011 | Chair, Scientific Advisory Board of the University of Vienna |
| 2007-2010 | Vice-President ERC - European Research Council |
| 2010-2013 | President, ERC - European Research Council |
| | Professor em., Science and Technology Studies, ETH Zurich |
