Academic background
- Since September 2024: Project coordinator of the project “Ageing Smart – intelligent design of spaces” and Research Associate at the department of Urban and Regional Economics, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)
- 2022 – 2024: Research Assistant at the department of Urban, Regional and Environmental Economics, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)
- 2021 – 2024: M. Sc. Environmental Planning and Law, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)
- 2017 – 2021: B. Sc. Environmental Science, University Koblenz-Landau (Campus Landau)
Lectures and conferences
- 28.01.2026: 8th Geography of Innovation Conference at the Corvinus in Budapest (Hungary), lecture: "Spatial Disparities of Skill Shortages in an Ageing Public Labor Force: an Analysis of Public Sector Employees in German Municipalities" in the session: Skills, Labor Markets, and Mobility
- 07.06.2025: Global Conference on Economic Geography 2025 (GCEG) at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts (USA), presentation: "Spatial Patterns in the Age Structure of Public Sector Employees in German Municipalities" in the session: Prosperity Without Growth: Development Planning Under Demographic Transition
Current publications
Micosatt, G., Hestermann, S., Knobe, D., Junkernheinrich, M. (2026). Spatial distribution of baby boomers: Past and future development patterns and adaptation requirements for public services. In: Spellerberg, A., Ruzika, S. (eds.) Ageing Smart - Digital instruments in the municipal context. Springer VS, Wiesbaden.
