fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, hiː hˈɛdᵻd ðə dˌiːˌɛfdʒˈiːz lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ ænd mˈiːdiːə ɐnˈæləsˌɪs pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɪn kˈæsəl ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv mˈɑːdɚn dʒˈɜːmən stˈʌdiz æt ðə ɹˈuːɚ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
From 1986 to 1990, he headed the DFG's Literature and Media Analysis project in Kassel and in 1987 he was appointed Professor of Modern German Studies at the Ruhr University.