* Civil engineer 1967 and Dr of Technology (semiconductor physics) 1970 at Lund University
* Teaching assistant and research assistant at Lund University (1963-1969)
* Teacher in Mathematics, Physics and Telecommunication (1970)
* Head of Administration of the Swedish Atomic Research Council (1971-1974)
* Programme Manager at the European Science Foundation in Strasbourg (1975-1978)
* Head of Secretariat of the Swedish Natural Science Council (1978-1992)
* Science Counsellor at the Swedish Representation in Brussels (1992-1995)
* Head of Department at the Ministry of Education in Stockholm (1995)
* University Director of Umeå University (1996-1998)
* University Director of Uppsala University (since 1998)