Sebastian Klein obtained his doctorate at the Universität zu Köln in 2005 in differential geometry. After a 2-year postdoc stay at University College Cork (UCC), he moved to Universität Mannheim in 2008. Here his research focus expanded into geometric analysis and integrable systems. He was a temporary lecturer at UCC in 2016-17, and is at the moment a Privatdozent in Mannheim.