 From 1973 to 2003 he held a professorship at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and at various times has served as a guest lecturer at the Sorbonne, Harvard University, and the Institute for Advanced Study.Also, he is on the advisory board of OMFIF where he regularly participates in various meetings regarding the financial and monetary system.In the 1980s Stürmer worked as an advisor and speech-writer to the West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.