Konstantinos Kosmas studied literature at the University of Athens and received his PhD at the Freie Universität Berlin. He worked for the FU from 2014-2024 as a lecturer and scientific assistant/coordinator of the Centrum Modernes Griechenland and Edition Romiosini, and since 2024 as coordinator for ERC projects in the Department of Philosophy and Humanities. He is also a literary translator and active as a local politician.