Jonathan Uhrig holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Economics from the University of Mannheim. During his Bachelor's degree, he also spent a semester abroad at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom.

During and after his studies, he worked as a student assistant at the University of Mannheim, as a working student in market research and as an intern in international cooperation in portfolio management and monitoring & evaluation. He also completed further training as a Coordinator in Monitoring & Evaluation and as a Coordinator in International Project Management. Since August 2025, he has been working as a research assistant at the Chair of Economic and Business Education – Design and Evaluation of Instructional Systems at the University of Mannheim.