Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2003 – 2008
PhD at the University of Groningen (NL), Animal Ecology Group
1994 – 1999
MSc in Biology at the University of Utrecht
CAREER
May 2020 – present
3-year DFG financed research position to study the physiological recovery of migrating birds at stopover. Institute of Avian Research, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
May 2017 – April 2020
3-year DFG financed research position to continue my research on the endocrine regulation of migration and the ecophysiology of migrating birds. Institute of Avian Research, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
Oct 2011 – April 2017
Post-doctoral study of the endocrine regulation of, and physiological adaptations to avian migratory behavior. Institute of Avian Research, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
Aug 2008 - Mar 2011
Post-doctoral study of the relationships between testosterone, sexual selection and parental care. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA.
Oct 2003 - Mar 2008
PhD research on the natal dispersal of Seychelles warblers. University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands (location fieldwork: Seychelles).
2000-2003
Various research assistant positions at different Universities with field sites (location) all over the world:
- University of Canberra (location: Australia)
- Bielefeld University (location: Ecuador)
- University of Groningen (location: Seychelles)
- University of Basel (location: France)
- University of Groningen (location: The Netherlands)
- University of Oxford (location: Wales)
TEACHING
Courses
Ernährungsphysiologie der Vögel, University of Oldenburg
Structure and function of vertebrates, University of Bremen
Hormone und Verhalten bei Vögeln, University of Oldenburg
Student supervising
2020 Bachelor student, University of Bayreuth
2019 Master student, University of Lund
2018 Master student University of Hamburg
2018 Master student University of Oldenburg
2017 Master student University of Hamburg
2017 Master student University of Freiburg
2015 Bachelor student University of Lund
2015 Bachelor student University of Lund
2015 Master student University of Greifswald
2014 Master student University of Oldenburg
2014 Master student University of Oldenburg
2013 Bachelor student University of Bremen
2011 Master student Virginia Tech
