Curriculum vitae
Education & employment
| 2023 – heute | Postdoc SFB 1372 Magnetoreception and Navigation in Vertebrates - Nav07 - Causes and consequences of variation in the migratory phenotype in a long-lived seabird, Institute of Avian Research „Vogelwarte Helgoland“, Wilhelmshaven |
| 2017 – now | Station leader of the common tern colony, Banter See, Institute of Avian Research, Germany |
2018 - 2022 | PhD student (DBU grant), life-history biology group, Institute of Avian Research, Germany |
| 2017 – 2018 | Research assistant, life-history biology group, Institute of Avian Research, Germany |
| 2014 – 2017 | Master in Biology with a Focus on Ornithology and Landscape Ecology (top of the cohort), University of Oldenburg, Germany |
| 2009 – 2014 | Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Düsseldorf, Germany |
Grants
| 2022 | Young Conservationist Grant, Alfred Toepfer for Nature Conservation (220€ + accommodation) |
| 2019 | Research Grant within the PhD project, German Federal Environmental Foundation (1.050€) |
| 2018 | PhD Sholarship, German Federal Environmental Foundation (61.560€) Research Grant, German Ornithological Society (4.200€) |
Seminars and conference contributions
| 2023 | Avian influenza in common terns - a personal story, 156. DO-G Conference, Augsburg, GER (poster) Fledgling Meeting, 156. DO-G Conference, Augsburg, GER (organisor) Repeatability of, and environmental effects on, the migratory phenology of a long-distance migratory seabird, BOU Conference 2023, Nottingham, UK (talk) |
| 2022 | Auf der Spur der stark bedrohten Flussseeschwalbe (Sterna hirundo) in Zeiten des Klimawandels, Conference for young scientists, Alfred Toepfer Academy for Nature Conservation, Schneverdingen, GER (talk) Selection on navigational efficiency in a long-lived seabird”, 155. DO-G Annual Convention, Wilhelmshaven, GER (poster) Symposium - Geolokatoren bringen Licht ins Dunkle, 155. DO-G Annual Convention, Wilhelmshaven, GER (organiser) Fledgling Meeting, 155. DO-G Annual Convention, Wilhelmshaven, GER (organiser) |
| 2021 | Naturdenkmal - Flussseeschwalbenkolonie am Banter See, The German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU), GER (talk, online) |
| 2020 | Nutzung mehrjähriger Geolokatordaten zur Untersuchung von Migrationsstrategien der Flussseeschwalbe in einer sich ändernden Umwelt“, The German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU), GER (talk, online) |
| 2019 | Sex-specific migratory strategies in a long-lived seabird?, 12. EOU Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Rumänien, ROU (poster) Geschlechtsspezifische Überwinterungsgebiet bei einem langstreckenziehenden Seevogel?, 152. DO-G Annual Convention, Marburg, GER (talk) Do light-level geolocators affect the behaviour and fitness of common terns? Annual Conference of the British Ornithologist’s Union, Warwick, UK (poster, 3rd prize) |
| 2018 | Do light-level geolocators affect the behaviour and fitness of common terns? 151. DO-G Annual Convention, Heidelberg, GER (poster, 3rd prize) |
| 2017 | Die Herzfrequenz prognostiziert die Entwicklungszeit der Embryos von Flussseeschwalben, 150. DO-G Annual Convention, Halle an der Saale, GER (poster) |
| 2016 | Maternale Effekte auf die Körperzusammensetzung von frisch geschlüpften Flussseeschwalben, 149. DO-G Annual Convention, Stralsund, GER (poster) |
Other relevant experience
| Licence | I hold an H+ licence for animal experimentation in Germany |
| Skills | R/RStudio, SPSS, QGIS |
Academic service | Reviewer for the following scientific journals: - Journal of Ornithology (2) |
| Outreach | I am experienced in presenting my work to the public through radio interviews (Radio Jade), the news paper (Wilhelmshavener Zeitung, Jeverisches Wochenblatt), schools (Rüstersieler Grundschule), public events (Meereswelten 2016, Tag der offenen Tür 2017, Lange Nacht der Kultur 2018, Science Slam 2018, Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft 2022) and several public tours at the Banter See (including special tours for kids and schools). In addition, I hold an accademic Instargram account (@dieseevogeloekologin). |
| Fieldwork | I am responsible for organising and managing the fieldwork as well as for the data collection at the Banter See since 2017. I have supervised, and I am supervising the practical work of numerous national and international students (Bachelor and Master) and volunteers (FÖJ, BFD, student apprentice). |
| Teaching | In addition, I have (co)-supervised, and I am (co)-supervising, the following Master students: - BSc Kristin Piening, Master Research Project, University of Oldenburg (2020, led to a scientific publication) Bachelor Students: - Johanna Eilers, Practical Research Course, Universität Bremen (2022) - Niels Groothuis, Practical Research Course, Aeres University Almere (2022) - Kristin Piening, Bachelor's Thesis, University of Oldenburg (2019) Field Assistant: - Johanna Eilers (2023) - Wiebke Schäfer (2021) -> PhD@University Gießen - Thomas Cansse (2020 & 2021) -> PhD@University Deakin & Ghent - Kristin Piening (2020) - Imre Schuitemaker (2018) Students: - Finnja Mattig, skilled work, Cäcilienschule Wilhelmshaven (2021) - Ylva & Finnja Mattig, Jugend forscht, Cäcilienschule Wilhelmshaven (2020, third place in the regional competition) |
| Others | - advisor board member DO-G since 2023 - first-aider since 2022 - employee committee since 2022 - mentor for the volunteers (FÖJ and BFD) since 2018 |
