Curriculum vitae

Scientific education & Employment

from 2026 PhD student, Institute of Avian Research
2018-now

Bachelor & Master “Biology”, University of Hamburg

- MSc Thesis: Movement behaviour of gull-billed terns (Gelochelidon n. nilotica) in the Elbe estuary (Prof. Dr. Sandra Bouwhuis, Dr. Markus Risch)

- Student assistant: Reproductive success and foraging ecology of common terns (Sterna hirundo) in the Elbe estuary (Dr. Veit Hennig)

- BSc Thesis: Predation of black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa) on Pellworm with an emphasis on brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) (Dr. Veit Hennig)

2025Bird warden on Scharhörn and Nigehörn, Verein Jordsand zum Schutz der Seevögel und der Natur e.V.
2024-2025Freelance ecologist (habitat and species assessments)
since 2023Field assistant in the Species conservation project for the gull-billed tern, Bündnis Naturschutz Dithmarschen e.V.