Curriculum Vitae
Studies/career
- course of studies: Biology (Dipl.-Biol.) at the Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg with focus on zoology, ecology, systematics
- 2001 diploma thesis – „Effect of food supply on spatial behaviour of wild boar Sus scrofa L. in the Forestry office Knesebeck, Lower Saxony"
- 2001-2006 several service contracts at IWFo on monitoring of small game
- 2004 participation in mapping of otter in Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania
- 2002-2006 supervision of and work on two projects on fallow deer and wild boar in south-west Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania (doctoral candidate within wild boar project at Dresden University of Technology)
- 2008-06/2009 scientific assistant within the game monitoring system of the federal states of Germany (WILD) at LFE Eberswalde
- 2010 dissertation Dr. rer. nat. with the doctoral thesis „Managing wild boar – Considerations for wild boar management based on game biology data“ Dresden University of Technology
- 07/2009-12/2011 postdoctoral research fellow at IWFo
- since 2012 postdoctoral research fellow at ITAW
Key activities
- survey and monitoring of wildlife stock
- wildlife stock management
- radio-telemetry
- etho-ecology
- wild boars
Projects
- development of game management strategies at the planned highway BAB39 for optimising functionality of wildlife crossings
- Investigations in disturbing factors for geese
- Nature protection within agriculture ("Bioenergie from wild crops" BY and NI, faunistic investigation)
Teaching
- 3-weeks-course “Basics of terrestrial wildlife research” (2113 MSc BSAB TiHo)
- 7- weeks-course „Current wildlife research“ (3112 MSc BSAB TiHo)
- lecture: wildlife biology, wildlife diseases and zoonoses (2741 VetMed TiHo)
- elective modul „basics and methods of wildlife research“ (5410 BSc biology LUH)
- Supervision of degree candidates
