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| Mar.-Dec. 2005 | PhD-student at the TLUG Jena in co-operation with the FSU Jena/Germany |
| I was working with reintroduction of hazel grouse. Because of ethical reasons I did not continue at the project. During the first phase none of the captured/released and hand raised birds survived. | |
| Jan. 2000-Aug. 2001 | Diploma thesis in terrestrial Ecology in co-operation with FSU Jena/Germany and UNIS/Norway |
| Effects of day length on spatial and temporal pattern of behaviour of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) | |
| Oct. 1994-Dec. 2001 | Theoretical studies in biology and geology at the FSU Jena/Germany |
| Exam in Ecology, Forestry, Arctic Marine Biology, Geology | |
| May 1999, Sep./Oct. 1999, | |
| Sep./Oct. 2000 | Studies at UNIS/Norway |
| (Radio telemetry, Arctic Marine Biology) | |
| Sep. 1996-Oct. 1997 | Exchange student at the University of Umeå/Sweden |
| (Boreal, Arctic and Marine Ecology, Silviculture) | |
| Sep. 1991-Aug. 1994 | School of Nursing in Jena/Germany |
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| 2012-today | Various voyages to Antarctica, South Georgia, Spitsbergen, East Greenland and the Russian Far East with Oceanwide Expeditions, Polar Quest, Albatross Expeditions, Polar Latitudes and Heritage Expeditions as naturalist guide and lecturer and Expedition Leader. |
| summer 2011 | Expedtion-cruises around Spitsbergen and to East Greenland with Oceanwide Expeditions and Polar Quest as Assistent Expedition Leader and Expedition Leader. |
| 2010 | Various voyages to Antarctica, South Georgia, Spitsbergen and East Greenland with Oceanwide Expeditions and Polar Quest as naturalist guide and lecturer. |
| Sep. 2006 -Aug. 2007 | I worked freelance on a black grouse project from the Saxon State Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture. |
| Our team of 4 freelance workers with different scientific background was analysing the situation of the Saxonian black grouse population. Out of the results we made conservation recommendations. Beside the biological part of the project I build up the grouse bibliography with emphasis on Saxonia and I co-ordinated the work on the manuskript between several groups of scientists. | |
| Summer 2004 -2007 | Naturalist guide and lecturer on board various expedition-cruise vessels of Oceanwide Expeditions and Norden Tours at Spitsbergen and on the Northwest coast of Greenland. |
| Feb.-Apr. 2004 | Temporary staff at University courses on Svalbard (UNIS) library |
| Dec. 2003-Jan. 2004 | Assistent Expedition Leader and lecturer in polar ecology on board of M/V NordNorge (OVDS), in Antarctica and the Chilean Fjords |
| Feb.-Sep. 2003 | Temporary staff at University courses on Svalbard (UNIS) library |
| Nov.-Jan. 2003 | Practical training at Integrated Genomics GmbH/Jena |
| I gained some knowledge in molecular biology and the related laboratory methods. (preparation of plasmid DNA, electrophoresis, sequencing, introduction to software tools: STADEN and ERGO) | |
| June-Sep. 2002 | Harbourmaster at Longyearbyen harbour |
| The main tasks of my work included organisation of storing and ships calls, assistance with vessels as well as invoicing. | |
| Jan.-Apr. 2002 | Temporary staff at UNIS |
| During this time I build a bibliographic database on Svalbard reindeer. I worked with all available web-databases and gained an insight into the work in scientific library system. | |
| July-Sep. 2001 | Naturalist guide and lecturer on board different tourist vessels (Oceanwide Expeditions, Aurora Expeditions) |
| Dec. 2000-Jan. 2001 | Field assistant for a German project about the impact of tourism, Penguin Island/Antarctica: |
| June-Sep. 2001 | Harbourmaster at Longyearbyen harbour |
| see above | |
| Summer 1999 | Member of the expedition of the FSU Jena to East Greenland |
| Spring 1999 | Field assistant for an EU-project in Abisko/Sweden |
| The project was about influences of climatic change on tundra vegetation. I was co-ordinating the work for our sub-project and was supervising new field assistants. | |
| Summer 1998 | Field assistant on a PhD-project of the FSU Jena and Umeå-University in northern Norway |
| I assisted the trapping and marking of voles during the summer season. | |
| Summer 1996 | Field assistant during the botanical expedition of the FSU Jena to Spitsbergen |
| Languages: | German: mother tongue |
| Scandinavian: funny but fluent mix of Swedish and Norwegian written and spoken | |
| English: fluently written and spoken | |
| Russian: written and spoken | |
| French: un petit peu | |
| Computer literacy: | R, SPSS, Ranges, PC ORD |
| LaTeX and HTML | |
| reference manager ProCite and EndNote | |
| I prefer to work with penguins (LINUX). | |
| Hobbies: | nature photography |
| sports (skiing, volleyball, outdoor activities) | |
| polar history and literature |