Education
Doctoral Programme (PhD) - University of Vienna, AT
February 2023 - expected 2026
Birds, bats and related ecosystem services in a European land use context: linking conservation evidence, agricultural practices and socio-ecological perspectives
Master's Programme Ecology - University of Bremen, DE
October 2019 – October 2022
Thesis: Effects of large-scale forest fires on the activity and habitat selection of insular bats (Prof. Dr. Marko Rohlfs; Dr. Ricardo Rocha) - Thesis grade: 1.11
Erasmus+ Internship - CiBio, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Vairão, PT
June 2021 - March 2022
Laboratory Internship in Entomology and Forest Conservation – Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg, DE
January 2021 - March 2021
Research project: Screening interaction between microorganism associated to the ambrosia beetle Xyleborinus saxesenii
Bachelor of Forestry and Environment - University of Fribourg, DE
October 2013 - March 2018 (Minor: International forestry)
Thesis: The frequency of social calls of the bat genus Pipistrellus in relation to forest structures and temperature (Prof. Dr. Ilse Storch; PhD Marlotte Jonker)
Reaseach Project: Wasps detect pyrrolizidine alkaloid and whether wasps are subsequently repellent to it using the example of Creatonotos transiens
Semester Abroad - University Austral de Chile, Valdivia, CL
September 2016 - March 2017
Research project: Insects as bioindicators
Scientific employment
Lecturer, University of Vienna, AT
Teaching: 300032 UE Bat Monitoring and Methods (2025S) (Master Level)
March 2025 - ongoing
Pro Bono Consultant, Landesbund für Vogelschutz (LBV) - Bat Parcs Munich; DE
methodology bat monitoring, bioacoutic data analysis
April 2024 – March 2025
Research Stay “Co-producing biodiversity-friendly management practices to advance ecosystem services provided by agroforestry systems”, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Lead: Bioacoustic monitoring and analysis, bat mist netting and identification
01.01.-31.01.2024 / 12.02.-04.03.2025
Research Assistant, FWF Project ECO-OLIVES - University of Vienna, AT
August 2023 - November 2023
Landscape planning company; Dipl.- Forstw. H.-J. Zurmöhle, Waldkirch, DE
April 2019 - July 2019
Research Assistant - ConFoBi (Conservation of Forest Biodiversity in Multiple-Use Landscapes of Central Europe), University, Freiburg, DE
Project B5 "Bats and forest structures"
October 2018 - December 2018
Volunteering
- 2024 - ongoing: Science ambassador, OEAD, Vienna, Austria, AT;
- 2024 – ongoing: Bat sanctuary, Vienna, Austria, AT;
- 2017 - 2019: Schönberg School Youth Welfare Service, Freiburg e.V., DE;
- June 2017 - Sep. 2017: Tier - Natur – Erlebnispark Mundenhof, Freiburg, DE; Internship, nature education and animal care
- 2016 - 2017: Kompaz Festival, Playa de las Docas, Chile; Beach Clean-Up Project
- 2015 - 2016: Initiative "Denkmal… in Farbe", Freiburg, DE; Art project, integration & intercultural exchange
- 2010 - 1016; Lebenshilfe Breisgau e.V., Diakonie Müllheim e.V., DE; Personal assistance and care, (children with severe multiple disability & Kanner Autism)
- 2012 - 2013: Ecological Farm, Deeral, QLD, Australia; Volunteer Farming
