Professional Experience
| seit 2010 | Project coordinator for the INTERREG IVB Project HABIT-CHANGE at the Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Rural Development, Dresden | |
| 2006-2010 | Research scientist at Dortmund University of Technology, School of Spatial Planning | |
| 2006 | Visiting scientist at the Austrian Research Centers – systems research GmbH, Vienna | |
| 2005-2006 | Employee at Environmental Planning, Research and Consultancy (Gesellschaft für Umweltplanung, Forschung und Beratung), Berlin | |
| 2004-2005 | Marie-Curie Fellow at the University of Bergen, Norway | |
| 2002-2004 | Employee at Fugmann Janotta - Consultant for Landscape Architectur and Landscape Planning, Berlin |
Research Interests
Climate impact assessment for nature conservation and resource management
Rural development – nature conservation and agriculture
Population management in wildlife conservation
Modelling of complex systems, esp. spatial explicit multi-agent-modelling
Research projects
HABIT-CHANGE Adaptive management of climate-induced changes of habitat diversity in protected areas, INTERREG IVB (Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Rural Development, Dresden)
Adapting urban development to climate change, ExWoSt-Project of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (Institute for Spatial Planning, Dortmund University of Technology)
Global Change Impact Assessments of Land Use Systems in the Xinjiang Region Using multi-objective Techniques (GLUS), Robert-Bosch-Foundation (Dortmund University of Technology, Chair of Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning)
Demonstration Project of Spatial Planning: Spatial Development Strategies considering Climate Change (Dortmund University of Technology, Chair of Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning)
Linking Green Spaces within Ruhr Metropolis (Dortmund University of Technology, Chair of Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning)
Memberships
International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE)
Academic Training
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| 1997-2004 | Landscape planning at Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin)
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| 1994-1995 | Alternative service at the Environment Agency of the City of Freiburg im Breisgau, Subdivision: Environmental Planning, Ecology and Nature Conservation
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| 1993-1997 | Apprenticeship as gardener at Kessler Baumschulen (tree nursery), Wehr/Baden (interrupted for 15 month of alternative service)
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| 1993 | University-entrance diploma in Lörrach | |
| 2011 | Graduation as Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D) at the School of Spatial Planning at the Technical University of Dortmund |
Publikations prior to IÖR
List of publications (PDF)