Personal Information
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Current position
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05/2020 - present
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Higher Education
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01/2016 - 04/2020
08/2013 - 10/2015 10/2009 - 07/2013 |
PhD entitled “Vocal Learning in Pale Spear-Nosed Bats, Phyllostomus discolor”
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands & Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany Acquired degree: PhD (cum laude - with distinction) MSc Evolutionary Biology Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology Dual Master of Science degrees from: Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany Uppsala University, Sweden Acquired degree: Master of Science (grade: 1.3) BSc Biology Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany Acquired degree: Bachelor of Science (grade: 1.7) |
Teaching experience
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09/2017
& 09/2018 & 09/2019 12/2016 & 12/2017 & 12/2018 04/2011 - 08/2011 |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
Faculty: Neurosciences; Prof. L. Wiegrebe Co-supervision of 1-week bat excursion for Master and Bachelor students Graduate School for Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany Faculty: Neurosciences; Prof. L. Wiegrebe, Dr. S. Katzner, Dr. Z. Shi, Dr. V. Flanagin Supervision of 2-week 'psychophysics' block practical for Master students Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany Department: Mathematics; Prof. R. Kempter Tutor for 'mathematics for biologists' for first and second year Bachelor students |
Supervision experience
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11/2018 - 07/2019
11/2018 - 02/2019 06/2018 - 12/2018 09/2017 - 07/2018 04/2017 - 08/2017 11/2016 - 02/2017 |
BSc thesis: E. Mardus, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
Project title: The role of auditory feedback on the vocal development of normally hearing and hearing-impaired pale spear-nosed bats, Phyllostomus discolor MSc intern student: M. Onderscheka, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany Project title: Behavioural context of sequentially emitted social vocalisations of the pale spear-nosed bat BSc thesis: J. Richter, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany Project title: Behavioural context of vocalisations of the pale spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus discolor) Fulbright intern: S. Shields, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany Project title: Syllable repertoire of the pale spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus discolor) BSc thesis: R. Hessmer, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany Project title: Effects of delayed auditory feedback on vocalizations of the pale spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus discolor) MSc intern student: L. Hörtrich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany Project title: Vocal learning in pale spear-nosed bats (Phyllostomus discolor) |
Further training and workshops
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03/2018
12/2017 - 01/2018 08/2017 2016 08/2011 - 02/2012 08/2010 - 09/2010 |
Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) measurements
Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany Practical training in measuring auditory brainstem responses of anaesthetised bats Field work volunteer in Montagne d’Ambre, Madagascar One-month volunteer field work on herpetological expedition organized by Braunschweig University (Germany) 'Acoustic communication' graduate summer school University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Methods and techniques for studying animal sound communication in air, water, and solids Writing courses at the Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen Three graduate writing courses on the topics of how to write ‘papers’, ‘grant proposals’, and ‘research statements’ Erasmus exchange Lund University, Sweden Master courses: Marine Ecology, Evolutionary Animal Ecology Marine turtle research and monitoring project Northern Cyprus Environmental Protection of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Conservation work and data collection (number of nests, eggs, hatchlings, etc.) for long term survey |
Scholarships and grants
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03/2019 - 04/2019
03/2019 - 04/2019 07/2018 08/2017 04/2010 - 09/2015 |
Travel fellowship of the Company of Biologists (CoB, JEB)
Short-term travel stipend of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Travel grant of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Travel grant of the Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Radboud Internationalisation Grant) Full scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstifung des deutschen Volkes) |
Awards and prizes
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04/2018
09/2015 |
Hurford Prize 2018 for the best oral student presentation at EvoLangXII
Runners-up poster prize at the 25th meeting of the IBAC |
Memberships
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02/2019 - 04/2020
03/2018 - present 09/2016 - 08/2019 06/2016 - present |
Member of the Scientific Committee for the EvoLang XIII Conference (2020)
Member of the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) Member of the North American Society for Bat Research (NASBR) Member of the German Zoological Society (DZG) |
Peer-review and Editorial Activities
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Peer-Review for the following journals:
Editor of the Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Evolution of Language (EvoLangXIII) |
competencies
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Languages spoken
Computer skills Driver's licence |
German Native speaker
English Fluent MATLAB BatSound Avisoft SASLabPro StreamPix MARK MEGA6.0 FLASH jMHC Arlequin GENEPOP Category B |
