Department of Primatology

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig

phone.: +49 (341) 3550 - 200
fax: +49 (341) 3550 - 299

Curriculum Vitae

Jan 2011 –

Ph.D. student, Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig.

"Socioecological influences on spatial and temporal patterns of habitat utilization in Bwindi Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)"

supervisor: Dr. Martha Robbins

Oct 2001 – Jun 2007

Diploma Biologist (German equivalent to M.Sc.), degree: very good, University Karlsruhe, Germany.

The movement pattern, the scent marking behaviour and diet of the Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea) in the western Soutpansberg, Southa Africa

Oct 2010 – Jan 2011	Intern, "Landesbund für Vogelschutz in Bayern e.V.", Germany.
Mar 2010 – May 2010	Coordinator & team leader Virunga Gorilla Census 2010 Transboundary mountain gorilla census in Uganda, Rwanda and DRC.
Jun 2009 – Aug 2010	Research Assistant, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; work on social behavior of Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
Jan 2009 – Jun 2009	Scientific advisor, Elephant Village, Laos; work with Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus).
Jul 2008 – Jan 2009	Research Officer, FRONTIER in the Tanzania Savanna Project; carnivore project leader and being a mentor for BTEC-diploma/certificate.
Apr 2008 – Jul 2008	Volunteer coordinator, Elephant Nature Park, Thailand; work with Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus).
Sep 2007 – Oct 2007	Intern, Konrad Lorenz Research Station, Austria; work on pair quality in Common Ravens (Corvus corax).
Sep 2006	Volunteer, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen; work on nursery roosts of the Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis).
Jul 2005 – Sep 2005	Intern, Yosu National University, South Korea in collaboration with the University Karlsruhe.
May 2003 – Oct 2006	Scientific assistant, University Karlsruhe.