Curriculum Vitae – Julia Riedel

Born: March 11, 1980 in Zwickau, Germany

1998 – 2003	Study of Biology (Zoology, Behavioral Physiology, Ecology, Psychology), University of Bayreuth and University of Leipzig, Department of Biological Sciences
2003 Diploma	Diploma thesis: “Object choice experiments with chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus)” [in German] Supervisors: Prof. M. Tomasello, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig Prof. K. Schildberger, University Leipzig
2004 - present	Dissertation: “Sociality and ranging in wild West African female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus)” Supervisor: Prof. C. Boesch, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
2012 - present	Consultant of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, Tasks: fundraising, report writing, webpage updates, conservation education projects (Club P.A.N., School-projects Germany/Côte d’Ivoire)

Professional history

1998	Volunteer for Ecology („Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr“) in the Zoo Görlitz, Germany
2001 - 2004	Student assistant, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
2003 - 2004	Volunteer for the Taї Chimpanzee Project Ivory Coast, Habituation of a chimpanzee group
2001 - present	Guided tours for school classes, students or other visitors, Zoo Leipzig, Germany
2004 - present	Member of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, Tasks: fundraising, conservation education projects (Club P.A.N., Partnerschoolproject Germany/Côte d’Ivoire)
2006	Instructor for the seminar on Behavioral Ecology: University of Leipzig Department of Biological Science, Germany
2006	Instructor for the Seminar on Wild Chimpanzees: Gymnasium Ortenberg, on the occasion of the Max Planck Society annual meeting in 2006, Germany
2006	Research at Tchimpounga Sanctuary, Republic of Congo Research on cognition in chimpanzees
2006 - present	Co-founded the Conservation Group of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Projects have included a conservation education program with the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (Club P.A.N.), primate-focused sustainable logging and primate reintroduction literature reviews.

Conservation awards & funding

The following grants were rewarded to the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation for the environmental education program (Club P.A.N.) in schools in Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea: Rufford Small Grants, Columbus Zoo, WWF, Brevard Zoo, DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund, Minnesota Zoo, Leipzig Zoo, Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven, Oregon Zoo, USFW GACF, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, GAC, Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund, Yves Rocher Foundation and Sweden Chimpanzee Trust.

Congratulations to Club P.A.N.'s Julia Riedel: Yves Rocher Fondation Umweltpreis 2011 Trophée de femmes winner

Club P.A.N.'s Julia Riedel recently won third prize (3000 euros) for Club P.A.N. through the Yves Rocher Fondation Umweltpreis 2011 Trophée de femmes. Congratulations!

The Trophée de femmes awards women working with environmental projects with the common goal of creating a future worth living. The Environmental Award honors women who contribute to nature and biodiversity, and often do so in secret. About 200 winners in over 50 countries around the world have been honored for their exemplary commitment to environmental protection and nature conservation.

The German press release can be found here: http://www.eva.mpg.de/german/presse/aktuelles.html