Curriculum Vitae
NAME: Roman Martin Wittig
CITIZENSHIP: German
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
| 2011 – present | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (D), Department of Primatology, Scientific Staff |
| 2008 – 2011 | University of St Andrews (UK), School of Psychology, Research Fellow |
| 2004 – 2008 | University of Pennsylvania (USA), Department of Biology, Research Fellow |
EDUCATION
| 2004 | University of Leipzig (D) & Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (D), Dr. rer. nat. in Biology (Supervisor: Christophe Boesch, Co-referees: Frans de Waal, Peter Kappeler) |
| 1996 | University of Bielefeld (D), Diplom in Biology (Supervisor: Hubert Hendrichs, Co-referee: Jürgen Döhl) |
FIELD EXPERIENCE
| Since 2011 | Director of the Taï Chimpanzee Project (Côte d’Ivoire) During a visit in November 2011, Christophe Boesch handed over the leadership and responsibility to me for the Taï Chimpanzee Project in Côte d’Ivoire. |
| 2008 – 2010 | Budongo Conservation Field Station, Budongo Forest (Uganda), Assistant Director I studied the chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of the Sonso community for 2½ years, conducting field experiments (playback and object presentation), behavioural observations, urine collection for hormonal analysis and fecal collection for genetic analysis. |
| 2004 – 2005 | Babooncamp, Okavango Delta (Botswana), Post-doc Researcher I studied one group of baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus) at the long-term study site of Dorothy Cheney and Robert Seyfarth for 1½ years, conducting playback experiments and fecal collection for hormonal analysis. |
| 1996 – 1999 | Taï Chimpanzee Project, Taï National Park (Côte d’Ivoire), Camp Manager I studied the chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) of the North community for 3 years, conducting behavioural observations for my PhD thesis. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 2011 – present | Lecturer, International Max Planck Research School for Human Origins Course: Comparative and Molecular Primatology |
| 2011 | Substitute lecturer, School of Psychology, University of St Andrews Module: Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology |
INVITED TALKS (selection)
| 2013 | Lorenz Center Leiden (NL), Workshop: Obstacles and Catlysts of Peaceful Behavior |
| 2012 | University of Rennes (F), Department of Animal and Human Ethology, Ethos Seminar |
| 2011 | University of Stirling (UK), School of Nature Sciences, Behavioural Ecology Research Group Seminar |
| 2011 | University of Zuerich (CH), Institute for Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, Behaviour Ecology Environment and Evolution Seminar. |
| 2010 | Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (D), House Seminar |
| 2006 | Emory University (USA),Yerkes Primate Research Centre, Living Links Colloquium |
| 2006 | Harvard University (USA), Department of Anthropology, Anthropology Colloquium |
PROFESSIONAL & PUBLIC SERVICES
Ad-hoc reviewer
- Journals: American Journal of Primatology, Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Behaviour, Biology Letter, Current Biology, Hormones & Behavior, Human Evolution, International Journal of Primatology, Naturwissenschaften, Primates, Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, Science.
- Grant Bodies: Leakey Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation
Conference organisation
- Great Ape Health Workshop – International Conference on the Health Threat for Great Apes in Research and Tourist Sites, 21 – 24 Aug 2009, LAICO Lake Victoria Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda.
Consulting
- Consultant on baboon behaviour for the BBC Natural History Series ‘Planet Earth’ (2005-2007).
- Consultant on ape behaviour and evolution for the exhibition ‘Mensch und Tier: eine paradoxe Beziehung’ (2002-2003). Deutsches Hygienemuseum, Dresden (D).
- Consultant on chimpanzee conservation for the exhibition ‘Gorillas in the soup’ (2000-2001). Bushmeat crisis campaign of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EU).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
| 1998 | Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V. |
| 1995 | International Primatological Society & Deutsche Primatologische Gesellschaft |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2010 | Invited Guest of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin |
| 2006 | Research Fellow of the German Science Foundation (DFG) for two years |
| 2004 | Conference Grant of the German Science Foundation (DFG) |
RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS
| 2009 | Research Grant received from the Wenner-Gren Foundation together with C. Crockford, T. Deschner, T. Ziegler & K. Zuberbuhler: US$ 25000. |
| 2009 | Research Grant received from the Leakey Foundation in collaboration with C. Crockford, T. Deschner & K. Zuberbuhler: US$ 22500. |