Max-Planck-Institut
Contact
Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (341) 3550 - 315
fax: +49 (341) 3550 - 333
e-mail: cissewski@eva.mpg.de
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 2018-present | PhD Candidate, Department of Human Behavior, Ecology, Culture |
| 2018-present | MSc, Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology (MEME). Uppsala University, Sweden Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany |
| 2012-2015 | BASc, Arts and Sciences, with First Class Honours. University College London, UK |
Research Experience
| March- August 2017 | Uppsala University, with Dr. Katerina Guschanski. Prepared 16S rRNA libraries for microbial DNA in faecal samples of Grauer’s gorillas; developed lab protocols, bioinformatic pipelines and assessed effects of social group, age, sex and diet on microbial profiles |
| September 2016-February 2017 | Emory University, with Dr. Adrian Jaeggi. Conducted a study on polygyny in a human cross-cultural sample, implementing phylogenetic comparative methods in R |
| May-August 2016 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, with Dr. Barbara Fruth. Organised six years of unstructured field observations on indicators of health in two communities of wild bonobos; analysed social and ecological correlates of health issues |
Awards and achievements
| 2015-2017 | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Scholarship, funded by the EU |
| 2015 | Dean’s List for Academic Excellence, University College London (UCL) |
| 2013-2014 | Best Academic Performance Per Pathway; years 1 and 2 at UCL |
| 2011 | CIE Outstanding Learner Award - Top in India, Across 5 AS Levels |
| 2011 | CIE Outstanding Learner Award - Top in India, Literature in English |
Related Experience
| September-December 2017 | Divemaster Trainee, Dive Blue Motion/ Luminocean, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Trained as SSI Divemaster; collected data for Luminocean’s marine conservation research projects |
| January-March 2016 | Field Assistant, Gashaka Primate Project, Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Nigeria. Conducted focal observations of habituated baboons; collected and analysed data on chimpanzee nest trees to calculate decay and reuse rates of sleeping nests |
| September 2013-July 2015 | UCL Student Ambassador, University College London, UK. Conducted workshops and events to help motivate young people to pursue Higher Education, and improve their reading, writing and presentation skills |
| January-August 2015 | Personal Tutor, Tavistock Tutors, London, UK. Privately tutored A-level and GCSE students in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and English |
Skills
| Data | R (proficient), ArcGIS, Python (basic) |
| Laboratory | DNA library preparation |
Languages
| English | Native |
| French | Intermediate B2 |
