Education

Apr. 2004 - Oct. 2005: Education as Dipl. Mental Coach (mental training using the MentalPower method; classical coaching techniques)

Jan. 2002 - Jun. 2005 PhD in population genetics and dispersal ecology of lichens at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL and the University of Berne. Title: Dispersal and persistence of an epiphytic lichen in a dynamic pasture-woodland landscape. Part of NCCR Plant Survival, within PS 6. Supervisors: Christoph Scheidegger, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Helene Wagner, WSL, Brigitta Ammann, University of Berne

1999 - 2001 Master in plant ecology and lichenology at the University of Tromsø, Norway. Master thesis: Key factors for epiphytic macrolichen communities in deciduous forests of Troms county, northern Norway. Download copy of my master thesis

1997 - 1999 Studies of biology at Technical University of Munich, Germany, focussing on applied ecology (vegetation ecology, limnology, animal ecology, woody plant ecology)

1995 - 1997 Basic studies in biology at Albert-Einstein University of Ulm, Germany, finishing with an analogue to the bachelor's degree (Vordiplom)

Various working experience in biology s.l.

Mar. - May 2001: Lectures in the basic ecology course at the University of Tromsø (Bio-100Ø)
Sep. - Dec. 2000: Colloquia in the basic ecology course at the University of Tromsø
Nov. 2000: Working in the lichen study herbarium of Section Ecological Botany, University of Tromsø
01. Jan. - 31. Mar. 1999: Field assistant for Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft, Germany, collection of forest inventory data
01. Nov. - 31. Dec. 1998: Lab assistant at the faculty of forestry of Technichal University of Munich, laboratory work in soil science
Apr. - Jun. 1996 & 1997: Research assistant at Landesanstalt für Umweltschutz, Baden - Württemberg, Germany. Ornithological field investigation of spruce forest areas affected by storm. Field work, data analysis, presentation of the results as a poster at the conference of the German Ornithological Society DOG, Neubrandenburg 1997
Apr. - Mai 1996 & 1997: Guidance of ornithological excursions for students of the Albert-Einstein University of Ulm, Germany
04. - 29. Sep. 1995: Data collection (forestry data) in alpine forests at the forestry office Sonthofen, Germany.
31. May - 30. Jun. 1995: Working in a plant nursery in Memmingen, Germany.

Language Knowledge

My native language is German. I learned English in school for nine years and took an Abitur exam in English. I learned Norwegian for about three years. I would evaluate my knowledge of English and Norwegian as quite good. I learned Spanish for one year and Italian and French for half a year, but I do not have any experience in these languages.

Hobbies

Flamenco, piano, travelling on bicycle, cooking, meeting friends, Buddhist philosophy