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Education
| 2005 | Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.) in Applied Systems Science Osnabrück University, Germany |
| 2002 | Dipl.-Systemwissenschaftler (MSc) in Applied Systems Science Osnabrück University, Germany Diploma thesis carried out the Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Würzburg University, Germany |
Academic appointments
| 2014 to date | Professor of Applied Systems Science Osnabrück University (Germany), Institute of Environmental Systems Research, School of Mathematics / Computer Science |
| 2009-14 | Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Mathematical Biology University of Bath (UK), Department of Mathematical Sciences, Centre for Mathematical Biology |
| 2008/09 | Research Associate (Ciência 2007 fellow) University of Lisbon (Portugal), Centre for Mathematics and Fundamental Applications CMAF |
| 2006-08 | Ingenuity postdoctoral fellow University of Alberta (Canada), Centre for Mathematical Biology, with Mark Lewis |
| 2005/06 | Postdoctoral fellow Gulbenkian Science Institute (Portugal), Marie Curie Excellence Team in Theoretical Epidemiology, with Gabriela Gomes |
| 2002-05 | Academic Assistant University of Osnabrück (Germany), Institute of Environmental Systems Research, with Horst Malchow |
Major fellowships and awards
| 2022 | Rollie Lamberson Research Award for the most outstanding published paper in the area of natural resource modeling in the previous two years |
| 2017 | Bellman Prize for the best paper published in Mathematical Biosciences, 2014-15 |
| 2012 | Lord Robert May Prize for the best paper published in Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2010-12 |
| 2006 | Alberta Ingenuity Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2006 | Honorary Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2004 | Pre- and postdoc fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) |
| 2002 | Merit-based full academic studentship from the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation |
Editorial service
- Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (Editorial Board member, since 2023)
- Ecological Complexity (Editorial Board member, since 2012)
- Journal of Biological Dynamics (Editorial Board Member, 2011-2018)
- Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena (topical issues on Ecology, 2009/10)
