About me

I am a tech-savvy geoscientist who specialised in data science, geospatial data(base) design, processing and management. Currently I am the data manager for The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) that focuses on the natural, historic and Indigenous heritage of Australia.

I love to use open-source solutions like R language, (Post)GIS and PostgreSQL to handle both recent and legacy data across research disciplines – e.g. archaeology, palaeontology, or geomorphology – aiming to create solid data products according to FAIR1 and OPEN standards. During my daily work I capitalise on strongholds of my scientific expertise, as for instance multivariate statistics, geomorphology, radiometric dating methods, or mapping.

As a core member of OCTOPUS database management group, I have long-standing experience in clean and sustainable data design where form, indeed, first follows function, but still is a substantial measure of communication. Not least I am, therefore, intrigued by appealing information graphics and aesthetic maps.

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Short CV

Work Experience

  • 2019 Data(Base) Manager for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of Wollongong (AUS)
  • 2018-19 Honorary Fellow, University of Wollongong (AUS)
  • 2018-19 Research Staff Member, Research Institute for Post-Mining Landscapes, Finsterwalde (DEU)
  • 2017-18 Associate Research Fellow, University of Wollongong (AUS)
  • 2016-17 Endeavour Research Fellow of the Australian Government, University of Wollongong (AUS)
  • 2016 Postdoctoral Fellow with Landscape Management Group, Universität Potsdam (DEU)
  • 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow with Natural Hazards Research Group, Universität Potsdam (DEU)
  • 2010-14 Research Assistant and Doctoral Candidate at Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Universität Potsdam (DEU)
  • 2009-10 Research Assistant at Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Universität Potsdam (DEU)
  • 2007-09 Assistant Lecturer and Freelance Collaborator at Department of Geography, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DEU)

Education

  • Dr. rer. nat., Geomorphology, Universität Potsdam (DEU)
  • Diploma, Geographer, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DEU)
    Minors: Geology, Cartography, Freie Universität Berlin (DEU)
  • Advertising Manager, IHK Berlin (DEU)