Study Director

• Jan 2023 - Present

Visiting Researcher

• Sep 2021 - Jul 2023

Teaching Fellow

• Mar 2021 - Sep 2021

Module coordinator (years 2 and 3) for Covid catch-up practical'sDesigned wet lab skill classes to allow for development of practical skills lost through Covid (years 1-3)Delivered lectures and marking for...Level 1 - Data analysis, Coastal and Uplands habitatLevel 2 - Introduction to Bioinformatics, Animal behaviour, Marine Zoology field courseLevel 3 - Advanced research skills and experienceMaster's - Statistics for Biology, Insect identification skillsDirect supervisor of 2 Master's students and 4 undergraduate projects investigating pollinator biodiversity in response to pollution and a changing environment. Show less

Research Fellow in Honeybee Reproduction

• Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

Analysis and data curation of RNA-seq and Methyl-seq datasets using High performance computing suiteCollection of RNA-seq dataDesign and analysis of experiments to understand honeybee hive dynamics, evolution of eusociality, and behavioural reactions to pesticide exposureHoneybee, bumblebee, solitary bee, and aphid husbandryDirect line management of three PhD students and laboratory space, including enabling the opening and running of the laboratory space under Covid-19 specific safety guidelines Show less

Research Fellow in Behavioural Epigenetics

• Dec 2016 - Mar 2020

Part of a team (working closely with another post-doc) investigating how epigenetic modifications may play a role in controlling animal behaviour.Led the wet lab portion of research with a combination of behavioural, molecular and protein assays including development of ChIP-seq experiments for use with insect head tissue.Analysed next-generation sequencing data (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq)Supervision of PhD, Master's, and undergraduate project studentsInvited lecturer teaching level 1 (Comparing means, regression and correlation) and level 3 statistics (linear modelling, and generalised linear modelling)Principle investigator of study into epigenome and behavioural endpoints (Dean's vacation summer studentship - internal funding) Show less

PHD Student

• Sep 2013 - Nov 2016

Forecasting and modelling analyst

• Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

Forecasting and Modelling analyst in HMCTS (badged statistician)- Technical forecasting and communication of forecasts- Design of monitoring packs (R shiny, R markdown)- University outreach to promote the Fast Stream

Contract Analyst

• Oct 2021 - Sep 2022

Contract analyst in the Department of Work and Pensions (Badged statistician)- Communication of complex analysis to non-technical audience- Official statistics development- Data collation- Development of Management Information (MI) packs

Vacation Student

• Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

Project: "Fine scale behavioural changes depending on sperm competition risk in male Drosophila melanogaster" Initiated successful application for Association for the Study of Animal Behavior (ASAB) vacation scholarship. Project: "Fine scale behavioural changes depending on sperm competition risk in male Drosophila melanogaster" Initiated successful application for Association for the Study of Animal Behavior (ASAB) vacation scholarship.