Experience

B-WARE Research Centre

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher

  • Sep 2023 - Present



Wageningen Environmental Research

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Ecologist

  • May 2021 - Jul 2023

  I am a researcher at the Vegetation, Forest and Landscape Ecology Group focusing on research projects related to nature conservation and management in the Netherlands, such as restoration of Natura 2000 areas, which are suffering from increased nitrogen deposition.



Vrije Universiteit Brussel

• Belgium
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2021

  • Research on the effects of herbivores (both wildlife and livestock) on soil and plant nutrients, and the tree-grass balance in African savanna and temperate grassland. • Leading role in several research projects and collaborations. • Fieldwork in Kenya, The Netherlands and Belgium. • Writing of scientific publications and research grant applications. • Supervision of students on experimental design, collecting and analysing research data, and writing reports. • Teaching… Show more • Research on the effects of herbivores (both wildlife and livestock) on soil and plant nutrients, and the tree-grass balance in African savanna and temperate grassland. • Leading role in several research projects and collaborations. • Fieldwork in Kenya, The Netherlands and Belgium. • Writing of scientific publications and research grant applications. • Supervision of students on experimental design, collecting and analysing research data, and writing reports. • Teaching about terrestrial ecology and statistical analysis. • Presenting research at scientific conferences and university seminars. Show less



NIOO-KNAW

• Netherlands
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Mar 2017 - Feb 2018

  Wageningen • Research on the effects of herbivores and fertilization on soil and plant nutrients in grasslands on a global scale. • Coordinator of large field experiment (design and data collection). • Retrieving, harmonising, organising and analysing global datasets. • Collaboration within international scientific network (NutNet). • Writing scientific publications and presenting results at conferences.



Umeå University

• Sweden
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Nov 2012 - Oct 2014

  Umeå, Sweden • Research on the effects of reindeer on nutrient availabilities and plant communities in the arctic tundra. • Running process-based simulation models. • Organisation of postdoc meetings and departmental seminars. • Writing scientific publications and presenting results at conferences.



ETH Zürich

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD student

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2012

  Zurich, Switzerland • Research on the effects of nitrogen fixation, fire and herbivores on nutrient pools and fluxes in a Tanzanian savanna. • Two years of fieldwork under remote and challenging conditions in Tanzania. • Writing scientific publications and presenting results at conferences.