Since 02/2019 | Freelancing Consultant for data science, risk assessment and statistical analysis “darwin statistics” |
05/2011 – 07/2018 | Scientific Assistant at the Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University -Simulation of lake and river ecosystems to describe the bioaccumulation and effects of organic pollutants (YANGTZE project) -Development of the scientific basis for the assessment and management of the environmental risks of pesticides (RISKMIN project) -Development of statistical models to derive reference states of soil biocoenoses based on large ecological datasets (EDAPHOBASE project) -Development of conceptual approaches for the risk assessment of pesticide mixtures in complex spray series (COMBITOX project) -Statistical evaluation & power analysis of earthworm field study data for the assistance of the preparation of a new OECD guideline (OECD project) -Lecturer in Ecotoxicology, Ecology & Statistics -Assistance in the management of the Institute for Environmental Research -Independent work on expert opinions for the German Federal Environment Agency |
11/2009 – 04/2011 | Regulatory Scientist at the Umweltbundesamt – Federal Environment Agency of Germany, Section IV 1.3 Pesticides -Ecotoxicological evaluation and environmental risk assessment of plant protection products at member state and EU level -Concepts, allocation and supervision of research projects |
01/2005-10/2009 | Scientific Assistant at the Institute of Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University -Development of Terrestrial Model Ecosystems for regulatory purposes within the risk assessment of pesticides in collaboration with Bayer Cropscience AG (PhD project: Assessing the risks of pesticides on soil communities using terrestrial model ecosystems) -Lecturer in Ecotoxicology, Ecology & Statistics |
10-12/2004 | Freelancing Consultant for the Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University -Creation of a literature database of ecotoxicological semi-field studies |