Curriculum Vitae
Education
2005 PhD in Biology Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU)
Dissertation: Inter- and intrasexual dimorphism in the song and song control system of duetting white-browed sparrow weavers
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Benedikt Grothe and Prof. Dr. Manfred Gahr
1997 Diploma in Biology (MSc) University of Bayreuth
Diploma thesis: Song structure and plumage colouration of the male wild canary (Serinus canaria) and their importance for reproductive success: a field study
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dietrich von Holst
Career history
2014- Research Fellow, Dept. Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
2012-2013 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
2009-2011 Research Fellow of the German Science Foundation at the University of Ferrara/Italy
2007-2009 Visiting Research Fellow, Dept. Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
2006 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dept. Cell. Molec. Neurobiology, University of Liège, Belgium
2005 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dept. Biological Rhythms and Behaviour, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Andechs, Germany
2005 PhD in Biology Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU)
Dissertation: Inter- and intrasexual dimorphism in the song and song control system of duetting white-browed sparrow weavers
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Benedikt Grothe and Prof. Dr. Manfred Gahr
1997 Diploma in Biology (MSc) University of Bayreuth
Diploma thesis: Song structure and plumage colouration of the male wild canary (Serinus canaria) and their importance for reproductive success: a field study
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dietrich von Holst
Career history
2014- Research Fellow, Dept. Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
2012-2013 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
2009-2011 Research Fellow of the German Science Foundation at the University of Ferrara/Italy
2007-2009 Visiting Research Fellow, Dept. Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
2006 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dept. Cell. Molec. Neurobiology, University of Liège, Belgium
2005 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dept. Biological Rhythms and Behaviour, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Andechs, Germany