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Languages |
French (native), English (bilingual)
German (intermediate), Swedish (beginner) |
09/2016 - Present Associate professor, Equipe Ecologie, Evolution, Symbiosis, UMR 7267, Université de Poitiers, France
09/2015 - 09/2016 Teaching assistant, CERES, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
Collaboration with David Claessen (ENS) and Corinne Robert (INRAe Versailles)
Project: Modeling the resource use and epidemic of a biotrophic pathogen in a mix of resistant vs. sensitive wheat cultivars - Intersdisciplinary work (Pathosystem; Evolution ecology, Agriculture) - Teaching (Resilience, Agroecology, Ecology, and Modeling) - Organisation of an international Summer School on Modeling Ecological Resilience |
01/2011 - 09/2014 PhD Fellow, Laboratoire ECODIV EA 1293, Université de Rouen, France
Under the supervision of Pr. Sébastien Barot (iEES-P, IRD) and Dr. Estelle Forey-Leyssenne (GR ECODIV, Rouen)
Project title: Seed-earthworm relationships: Seed selection and the responses of plant communities. Thesis presentation available at http://bit.ly/1pthpvF (in English) - Field work (site prospection, sampling, plant-earthworm identification, plant traits, soil analyses) - Teaching (Ecology, Botanic) and supervision (6 BSc and 1 MSc students) - Scientific communications - Collaborations: UC Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Millenium Seed Bank, Royal Kew Gardens, UK |
Education
2011 - 2014 PhD, Ecology, Laboratoire ECODIV EA 1293, Université de Rouen, France
2005 - 2011 Engineering degree in Agronomy, Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture, Lille, France
Including 1 year abroad (USA; GPA: 3.5/4.0) and 1 month summer course in India on sustainable agriculture
2008 - 2010 European MSc, Agroecology, University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
2005 Scientific Baccalauréat, France
Honors Summa Cum Laude and additional classes of Biology in German
2005 - 2011 Engineering degree in Agronomy, Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture, Lille, France
Including 1 year abroad (USA; GPA: 3.5/4.0) and 1 month summer course in India on sustainable agriculture
2008 - 2010 European MSc, Agroecology, University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
- 1 semester at UMB on sustainable farming and food systems
- 1 semester at the Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU), Uppsala on participatory methods and stakeholders participation
- 1 semester at ISARA, Lyon, France on soil sciences, cropping systems and agroecosystems
- MSc Project (2010) Impacts of earthworms on chalk grasslands of Upper-Normandy - ECODIV Lab, Université de Rouen, Fr - 6 months. Supervisor: Dr. Estelle Forey
2005 Scientific Baccalauréat, France
Honors Summa Cum Laude and additional classes of Biology in German
Research skills
Data analysis
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R statistical package (Linear Regressions, GLM, GAM [1-week workshop with Alain Zuur and Elena Ieno] ; Mixed Models; multivariate analyses (PCA, CA, db-RDA, ...); MATLAB (Modeling)
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Fieldwork
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Site surveying ; Sampling (soil, vegetation, earthworms, earthworm casts) and coordination ;
Soil analyses (total C/N, NH4+/NO3-, cations, pH) ; Plant traits (LDMC, LSA) and identification ; Invertebrate identification |
Lab
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Setting microcosm and mesocosm experiments under controlled temperature; good visual identification of seeds and under a binocular microscope.
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Communication and outreach
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Scientific communication in academia and to the public ; website and movie making (Wordpress, iMovie, FinalCutPro) ; project management and facilitation, conflict management, participatory tools (Open Space, World Café; see page on the site) ; knowledge MOOCs (Coursera, Novoed) ; Publishing (Scribus, Illustrator)
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Grants
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British Ecological Society - Parkyn Legacy Award (travel grant) - July 2013
Regional grants for attending workshops, international conferences or thesis projects (€400 to €800) - 2011, 2013 |
Reviewing
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Applied Soil Ecology (3), Journal of Plant Chemistry and Ecophysiology (1), Journal of Animal Ecology (1)
Guest Editor in FrontiersIn, in the Soil Processes Research Topic - Interactive Feedbacks between Soil Fauna and Soil Processes |
Additional activities
2014-present Member of Governing board of the French Ecological Society (SFE) in charge of early-career scientists and communication. Close collaborations with the British Ecological Society (Karen Devine, career dvpt)
2015-2017 Member of the working group of the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists (INNGE)
2012-2014 Founding member and administrator of the Transition Town movement in Rouen and administrator of the non-profit organization Effet-de-Serre Toi-Même! (sustainable development and climate)
2012 Organization of the 15th PhD - day of the doctoral school nBISE, Rouen, France
2015-2017 Member of the working group of the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists (INNGE)
2012-2014 Founding member and administrator of the Transition Town movement in Rouen and administrator of the non-profit organization Effet-de-Serre Toi-Même! (sustainable development and climate)
2012 Organization of the 15th PhD - day of the doctoral school nBISE, Rouen, France