Appointments
- Research Group Leader, Department of Evolutionary and Integrative Ecology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany (2024–)
- Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2016–2024)
- Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2013–2015)
- Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2011–2012)
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Integrative Ecology Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Spain (2008–2012)
Advisor: Jordi Bascompte
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Resilience and Adaptive Management Group, University of Alaska - Anchorage, USA (2007)
Advisors: Lilian Na'ia Alessa and Andrew Anaru Kliskey
Education
- PhD Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, USA (2007)
Advisor: Luís A. N. Amaral
- BS Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining, Colorado School of Mines, USA (2002)
Grants and awards
- Hill Tinsley Medal, New Zealand Association of Scientists (2022)
- Marsden Grant, Marsden Fund Council, Royal Society of New Zealand (2017; NZ$795,000)
- Rutherford Discovery Fellowship, Royal Society of New Zealand (2014; NZ$800,000)
- University of Canterbury Early and Emerging Career Researcher Award (2014)
- Fast-Start Grant, Marsden Fund Council, Royal Society of New Zealand (2012; NZ$345,000)
- University of Canterbury BlueFern HPC Doctoral Scholarship (2011; NZ$105,000 for PhD student)
- NZ-Spain Science and Technology Programme Grant (2011; NZ$6,000)
- Juan de la Cierva Fellowship (3 years), MICINN, Spain (2011)
- Junta para la Ampliación de Estudios (JAE) Fellowship (3 years), CSIC, Spain (2008)
- Teaching Apprenticeship Fellow, Northwestern University (2007)
- NSF-IGERT Graduate Research Fellowship (3 years), US NSF (2003)
- Walter P. Murphy Fellowship (1 year), Northwestern University, USA (2002)
