Jan-Christopher Fischer

Research Associate

At Department of Biogeography until 09/2020
e-Mail: jan-christopher.fischer(at)onlinehome.de

Scholastics
2015 - present	Global Change Ecology (M.Sc.) University of Bayreuth, Germany Thesis: A satellite-based study of land-use changes and potential impacts on coastal ecosystem services on Réunion Island Department of Biogeography, Ecopotential Project Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Carl Beierkuhnlein and Dr. Erwann Lagabrielle
2010 - 2014	Environmental Science (B.Sc.) University Koblenz-Landau, Germany Thesis: The differentiation oriented description of the dendrobatids Epipedobates anthonyi and Epipedobates tricolor according to genetic species assignment Department of Conservation Genetics Supervisors: Dr. Kathrin Theißinger and Dr. Anne Schrimpf
Internships
2016 / 2017	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Eschborn, Germany Blue Solutions - Global Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Development for Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
2015	Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation Bimini, Bahamas Shark Research and Marine Biology, Environmental Education
2015	Dolphin Expeditions Bimini, Bahamas Ecotourism, Dive Operation
2011	White Shark Projects Gansbaai, South Africa Scientific Data Collection, Data Base Management
Schools and Trainings
2017	World Cetacean Alliance - Responsible Whale Watching Brighton, UK Responsible Whale Watching Tour Guide Certification
2016	La Palma Science School - Disturbance Driven Island Ecology La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain Applied Biogeographical Research
2012	HYDRA-Institute - Marine-Biological Research Methods Elba, Italy Field and Laboratory Training Course
Conferences
2017	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP 23 Bonn, Germany Observer
Scholarships
2017	GDMB Research Funding
2017 / 2018	Erasmus+ Study Abroad Grant
2017 / 2018	Bayerisch-Französisches Hochschulzentrum (BFHZ) Mobility Funding for Research Work
Research interests
	Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Climate Change Adaptation
Qualifications
Data and Text Processing	Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) R (Mathematics and Statistics, Modeling) ArcGIS and QGIS (GIS and Remote Sensing) SeaDAS (Satellite Data Processing) InVEST (Land Use and Ecosystem Valuation) Genious (Genetic Analyses)
Languages	English, French and German

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Jan-Christopher Fischer

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