Prof. Dr. Ralf B. Schäfer

Head (Quantitative Landscape Ecology)
Visiting hours: By arrangement
Contact
Building I, Room 3.05

Research Interests

  • Community and food web eco(toxico)logy
  • Computational ecotoxicology
  • Stress ecology, focusing on traits and ecosystem functioning
  • Ecological and spatial modelling of stress responses and stressors
  • Environmental data analysis

Teaching

  • Data analysis (Univariate and Multivariate)
  • Aquatic Ecotoxicology
  • Advanced tools for data analysis
  • GIS, Environmental and Ecological Modeling
  • Environmental Philosophy
  • Excursions and field courses

Academic History

    • Professor for Quantitative Landscape Ecology (since 2016)
    • Habilitation in Environmental Sciences and Landscape Ecology, University Koblenz-Landau, Germany (2013)
    • Juniorprofessor for Quantitative Landscape Ecology (2010-2016)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher at the RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (2008-2010)
    • PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Environmental Sciences, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany (2005-2008)
    • PhD student at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany (2005-2008)
    • Studies in Statistics, Philosophy and Sociology, University Kassel, Germany (2003-2004)
    • MSc in Environmental Sciences at the Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany (1997-2003)

    Awards

    • Research Award for Early Career Scientists of the Faculty for Natural and Environmental Sciences, University Koblenz-Landau (2013)
    • Best Publication Award of the SETAC Europe (2008).
    • 2nd Best Presentation Award of SETAC German Language Branch, Landau, Germany (2006).

    Publications

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