Doctoral researcher with the working title:
The citizen science project
"Mückenatlas": contributions of opportunistic data collection to mosquito research
Supervisor ZALF: Dr. Doreen Werner
Supervisor University/University of Applied Sciences: Prof. Jonathan M. Jeschke, Freie Universität Berlin/ Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
Expertise
- Citizen science data analysis
- Mosquitos
- Citizen Science & Science Communication
Tasks
- Investigating the explanatory power and representativeness of citizen science data for spatio-temporal mosquito distribution in Germany
- Assessing the performance of the citizen science project
"Mückenatlas" as monitoring method, its contribution to scientific output and its suit-ability as instrument to engage the public in science
- Ecological studies in the field on endemic and invasive species of mos-quitos (Diptera: Culicidae) in urban environments
- “Mückenatlas” public relations and website
