Dr. Tanja Straka
Career progression
- Since 7/2019 Postdoctoral Researcher at the Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Ecology,
Ecosystem Sciences/Plant Ecology
and since 04/2021 Climatology
- 2017-2019 Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Berlin, Department of Evolutionary Ecology
- 2015-2016 Scientific officer for nature and biodiversity conservation, DTSchB, Neubiberg
- 2011-2015 PhD in urban ecology at the University of Melbourne, Australia
- 2008-2011 Environmental assessment and biodiversity monitoring (freelance)
- 2008 German Diplom in Biology (approx. equivalent to a Master‘s degree) LMU München
Research areas
- urban biodiversity
- human-nature relationships
Current projects
- CURT program: "Urban Biodiversity in a Changing World" in cooperation with the University of Melbourne (seed funding of the
Berlin University Alliance
)
Further scientific activities
- member of the IUCN SSC Bat Specialist group
- member of the committee "International Association for Society and Natural Ressources (IASNR)"
- Review editor for Frontiers in Conservation Science
- Reviewer for several scientific journals (e.g. Biological Conservation, Conservation Biology, Journal of Urban Ecology, Human Dimensions of Wildlife)
Publications
