Dr. Ulrike Schlägel

I am a mathematician turned ecologist. After a Diplom (former German equivalent to MSc) in Mathematics from Bielefeld University, Germany, I was looking for a way to combine my enthusiasm for math and appreciation of nature. This led me to a PhD program at the University of Alberta, Canada, in applied mathematics, where I specialized on mathematical ecology. During this time I learned a lot about ecology and also developed a passion for statistics. I now combine empirical research (including field work on birds) and theoretical research to answer ecological questions while also improving statistical methodology in ecology.

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Academic career

• since 2021: Junior research group leader (DFG Emmy Noether Programme), University of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology
• 2015 - 2020: Postdoc in the project "BioMove", University of Potsdam, Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation
• 2015: Postdoc, DAAD returning scientists programme, Senckernberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2009 - 2015: PhD in Applied Mathematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Kanada
• 2009: Research assistant, Bielefeld University, Research Centre for Mathematical Modelling, Germany
• 2003 - 2008: Diplom (equiv. MSc) in Mathematics, Bielefeld University, Germany
  • 2005 - 2006: ERASMUS exchange (2 semester), University of Edinburgh, UK

Publikationen

See publication list.