Skillset

Research skills

(1) Statistical analysis*, (2) Modeling and simulation*, (3) Experimental design, (4) Ecological sampling methods, (5) Soil analysis, (6) Database management, (7) Revegetation Technology, (8) Environmental Planning, (9) Advanced Skillset Workshops, (10) Academic Coursework

*Main analytic tools : R software (coding R scripts), JMP, SAS

Please see the following supporting information for the details.

Teaching skills

design study material, delivery lectures,  lead laboratory sessions,  grade students' performance

Languages

English: strong verbal and written  (Lived in Canada for more than six years)

Korean: mother tongue

Others

Driver's license, MS office certificate (word, excel, powerpoint, access), Endnote, Web design

Supporting Information

(1) Statistical Analysis (Software: R - coding, JMP, SAS): Generalized linear mixed model (GLMM), ANOVA, ANCOVA, Repeated-measures ANOVA, MANOVA, Multiple regression analysis, Cluster analysis, Ordination (DCA, nMDS, PCA, RDA), Functional diversity metrics, Partitioning diversity effect

(2) Modeling and Simulation (Software: R - coding, STELLA, QGIS): Mixed effect models (e.g., diversity-interaction models), Structural equation modeling*, Model selection and multimodel inference (e.g. model averaging). Environmental system modeling. Geographic information system

(3) Experimental Design: CRD, RCBD, Factorial design, Central composite design, Nested design, Competition design, Simplex design (for mixed effect model)

(4) Ecological Sampling Methods: Stratified sampling, Random sampling, Systematic sampling method (e.g. line intercept, belt transects), Relevé method (Braun-Blanquet), Plant functional traits measurement, Litter bag, Seed trap, Vegetation Mapping. 

(5) Soil Analysis: Extractible nitrogen and phosphorus content (spectro-photometric method), Soil texture (hydrometer), Organic matter (LOI), Soil redox potential.

(6) Database Management (Software: Postgresql/Mysql): Design relational database

(7) Revegetation Technology: Seed pre-treatment, Seed viability/germination test, Horticultural skills, Control of invasive plants

(8) Environmental Planning: Environmental impact assessment, Evaluation of ecosystem functions and services, Environmental monitoring and survey, Consultation of conservation

(9) Skillset Workshops: Structural equation modeling workshop (2013, ESA), Open source GIS workshop (2012, QCBS), Database management with MySQL workshop (2012, QCBS). Statistical R workshops (2011, McGill), Functional Trait Workshop (2011, CEF), Analysis of biodiversity experiments using diversity-interaction models (2011, ESA)

(10) Academic Coursework: PhD: Experimental Design, Modeling Environmental System, Master’s: Topics in Ecological Principles Teaching, Environmental Ecology, Soil Environment, Wetland Ecology Education, GIS, Environmental Plan. B.Sc.: Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology, Species classification, Microbiology, Environmental Biology, Biogeography, Soil Geography, Statistics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology