CV
Professional appointments:
2022 - current Academic Developer in Environmental Studies (AES School), University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
2021 - current Research Fellow (Venn Lab), Deakin University (working remotely from Toowoomba, QLD, Australia)
2018 - current Research Officer (Macreadie Lab), Deakin University (working remotely from Toowoomba, QLD, Australia)
2017 - 2018 Adjunct Faculty in Invasion Ecology (Farrer Lab), Tulane University, USA
2009 - 2012 Research Assistant in Plant Ecology (Westoby Lab), Macquarie University, Australia
2008 - 2012 Bushranger, Sydney Bush Regeneration Company, Australia
2006 EU Field Inspector, Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture, Poland
2003 Apprenticeship in Ecology of Organic Farm, Thurgau, Switzerland
Education:
2012 - 2017 PhD in Restoration Ecology, Murdoch University, Australia
1999 - 2007 MSc in Landscape Ecology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
Volunteering:
2012 – 2017 Active committee member of the non-governmental organisation: Wildflower Society of WA, including presidential role (2014-2016): Here is a blog entry on my role as the president:
2008 – 2009 Assisting in fieldwork on invasive acacias, NSW, SA, WA
2008 – 2009 Community work on organic farm, Canowindra, NSW
2007 Service Civil International work camp in Rihu, Finland
2007 Summer Volunteering in Karula National Park, Estonia
2004 Internship in Polesie National Park, Poland
Grants & awards:
2022 Deakin's CIE publication award (1600AUD)
2021 Deakin's CIE Innovation Grant towards the 2021 ESA symposium (3019 AUD)
2019 Deakin's CIE Grant towards R-Workshop for HDRs, Melbourne, Australia (8000 AUD) [Tweet]
2019 Deakin's LES Grant towards Carbon & Nitrogen Analyzer (7000 AUD)
2017 Mango Solutions' Award to attend "EARL" conference, San Francisco, USA (1000 USD)
2013 Travel award for ANPSA conference from WSWA, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia (500 AUD)
2005 Erasmus Student Exchange Program, University of Life Sciences in Tartu, Estonia (1400 €)
2003 - 2004 Science Award for Academic Achievements, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland (200 PLN x 24 months)
Outreach:
2021 Presenting on Coastal Wetland Renewal at the Centre of Integrative Ecology conference (YouTube link)
2017 Co-Founder, R user group at Tulane University (Tulane University R Fans [TURF]), USA
2015 Winner, Western Australia National Science Week citizen science project "Orchids, Soil & Disturbance" (see here).
2014 - 2016 President, Wildflowers Society of Western Australia, Murdoch Branch, Australia
2012 - 2017 Blog editor, The International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists (INNGE)
Courses & workshops:
2018 "Ready, Prep, Teach" Teaching workshop, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
2018 CyVerse Genomics Data Carpentry, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
2017 Fundamentals of ArcGIS, University of Davis, California, USA (Certificate)
2017 Boat Safety, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
2015 Software Carpentry Workshop (R and Python), Perth, WA, Australia
2014 Analyzing Ecological Data with R, Perth, WA Australia (workshop with Alain Zuur and Elaine Leno)
2014 4 Wheel Drive Training, Perth, WA, Australia
2013 InSPiRE: an Inter-uni Summer-school for Postgraduate Research Excellence, Perth, WA, Australia
2009 Statistics in R & Building Database, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2005 Soil pollution and landscape restoration, Toila, Estonia
2005 Restoration Ecology - Healing Aquatic Environments, Hel, Poland
2004 Challenges of Sustainable Development, Mogilany, Poland