Academic Employment & Education
Research Associate (Group leader) (2023 - ongoing)
Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow (2021 - 2023)
Institute of Avian Research, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Project host: Sandra Bouwhuis
Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (2018 - 2020)
Centre of Evolutionary and Functional Ecology (CEFE-CNRS), Montpellier, France
Project hosts: Anne Charmantier and Sandra Bouwhuis
PhD in Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology (2013 - 2018)
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany &
Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
Project supervisors: Niels Dingemanse and Kimberley Mathot
MSc in Terrestrial Ecology (2011 - 2012)
Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre (CREAF), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
Project supervisor: Daniel Sol
BSc in Biology (2006 - 2011)
University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Project supervisor: Elvira Sahuquillo
Grants & Scholarships
2024 Individual research grant, German Science Foundation (DFG-Sachbeihilfe) (€226,981)
2020 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship (€85,000)
2018 Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (€173,076)
2017 IMPRS bridge funding (€12,168)
2016 Travel grant to ISBE conference, University of Exeter
2015 Travel grant to CogCom workshop, University of Vienna
2010 Research scholarship, Environmental agency (OMA), University of A Coruña, Spain (7 months)
2009 Research scholarship, Evolutionary Biology Research Group, Science Faculty, University of A Coruña, Spain (7 months)
Reviewing activity
JOURNALS
Reviewer for Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Ecology Letters, Evolution, Global Change Biology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Journal of Ornithology, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, PeerJ, PNAS, Royal Society Open Science and The American Naturalist, among others.
GRANTS
2024 Reviewer for the Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica from Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
2024 Reviewer for the Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship Program, USA.
2023 Reviewer for the Icelandic Research Fund, Iceland.
2021 Reviewer for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (HE-MSCA-PF-2021 – ENV Panel), EU.
Other professional roles and academic activities
Since 2025: Member, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment (JICE), Germany
Since 2025: PhD thesis Examiner, Bielefeld University, Germany (x3)
2024: External PhD thesis Examiner, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain (x1)
Since 2023: Associate Member, DFG Collaborative Research Centre “A Novel Synthesis of Individualisation across Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution: NC3”
2023: Conference co-chair and Scientific committee member of BOU 2023 annual conference on "Rapid evolutionary and plastic responses of birds to environmental change" (Nottingham, 4-6 April 2023).
2023: Symposium co-organiser of:
EOU 2023 symposium on "Phenotype and climate change: how are birds coping?" (Lund, 21-25 August 2023)
Behaviour 2023 symposium on "The role of density-dependent behaviour and plasticity on eco-evolutionary dynamics?" (Bielefeld, 14-20 August 2023)
2019: Conference co-chair and Scientific committee member of Models in Ecology and Evolution seminar (Montpellier, 24-25 October 2019)
Invited seminars
Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Oxford University, seminar series, 21 November 2025, UK
University of Münster, The Growth of the Evolutionary Thought seminar, 11 November 2025, Germany
Bielefeld University, Behaviour and Evolution seminar, 13 November 2024, Germany
University of Edinburgh, Institute of Ecology and Evolution seminar, 15 May 2024, UK
University of Münster, NC3 seminar, 17 November 2023, Germany
Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, seminar series, 08 November 2023, Germany [online]
Bielefeld University, Brain and Behaviour seminar, 04 May 2023, Germany
University of Oldenburg, seminar series, 01 February 2022, Germany [online]
University of Alberta, seminar series, 12 February 2021, Canada [online]
Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, seminar series, 27 January 2021, Germany [online]
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, seminar series, 4 November 2020, Germany [online]
Bielefeld University, seminar series, 26 May 2020, Germany [online]
Institute of Avian Research, seminar series, 11 December 2019, Germany
Université du Québec à Montréal, Prof. Denis Reale lab, 10 October 2019, Canada
“Statistical quantification of individual differences” symposium, International Society for Behavioural Ecology, 3 August 2016, UK
International symposia, workshops and conferences
Moiron, M. Indirect genetic effects increase the heritable variation available to selection and are largest for behaviours: a meta-analysis. Münster Evolution Meeting, 17-20 March 2025, Münster, Germany. Oral presentation
Moiron, M. Pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis and the meta-analytic evidence for life-history trade-offs at the genetic level. NC3 conference, 03-05 September 2024, Münster, Germany. Oral presentation
Moiron, M. Phenological responses to a warming planet: evolutionary vs. plastic changes. EOU, 21-25 August 2023, Lund, Sweden. Oral presentation
Moiron, M. Multidimensional plasticity of spring phenology. ASAB winter meeting. 6-7 December 2022, Edinburgh, UK. Poster presentation
Moiron, M. Phenological responses to a warming planet: evolutionary vs. plastic changes. Deutschen Ornithologen Gesellschaft. 21-25 September 2022, Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Oral presentation
Moiron, M. Phenological responses to a warming planet: evolutionary vs. plastic changes. DZG graduate meeting Evolutionary Biology. 31 March - 2 April 2022, Bielefeld, Germany. Oral presentation
Moiron, M; Haest, B; Teplitsky, C; Dänhardt, A; Bouwhuis, S; and Charmantier, A. Quantitative genetics of multidimensional plasticity. EOU, 14 -18 March 2022, Giessen, Germany. Abstract accepted for Oral presentation [meeting cancelled]
Moiron, M. Adaptive response to climate change in common terns : plasticity versus microevolution. French "Groupement de Recherche" - Phenotypic plasticity, 6 November 2020, Montpellier, France. Oral [online] presentation
Moiron, M. Understanding the social dynamics of breeding phenology: indirect genetic effects in common terns (Sterna hirundo). 04 May 2020, 6th World Seabird Twitter Conference. Twitter presentation
Moiron, M; Araya-Ajoy, YG; Teplitsky, C; Bouwhuis, S; and Charmantier, A. Decomposing social genetic effects on phenology and assortative mating in a long-lived seabird. Models in Ecology and Evolution, 25 October 2019, Montpellier, France. Oral presentation
Moiron, M; Araya-Ajoy, YG; Teplitsky, C; Bouwhuis, S; and Charmantier, A. Decomposing social genetic effects on phenology and assortative mating in a long-lived seabird. ESEB, 21 August 2019, Turku, Finland. Oral presentation
Moiron, M; Araya-Ajoy, YG; Teplitsky, C; Bouwhuis, S; and Charmantier, A. Sex-specific inheritance, selection and evolution on breeding timing in common terns. SEB, 4 July 2019, Seville, Spain. Oral presentation
Moiron, M; Bouwhuis, S; and Charmantier, A. Breeding timing plasticity in response to multiple environments. Genetics Society, 22 November 2018, Exeter, UK. Poster presentation
Moiron, M; and Dingemanse, NJ. Phenotypic integration of behaviour and morphology in a wild bird population. Evolution, 20 August 2018, Montpellier, France. Oral presentation
Moiron, M; Araya-Ajoy, YG; Mathot, KJ; Mouchet, A; and Dingemanse, NJ. Phenotypic integration of behaviour and morphology in a wild population of great tits. ESEB, 20 August 2017, Groningen, The Netherlands. Poster presentation
Moiron, M; Mathot, K; and Dingemanse, NJ. State-behaviour feedbacks: the evolution of animal personalities. ISBE, 28 July - 2 August 2016, Exeter, UK. Oral presentation
Moiron, M; Mathot, K; and Dingemanse, NJ. The role of state-behaviour feedbacks in explaining adaptive personality differences. EOU, 24-28 August 2015, Badajoz, Spain. Oral presentation
Moiron, M; Mathot, K; and Dingemanse, NJ. The role of state-behaviour feedbacks in explaining adaptive personality differences. ESEB, 10-14 August 2015, Lausanne, Switzerland. Oral presentation
Moiron, M; Mathot, K; and Dingemanse, NJ. Between- and within- individual variation in speed-accuracy trade-offs. CogCom workshop, 2-4 July 2015, Vienna, Austria. Oral presentation
Moiron, M; Mathot, K; and Dingemanse, NJ.The role of state-behaviour feedback loops. VII European Conference on Behavioural Biology, 15-18 July 2014, Prague, Czech Republic. Poster presentation
Moiron, M. Individual differences Conference, 8-13 November 2013, Groningen, The Netherlands. General Audience
Teaching experience
2023 & 2024 – Supplementary course “Writing club for budding biologists”, Bielefeld University
2023 & 2024 – BSc course “Key concepts in Evolutionary biology”, Bielefeld University
2023 & 2024 – MSc course “Evolution of behaviour”, Bielefeld University
2023 & 2024 – Seminar course “The evolution seminar”, Bielefeld University
2023 & 2024– Seminar course “Current Topics in Behavioral and Evolutionary Biology”, Bielefeld University
2021 & 2022 – MSc course “Ecology, evolution and sensory biology of birds”, University of Oldenburg
2022 – MSc practical course “Ecology of colonial seabirds”, University of Oldenburg
2022 – MSc practical course “Project Japanese Quail”, University of Oldenburg
2016 – One lecture in MSc course “Current topics in Behavioural Ecology”, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich
2016 – One lecture in MSc course “Experimental designs”, University of Konstanz