Joseph Berna Premier

 Education

Master of Science in Global Change Ecology
University of Bayreuth, Germany

15/2/16 – 3/6/16

Research internship 
Bavarian Forest National Park

Focus on spatial and statistical analyses of GPS animal tracking and activity data. This work was later expanded into a master thesis. Further work included: supported analyses on micro habitat of lynx. Camera trap installation and management (beaver monitoring, antler decomposition and biodiversity/climate projects). Field sampling of ungulate browsed saplings. Construction, installation and management of various invertebrate trap types. River sampling of invertebrate larvae and adults. Forest structure field mapping. Amphibian conservation at road crossings.

AniMove workshop and symposium
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Radolfzell, Germany.

Attended this week long event of workshops, talks and discussion.

AniMove: Animal Movement Analysis for Conservation
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, VA, USA.

Attended this two week science school with practical instruction, classes and talks.

La Palma biogeography and global change science school
La Palma, Canaries and University of Bayreuth, Germany.

A two week excursion on the Canarian Island of La Palma, preceded by preperation of a group research project on the Canary Pine (Pinus canariensis) and fog interception.

German as a foreign language
University of Bayreuth, Germany 

Level achieved: B1.

Experimental Geoscience
Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Germany

One Semester of this masters programme completed

Bachelor of Science in Physics
University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Thesis topic: "The Ising Model: a Computational Model"

 Other

Student helper
University of Bayreuth, Germany

Currently working in the capacity of an English language proof reader for deparment publications. Previously worked as a tutor for first semester instruction in R and remote sensing techniques.