PD (Assoc. Prof.) Dr.
Franz Hölker
Department
Domain/Position
Email
Phone
+49 (0)30 64181 665
Fax
+49 (0)30 64181 700
Room
406
Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin
Profile
Research group
Expertise
- freshwater ecology
- light pollution
- ecophysiology
- night ecology
- ecological modeling
- citizen science
CV
Education:
- University: Diploma in Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology and Fishery Science, University of Hamburg, Germany (1992)
- Dissertation: Institute of Hydrobiology and Fishery Science, University of Hamburg, Germany (1999), Thesis: Bioenergetik dominanter Fischarten (Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758) und Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)) in einem eutrophen See Schleswig-Holsteins - Ökophysiologie und Individuen-basierte Modellierung.
- Habilitation: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany (2007): Thesis: Investigating food webs in aquatic systems: bridging the gap between ecology, behaviour, physiology, and modelling.
Appointments:
- 1993 - 1999: Research scientist and PhD-student at Institute of Hydrobiology and Fishery Science, University of Hamburg, Germany
- 1999 - 2006: Research scientist at IGB Berlin
- 2006 - 2008: Scientific Officer at the European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre, Maritime Affairs, Ispra, Italy
- 2008 - ongoing: Senior Scientist, research group leader, IGB Berlin
- 2012 - 2017: Deputy head of the department Ecohydrology, IGB
- 2009 - ongoing: Privatdozent (Assoc. Prof.) for Zoology at the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany