Object : 6-month internship in Conservation Biology focusing on Urban Ecosytems. → Second year of Master's degree. → Period of availibility : January to August 2020.

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EDUCATION
HARD SKILLS
2019, March-May | Internship in Urban Ecology | University of
Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom.
• Quantifying wildlife in urban gardens as a risk factor for disease
transmision focusing on lungworm Angiostrongylus vasorum.
→ Establishment of a dataset using timelapse2 software. Data analysis
using R software.
→ Liaising with the public to set up remote cameras in city gardens.
Supervisor: Dr Bryony Tolhurst, B.Tolhurst2@brighton.ac.uk
2019, February-June | Project management | University of Franche-
Comté, Besançon, France.
• Avian specific richness, abundance and diversity along a gradient of
urbanization (study site : Besançon).
→ Establishment and implementation of a project. Data analysis using R
and QGIS softwares.
Supervisor: Dr Renaud Scheifler, renaud.scheifler@univ-fcomte.fr
2018, July-August | Binman | Luxeuil-les-bains, France .
Collect of household wastes; night work.
Contact: Sup’interim 70, lure@supinterim.fr
2018, April | Internship in Dendrochronology | UMR Chrono-
Environnement, Besançon, France.
• Studying the sources of variations of ringwidths in a young population of
trees, managed in timber, at the moment of the first thinning out.
→ Establishment of a dendrochronological framework using TSAPWin
software. Data analysis using R.
Supervisor: Olivier Girardclos, olivier.girarclos@univ.fcomte.fr
2017, June | Volunteering in a Wildlife shelter | « Paseo de los Monos »,
Puyo, Ecuador.
Animal feeding, build and development of enclosures, improvement of the
shelter’s infrastructures, sightseeing tours for tourists.
Manager : Yvan Bouvier, paseoecologicolosmonos@yahoo.es
EXPERIENCE
2015-2018 – Bachelor of Biology-Ecology – University of Franche-Comté,
Besançon.
• 2017-2018: ‘honors’ distinction, third year of bachelor’s degree.
→ Acquirement of knowledges in freshwater ecosytems and terrestrial
ecosytems, basics in statistical analysis (using R software).
Manager: Carole Begeot, carole.begeot@univ-fcomte.fr
2014-2015 – Preparatory Class for Biology, Victor Hugo high school,
Besançon.
2013-2014 – Final year of Secondary School, Life and Earth Sciences
speciality – Georges Colomb high school, Lure.
French secondary school diploma, ‘highest honors’ distinction.
22 YO
Category B driving licence
2018-2020 – Master of Conservation Biology – Ecology, Monitoring
and Management of Ecosystems – University of Franche-Comté, Besançon.
• 2018-2019: ‘honors’ distinction, first year of master’s degree.
→ International master: courses/redaction of reports in English.
→ Taxonomic specialization (entomology and botanic), acquirement of
knowledges in ecotoxicology, spatial and statistical analyses (GLM…), genetic
ecology, community ecology, behavioural ecology and environmental laws.
→ Ability to make research in conservation biology and to establish a
management plan for nature conservation.
Managers: Pr François Gillet, francois.gillet@univ-fcomte.fr
Dr Renaud Scheifler, renaud.scheifler@univ-fcomte.frEnglish
Spanish
OBJECTIVES
Research subject in conservation biology,
focusing on insect(s) and/or plant(s) in urban
ecosystems. Field work is expected in order to
establish a dataset. Collected data will be analyzed
using statistical and GIS softwares (and other(s) if
required).
Léopold BERGER
Conservation Biology in Urban Ecosytems
CONTACT
INTERESTS
SKILLS
LIFE SKILLS
SOFT SKILLS
Natural empathy
Cultural adaptation
Statistical
analysis
(Rstudio)
GIS
(QGIS)
Scientific
approach
Personal investment
(volunteering in supervising
young soccer players)
Entrepreneurial spirit
Team work / autonomy
Communication
Microsoft
Office