Current position (from 2019)

Contract researcher (SETE-CNRS ‘Station d’écologie théorique et expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis’, France) in the LINKING team (under the direction of Simon Blanchet).

2015-2018

Postdoc (SETE-CNRS ‘Station d’écologie théorique et expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis’, France), assessing genetic diversity, spatial functional connectivity and adaptative patterns in freshwater fish using spatial genetics and population genomics (under the direction of Simon Blanchet).

2013-2014

Postdoc (Université Catholique de Louvain, ISV, Belgium), assessing landscape functional connectivity in red deer (Cervus elaphus) using spatial genetics.

2009-2012

PhD student (University of Lyon 1; LEHNA, France) and R&D supervisor in the Ecosphère consulting company (CIFRE scholarship N°2/2009 from the ANRT).

April-May 2007 / April-May 2008

Research engineer (University of Lyon 1; LEHNA, France), supervising field experiments in a research program in the European tree frog Hyla arborea.

February-March 2007

Research engineer (French NGO avenir), evaluating the use of specific road-underpasses by dispersing amphibians (Isère, France).

February-August 2006

MsC student (University of Lyon 1; LEHNA, France), assessing the spatio-temporal use of a French protected peat bog by the Common toad Bufo bufo using VHF telemetry.

March-May 2005

Volunteer student (University of Lyon 1; LEHNA, France), evaluating the spatial distribution of the Common toad Bufo bufo in the Rhône-Alpes region.

2014

- ITTECOP - IDRRIM thesis award : special mention

2009

- CIFRE Scholarship (n°2/2009: 42.000 €) from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie (ANRT)

- Additional PhD grants (total: 211.000€) from Ecosphère, Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) and Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône (APRR).

      

2021

- "La modélisation d'accompagnement : Mettre des acteurs en situation pour partager des représentations et simuler des dynamiques", Non-degree training session on Companion Modelling (ComMod) (Crillon-le-Brave, France)

- "Electric fishing certification" (B0/H0/BE-manœuvre, NFC18-510), formation SOCOTEC (Moulis, France)

2015

- "Measuring intra-species diversity using high-throughput sequencing", EMBO Practical Course (Oeiras, Portugal)

2014

- "Introduction aux modèles mixtes avec SAS", BioPharE statistical formation, Catholic University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium).

2009

- "Landscape Genetics: developing best practices for testing landscape effects on gene Flow", NCEAS Distributed Graduate Seminar.

- "ArcGIS Niveau II - version 9“ and “Spatial Analyst pour ArcGIS 9.3", ESRI France training.

2009-2012

- Ph.D. Conservation biology and Landscape genetics, University of Lyon 1 (LEHNA, France): “Individual-based sampling scheme in landscape genetics: assessing the impacts of anthropogenic fragmentation on dispersal patterns in the Alpine newt Ichthyosaura alpestris”.
Advisors: Pr. Pierre Joly / Pr. François Pompanon

          

2011

- Inter-University Diploma in Animal Experimentation Level 1 (Ecole Normale Supérieure of Lyon / University of Lyon 1).

2006

- M.Sc. Ecology, Microbial ecology, Evolution, specializing in Ecology, Evolution and Biometry, University of Lyon 1 (LEHNA, France): "Spatio-temporal use of the Tourbière du Grand-Lemps natural reserve and its periphery by amphibians".
Advisors: Pr. Pierre Joly / M. Gregory Maillet

2010-2021

- Statistics: 21h (PhD students / Lecture and tutorials)

- Population Genetics: 68h (Master 1 & 2 / Lecture and tutorials)

- Community Ecology: 18h (Licence 3 / tutorials)

- Molecular Ecology Techniques: 11.5h (Licence 2 / tutorials and practical courses)

- Animal biology and Taxonomy: 59h (Licence 1 / practical courses)

PhD students

- Keoni Saint-Pé (PhD student, 2016-2019, co-supervisor with Dr S. Blanchet): «Quantification in situ des mouvements de la truite fario : l'apport des outils moléculaires»

- Jonathan Remon (PhD student, 2015-2018, co-supervisor with Dr S. Moulherat): «Connectivité fonctionnelle en paysage fragmenté : apport des données génétiques et démographiques pour étudier l’impact multi-spécifique des infrastructures linéaires de transport»

- Lisa Fourtune (PhD student, 2015-2017, co-supervisor with Dr S. Blanchet): «Patrons de diversité inter- et intra-spécifique dans les réseaux dendritiques d'eau douce : implications pour leur fonctionnement et leur conservation»

Higher education students

- Hugo Bellavoir (Master 2, 2022, co-supervisor with Dr S. Blanchet)

- Julien Cordier (Master 1, 2022)

- Marius Barrault (gap year student, 2021, co-supervisor with Dr S. Blanchet)

- Coralie Drack (Master 1, 2021, co-supervisor with Dr S. Blanchet)

- Laura Fargeot (Master 2, 2019, co-supervisor with Dr S. Blanchet)

- Camille Poesy (Master 1 & 2, 2016-2017, co-supervisor with Dr S. Blanchet)

- Yoann Buoro (Master 2, 2017, co-supervisor with Dr S. Blanchet)

- Keoni Saint-Pé (Master 2, 2015, co-supervisor with Dr S. Blanchet)

- Jennifer Mangin (BTS 2, 2011)

- Grégoire Perez (Master 1, 2010)

- Céline De Fazio (Master 1, 2010)

- Maxime Clasquin (Master 1, 2009)

- 2020: Member of the EPHE examination board ("Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes", mention "Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre") of Christophe De Franceschi : « Caractérisation de la dispersion à fine échelle chez la mésange bleue (Cyanystes caeruleus) en Corse ».

- 2019-2021: Member of the PhD monitoring committee of Jules Boileau (University of Montpellier / TerrOïko) : « Planification territoriale de la séquence Eviter – Réduire – Compenser : apport des outils numériques et génétiques pour renforcer le volet Eviter ».

- 2015-2016: Member of the PhD monitoring committee of Jonathan Remon (University of Toulouse) : « Patrons de distribution, dispersion par l’Homme et variations intraspécifiques au sein des paysages urbanisés : réponses des fourmis à l’urbanisation ».

- 2015-2016: Member of the PhD monitoring committee of Jérôme Gippet (University of Lyon) : « Patrons de distribution, dispersion par l’Homme et variations intraspécifiques au sein des paysages urbanisés : réponses des fourmis à l’urbanisation ».

Languages

French (native language) ; English (professional working proficiency); Spanish (spoken) ; German (need of practice...)

Experience abroad

- More than a year : Belgium.
- More than a month : Ecuador.
- Less than a month : Chile, Croatia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden.

Civilian life

- From May 2019 : Volunteer with the ACARM09 association (Association Couserannaise pour l'Accueil des Réfugié(e)s et des Migrant(e)s): Support for administrative procedures and French courses.

- From December 2020 : Member of the Board of Directors of the association L'Aude au Nat' (Environmental education).

- From December 2014 to December 2020 : President of the association L'Aude au Nat' (Environmental education).