Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior – Konstanz, Germany

Research Assistant, Behavior Evolution Research Group (03/2024 – Present)

• Conducting Master’s thesis on the Evolution of behavioral courtship signals in Trinidadian guppies. Recorded courtship displays of wild males across rivers differing in predation pressure, applying image detection and behavioral decomposition to analyze postural dynamics.
• Assisting with various research projects in the lab.
• Supervising a Bachelor’s thesis student.

University of Konstanz – Konstanz, Germany

Teaching Assistant (10/2025 – Present)

• Assisted undergraduate students during zoology lab sessions, providing guidance and explanations during animal dissections across different taxonomic groups.
• Supported student learning through hands-on instruction and clarification of zoological concepts.

University of Konstanz – Condorito, Argentina

Field Assistant (November 2025)

• Contributed to fieldwork with the Move inFormation (Hannah Williams), participating in the safe capture, handling, and morphometric data collection of Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) and supporting the deployment of E-obs tags in Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito for movement and spatial ecology research.

The Guppy Project – Trinidad and Tobago

Field Station Manager (01/2023 – 11/2023 and 07/2024 – 04/2025)

• Oversaw project planning and research station function in a long-term evolutionary research program using natural populations of guppies (Poecilia reticulata) to investigate adaptation, natural selection, life-history evolution, and eco-evolutionary dynamics.
• Managed data collection for a database of over 115,000 individuals.
• Supervised international teams of up to 15 people.
• Ensured compliance with research protocols.
• Facilitated collaboration across international stakeholders.
• Field sampling in remote locations under harsh weather conditions.
• Off-road driving and vehicle maintenance.

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior – Konstanz, Germany

Research Assistant, Migration Department (02/2024 – 05/2024)

• Analyzed camera trap imagery to study wildlife behavior, population dynamics, and species interactions.
• Contributed to large-scale projects such as “Snapshot Europe.”
• Annotated images for automatic detection software using Wildlife Insights.

IGP Ternera Asturiana – Asturias, Spain

Lab Technician (07/2022 – 12/2022)

• Performed molecular analyses using microsatellites to evaluate proper management of a protected veal breed, including DNA extraction, sequencing, and data analysis.

OMA, Marine Observatory – Asturias, Spain

Research Assistant (2020)

• Participated in the Percebes Project, using ecological modeling to assess spatial management effects on productivity, biodiversity, and connectivity for marine spatial planning.
• Estimated ecosystem recovery rates following protection or fallow periods.