Teaching
Our teaching activities focus on the theory of ecology as well as statistics, data science, machine learning, theory and simulation models in ecology and evolution. The following is a list of regularly taught courses and lectures.
Lectures for the BSc Biology (Grundvorlesungen)
- Vorlesung 54103: Allgemeine Biologie II – Ökologie, 2. Semester [GRIPS]
- Vorlesung 54133: Statistik und Bioinformatik, 5. Semester [GRIPS / lecture notes]
- Praktikum 54128: Evolutionsbiologie und Molekulare Ökologie, WPP 4. Semester [GRIPS]
Specialised lectures for BSc / MSc / PhD level
- Seminar 54374: Theoretische Ökologie [more details / GRIPS]
- Blockkurs 54371: Introduction to Statistics and Data Science with R [GRIPS / lecture notes]
- Blockkurs 54375: Advanced Regression Models in R [GRIPS / lecture notes]
- Blockkurs 54379: Machine Learning and Deep Learning with R [GRIPS / lecture notes]
- Blockkurs 54378: Introduction to Bayesian Statistics [GRIPS / lecture notes]
- Blockkurs 54376: Evolutionary Game Theory (currently not regularly offered)
- Blockkurs 54370: Research Skills [GRIPS / lecture notes see GRIPS]
Dates for the courses taught in a given semester are in our course catalogue.
Open teaching materials
Course material developed in the open and free to reuse. The block-course notes are published as full online books and are written to stand on their own, so they are usable well beyond the courses themselves:
- Introduction to Data Science with R
- Applied Regression Analysis for Empirical Research: Inference, Causality, and Model Choice with GLMMs in R
- Machine Learning and Deep Learning with R
- Introduction to Bayesian Statistics with R
- Grundlagen der Statistik — lecture notes for the BSc statistics course (PDF, German)
- ResearchSkills — lecture notes for the research skills course (LaTeX source)
- EGT — evolutionary game theory models in NetLogo
Internships and qualification theses
Offered by our group — follow the links for details:
- BSc Projektpraktikum / Forschungspraktikum
- BSc Arbeit
- MSc Focus subject Theoretical Ecology — as part of MSc Biology or EEC
- MSc Thesis
I also coordinate the M.Sc. programme Ecology, Evolution & Conservation (EEC) and chair its examination committee.