+41 41 462 97 58
gilberto.pasinelli@vogelwarte.ch
Swiss Ornithological Institute
Seerose 1
6204 Sempach
Switzerland
Member of the Directorate, Director of Science
Directorate, Research
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Employment |
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| 2020-present | Scientific Director, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach |
| 2010-2020 | Deputy Scientific Director, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach |
| 2008-2010 | Wissenschaftlicher Adjunkt, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach |
| 2001-2008 | Senior research associate, Institute of Zoology, University of Zurich |
| 2003-2007 | Part-time research associate, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach |
| 1999-2001 | Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA |
| 1998-1999 | Research associate, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach |
| 1993-1999 | Research and teaching associate, Zoological Museum, University of Zurich |
Education |
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| 2011 | Habilitation at the University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1993-1999 | PhD at the University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1991-1992 | Diploma (MSc) at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
Further training |
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| 2023 | Sabbatical stay at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca NY |
| 2012 | Occupancy workshop (D. MacKenzie, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach) |
| 2011 | ConGen - Population Genetics Data Analysis Course (Flathead Lake Biological Station, Montana, USA) |
| 2008 | Workshop on landscape genetics (L. Waits, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA) |
| 2007 | Workshop on quantitative genetic methods using animal models (K. Foerster, University of Zurich) |
| 2006 | Hierarchical modeling in ecology: estimation of abundance, occupancy, and species richness in large-scale surveys (R. Dorazio & A. Royle,University of Zurich) |
| 2004 | Model selection and inference (D. Anderson, University of Zurich) |
| 1999 | Introductory course into GIS: ARCINFO/ARCVIEW (F. Kienast, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf) |
Service
– 2017-2022: Chairman of the woodpecker specialist group of the German Ornithological Society (DO-G)
– 2012-2019: Advisory board of Swiss Biodiversity Forum, a platform of the Swiss Academy of Sciences
– 2009-2017: President of the Swiss Society for the study and conservation of birds (Ala)
– 2006-2015: Advisory board of the German Ornithological Society (DO-G)
– 2004-2009: Board member Naturforschende Gesellschaft Zürich (Zurich natural history society)
Editorial boards
– 2006-today: Acta Ornithologica http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/miiz/actao
– 2009-2018: Der Ornithologische Beobachter
– 2006-2015: Avian Conservation and Ecology (ACE-ECO) http://www.ace-eco.org
– 1997-today: Reviewer for numerous journals and grant agencies
Teaching
I teach these classes at the Universitiy of Zurich:
EEE360: Ornithology (in odd years)
EEE364: Wildlife ecology and conservation (in even years)
We monitor the populations of all bird species in Switzerland and their development, investigate the lifestyles and requirements of endangered bird species and research bird migration.
