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EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Geography (Applied GIScience), University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS), Charlotte, NC, USA, 2007 - 2011.
- RNDr., Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2008.
- Fulbright fellow, Geographic Information Sciences for Development and Environment (GISDE), Clark University, Department of International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE), Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, 2006 - 2007.
- Teaching Certificate, Environmental Education, Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2002 - 2005.
- M.Sc., Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Palacky University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2001 - 2004.
- Visiting exchange student, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, 2002 - 2003.
- B.Sc., Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 1998 - 2001.
RECENT EMPLOYMENT
- Assistant Professor, Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2011 - to date.
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Computational Landscape Ecology, Leipzig, Germany, 2011 - to date.
- Research Assistant, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS), Charlotte, NC, USA, 2007 - 2011.
- GIS analyst, Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic - Litovelske Pomoravi Protected Landscape Area Administration, Litovel, Czech Republic, 2004 - 2007.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Research Assistant, invasive species distribution modeling (iSDM). Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS), University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA, 2007 - 2011.
- GIS analyst, GIS and remote sensing for land use/land cover changes. Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic and Clark University, MA, USA, 2005 - 2007.
- Research Assistant, bird colony research on Great Duck Island, Maine, USA. College of the Atlantic, and University of California in Berkeley, and Intel Corporation, summer 2003.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Teaching Assistant, Environmental Modeling with GIS, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA, 2008 - 2011.
- GIS tutor, Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2005 - 2006.
- Education programs instructor, Environmental Education Center Slunakov, NGO, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2000 - 2006.
- English lecturer, Krkonose National Park Administration, Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, 2003.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Reviewer for: Ecological Modelling, Biological Invasions, Forest Ecology and Management, Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, Priroda CR, Graduate Student Affinity Group of AAG
- Member, International Biogeography Society (IBS), 2010 - to date.
- Member, United States Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE), 2008 - to date.
- Member, Association of American Geographers (AAG), 2007 - to date.
- Member, South Eastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), 2007 - to date.
- Member, Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS), 2007 - to date.
- Member, Environmental Education Center Slunakov, NGO, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2000 - 2006.
- Participant, developing GIS Spatial Analysis training (ESRI Virtual Campus Course), College of the Atlantic and Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine, USA, 2002 - 2003.
- GIS consultant and environmental education instructor, MDI Water Quality Coalition, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, 2002 - 2003.
AWARDS AND HONORS
- 1st Place, Biogeography Specialty Group (BSG) paper competition of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Seattle, WA, USA, 2011.
- US-IALE Travel Award to present at the 26th Annual Symposium of the US-Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Portland, OR, USA, 2011.
- John Fraser Hart Award, Best PhD Student Paper, SouthEastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Birmingham, AL, USA, 2010.
- 1st Place, Research Competition Award, 10th Annual Graduate Research Fair - Research Across the Disciplines, Charlotte, NC, USA, 2010.
- John Fraser Hart Award, Best PhD Student Paper, SouthEastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Knoxville, TN, USA, 2009.
- Integrated Hardwood Resource Management's Scholarship for the 4th Sudden Oak Death Symposium in Santa Cruz, CA, USA, 2009.
- NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award, supported by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Michigan State University (MSU), Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS), East Lansing, MI, USA, 2009.
- 1st Place, Research Competition Award, 2008 Graduate Research Forum - Niner Research Across the Disciplines, Charlotte, NC, USA, 2008.
- The 1st annual James O. Wheeler Travel Award, The Catawba Valley Geographical Society, Charlotte, NC, USA, 2008.
- 2nd Place, URISA Paper Competition Award, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Washington D.C., USA, 2007.
- Fulbright Scholarship for Graduate Studies in the U.S., J.W. Fulbright Commission, Bi-national organization for Educational Exchanges with the USA, 2006 - 2007.
- Study grant, Dagmar and Vaclav Havel VIZE 97 Foundation, Prague, Czech Republic, 2006.
- 3rd Place in Gisohar 2004 - Ministry of Environment competition in Geographic Information Systems, Czech Republic, 2004.
- Study grant, American Fund for Czech and Slovak Leadership Studies, New York, USA, 2003.
- Merrill Scholarship for one year study at a university in the U.S., study program of Charles Merrill, Palacky University and U.S. partner schools, 2002 - 2003.
- Red Diploma - excellent student results award, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2001 and 2004.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
- Computer skills: GIS & RS software (ESRI, IDRISI, ENVI, open source), Windows Office, web design, graphic software, statistical software, Visual Basic for Applications, Python, etc.
- Languages: Czech (mother tongue), English (fluent, TOEFL exam - computer-based score: 300)
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