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Hire Dr. Awaz M.

Germany

Dr and Ing in Agricultural Sciences/functional ecology with over 7 years of experience in academic research

Profile Summary

I graduated with my PhD in Agricultural Sciences at university of Montpellier, France 6 years ago. Since then, I did many short terms postdocs mainly in plant functional responses to environmental gradients (Water, temperature, resources, altitudinal gradients etc.) using trait-based ecology approach. Through this approach, I have related plant traits to ecosystem services (e.g. Carbon sequestration, biodiversity, landslide mitigation, etc in forestry, agroforestry and agricultural systems. I have also developed strong skills in traits image acquisition and phenotyping, as well as image analysis and quantitative statistical analysis. Beside to research, I taught lectures and courses on plant ecology, ecophysiology, plant biology and biostatistics (in French & English), organization of field trips, supervision of bachelor and master internships, proposition of internships subjects. Key skills: • Multidisciplinary knowledge and expertise in Functional Ecology, Root Ecology, Plant Ecophysiology, Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interactions, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Conservation Biology, Ecosystem Restoration, Forestry, Agroforestry, Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture, and Plant Biology. • Strong expertise in Ecosystem functioning, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, and Nature Contributions to People. • Assessing vegetations functional responses to environmental gradients (temperature, water, nutrients, altitude) • Expertise in assessing nature-based conservation targets and restoration strategies based on science. • Proficiency in plant phenotyping using advanced image analysis methods and conducting experiments in controlled and field conditions • Effective coordination and project management of research projects, with experience working with diverse groups of people, including students, researchers, farmers, and stakeholders. • Developing project proposals and drafting scientific publications and policy briefs reporting the reaserch finding • Analyze complex data, identify patterns, and draw logical conclusions Computational skills •Microsoft Office, EndNote, Zotero •Machine Learning: Scikit-Learn(regression, classification, text mining, web scraping, time-series) •Statistic: R, SPSS, Python •DataVis: matplotlib & seaborn •Big data: PySpark •Database: SQL •Softwares: Git, Streamlit, PowerBI •Images analysis: SmartRoot, RootSystemAnalyser(RSA), Winrhizo, ImageJ, Photoshop, Lightroom, Gimp

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Ecology
• ★ Ecosystem Management
• ★ Biodiversity
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Agricultural Engineering
• ☆ Soil Science
• ☆ Horticulture
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Ecological Restoration
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Agroecology

Services

• Writing
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Research Scientist/ Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Hamburg

July 2021 - Present

Visiting Researcher

University of Lorraine

January 2020 - July 2021

Assistant professor/plant ecophysiology and ecology

University of Lorraine

September 2019 - August 2020

Assistant Professer

University of Angers

September 2018 - August 2019

Postdoctoral fellow

INRA Centre de Montpellier

February 2018 - July 2018

Postdoctoral fellow

INRA Centre de Montpellier

May 2017 - September 2017

agronomist

The General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums

April 2009 - July 2012

Education

PhD ( Agricultural Sciences/Functional Ecology )

University of Montpellier

September 2013 - December 2016

Master IN Horticulture (Horticulture)

Damascus University

November 2008 - August 2011

Licence/Agricultural engineering (general agronomy)

Damascus University

September 2002 - June 2007

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2021). Slow recovery from soil disturbance increases susceptibility of high elevation forests to landslides .

(2021). Shifts in soil and plant functional diversity along an altitudinal gradient in the French Alps .

(2019). Asynchrony in shoot and root phenological relationships in hybrid walnut . New Forests.

Mohamed, A., Stokes, A., Mao, Z., Jourdan, C., Sabatier, S., Pailler, F., Fourtier, S., Dufour, L., Monnier, Y.(2018). Linking above- and belowground phenology of hybrid walnut growing along a climatic gradient in temperate agroforestry systems . Plant and Soil. 424. (1-2). p. 103-122.

Mohamed, A., Monnier, Y., Mao, Z., Lobet, G., Maeght, J.-L., Ramel, M., Stokes, A.(2017). An evaluation of inexpensive methods for root image acquisition when using rhizotrons . Plant Methods. 13. (1).

(2017). An evaluation of inexpensive methods for root image acquisition when using rhizotrons . Plant methods.