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South Africa

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Scientific Writing, Genomics, Scientific Research, Bioinformatics

Profile Summary

Postdoctoral fellow with experience applying genomic and ecological approaches across marine and terrestrial species. Background includes population genomics, adaptive variation, and ecological drivers of biodiversity. This experience is complemented by three years of applied marine mammal research in an NGO setting, alongside experience in lecturing and science communication. Has published peer-reviewed research, presented at international conferences, and engaged in transdisciplinary research through international collaboration and stakeholder engagement. Brings a strong versatile skillset spanning scientific writing, lab work, data analysis, fieldwork, and stakeholder engagement.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Ichthyology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ Molecular Evolution
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ Molecular Ecology
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Marine Conservation
• ☆ Marine Ecology
• ☆ Population Genetics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Copywriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Work Experience

PostdoctoralResearcher

University of Pretoria

April 2026 - Present

lecturer

Stellenbosch University

May 2024 - February 2026

Demonstrator

Stellenbosch University

January 2022 - September 2023

Research Assistant

Sea Search Research and Conservation

March 2019 - August 2021

Teaching Assistant

University of the Witwatersrand

January 2016 - February 2019

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Stellenbosch University

August 2021 - February 2026

Master of Science

University of the Witwatersrand

January 2017 - September 2019

Bachelor of Science (Hons)

University of the Witwatersrand

January 2016 - December 2016

Bachelor of Science

University of the Witwatersrand

January 2013 - December 2015

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

José Martin Pujolar, Courtney E. C. Gardiner, Sophie von der Heyden, Joana I. Robalo, Rita Castilho, Regina L. Cunha, Dorte Meldrup, Romina Henriques, Einar E. Nielsen (2026). Patterns of Population Genomic Variation and Evolutionary History of European Hake in the Northeastern Atlantic . Ecology and Evolution.

Pujolar, Jose Martin, Gardiner, Courtney E. C., von der Heyden, Sophie, Robalo, Joana I., Castilho, Rita, Cunha, Regina L., Meldrup, Dorte, Henriques, Romina, Nielsen, Einar E. (2026). Patterns of Population Genomic Variation and Evolutionary History of European Hake in the Northeastern Atlantic . Ecology and Evolution.

Courtney E. C. Gardiner, Sophie von der Heyden, Conrad A. Matthee, Einar E. Nielsen, José M. Pujolar, Rita Castilho, Regina L. Cunha, Joana I. Robalo, Deon Durholtz, Tracey P. Fairweather, et al. (2025). Sex‐Linked Differentiation in Commercially Exploited Fishes: Rethinking Population Structure in Dynamic Marine Environments . Global Change Biology.

José Martin Pujolar, Courtney E. C. Gardiner, Sophie von der Heyden, Joana I. Robalo, Rita Castilho, Regina Cunha, Romina Henriques, Einar E. Nielsen (2025). Resolving the Population Structure and Demographic History of the European Anchovy in the Northeast Atlantic: Tracking Historical and Contemporary Environmental Changes . Molecular Ecology.

Gardiner, Courtney E. C., von der Heyden, Sophie, Matthee, Conrad A., Nielsen, Einar E., Pujolar, Jose M., Castilho, Rita, Cunha, Regina L., Robalo, Joana I., Durholtz, Deon, Fairweather, Tracey P., et al. (2025). Sex-Linked Differentiation in Commercially Exploited Fishes: Rethinking Population Structure in Dynamic Marine Environments . Global Change Biology.

Pujolar, Jose Martin, Gardiner, Courtney E. C., von Der Heyden, Sophie, Robalo, Joana I., Castilho, Rita, Cunha, Regina, Henriques, Romina, Nielsen, Einar E. (2025). Resolving the Population Structure and Demographic History of the European Anchovy in the Northeast Atlantic: Tracking Historical and Contemporary Environmental Changes . Molecular Ecology.

Tess Gridley, Courtney EC Gardiner (2021). To honk or to hiss: uncovering call complexity in the Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca . Ostrich.

Gridley, Tess, Gardiner, Courtney E. C. (2021). To honk or to hiss: uncovering call complexity in the Egyptian Goose<i> Alopochen aegyptiaca</i> . Ostrich.

C. E. C. Gardiner, K. L. Glennon (2019). Examining the Polymorphic Nature of Flower Color in a Drakensberg Near-Endemic Species, <i>Rhodohypoxis baurii</i> (Baker) Nel. var. <i>confecta</i> Hilliard &amp; Burtt . International Journal of Plant Sciences.

Gardiner, C. E. C., Glennon, K. L. (2019). Examining the Polymorphic Nature of Flower Color in a Drakensberg Near-Endemic Species, <i>Rhodohypoxis baurii</i> (Baker) Nel. var. <i>confecta</i> Hilliard & Burtt . International Journal of Plant Sciences.

Gardiner, C. E. C., Glennon, K. L. (2018). Colours of confetti: The role of non-pollinator selection agents in flower colour polymorphisms of <i>Rhodohypoxis baurii</i> var. <i>confecta</i> . South African Journal of Botany.