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Hire Dr. Mia V.

Czech Republic

USD 30 /hr

Scientific editor & research consultant

Profile Summary

PhD-qualified environmental scientist and current post-doctoral researcher specializing in soil biodiversity, mesofauna ecology, and multivariate analysis in R. My research integrates field experimentation, laboratory analyses, and taxonomy to investigate soil food web dynamics and ecosystem sustainability. I provide scientific editing and research support for academics and research groups, including manuscript and thesis editing, statistical methods review (R-based), literature synthesis, and abstract refinement. I focus on strengthening logical structure, methodological clarity, and precision of scientific language while preserving the author’s voice. I also support non-native English authors in preparing publication-ready manuscripts.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Biological Taxonomy/Classification

Services

• Writing

Writing General Proofreading & Editing

Work Experience

PostdoctoralResearcher

Charles University

June 2025 - Present

PostDoctoral researcher

Charles University

June 2025 - Present

Education

PhD (Agricultural Sciences)

University of Stellenbosch

May 2021 - September 2025

Msc (Agricultural Sciences)

University of Stellenbosch

February 2016 - April 2019

Certifications

• Introduction to Phytophagous Mites

  DAFF - Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries

  January 2026 - Present

• Collembola identification course

  Stellenbosch University

  January 2026 - Present

• Introduction to Mite Taxonomy

  ARC - Agricultural Research Council

  January 2026 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mia Vermaak, Kim Jensen, Charlene Janion-Scheepers, John S. Terblanche (2025). Assessing the potential for predator-prey interactions in mesofaunal arthropod communities through temperature dependence of locomotion . Journal of Thermal Biology.

M. Vermaak, E.A. Ueckermann, R. Veldtman, P. Addison (2021). An Overview of Mites on Grapevine and the Discovery of a new Phytoseiidae Species; Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) spiceae . South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture.