CV - Calao – Wildlife Consulting

CV : Thierry Chambert

Publications

see my publication list here

Education

2007 B.Sc., Biology – University of Montpellier, France

2009 Engineering Degree (Agronomical Sciences) – Montpellier SupAgro, France

2010 M.Sc., Ecology and Evolution – University of Montpellier, France

2013 Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences – Montana State University, USA

Professional Experience

Present Wildlife and statistical consultant – Calao Wildlife Consulting

2017–2019 Postdoctoral Researcher – University of Montpellier, France
Adaptive Monitoring and demography of Golden Eagles in French National Parks

2014–2017 Postdoctoral Researcher – Pennsylvania State University, USA
Methodological development and management of amphibians in North America

2010–2013 Graduate Research Assistant (PhD) – Montana State University, USA
Environmental drivers and individual variance in a Weddell seal population

2010–2013 Field Crew Leader – McMurdo Field Station, Antarctica
Mark-recapture monitoring of a Weddell seal population

2009–2010 Graduate Research Assistant (MSc) – University of Montpellier, France
(Springs) Immunology and survival effects of a bacterial pathogen on seabirds

2009 Foreign Research Internship – Montana State University, USA
Effect of an extreme environmental disturbance on a Weddell seal population

2006–2008 Honours Research Project (BSc) – University of Montpellier, France
Improving detectability and the monitoring design of a seabird population

2006–2010 Field Research Assistant (2006-2008), Leader (2010) – Norway, Arctic
(Summers) Monitoring and serological sampling of an Arctic seabird population

Specific Skills

	Areas of expertise	Wildlife Data Analyses, Statistics, Population Ecology, Quantitative Ecology, Wildlife Management and Conservation, Life History Evolution
	Statistical Methods	Mark-Recapture Modelling, Abundance and Density Estimation, Species Occupancy (advanced). Bayesian Inference (MCMC). Likelihood Methods. GLMs and GAMs.
	Modeling / Simulations	Population Viability Analyses. Power analyses. Individual-centred simulations.
	Softwares	MARK, E-SURGE, PRESENCE, OpenBUGS, JAGS. R (advanced). Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, etc.
	Languages	French (mother tongue), English (fluent), German (elementary)

Communications

International conferences

	2019	TWS (The Wildlfie Society). Reno, Nevada, USA.
	2016	EcoSummit, 5th International Congress. Montpellier, France.
		ISEC (International Statistical Ecology Conference). Seattle, Washington, USA.
	2015	ESA (Ecological Society of America). Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (Poster)
	2014	ISEC (International Statistical Ecology Conference). Montpellier, France.
	2013	EURING, Analytical Meeting. Athens, Georgia, USA.
	2012	SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research). Portland, Oregon, USA.

Invited Seminars

	2017	Centre d’Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive (CEFE), CNRS, Montpellier.
	2016	Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
	2015	Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
	2014	Centre d’Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive, CNRS, Montpellier, France.

Teaching Experience

	2019	Wildlife and population management (Masters). University of Montpellier. France
	2018	Wildlife and population management (Masters). University of Montpellier. France Methods in ecology (Masters). EPHE, University of Montpellier. France Principles of population dynamics (Masters). EPHE, University of Montpellier. France.
	2017	Methods in ecology (Masters). University of Montpellier. France Principles of population dynamics (Masters). University of Montpellier. France. Introduction to Bayesian statistics: theory and applications. Free Workshop. CNRS. France
	2016	Design and Analysis of Mark-Recapture and Occupancy Studies (Masters &PhDs). Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
	2015	Analysis and Management of Vertebrate Populations and Communities. (Masters &PhDs) University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Field Research Experience

Seabird population monitoring, Norwegian Arctic (Hornøya Island, 2006-2010)

Seabird disease monitoring, French Mediterranean (Port Cros Island, 2008)

Seal population monitoring, Antarctica (Erebus Bay, 2010–2013)

White Shark population monitoring, California Coast (Point Reyes, 2013 and 2015)

Amphibian community monitoring, Appalachians (Shenandoah National Park, 2014)

Salamander monitoring, Sonoran Desert (Mexico and Southern Arizona, 2015)