Bute Inlet, BC (Photo: Felix Pretis, awarded Dynamic Earth Prize)
A detailed PDF of my CV is available on email request.
Current Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Victoria, BC, 2018-
- Co-Principal Investigator on Climate Econometrics II grant (Robertson Foundation), Nuffield College, Univ. Oxford, 2018-
- Associate Member, Nuffield College, Univ. Oxford, 2018-
Previous Academic Appointments
- Co-Principal Investigator on Climate Econometrics II grant (Robertson Foundation), Univ. Oxford, 2015-2018
- British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Oxford, 2015-2018
- Research Fellow, Nuffield College, Univ. of Oxford, 2015-
- Visiting Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, 2017
Education
- University of Oxford, Nuffield College – DPhil (PhD) in Economics, 2012-2015
- University of Oxford, Nuffield College – MPhil in Economics, 2010-2012
- University of Edinburgh, MA in Economics (first class honours), 2005-2009
- University of British Columbia, Exchange Programme, 2007-2008
Grants
- British Academy (`Econometrics of Climate Change’). Role: Principal Investigator.
- `Climate Econometrics II’ Research grant 2018-2021 funded by Robertson Foundation. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
- `Climate Econometrics I’ Research grant 2015-2018 funded by Robertson Foundation in collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
Academic Awards
- Nuffield Studentship (MPhil and DPhil, Oxford)
- INET at the Oxford Martin School Studentship (DPhil, Oxford)
- Mary Theresa Rankin Prize for best Economics student (Edinburgh)
- Merchant Company Prize for best Honours Dissertation (Edinburgh)
- Lanfine Bursary for best exams (Edinburgh)
Further Research Affiliations
- Guest Editor Journal of Econometrics
- James Martin Fellow at the Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford), 2011-
Teaching Positions
- Lecturer for Econometrics (Undergrad.) & Advanced Econometrics (MPhil), Univ. of Oxford, 2015-2018
- Departmental Teaching Assistant, MPhil Econometrics, University of Oxford, 2012-2016
- Visiting Lecturer, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México, 2015
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Akita Intl. University, Japan, 2014 & 2016
- Visiting Lecturer, University of Havana, Cuba, 2013
- Undergrad. Teaching Assistant, Econometrics & Statistics – U. of Edinburgh, 2008-2009
Conference & Network Organisation
- Co-Organiser of `3rd Conf. on Econometric Models of Climate Change‘, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 2018
- Co-Organiser of `2nd Conf. on Econometric Models of Climate Change‘, Oxford University, 2017
- Co-Organiser of `1st Conf. on Econometric Models of Climate Change‘, CREATES, Aarhus, 2016
- Creator and administrator of the Climate Econometrics Research Network
Software and Languages
- Software: R (developer of package gets), Ox, Matlab, Gauss, STATA
- Languages: English, German (Nationality: Austrian), Spanish, French
Other
- Certified SCUBA Diving Guide (PADI Divemaster)
- Published Nature & Wildlife Photographer (incl. BBC Wildlife)
- Nationality: Austrian