CV

Bute Inlet, BC (Photo: Felix Pretis)

Bute Inlet, BC (Photo: Felix Pretis, awarded Dynamic Earth Prize)

A detailed PDF of my CV is available on email request.

Academic Appointments
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Victoria, BC, 2018-
  • British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Oxford,  2015-
  • Co-Principal Investigator on Climate Econometrics grant (Robertson Foundation), Univ. Oxford, 2015-
  • 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.
  • Research grant funded by Robertson Foundation in collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Climate Econometrics. 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, Econometrics (Undergrad.) & Advanced Econometrics (MPhil), Univ. of Oxford, 2016-
  • Departmental Teaching Assistant, MPhil Econometrics, University of Oxford, 2012-
  • 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 
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