Professor Dr. Horst Kierdorf

Foto Horst Kierdorf

Contact:

Telephone: +49 5121 883-40702
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Room: HC.D.2.08
Consultation time: Mi 13.00-14.00 Uhr und nach Vereinbarung
Homepage: https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/en/fb4/institute/biologie/abteilung-biologie/mitglieder/horst-kierdorf-leitung/ Homepage

Fields of work:

  • Institut für Biologie und Chemie [Executive Director]
  • Institut für Biologie und Chemie [Managing Committee]
  • Inst. für Biologie und Chemie - Abteilung Biologie [Professors]
  • Ständige Kommission für das Qualitätsmanagement für Lehre und Studium im FB 4 [Faculty Representative for Study Courses - 2-Fächer-Bachelor B.Sc.]
  • Ständige Kommission für das Qualitätsmanagement für Lehre und Studium im FB 4 [Deputy Faculty Representative for Study Courses - M. Sc. UNN]
  • Prüfungsausschuss Umwelt, Naturschutz und Nachhaltigkeit (M. Sc.) (UNN-neu) [Delegates (Professors)]
  • Prüfungsausschuss Umwelt, Naturschutz und Nachhaltigkeitsbildung (UNN-alt) (auslaufend) [Delegates (Professors)]
  • Zulassungskommission Umwelt, Naturschutz und Nachhaltigkeitsbildung (UNN-alt) (auslaufend) [Delegates (Professors)]
  • Zulassungskommission Umwelt, Naturschutz und Nachhaltigkeit (M. Sc.) (UNN-neu) [Delegates (Professors)]
  • Faculty Council FB 4 (7:2:2:2) [Delegates (Professors)]
  • Committees in Faculty 4 [Senate Representative for Admission and Student/Staff Ratios]
  • Authorised Representatitves [Beauftragter - Stellv. Ombudsperson für gute wissenschaftliche Praxis]
  • Authorised Representatitves [Beauftragter - Beauftragter für Zulassungs- und Kapazitätsfragen]

Short academic CV of Prof. Dr. Horst Kierdorf

Born: 7 August 1956
Nationality: German
June 1976: Qualification for university entrance
July 1976 - September 1977: Military service

 

Tertiary education
University of Cologne, Germany undergraduate and graduate studies: October 1977 - September 1984 (biology,
geosciences)
M.Sc. Biology (minor Geography) 1984
PhD-student: October 1984 - February 1988

 

Academic degrees
MSc. degree in biology and geography 1984 (University of Cologne)
PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) 1988 (University of Cologne)
Habilitation (Dr. rer. nat. habil.) 1994 (University of Cologne)

 

Positions
1988 - 1999: Lecturer/Reader of zoology, University of Cologne
2000 - present: Professor and Chair of Biology, Head of the Department of Biology,
University of Hildesheim.
2001 - 2005: Vice-President for Research, University of Hildesheim.
2005 - 2007: Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Hildesheim
2007 - 2023: Member of the academic senate, University of Hildesheim
2010 - 2013: Member of the foundation board, Foundation University of Hildesheim

 

Other professional activities
1982 - present: Member of the German Mammalogical Society (GfS).
2001 - present: Associate editor European Journal of Wildlife Research
2002 - 2010: Member of the Scientific Steering committee for the International Deer
Biology Congresses
2011 - present: Member (since 2016 chairman) of the Scientific Advisory Board
Tierpark Arche Warder e.V.
2013 - present: Member of the International Association for Paleodontology (IAPO).

 

Main research interests
Antler Research
Hard Tissue Biology
Wildlife Biology
Ecotoxicology and Biomonitoring
Bioarchaeology and Palaeopathology

 

Publications

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