Prof. Dr. Emma J. Sayer
W3 Professor in Ecophysiology
Academic degrees
- Ph.D. in Plant Sciences, 2005, University of Cambridge, UK
- Master in Biology, 2001, University of Bern, Switzerland
Research interests
- Impacts of global change on ecosystem functioning
- Linking organismal traits to function and ecosystem processes
- Plant-soil interactions
- Tropical forest nutrient and carbon cycling
- Forest carbon dynamics and carbon storage
- Drought impacts on plant-microbial interactions
Research & teaching experience
- 2022 - date Professor in Ecosystem Ecology, Lancaster University
- 2019 - 2022 Reader in Ecosystem Ecology, Lancaster University
- 2014 - 2019 Lecturer in Ecology, Lancaster University
- 2013 - date Smithsonian Research Associate (honorary position)
- 2012 - 2014 Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, The Open University (Honorary Fellow from 2014-17)
- 2009 - 2012 Research Associate, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH), Wallingford
- 2006 - 2009 Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- 2005 – 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Awards and Recognition
- 2022 - 2023 Guest professorship at the University of Zürich, Switzerland
- 2022 - 2023 Senior Fellowship of the Collegium Helveticum, Switzerland
- 2020 & 2022 Visiting Professorship, Federal University of Lavras, Brazil (CAPES, Ministry of Education, Brazil)
- 2018 British Ecological Society (BES) Award in recognition of outstanding service to the ecological community
- 2017 Merit award in recognition of sustained exceptional performance, Lancaster University
- 2014 Shortlisted for the Engage Competition (National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement)
- 2013 Elected Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe
- 2013 Merit award in recognition of sustained exceptional performance, The Open University
Other activities
- Senior Editor, Functional Ecology (2021 - date)
Kontakt
- Prof. Dr. Emma Sayer
- Raum N25/5110
- Telephone +49 (0)731/50-23300
- Fax +49 (0)731/50-23320