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Janne S. Kotiaho's curriculum vitae:



Name Janne Sakari Kotiaho
Date and place of birth: 9 April 1969, Helsingin maalaiskunta, Finland
Nationality: Finnish
Marital status: Married with Anne Kotiaho (Kujala)
Children: Daughter Adeliina Aamu-Maria Kotiaho (Born 2002)
Daughter Iida-Maija Manteli Kotiaho (Born 2006)
Daughter Anna-Sofia Matilda Kotiaho (Born 2008)
Current address: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences,
P.O. Box 35, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
E-mail address:
[email protected]


Educational history:
Student examination, Helsinki, Finland May 1988
Registered to University of Jyväskylä, Finland September 1990
MSc. in Ecology and Environmental Management,
     University of Jyväskylä, Finland
     (Grade: Eximia cumlaude approbatur)
December 1994
PhD. in Ecology and Environmental Management,
     University of Jyväskylä, Finland
     [Grade: Approved with honours (=Laudatur)]
September 1997
Docentship in Ecology and Environmental Management,
     with specialisation on Evolutionary Ecology
     University of Jyväskylä, Finland
May 2001

Degree Extent
Ecology and Environmental Management: Laudatur
Education: Cumlaude Approbatur
Biology: Approbatur
Chemistry: Approbatur
Hydrobiology and Limnology: Approbatur
Language proficiency Extent
Finnish: Mother tongue
English: Very good
Swedish: Basics
German: Basics
Professional experience
Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, University of Jyväskylä 01.01.2009 - 31.12.2013
Assistant Professor of Applied Ecology, University of Jyväskylä 01.02.2008 - 31.12.2008
Head of Research, University of Jyväskylä 01.08.2007 - 31.01.2008
Senior Research Fellow, Academy of Finland
01.08.2005 - 31.07.2007
Professor of Applied Ecology, University of Jyväskylä
01.02.2005 - 31.07.2005
Senior Research Fellow, Academy of Finland 01.08.2002 - 31.01.2005
Research Coordinator of the Graduate School in Evolutionary
      Ecology, Ministry of Education, Finland
01.08.2001 - 31.07.2002
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Academy of Finland 01.08.1999 - 31.07.2001
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Academy of Finland 01.01.1998 - 31.07.1999
Researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 01.07. 1997 - 31.12.1997
Junior Research Fellow, Emil Aaltonen Foundation, Finland 01.01.1997 - 30.06.1997
Researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 01.12.1994 - 31.12.1996
Research assistant, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 01.06.1994 - 31.06.1994
Research assistant, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 01.06.1993 - 31.06.1993

Major Projects

Project: Life history evolution, sexual selection and evolution of condition dependent
     signalling: a quantitative genetic approach
     Funded by the Academy of Finland and Centre of Excellence in
     Evolutionary Research.
01.05.2000 - current
Project: Effects of environmental management and restoration on biodiversity
     Funded by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MMM), Ministry of Environment
     (YM), The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK),
     Forest Industries Finland, Nessling foundation and Centre of Excellence in
     Evolutionary Research.
01.01.2002 - current

Project: Research at the interface of evolution, ecology and conservation
     Funded by the Centre of Excellence in Evolutionary Research.
01.01.2004 - current

Principal Investigator in the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Evolutionary Research.
     I am one of six principal investigators in the Centre of Excellence funded by the
     Academy of Finland
01.01.2006 - 31.12.2010
Principal Investigator in the Evolution of dimorphism collaboration.
     I am one of  four principal investigators in the collaboration funded by the Australian
     Research Council.
01.01.2006-31.12.2008
Post-Doc in University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
     Funded by the Academy of Finland
01.11.1997 - 30.04.2000

Reviewer of the Journals
American Naturalist
Animal Behaviour
Annales Zoologici Fennici
Behavioral Ecology
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Ecography
Ecological Entomology
Ethology
Evolution
Evolutionary Ecology
Functional Ecology
Heredity
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Journal of Arachnology
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Nature
Nature Genetics
Oikos
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B
Science

Reviewer of the granting bodies
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Grants Committee
National Science Foundation, USA
Natural Environment Research Counsil NERC

Editorships
Editor of Ethology, International Journal of Behavioural Biology
Editor-in-Chief of ��nielin, Biology Students Union Journal, University of Jyv�skyl�
01.10.2006 - current
01.01.1993 - 31.12.1994

Positions of Trust

Vice-director of the University of Jyväskylä Museum.
Member of the Education Council of the City of Jyv�skyl�, Finland
Vice-president of the Korpilahti Regional Council of the City of Jyv�skyl�, Finland
President of Vespuoli School Board, Korpilahti Civic, Finland
Vice-president of the Environment Council of the Korpilahti Civic, Finland
Deputy member of the Education Council of the Korpilahti Civic, Finland
Member of the advisory board of the EU LIFE-nature project of the
     Environmental Institute of Central Finland.
Person in charge of the Evolutionary Ecology Laboratory, Department of
     Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Member of the board of directors in Suomen Kotteria Ltd.           
Major partner and senior member of the board of directors in Suomen Kotteria Ltd.
Deputy member of the board of Jyväskylä Nature Conservation Association
Member of the board of directors in Jyväskylän Myllypuro housing corporation
President of the University of Jyväskylä biology students union
01.05.2003 - current
01.01.2009 - current
01.01.2009 - current
01.01.2005 - 31.12.2008
01.01.2005 - 31.12.2008
01.01.2005 - 31.12.2008
01.10.2002 - 31.12.2006

01.07.2001 - 31.12.2006

11.08.2003 - 31.12.2008
01.01.1994 - 10.08.2003
01.10.2001 - 30.09.2002
01.01.1995 - 31.12.1995
01.01.1993 - 31.12.1993

 


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