izv. prof. dr. sc. Mirela Sertić Perić
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Public phone number: | +385(0)1 4877 734 |
| Internal phone number: | 104 |
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Division of Zoology
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| Graduation year: | 2005 |
| PhD graduation year: | 2011 |
| Employed in this institution since: | 2006 |
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Biography
Education
2006 – 2011
- Doctoral studies at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology (module: Ecology, Environmental and Conservation Biology)
- Degree obtained: December 19th, 2011; Dr.sc. (Biology, Ecology)
- PhD-thesis title: “The Influence of Hydromorphological Factors on Macroinvertebrate Drift in Microhabitats of Waterfall Sites at Plitvice Lakes” (in Croatian)
- Cumulative numerical grade: 4.86
1999 – 2005
- Undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology (pre-Bologna higher education system)
- Dual major: Biology and Chemistry
- Degree obtained: June 9th, 2005; biologiae et chemiae professor (equivalent to Masters degree)
- Diploma-thesis title: “Assessment of Genotoxicity in Freshwater Environment Using the Comet and Micronucleus Assays on Carp Erythrocytes”
- Cumulative numerical grade: 4.42
1995 – 1999
Language Grammar School (XVI. Grammar School, Zagreb, Croatia) (high school average grade: excellent)
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List of select projects
- 2023 - 2024: Empowering the Water-Energy-Food Nexus by incorporating biodiversity and climate awareness (WatNex) (funded under the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanism - Fund for Bilateral relations) - project leader
- 2021 - 2025: Network on water-energy-food nexus for a low-carbon economy in Europe and beyond (NEXUSNET) (funded by: EU COST Action; CA20138) - Croatian Management Committee member
- 2021 - 2023: Synecological STEM EDUcation in Klinča (UP.04.2.1.10. funded by European Social Fund) - collaborator
- 2021 - 2023: Learning biology in epidemiologically adapted research environment (funded by HRZZ- Croatian Science Foundation) - collaborator
- 2019-2020: Monitoring the recovery of periphyton and macrozoobenthos on tufa barriers in National Park Krka after the removal of the invasive 'tree of heaven' (Ailanthus altissima) (funded by National Park Krka) - collaborator
- 2016 – 2020 : Science and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams (SMIRES) (funded by: EU COST Action; CA15113) – collaborator and Croatian Management Committee Substitute
- 2015 – 2019: AQUAMAPMET – „Accumulation, Subcellular Mapping and Effects of Trace Metals in Aquatic Organisms (funded by HRZZ- Croatian Science Foundation) – collaborator
- 2017 –2018: Removal of the invasive ‘tree of heaven’ (Ailanthus altissima) and its influence on tufa deposition on natural substrates and dynamics of periphyton and macrozoobenthos (funded by National Park Krka) - collaborator
- 2017: “Linking biodiversity and ecosystem function via food web analysis within an alpine fluvial network” (SNSF-funded "International Short Visit" project – duration 2 months) – collaborator
- 2015 - 2016: „Urban stream ecology in Zagreb, Croatia: a pilot project“ (funded by Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts) – project leader
- 2015-2016: EkoRaMa – „Development of ecology, computer science and mathematics studies based on the Croatian Qualifications Framework” (HR.3.1.15-0017, funded by European Social Fund) – collaborator
- 2013-2014: “Alpine food webs in a changing climate” (funded by EAWAG and Swiss Government Scholarship for Foreign Students) – scholarship holder
- 2009-2011: „Functional organization of plankton community in the Lakes Kozjak and Prošće as an indicator of ecological state of the Plitvice lakes hydrosystem“ (investor: Plitvice Lakes National Park) - collaborator
- 2008-2009: „Diversity and biological activity of glacial streams in Switzerland during the winter period” (funded by Swiss Government Scholarship for Foreign Students) – scholarship holder
- 2007-2013: “Implementation of functional organization of aquatic assemblages in environment valorization” (funded by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, MZOS 119-0000000-1205) – collaborator
- 2006-2008: ”Environmental monitoring and assessment program for surface waters in Croatia according to the EU Water Framework Directive” (investor: Hrvatske vode - legal entity for water management in Croatia; in collaboration with Elektroprojekt d.d., Zagreb) – collaborator
- 2002-2006: “Role of current velocity in functional structuring of tufa-forming coenoses” (funded by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, MZOS 0119127) – collaborator
Past employments
December, 2022 –
Associate Professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
December, 2016 – December, 2022
Assistant Professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
September, 2014 – December, 2016
Postdoctoral researcher and senior teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology (since April 2015 – Research Associate in the field of biology)
September, 2013 – September, 2014
Visiting scientist (post-doc) at EAWAG (Dübendorf, CH)
- funded by Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Scholars and Artists for Academic Year 2013-14
January, 2012 – September, 2013
Postdoctoral researcher and senior teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
June, 2009 – January, 2012
Junior researcher and junior teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
July, 2008 – June, 2009
Visiting junior scientist (PhD) at EAWAG (Dübendorf, CH)
- funded by Swiss Government Scholarship for Foreign Students for Academic Year 2008-09
May, 2006 – July, 2008
Junior researcher and teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
September, 2005 – May, 2006
External teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
Academic and professional development
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November 2021 – October 2023 – participation in the activities of the EJWP (European Junior Water Programme) under the auspices of the organization H2O people from the Netherlands; within the framework of the program, trainings are held for the personal development of the participants (e.g. on communication; cooperation & co-creation; project management; personal branding; negotiation & consulting, etc.) and joint projects are carried out by EJWP participants in order to create the basis for sustainable and safe water management in Europe; the program takes place in cooperation with partner organizations of the European Commission
- August/September 2017 – full-tuition waiver scholarship for participation in ETH’s CAS in Public Governance and Administration (ETH Zurich, D-MTEC, Swiss School of Public Governance and Centre for Continuing Education); Certificate obtained: CAS PGA (Certificate of Advanced Studies in Public Governance and Administration); CAS-thesis title: “Envisioning new strategies for improving research funding prospects at Croatian Universities”
- July, 2017 – Swiss National Science Foundation - “International Short Visit" (2 months) – for the project “Linking biodiversity and ecosystem function via food web analysis within an alpine fluvial network”
- September, 2013–September, 2014 - 2013/2014 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Scholars and Artists (awarded by FCS, Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students)
- July, 2008–June, 2009 - 2008/2009 Swiss Government Scholarship for Foreign Students (awarded by FCS, Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students)
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