Dr Robert Jehle
| Biography | I am a population biologist with an unexplainable fondness for amphibians, ponds, and rainforests. After completing my PhD in Zoology at the University of Vienna (Austria) I obtained an EU Marie Curie post-doctoral fellowship to conduct research at the Molecular Ecology Laboratory of the University of Sheffield. I then pursued my research and teaching with temporary academic positions at Sheffield and the University of Bielefeld (Germany), before arriving at the University of Salford in 2008. |
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| Research Interests | My main research interests revolve around the ecology, evolution, behaviour and conservation of amphibians at the level of populations. I have been involved in studies on all three amphibian orders (anurans, urodeles, and caecilians), covering wild populations from Europe, Central & South America, Africa and Asia. I am also collaboratively involved in population biological studies on other vertebrates, such as for example tropical eels and Mesoamerican crocodiles. |
| Teaching and Learning | I contribute to about 10 modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels each academic year. My teaching reflects both my past education as well as my ongoing research, and covers a wide range of topics largely in the area of wildlife conservation. I believe in a versatile approach to teaching, and have developed activities which range from large-classroom lectures and laboratory practicals to residential rainforest fieldtrips. I have been external examiner for a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at three academic institutions. |