Team

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Management
Administration & Operations
Mediation & Communication
Earth Sciences
Life Sciences
Preparation Studio
Volunteers

EDUCATION

2024 – 2026
Teaching Diploma for Upper Secondary School, University of Teacher Education, Bern

2017 – 2020
Master of Science in Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern and Natural History Museum Bern

2013 – 2017
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Bern with exchange semester at University of Exeter, UK

FURTHER EDUCATION

2025
Seminar Leadership Skills for Subject Matter Experts, Canton of Basel-Stadt

2024
Amphibians of Switzerland Advanced Identification Course, Infofauna - KARCH

2023
• Reptiles of Switzerland Identification Course, Infofauna - KARCH
• Birds of Switzerland Identification Course («Grundkurs Ornithologie»), BirdLife Switzerland
• Course Project Management, Next Level Consulting

CAREER

Since 2026
Curator of Vertebrates, Basel Natural History Museum

2024–2026
Collection Manager of Vertebrates, Basel Natural History Museum

2024
Collection Assistant SwissCollNet, Bern Natural History Museum

2023 – 2024
Collection Assistant SwissCollNet, Basel Natural History Museum

2023 – 2024
Project Contributor & Co-Author Course «Amphibians & Reptiles», NABU|naturgucker Academy, Germany

2021 – 2023
Scientific Collaborator, Division of International Affairs, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Bern

2020 – 2021
Graduate Internship, Division of International Affairs, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Bern

PUBLICATIONS

2021
Etter, L., Haas, A., Lee, C.C., Min, P.Y., Das, I. and Hertwig, S.T. (2021), Out of the trap: A new phytothelm-breeding species of Philautus and an updated phylogeny of Bornean bush frogs (Anura: Rhacophoridae). J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res., 59: 1064-1096. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12465

2020
Rembold, K., Junge, A-L., Amiet, F., Balzari, C.A., Bergamini, A., Blaser, S., Boch, S., Bürki, M., Eggenberg, S., Eicher, C., Ensslin, A., Etter, L., Friedli, C., Gattlen, A., Germann, C., Gygax, A., Hänggi, A., Hertwig, S., Hirschheydt von, G.4, Hoess, R., Wisler Hofer, C., Inäbnit, T., Keller, C., Kneubühler, J., Küchler, H., Möhl, A., Moser, T., Neubert, E., Pfarrer, B., Schäfer, S., Schnyder, N., Spasojević, T., 4 Stofer, S., Senn, B., van der Es, R., Fischer, M. 2020. Vielfalt durch Vielfalt – wildlebende Arten im Botanischen Garten der Universität Bern. Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern 77: 24-68

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

Taxonomy of amphibians
Evolution, diversity, and biogeography of frogs (Anura)
Origin of direct development and reproductive strategies in frogs (Anura)

OTHER ACTIVITIES