Dr. rer. nat. Rainer Matthias Sodtke

Professional career

Since May 2004 Researcher at "AgChange. Conflicts of the new agricultural policy" at the Research Centre on Biotechnology, Society and the Environment, University of Hamburg. 2001-2004 Researcher at the Chair of Forest Growth and Yield Science, Technical University of Munich, Freising. Development of a decision support system for forest enterprise planning in the scope of the international research project "Integrating Tree Growth Models as Forest Management Tools (ITM)", funded by the European Union.

1997-2001 Doctoral candidate and researcher at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape and Land Use Research (ZALF), Institute of Land Use Systems and Landscape Ecology, Müncheberg. Research project „Development of a transferable model for the representation of management principles for undersown and blank-seeded cover crops as a component for landscape models“, funded by the German Environmental Foundation (DBU).

1994-1997 Student assistant at the Special Research Project 179 "Water and Matter Dynamics in Agro-Ecosystems", Technical University of Braunschweig, Partial project A2. Organisation and realisation of field trials. Preparation and compilation of test series to analyse crop stand dynamics. >

1992-1994 Student assistant at the Institute for Geo-ecology and Geography, Technical University of Braunschweig, Department Hydrology. Preparation and compilation of hydrological test series, preparation of lectures.

Education

2003 PhD at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel.

1990-1997 Study of geo-ecology (diploma) at the Technical University of Braunschweig with the main focus on: landscape ecology, soil sciences, agro-ecology and systems analysis, minor subjects: geochemistry, ecology.

1995 Professional internship at the GSF Research Centre for Environment and Health Ltd, Institute for Soil Sciences, Neuherberg. Assistance in soil chemical and biological laboratory and field trials. Sampling, sample preparation, chemical, physical and biological analysis.

1993 Professional internship at the Thuringian State Office of Environment and Geology, Department of Soil Mapping and Soil Protection, Weimar. Assistance in creating the soil map 1:50,000 No. L 4926 Eschwege, textural and typological soil analysis, mapping of soils.

1989-1990 Military Service.

1988 High school graduation at Hans Multscher Gymnasium, Leutkirch.

Teaching

2001-2004 Technical University of Munich. Lectures in systems analysis, international master course "Sustainable Resource Management".

2001-2003 Technical University of Munich. Practical field training “Silvicultural Measuring”, study course Forestry.

Honorary activities

1995-1997 Member of the ad-hoc commission of the faculty council: "Physics and Earth Sciences", Technical University of Braunschweig: Reorganisation of the examination regulations for the study course Geo-ecology.

1990-1997 Co-operation in students’ council, section Geo-ecology. Advisory service for students.

1994 Member of the board of the German Association for Geo-ecology (VGöD)