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Dr. Kristina von Rintelen

Dr. Kristina von Rintelen
  • Employment history before 09/2018:

    • 05/2015-08/2018 Researcher and scientific coordinator of the Indobiosys project (Indonesian Biodiversity Discovery and Information System) – a bilateral research project between Germany (lead MfN Berlin, ZSM Munich) and LIPI, Indonesia (science management, part-time position)
    • 11/2012-12/2014 Scientific project coordinator (science management) with Dr. Christoph Häuser at MfN (coordination of BMBF-funded international projects, part-time position)
    • 09/2009-10/2012 Postdoctoral researcher at MfN with own research project: "Biogeography at the Sundaland-Wallacea interface: testing hypotheses with freshwater shrimps" (DFG grant RI 1950; https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/152659382)
    • 01-09/2009 Postdoctoral research associate at MfN
    • 06/2005-01/2009 Research assistant and PhD student with Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht at MfN, Humboldt University Berlin (funded by the DFG, 50% position in malacological research)
    • 02/2004-05/2005 Student assistant with Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht at MfN, Humboldt University Berlin (Malacological Collection)
    • 03-07/2003 Marketing and office student assistant at OpenLimit SignCubes software company in Berlin
    • 01-10/2002 Student assistant with Prof. Dr. Hannelore Hoch, Humboldt University Berlin & MfN (insect research)

    Parental leave

    • 2006/2007 & 2010/2011 Parental leave (Mutterschutz & Elternzeit) with first and second child

    Educational background

    • 09/2008 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at the Humboldt University Berlin, "Evolution, adaptive radiation and systematics of atyid freshwater shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridina) from ancient lakes of Sulawesi (Indonesia) with notes on island biogeography"
    • 10/2002 MSc (Diplom) in Biology at the Humboldt University Berlin (Zoology, Ecology, Geography), "Analyse der Arealsysteme von Schwarzkäferarten der Gattung Somaticus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) im südlichen Afrika"
    • 03/1998 BSc (Vordiplom) in Biology at the WWU Münster

    Grants and Awards

    • 2013 C. Häuser & K. von Rintelen, “Pilot study for a standardized biodiversity inventory, documentation and screening system in Indonesia for the fast and sustainable utilization of natural active compounds” (12-month pilot study, BMBF grant)
    • 2013 "FiNCA - Frauen in den Naturwissenschaftern am Campus Adlershof" - 12 months modular qualification program for female postdoctoral scientists
    • 01/2010 Dissertation Award for Zoological Systematics, Zoologische Staatssammlung München (5,000 €)
    • 2009-2013 DFG grant (DFG RI 1950)
    • 2009 Travel grant “Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Museums für Naturkunde e.V.” for field work in Indonesian caves
    • 2008 & 2009 Travel grants to participate in international conferences in Perth, Australia & London, UK (DAAD-funded)
    • 2008 Doctoral student grant from DAAD RISE to host an international undergraduate student (United States) for 3 months
  • Aufgabengebiete

    Forschung und Publikationen: Google Scholar & ResearchGate