Curriculum Vitae

Silje-Kristin Jensen – CV
 

PERSONALIA:

Name: Silje-Kristin Jensen
Home address: Tenneveien 22, 9015 Tromsø
Phone: (+47) 95166782
Birthdate: June 27. 1984
 

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems
- Diseases in ecosystem, transmission pathway, contamination
Marine mammal ecology, biology and physiology
- Diving behaviour, maternal care, foraging
Benthic taxonomy
 

EDUCATION:

2004 - 2009: Master of Science (Arctic biology). University of Tromsø, Norway
· Thesis title: The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in polar bears and their marine mammal
prey; evidence for a marine transmission pathway? Supervisors: Jon Aars, Christian
Lydersen, Kit Kovacs, Kjetil Åsbakk and Willy Hemmingsen.
· This thesis included fieldwork with tagging and blood, tissue and fat sampling of polar bears.
2003 - 2004: University of Tromsø, Norway. Pre med.
2000 - 2003: High school
 

PRACTICAL WORK:

2009: Staff Engineer/Technician at the Institute of marine research
· Video analysis of the sea bed for the ‘MAREANO’ project (http://mareano.no)
2009: Research assistant for the Norwegian Polar Institute
· Ptarmigan monitoring (in field)
· Report writing for the circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program
2004-2009: Aquarium worker/marine mammal trainer on Polaria, Tromsø.
· Daily aquarium work (maintenance)
· Training and zoo keeping of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus)
2008: Supervision of two bachelor student
· photo ID on Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) for Arctic Sea Cruises
2007-2008: Marine Mammal Observer, bird guide and fjord guide for Arctic Sea Cruises, Tromsø
· Daily trips on the ocean
· Guiding, PhotoID
2004-2008: Waitress. Grand Nordic hotel Tromsø and Scandic Hotel Tromsø
2004: Assistant reception manager - Rica Hotel Nordkapp
· Leading the reception staff and accounting
2003: Receptionist - Rica Hotel Nordkapp, Honningsvåg
2001-2003: Home assistant nurse, Honningsvåg
1999-2001:”Cattleman” in a fish farm, Nordkapp Sjøfarm AS, Honningsvåg
 

CRUISES AND FIELDWORK:

2009/2010: Field assistant for Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway
· Ptarmigan monitoring program in the high arctic Svalbard archipelago, Norway
2009: Scientific cruise for MAREANO
· Mapping of the sea bed in Norwegian waters
2008: Fieldwork for Norwegian Polar Institute
· Polar bear monitoring in the high arctic Svalbard archipelago, Norway
2007: Research cruise University centre in Svalbard, Norway
· Marine benthic taxonomy
2006-2007: Terrestrial fieldwork, University centre in Svalbard, Norway
· Snow physics, plant physiology and gas measurements
2006: Research cruise, University of Tromsø, Norway
· Physiological research cruise capturing and satellite tagging of the Arctic pinniped ‘hooded
seal’ (Cystophora cristata)
2006: Research cruise, University of Tromsø, Norway
· Marin biology cruise, sampling techniques, monitoring and marine taxonomy

COURSES:

2009: Oil protection course (WWF, NordNorsk beredskapssenter)
· Included cleanup and environmental damage training
2008: IMO-60 (STCW-60) safety course
· Training for maritime personnel
· Fire training, first aid, safety at sea
2008: Zodiac certificate
2008: Laboratory Animal Science for FELASA category C, scientist
· This certifies me to collect samples from wild/captive animals within areas covered by the European Union
2006: Arctic safety course UNIS, Svalbard
2006: Advance course in ZOO keeping
2002: Swimming trainer 1 course, North Cape swimming club
2001: PADI open water, diving certificate

VOLUNTEER WORK:

2007-2009: Student representative for the program board in biology, University of Tromsø
2007-2008: Volunteer on Bukta “open air festival”, Tromsø
2006: Three months internship in the center “Marineland of New Zealand”, Napier, New Zealand
· Rehabilitation of injured mammals and birds, ZOO keeping and training

MEMBERSHIPS:

2009: The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
2009-: International Society for Marine Mammalogy
2007-2009: Norwegian association of natural scientists
2006-2009: The International Marine Animal Trainers' Association
2005-: The Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals

INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION:

2010: The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in polar bears and their marine mammal prey; evidence
for a marine transmission pathway? Polar Biology (2010) 33:599–606

POSTERS:

2009: 18th biannual conference for the International Society for Marine Mammalogy. Quebec city, Canada.· The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in polar bears and their marine mammal prey; evidence for a marine transmission pathway? Jensen, S.K, Aars, J. Lydersen, C. Kovacs, K. Åsbakk, K
· Long Distance Movements of Male Sperm Whales, Physeter macrocephalus, in the North Atlantic: including new matches between the Azores and Norway. Steiner, L, Lamoni, L, Plata, M.A, Lewis, T, Beer, C, Gordon, J, Pettersson, L, Domingo, M, Lettevall, E, Jensen, S.K
2009: International meeting of Emerging Diseases and Surveillance. Vienna, Austria
· Toxoplasma gondii in wildlife of Svalbard. Prestrud, K.W, Jensen, S.K, Oksanen, A, Mørk, T, Åsbakk, K.
2009: 23rd Annual Conference of the ESC: Climate Change and Marine Mammals. Istanbul, Turkey
· Approaching the size of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) open population in
Malangsdjupet area, off Norway. Acosta, M, Lamoni, L, Jensen, S.K.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS:

2010: Arctic Frontiers, Tromsø, Norway
2009: 18th biannual conference for the International Society for Marine Mammalogy. Quebec City, Canada.
2009: International meeting under the polar bear agreement, Tromsø, Norway
2008: Impact of climate change on infectious diseases of animals in the Arctic, The Polar Environmental Centre, Tromsø, Norway
2008: Icewhale whale watching conference, Selfoss, Iceland

PUBLIC OUTREACH:

2009: News article on my master thesis for an online research news page ‘http: //forskning.no’
2004-2010: Lectures for ‘children science day’ on various topics; red king crab, Atlantic wolfish, benthos, polar bears, seals and whales

GRANTS:

2010: Oslo Stipend for the IPY conference in Oslo 2010

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:

MS Office
ArcMap → ArcGis
Adobe Illustrator
Photoshop
R (statistical program)
Endnote (literature reference tool)
Video navigator (video analysis tool)

LANGUAGES:

Norwegian (mother tongue)
English (excellent)
Spanish (beginner stage)
Scandinavian languages

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:

Norwegian driving license (B)
Experienced snowmobile driver
Enjoy hiking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, diving, free diving, spear fishing/hunting, kayaking.

REFERENCE:

Available upon request