Applied learning
Concepts are linked to real forest management, ecology, modeling, and data analysis problems.
Teaching
Teaching
Courses, mentoring, and intensive teaching formats across forest sciences
I teach across semester courses, block courses, labs, seminars, and summer schools. My work usually combines course design, hands-on teaching, supervision, and the development of practical materials that help students connect quantitative methods with real ecological and management questions.
14+
courses and teaching formats
3
main teaching settings
2015-2026
active teaching period shown here
What students can expect
- Clear structure, but space for discussion and exploration
- Methods tied to practical forest science problems
- Teaching formats that mix concepts, tools, and application
Teaching Philosophy
Short version
I aim to make complex topics feel workable. My teaching focuses on helping students move from uncertainty to structured reasoning: understanding the question, choosing the right methods, communicating results clearly, and developing confidence to work independently. I care especially about creating courses where theory is useful because it is applied, discussed, and tested in realistic contexts.
Student ownership
I try to give students tools, feedback, and structure so they can build confidence in their own decisions.
Communication matters
Strong science needs reproducibility, clear methods, clear writing, clear figures, and clear presentations, not only good analysis.
Selected Teaching
Course portfolio
The cards below summarize the courses, my role, and the type of contribution I made in each case.
ETH Zurich
2024-2026
Landscape Level Forest Management and Planning
Teacher coordinator, course creator
Course planning, teaching, and material creation for a course centered on forest planning across scales.
ETH Zurich
2021-2024
Global Change Biology
Teacher coordinator
Planning, teaching, grading, and material development for a course connecting ecological mechanisms with environmental change.
AgroParisTech / NFZ Nancy
July 2025
Forest Management and Planning Summer School
Teacher coordinator
One-week intensive format combining planning, teaching, and material preparation for an international summer school audience.
COST Action / EU
July 2023
Interdisciplinary Summer School
Teacher coordinator
Coordinated and taught a one-week interdisciplinary training school focused on forest ecosystems, technologies, biodiversity, and modeling.
By Institution
Where I have taught
ETH Zurich
Course leadership, coordination, coaching, and lab support in forest science and ecology.
Landscape Level Forest Management and Planning
Teacher coordinator, course creator
Planning, teaching, and material creation.
2024, 2025, 2026
Global Change Biology
Teacher coordinator
Planning, teaching, grading, and material creation.
Spring semesters: 2021-2024
BSc Seminar: Wald und Landschaft
Teacher coach
Student coaching and seminar support.
Autumn semesters: 2020-2022
Quantitative Vegetation Dynamics
Lab assistant
Support for practical sessions and quantitative exercises.
Autumn semester: 2020
University of Eastern Finland
Teaching on communication, research methods, bioenergy, and risk in forestry.
Academic Skills in Forest Sciences
Teacher coordinator
Scientific communication, presentations, thesis writing, and academic writing support.
Research Methodology
Teacher assistant
Research design, sampling, biometrics, ecosystem modeling, R basics, reproducibility, GIS, and remote sensing.
Supply and Energy Use of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Teacher assistant
Biomass supply chains, energy production, and technologies for sustainable energy use.
Bioenergy Markets and Policies
Teacher assistant
Market analysis, policy frameworks, barriers, and governance of bioenergy systems.
Data Science Seminars
Seminar organizer and instructor
A developing set of seminar notes and exercises for data science methods in R.
Risk Management in Forestry: Natural Disturbances
Guest teacher
Teaching on natural disturbance risk and its implications for forest management.
2015
Visiting and exchange teaching
Short, intensive, and guest teaching formats focused on communication and forest management.
Integrating Risk into Forest Management
Guest teacher, Erasmus+ teacher exchange
Planning, teaching, and material creation.
University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
Scientific Writing and Presentations
Guest teacher, Erasmus+ teacher exchange
Training focused on scientific writing and oral presentation skills.
University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain, December 2017