Prof. Reiner Finkeldey
Educational Background
Diploma in Tropical and Subtropical Forestry, Diploma in Forestry of the Temperate Region
- Population Genetics, Ecological Genetics and Conservation Genetics of Forest Trees
- Evolutionary Genetics and Molecular Genetics of Plants
- Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources in Tropical and Temperate Forests
- Human Impact on Plant Genetic Resources
- Genetic Responses of Plant Populations to Global Change
CAREER PATH
1962 born in Minden, Germany
1983-1988 Studies of Forestry of the Temperate Region and Tropical Forestry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
1988-1989 Visiting Research Fellow, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taiwan (German Academic Exchange Service; DAAD)
1990-1993 PhD Student, Georg-August-University, Göttingen
1993 PhD (Dr. forest) in Forest Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
1994-1996 Tree Improvement Expert, FAO, Philippines
1996-1997 Scholarship Holder (German Research Foundation; DFG), Germany, Thailand, Sweden
1997-2001 Senior Scientist, Forest Genetics; WSL Switzerland
2001 Habilitation (post-lecturer qualification) in Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding
2001-2015 Full professor (C4, since 2011 W3) in Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
2006-2008 Dean, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
2011 Offer of a Professorship (Chair) in Plant Biology, UCC Cork, Ireland (declined)
2013-2015 Vice President for Research, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
2015-2021 President, University of Kassel
2021-2022 Full Professor (W3) for Plant Population Genetics, University of Kassel
2022-ongoing Vice President for International Affairs, German Jordanian University, Jordan
International Experience
Year (Duration) Place Institution Position
1984 (6 Months) Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Forestry Research Institute Practitioner
1988-1989 (14 Months) Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Forestry Research Institute Visiting Research Fellow
1992 (3 Months) Muak Lek, Thailand ASEAN-Canada Forest Tree Seed Centre Guest Scientist
1994-1996 (24 Months) Los Baños, Philippines Food and Agriculture Organization Scientific Officer
1996 (6 Months) Bangkok, Thailand Royal Forest Department Guest Scientist
1997 (6 Months) Umeå, Sweden Swedish Univ. of Agric. Sci. (SLU) Guest Scientist
1997-2001 (40 Months) Birmensd., Switzerland Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Senior Scientist
Selected short-term stays since 2001: University of Forestry, Yezin, Burma (4 stays, guest professor); Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia (6 stays, collaborative research and teaching, training courses); Visayas State University, Leyte, Philippines (4 stays, teaching and training courses); Vietnam National University, Dept. of Botany, HoChiMinh-City, Vietnam (4 stays, research and teaching); Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan (research cooperation); Beijing Forestry University and Hebei Agricultural University, Beijing and Baoding, China (guest professor), Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (research and teaching); Texas A&M University, USA (research; 2 months, 2009).
KEY MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
- 2001-2015: Head of Section “Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding”, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- 2006-2008: Dean, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- 2008-2012: Director, Büsgen-Institute , Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- 2004-2011: Elected member of faculty board; 2005-2006 and since 2009: Head of strategy commission of faculty
- 2011-2013: Member of the Senate, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- 2012-2013: Director, Section for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry, Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- 4/2013 – 8/2015: Vice President for Research, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- 10/2015-9/2021: President, University of Kassel
- Since 8/2022: Vice President for International Affairs, German Jordanian University, Jordan
1989 Klaus-Stern award in forest genetics
Since 2000 Reviewer for scientific journals in the areas of plant genetics, ecological genetics, plant phylogeny and taxonomy, forest sciences. Examples: Annals of Forest Science; Basic and Applied Ecology; Canadian Journal of Forestry Research; Conservation Genetics; European Journal of Forestry Research; Evolutionary Ecology; Forest Ecology and Management; Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution; Molecular Ecology; Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; New Forests; Oecologia; Philippine Agricultural Scientist; Plant Biology; Plant Systematics and Evolution; Scandinavian Journal of Forestry Research; Silvae Genetica; Theoretical and Applied Genetics; Taxon; Tree Genetics and Genomes; Trees - Structure and Function; All Life; Forests; Plants.
Since 2000 Reviewer for Funding agencies. Examples: DFG, DAAD, EU, BMZ, DBU, Austrian Academy of Sciences, NSF, FORMAS (Schweden), Latvian Council for Science, uefiscdi (Romania), European Commission
2000-2013 Advisor, International Foundation for Science (IFS), Schweden
2001-2011 Training courses and invited lectures in
- University of Forestry, Yezin, Myanmar
- Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
- Leyte State University, Philippines
- HCM-University, HCM-City, Vietnam
2004 Visiting Scientist, Kyushu University, Japan (supported by JICA)
2005 Affiliate Professor, Visayas State University, Philippines
seit 2005 Expert for tropical wood according to the federal nature protection law
2006-2010 Member in the executive board and governing board of the Network of Excellence (NoE) EVOLTREE, supported by the EU
2007 Guest professor, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
2007 Guest professor, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
2018 Honorary professor, University Transilvania Brasov, Romania
Orchid ID: 0000-0003-3500-5656
Web of Science ResearcherID: ABD-4392-2021