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Linda Armbrecht

Senior Lecturer

Ecology and Biodiversity

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Ecology and Biodiversity
  • Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Ecology and Biodiversity, IMAS Salamanca, Hobart CBD Campuses, TAS

TEACHING INTERESTS

Teaching

Paleogenetics, ancient DNA, environmental DNA, marine science, Antarctic science, marine biology, phytoplankton biology, climate change, bioinformatics.
Linda has been a guest lecturer in Marine Science and Earth Science units. She has also assisted with tutoring during practicals in marine biology, ecology, evolution, biodiversity, genetics, and zoology subjects.

Research Supervision

Linda is actively involved in supervising HDR students, and is currently the primary supervisor of 3 PhD students at IMAS, contributing to the supervision of 1 additional PhD student in Australia, as well as acting as a research advisor to 3 international PhD students. Her students’ projects encompass various aspects of ancient genetics, including investigations into Antarctic phytoplankton, zooplankton, and climate history. Previously, Linda has supervised an MPhil student and >10 short-term undergraduate research projects and international student exchange research projects (since 2011).

Study opportunities on all levels (Internships, Honours, Masters, PhD) are available with regard to the reconstruction of Antarctic phytoplankton communities and their responses to variations in climate. This research is highly interdisciplinary, spanning across marine science, biological/paleoceanography, and paleogenetics, and a good understanding in at least one of these disciplines is required. Study activities include, for example, marine field-work (topic-dependent), laboratory tasks, bioinformatics and data analysis. If you are interested to commence a degree or conduct an internship in this research area please contact linda.armbrecht@utas.edu.au, outlining your motivation and relevant research experience, including your CV, and, if applicable, your current transcript.

SUPERVISION & TEACHING

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CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
Responses of polar marine ecosystems to Quaternary glacial-interglacial cycles
14 Jan 2024
CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
Antarctic krill sedaDNA
20 Nov 2023
CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
Southern Ocean sedaDNA
13 Jun 2023
CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
The Composition and Evolution of Diatoms Around Antarctica Inferred from Marine Sedimentary Ancient
1 Dec 2021
CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
Microfossil and Ancient DNA Approaches to Reconstruct Changes in Plankton Communities in a 9,000-year Tasmanian Marine Sediment Core
1 May 2020