Dr. rer. nat. habil. Tamara Avellan

• Transdisciplinary approaches linking science, policy, and society to address environmental challenges
• Use of participatory methods to foster citizen engagement in sustainable resource management
• Governance, policy coherence, and stakeholder engagement in water management and the WEFE (Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystems) nexus
• Comparative analysis of water governance and policy impact across regions, with focus on Uruguay and Germany
• Integration of gender perspectives and inclusive data collection in environmental policy and practice

Since Nov 2019
Independent Consultant, Dresden, Germany

Nov 2023 – Nov 2025
Visiting Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), Bruges, Belgium

Since Mar 2025
Freelance Lecturer, University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Berlin and other locations, Germany/Europe

Since May 2025
Researcher, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, Dresden, Germany

Feb – Sep 2024
Sabbatical, Libertad, San José, Uruguay

May 2020 – Apr 2024
Docent/Post-Doc/Senior Researcher, University of Oulu, Finland

Jan 2016 – Oct 2019
Academic Officer, United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), Dresden, Germany

Oct 2011 – Nov 2015
Project Officer & Junior Professional Officer, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva, Switzerland / Apia, Samoa

Mar 2010 – Sep 2011 
Research Assistant, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Department of Geography, Munich, Germany

May – Oct 2009
Guest Lecturer & Research Fellow, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, Netherlands

Jan 2007 – Feb 2010
Self-employed Environmental Consultant, Montevideo, Uruguay

Sep 2002 – Jan 2007
Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant, Wayne State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Detroit, USA

HABILITATION June 2023
Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden Germany (Prof. Peter Krebs)
Thesis title: „Achieving sustainable wastewater treatment through Nexus thinking“

DOCENTSHIP April 2022
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Prof. Björn Klöve)
For the field of: Sustainable water management

DISSERTATION Dr. rer. nat. Geography 2014
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany (Prof Wolfram Mauser)
Thesis title: “Influence of database complexity and diversity on global crop suitability”

MASTER OF SCIENCE Biology 2004
Wayne State University, Detroit, USA (Prof Tony Hough)
Thesis title: “Developmental instability in Polygonum punctatum and Sagittaria montevidensis in a sewage impacted stream”

VORDIPLOM Biology 2002
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany

Climate_CRICES - Increasing Climate Change Resilience in Central Europe

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