CURRICULUM VITAE
MSc Patrick Demus
*25/04/1981 in Giessen, Germany
Nationality: German/Austrian
EDUCATION
03/2003 – 05/2010 University of Vienna Austria
- Zoology / Behavioral Ecology (Master of Science) ->Thesis
11/2001 Open Water Scuba Instructor (PADI) Grand Cayman
WORKING EXPERIENCE
In the field of Education and Tourism
01/2017 – present Expedition Leader & Lecturer Ventures by Seabourn (freelance) Expeditions Worldwide
01/2015 – present Expedition Leader & Lecturer Silversea Expeditions (freelance) Expeditions Worldwide
- Leading excursions in remote areas and highlighting wildlife
- Leading Zodiac Tours and highlighting wildlife
- Lecturing on topics like coral reefs, fish identification, animal behaviour, Primates and others relevant to regions we visit
- Being in charge of the Snorkel Operations
- Being in charge of the Dive Operation: finding suitable dive sites, guiding dives and maintaining the dive equipment
02/2011 – present Self-employed lecturer on Marine Biological topics and travelling
“Meer zum Sehen – more to sea” – www.patrickdemus.com
03/2014-07/2016 Science Center Netzwerk, Vienna, Austria
- Guiding interactive science activities (hands-on, minds-on) of various formats (e.g. exhibits, mobile experiments, workshops, dialogue games)
01/2008 – 09/2015 Zoo Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Guiding tours to all areas of the Zoo for all age groups
- Teaching Ethology seminars and pet workshops
06/2010 – 12/2010 Sinai Blues Diving Centre, 4 Seasons Resort, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Marine Biologist:
- Snorkelling trips with an emphasis on marine biology
- Initiating, planning and setting up a coral nursery
- Series of lectures on the Red Sea and environmental conservation
Diving Instructor:
- Planning and guiding dives
- Teaching diving
11/2009 Dahab Marine Research Centre Dahab, Egypt
- Supervising and teaching students from Cairo American College on Marine Biology
Between 2001 and 2013 I have worked a total of 3 years as a Diving Instructor and Dive Guide in the Island Mabul in Malaysian Borneo and most of the time in South Sinai, Egypt in the Four Season’s high end Diving Center “Sinai Blues Diving Centre”. I have guided more then 1500 dives.
As Scientist
11/2012 – 01/2013 Oxford Brookes University Oxford, UK
- Behavioural field observations of the nocturnal Slow Loris (Nycticebus javanicus) in West Java.
- Little Fire Face Project
02/2009 – 04/2010 Konrad Lorenz Institut for Ethology Vienna, Austria
- Diploma thesis: Colony formation and mate choice behavior in Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
09/2006 – 12/2006 Universität Bern Bern, Switzerland
- Field work at Lake Tanganyika, Zambia
- Behavioral field observations on Cichlids
03/2006 – 01/2007 Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology Vienna, Austria
- Conducting and analyzing mate choice experiments with Zebra fish (Danio rerio)
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
2019 STCW, Basic Safety Training
2015 Crowd Management & Safety Training, V-Ships
2015 Powerboat Level 2, RYA
2014 Medic first aid course, Samariterbund
2011 “Dynamics in groups”, Ewald Krainz, University of Klagenfurt
2011 “Individual appearance in consulting and sales talks“, Peter Gerst/360°
2010 “Qualification in child care”
2009 “Conflict resolution training” Willi Tschernutter/Komunariko
2008 “Presentation techniques”, Anton Lamboj, University of Vienna
2001 Speciality Instructor for “Nitrox”, “Wreck Diving” and “Deep Diving”
1999 Driver’s License
PUBLICATIONS
- Taborsky, L. Guyer, P. Demus – “’Prudent habitat choice‚: a novel mechanism of size-assortative mating” 2014 – “The Journal of Experimental Biology”
- Wagner, P. Demus, F. Schädelin – Colony formation and mate choice behavior in Neolamprologus caudopunctatus – In preparation
LANGUAGE SKILLS
German mother tongue
English fluent
Arabic basic conversation
Indonesian/Malaysian basic conversation
Finnish basic conversation
PASSIONS
Marine Life, Birding, Nature, Underwater Photography, Remote Areas, Rock Climbing & Mountaineering
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