Dr. Reihaneh Saberi-Pirooz
Department
Environmental Governance
Function
Researcher
Specialization
Biodiversity
Work areas
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Urban Ecology
- Soil Invertebrate Communities
- Molecular Ecology
- Land-use Change
- Forest Conservation
Regional expertise
- Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Vita
| since 10/2026 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) und Institute for Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Universität Bonn Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship Researcher, Research Department "Environmental Governance" |
| 4/2024–2026 | Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Guest Researcher |
| 11/2021–9/2023 | Center for Molecular Biodiversity Research (ZMB), Alexander Koenig Museum, Bonn, Germany Guest Researcher |
| 2017–3/2024 | Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran PhD in Biodiversity |
| 2013–2016 | Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran MSc in BioSystematics |
| 2008–2012 | Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran BSc in Animal Biology |
Member of
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship
Awards
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship for a 24-month period
(1 October 2026 – 30 September 2028) - Award in recognition of outstanding performance in PhD dissertation defence and valuable publications throughout the PhD
(3/2024) - Financial support for PhD research from the Iran National Science Foundation (Grant No. 98017756)
(2017–2024) - Best Poster Presentation for “Monitoring Soil Insect Communities in the Hyrcanian Forests to Detect Afforestation Impacts” at the Iranian International Congress of Entomology, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
(18–20 September 2023) - Scholarship for visiting research in Germany from the Iranian Ministry of Sciences, Research and Technology
(11/2021 – 9/2023) - Scholarship for visiting research in Germany from the Federation of Scientific Leaders of Iran
(11/2021 – 9/2023)