James Rimmer
Postdoctoral researcher

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Biography

I attained my undergraduate degree in Marine Biology from the University of St Andrews, where I developed a particular interest in ecological questions and issues of marine system management.

Building on this experience, I pursued an MSc in Ecosystem-Based Management of Marine Ecosystems, jointly run by St Andrews and the Scottish Association for Marine Science. I developed my practical marine research skills during this time, gaining significant experience in the field, from Scottish Lochs to the Antarctic Peninsula, and developed my ecosystem modelling skills, culminating in a dissertation that focussed on investigating size-age relationships in the spurdog shark in the Northeast Atlantic.

I later returned to St Andrews to pursue a PhD, which investigated the the cumulative effects of multiple stressors on estuarine microphytobenthic communities. This involved experiments using a custom-built tidal mesocosm system that I developed during my project, as well as experiments conducted in the field. I am now working on the Pyramids of Life project under Jon Pitchford and Gustav Delius, developing models to explore fisheries scenarios in the Celtic Sea.

Career

PDRA, University of York

RA, University of St Andrews (alongside final stages of PhD)

PhD, University of St Andrews (Thesis: “Assessing the response of microphytobenthic biofilms to multiple stressors”)

MSc, University of St Andrews (Ecosystem-Based Management of Marine Systems)

BSc, University of St Andrews (Marine Biology)

Research