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Invited Researcher, Physics Institute, University of Bern (2025-26)
Invited Professor, International Research School of Planetary Sciences, Pescara (2024-25)
Invited Researcher, Institut de physique du globe de Paris (2023)
Institute Professor, Space Research Centre PAS, Wrocław (2018-Present)
Visiting Professor, Space Research Centre PAS, Wrocław (2015-18)
Associate Professor, Planetology and Geodynamics Lab, Nantes University (2004-11)
Lecturer, Graduate School of GIS and Remote Sensing, Addis Ababa University (2004)
Associate Professor, Pierre & Marie Curie University, Paris (1997-2004)
Assistant Professor, Blaise-Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand (1997)
Postdoc, Geomechanics-Rock Fracture Group, University of Nevada, Reno (1996)
Postdoc, Institut of Planetary Research, DLR Berlin (1995)
Data Manager, NASA Regional Planetary Image Facility, Orsay (1995-96)

Habilitation thesis: Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University, Paris (2001)
Ph.D. Geodynamics and Physics of the Earth, Paris-Sud University, Orsay (1991-94)
Master degree (DEA/maîtrise) in Geodynamics and Physics of the Earth, Paris-Sud University, Orsay (1989-91)
Bachelor degree (licence) in Earth sciences, Paris-Sud University, Orsay (1988-89)
DEUG Geography, University of Strasbourg (1986-88)

Principal investigator (PI) of 21 research projects
PI of two EU/Regional Development Funds supported projects
PI of three ESA projects, including one as a Guest Investigator in ExoMars TGO
Co-investigator of other stuff, such as, in the last few years, the DeMo-Planet and successor DAGGER projects of Sam Poppe, and the COCOMER project of Joanna Gurgurewicz

EXOMHYDR Mars geology group, FNP/Space Research Centre PAS (FNP/EU-funded, 6 scientific employees + administration personnel, 1 subcontracted company)
WROONA planetary geosciences group, FNP/Institute of Geological Sciences PAS (FNP/EU-funded, 10 scientific employees + administration personnel
Deputy Director of Studies, First year undergraduate studies in biology, geosciences and chemistry, University of Nantes

Core team member of CaSSIS2.0 instrument proposal for ESA's ZefERO mission to Mars (2032)
Science Assessment Panelling for ESA's LightShip & SpotLight Science Payload of Opportunity; LightShip-1 mission to Mars (2037)
ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) mission Guest Investigator
Science team member of TGO instruments: CaSSIS camera, ACS and NOMAD spectrometers
Associate MERTIS team member, ESA's BepiColombo mission to Mercury
Scientific Panelling for ESA's Rosalind Franklin SKP
Science team member of HRSC camera (Mars Express)
Science team collaborator, NASA's New Horizons mission, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Generation of 200+ digital terrain models (DTM) from ExoMars TGO/CaSSIS data for the CaSSIS DTM repository at INAF (Padua)
Database provider, SSHADE infrastructure of the Europlanet Society
Former Data Manager, NASA Regional Planetary Image Facility, Paris-Saclay University

Ground-truthing of remote sensing datasets
17 research missions (2 to 5 weeks) in the Ethiopian Large Volcanic Province
Other research missions in the Tatra Mountains, Columbia River Basalts, Possession Island, eastern Greenland, Colo volcano of Sulawesi
Field camps with master students in European orogens and Bale Mountains in Ethiopia

6 postdocs
10 PhD students
18 years of teaching experience in Earth and planetary sciences at all academic levels
Teaching experience in 5 universities
Solid experience in training of trainers (natural sciences) in a broad range of topics, in classromm and tin the field
Teaching experience in 5 universities