Head of the Department of Geography, Faculty of Nature Sciences and Mathematics, Daugavpils University
responsibilities):
Since 1997
Vicedean of the Faculty of Nature Sciences and Mathematics, Daugavpils University
1999-2000
Geology and Geomorphology specialist, Institute of Limnology, with research management responsibility
1997-1999
Research Fellow, Laboratory of Ecology, Daugavpils Pedagogical University, Latvia, with project planning and management responsibility
Since1991
Lecturer on geology and geomorphology, Faculty of Nature Sciences and Mathematics, Daugavpils Pedagogical University
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2002
Project coordinator for PHARE SPF project “Development Project Partnership Action Plan For Long-Term Tourism Development on the Base of Local Cultural And Natural Resources”(ident. No. LE 9913.02/0015 - 001)
2000 - 2001
Consultant for project “Development of Razna National Park”. Area of expertise: digital mapping, spatial analysis of topographic and geological factors.
1998 - 1999
Leading Specialist within National Environmental Action Plan Project "Foundation of the Raznas Lake Nature Park". Area of expertise – land use, geology and erosion pattern analysis, field surveys.
1997
CME-03524-97 “Developing Internal Quality Assurance Systems in Teacher Training”, area of expertise: knowledge evaluation methods and theirs development.
1997 - 1998
participant within RSS 599/1997 project “Working out recommendations for functional zoning of water drainage basin of the Lake Razna”. Area of expertise – land use, landforms and erosion analysis, spatial analysis, functional zoning, reporting.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES:
GIS research – spatial analysis of gully erosion pattern, spatial analysis of gully network density and its location regularities. Involved in several mid-term projects in Latvia.
Field survey - Managing, organising and carrying out field geomorphological survey of soil erosion intensity, gully erosion landforms, the development and location regularities of gullies in Southeast Latvia.
OTHER IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE:
Long term experience in managing, organising and carrying out different courses for teachers of Geography within the national programme of teachers postgraduate training