Hannah Truter

Experience

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  Stellenbosch University

  Jun 2012 - Mar 2015

  Assisting 3 Master's students with their lab and field work. These students focus particularly on agricultural entomology therefore the lab work involves specimen identification to family level and sample sorting. Field work assistance and lab work including sorting and identifying samples and data capturing

  • Technical Assistant

    Dec 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Research assistant

    Jun 2012 - Dec 2014
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  SANBI

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

  Field manager

  Managing a team of 9 people working on the eradication of an invasive crab species in Hout Bay harbour. This included data capture, active catching of the crab species and completing all other tasks that were not attended to by the team members - bait bags, crab euthanization and maintenance of relationships between the team and the public

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  SAEON

  Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

  Intern (Benthic ecology)

  Internship focused on benthic invertebrate ecology with key responsibilities including:- Data validation- Invertebrate Identification- Image and video analysis- Mapping of distributions- Report writing- Fieldwork (sea-going offshore data collection)

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  Nelson Mandela University

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2025

  Data Manager and Stakeholder Liaison for the Algoa Bay Project

  The Algoa Bay Project focuses on the development of a marine spatial plan for Algoa Bay as a case study to contribute towards South Africa's first Marine Area Plan. Key responsibilities include:- Data Collection- Data Management- Report writing- Stakeholder engagement- Mapping (including participatory mapping with stakeholders)- Logistic and planning - Administrative assistance

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  Nord University

  Mar 2025 - now

  Researcher Phd Candidate