CV

EDUCATION

7th June 2022 - HDR (Habilitation à diriger des recherches) at Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (France) 

3rd May 2011 - PhD in Marine Biology at Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (France) 

• Thesis: Social networks and complex behaviors in sharks 

• Advised by: Dr. Serge Planes (DR, CNRS) 

2007 - M.Sc. (Biodiversity & environmental management), Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE). 

• Advised by: Dr. Serge Planes (DR, CNRS) 

2002-2005 - M.Sc Fishery Biology and Agronomy, France 

2004-2005: Agrocampus Rennes (ENSAR) - Diplôme d’Agronomie Approfondie (DAA), halieutique 

2002-2003: ENITAB- Diplôme d’Agronomie Général (DAG) 

• Dissertation: Interactions between the Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, and chumming vessels in Mossel Bay, South Africa: Do practices of chumming and baiting affect the behaviour of white sharks and condition them to associate human and boats with food. 

• Advised by: Ryan Johnson (University of Pretoria); Richard Sabatier (Agrocampus Rennes) 

1999-2002 - Preparatory classes BCPST, Lycée Bellevue, Lyon, France 

Preparation for competitive entrance to French Schools (Maths-Physics-Chemistry-Biology) 

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

2022 :          Junior Professor (Université de Montpellier)

          MARine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation

2020-2022 : Postdoctoral researcher (Université de Corse)

                         Project leader in bio-informatics/behavioural ecology 

                         UMS 3514 Plateforme marine Stella Mare

2018-2020 :  Postdoctoral researcher (2 years contrat at Institute of Research for Development - IRD)

                     IRD, UMR 248 MARBEC

2018 :     Postdoctoral researcher (contrat at CNRS)

                     PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278

                     Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE)

2017 :            Postdoctoral researcher (contrat at EPHE)

                     PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278

                     Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE)

2016 :            Postdoctoral researcher 

                     Macquarie University (Sydney, Australie)

2014-2015 :    Postdoctoral researcher (contrat at EPHE)

                     PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278

                     Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE)

2013 :            Postdoctoral researcher (contrat at CNRS)

                     PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278

                     Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE)

2012 :           Postdoctoral researcher (contrat at CNRS)

              PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278

                         Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE)

                         Agence des Aires Marines Protégées (AAMP)

2011 :          ATER - Temporary lecturer (contrat at EPHE) 

                 PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278

  Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE)

TEACHING

From 2023 University of Montpellier

• Apprentissage Par Problème (APP BIO) License 2 & 3 (Vidéo)

• HAV618B  L3 

• HAV922B Ecosystèmes côtiers (Co-responsable de cette UE)

• Parcours Ecosystèmes

• Parcours AQUADURA

2019                       Formation AERME (Approche écosystémique des ressources exploitées) – Master 2

L’éco-éthologie des requins de récif.

Utilisation des réseaux dans les études du comportement des poissons.

Since 2015          “Écologie comportementales des requins” – Cours en ligne sur la plateforme ENSAD (https://ensad.criobe.pf/staff/mourier-johann/) (France)

                                 · Personne référente: David Leccheni (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes)

Dec 2012                Écologie des requins dans l'écosystème coralline – Master 2 EPHE

                               · Personne référente: David Leccheni (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes)

2012-2014                Intervention en cours de classe de seconde au Lycée de Canet (1h)

                               · Personne référente: René Galzin (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes), Nicolas Cayrol (Lycée de Canet)

Apr. 2011 – Dec.2011    ATER à l’Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE), USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE,   Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE),           Perpignan, France.

· Personne référente: Serge Planes (DR, CNRS)

INVITED TALKS/SEMINARS

Debate moderator with MSc class at Czech University of Life Sciences (2022)

Zoological London Society, seminar, London, UK (2019)

Virtual-seminar with MSc class at Florida International University (2017-2018)

Oceanopolis, public conference, Brest, France (2017)

Université de Montpellier, public conference, Montpellier, France (2017)

Flinders University, seminar for Research Seminar Scheme, Adelaide, Australia (2016)

Macquarie University, seminar for Social Friday seminars, Sydney, Australia (2016)

James Cook University, seminar for Science with Sushi seminars, Townsville, Australia (2016)

Florida International University, seminar “Lab: Marine Community Ecology and Behavioral Ecology”, Miami, USA (December 2012) 

CCISM, public conference, Tahiti, French Polynesia (July 2011)

FACE-PUF Workshop 2009, Moorea, French Polynesia (2009)

University of Berkeley, invited seminar in Master class, Moorea, French Polynesia (January 2009)

SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

· Editor for PLOS ONE & Journal of Fish Biology

· Editor for Research Topics in Frontiers in Marine Science:

Movement and connectivity of large pelagic sharks : https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/13130/movement-and-connectivity-of-large-pelagic-sharks

Sociality in the Marine Environment : https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/15283/sociality-in-the-marine-environment

· Reviewer for 42 academic journals: Nature (1), Trends in Ecology and Evolution (1), Current Biology (6), Fish and Fisheries (1), Methods in Ecology and Evolution (3), Molecular Ecology (5), Nature Scientific Reports (2), iScience (1), Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B (5), Functional Ecology (1), Journal of Animal Ecology (5), Biological Conservation (4), Ecology (2), Heredity (1), PLoSOne (8), Oikos (4), Behavioural Ecology (3), Animal Behaviour (7), Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology (5), Biology Letters (6), Coral Reefs (4), Ecological Applications (1), PeerJ (1), Marine Ecology Progress Series (4), Journal of Heredity (1), BMC Research Notes (1), Frontier in Marine Science (4), ICES Journal of Marine Science (1), Frontiers in Psychology (1), Environmental Management (1), Marine and Freshwater Research (1), Journal of Fish Biology (8), Behaviour (1), Aquatic Ecology (1), Endangered Species Research (3), Animal Biotelemetry (4), Environmental Biology of Fishes (1), Estuaries and Coasts (1), Marine Biodiversity Records (3), African Journal of Marine Science (2), Hydrobiologia (3), Revista de Biologia Tropical (1). (profil Publons : https://publons.com/researcher/404649/johann-mourier/)

· Membre de la Faculty of 1000 (http://f1000.com/); 17 June 2013 - 05 July 2016

· Thesis referee :  

      Referee :  PhD of Audrey Schlaff (James Cook University - November 2020)

      Referee :  PhD of Stacey Bierwagen (James Cook University - March 2020)

      Referee :  PhD of  Mario Espinoza (James Cook University - October 2015)

      Referee :  PhD of Elodie Ledee (James Cook University - January 2016)

      Examiner : PhD of Ornella Weideli (EPHE – March 2020)

      Referee : MSc. Jennalee Clark (Macquarie University - January 2016)

        Referee : MSc. Andrea Kunovski (Master 2 -EIO Universite de Polynesie francaise - January 2016)

·  PhD comity :  Pierpaolo Brena (EPHE 2014-2016), Ornella Weideli (EPHE 2015-2018), Céline Tardy (EPHE 2017-2018), Kim Eustache (EPHE 2020-2023), Sandrine Serre (UBO 2020-2023), Meryl Zimmermann (EPHE 2021-2024), Youri Minko (UBO-Gabon 2022-2025), Guozheng Lin (co-tutelle UPS-BNU 2022-2025)

·  Referee for defence in module AERME (approche écosystémique des pêches) in 2018.

·  Independent referee for 2 projets for National Geographic Society (proposal #29337 & #29557) in 2017.

·  Organisation of two sessions at 10eme IndoPacific Fish Conference 2017 (Biotelemetry & Indo-Pacific Predators: Biology, Ecology, Conservation and Management)  Tahiti

· Member of organising committee of International Conference on Fish Telemetry 2023, Montpellier.