DrDarren O'Connell
SFI-IRC Pathway Fellow
School of Biology and Environmental Science
Orcid identifier0000-0001-9331-8189 (opens in a new tab)
- SFI-IRC Pathway FellowSchool of Biology and Environmental Science
- 01 716 2681
- University College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Science Centre - East Belfield Dublin 4
BIO
I am a Science Foundation Ireland SFI-IRC Pathway Fellow, working on the ecology and evolution of the Andrena solitary mining bees, a hyper-diverse genus of important wild pollinators. In this project I am using ecological genomics to assess the adaptation of this genus along an ecological gradient in the Western Palearctic. Additionally I work on the impact of multiple stressors on honey bees.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- SFI-IRC Pathway FellowUniversity College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Dublin, Ireland1 Sep 2024
- Postdoctoral Research FellowUniversity College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Dublin, Ireland4 Jan 2021 - 31 Aug 2024
- Postdoctoral Research AssociateNewcastle University, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom27 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
- Research ScientistUniversity College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Dublin, Ireland3 Dec 2018 - 19 Jul 2019
- Research AssistantUniversity of Exeter, Department of Biosciences, Exeter, United Kingdom15 Oct 2013 - 27 Apr 2014
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Field OrnithologistBirdWatch Ireland, Seabird Conservation, Kilcoole, Ireland12 May 2014 - 15 Aug 2014
- Field OrnithologistBirdWatch Ireland, Seabird Conservation, Kilcoole, Ireland3 Jun 2013 - 9 Aug 2013
DEGREES
- BA (Hons)Trinity College Dublin
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)Trinity College Dublin
- PhDTrinity College Dublin