prof dr. rer. medic. Dipl. Biol. Saskia S. Arndt, PhD
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2024 - present: Chair Division Animals in Science and Society, Department Population Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2018 - present: Professor of Animal Behaviour, Division Animals in Science and Society, Department Population Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2016 - 2018: Associate Professor Animal Welfare & Animal Behaviour, Department of Animals in Science and Society, Division Animal Welfare and Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2009 - 2016: Assistant Professor, Department of Animals in Science and Society, Division Animal Welfare and Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2005 - 2009: Postdoctoral fellow and Junior Lecturer, Department of Animals in Science and Society, Division Animal Welfare and Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2004: Postdoctoral fellow, Cognitive Neurobiology group, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
1999 - 2004: PhD student with scientist position, Head of laboratory, Cognitive Neurobiology group, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
1998 - 1999: German Agency for Quality in Medicine, Cologne, Germany, Research Associate
1997 - 1998: Emory University, Yerkes Primate National Research Center, Atlanta, USA, Scientist, Living Links Center
1996 - 1997: German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany,Research assistant, Intern, Animal care taker
EDUCATION
2023 - 2024: Leadership track
2018 - 2019: Academic Leadership for recent professors
2016: Leadership programme within development of faculty staff program ‘Vet2020’
2015 - 2016: Certification Leadership in Teaching, Utrecht University, Center of Excellence in University Teaching
2013: Senior qualification Teaching for Higher Education (SKO), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2009: Qualification Teaching for Higher Education (BKO), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2005: Certification art.9-researcher (WoD), Utrecht University
2004: Certification Management, TÜV Rheinland Academy, Cologne, Germany
2004: PhD Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Germany - ‘Summa Cum Laude’, Thesis ‘Phenotypic characterisation with special emphasis on behaviour, circadian rhythmicity and metabolism considering an Insulin receptor knockout mouse model as example’
1998: MSc Biology (Diplom), Faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany and Yerkes Regional Primate Centre, Living Links Center, Atlanta, USA - ‘Excellent’
1994: BSc Biology (Vor-Diplom), Faculty of Biology, University of Giessen, Germany
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025 - present: Member EU Platform on Animal Welfare
2023 - present: Member International Council of Ethologists
2022 - present: Key researcher AI & Animal Welfare Lab, Utrecht University
2019 - 2022: Member board Dutch Society for Behavioural Biology (NVG)
2018 - present: Head of Behaviour Clinic
2017 - present: Spokesperson university ‘Animal Welfare in animal experimentation’
2016 - present: Spokesperson department Animals in Science & Society ‘Animal Welfare’; Member university advisory board Animal Welfare Body; Member advisory board Center for Sustainable Animal Stewardship (cenSAS)
2016 - 2024: Member advisory board Management Team (MT+)
2016: Member faculty advisory board development of staff program ‘Vet2020'; Project leader ‘Relationships with stakeholders of the faculty of Veterinary Medicine’
2015 - present: Principal investigator ‘Refinement of animal experiments’
2013 - 2018: Chair staff representatives Faculty Council
2012 - present: Member board of the 3Rs Centre, Utrecht Life Sciences; Examiner faculty research proposals Honors- and Master student internships; Mentor faculty Honors research students; Research internship coordinator
2010 - 2016: Member scientific committee
2011 - 2018: Member Faculty Council