Curriculum Vitae
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Work Experience
Open Science Specialist
Zurich, CH
ETH Zurich - Global Health Engineering
2021 - Current
- Support faculty, PhD and MSc students in applying reproducible workflows in their research.
- Oversee reproducibility and open science aspects of published journal papers; manage online and social media channels.
- Set up organisational work, task and project management tools.
Director & Founder
Zurich, CH
Lars Schöbitz GmbH
2018 - Current
- Teaching Data Science with R.
- Consultant for city-wide faecal sludge management systems.
- Supporting organisations in establishing strong monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
Data Science Instructor
Zurich, CH
Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich
2021
- Teaching a Data Science with R course to civil servants.
Data Science Instructor
Boulder, USA
University of Colorado Boulder
2021
- Developed and taught an online module to teach R.
Data and Impact Expert
Essex, UK
Aquaconsult Limited
2018 - 2021
- Venture Advisor for the Transition to Scale Program in Urban Sanitation by Grand Challenges Canada.
- Support to Clean Team (Ghana), Eau&Vie (Bangladesh) and Safi Sana (Ghana).
Data Science Intern
Zurich, CH
Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich
2020
- Developed an R Shiny dashboard for analytics of incoming data analysis requests and an R package for web analytics with Matomo.
- Published a fully reproducible news article; supported COVID-19 monitoring and data analysis; organised a session at DINAcon 2020.
Education
RStudio Instructor Programme
RStudio (Posit)
2019 - 2020
- Certified as an RStudio (Posit) Instructor.
Environmental and Hygiene Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.)
Giessen, DE
Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences (THM)
2008 - 2012
- Thesis: Performance Evaluation of a full-scale DEWATS plant in South Africa.
ERASMUS Exchange
Umea, SE
Umea University
2010
- Main subject: Northern Aquatic Systems, including sampling of surface water and analysis of DOC, COD, main nutrients and heavy metals.
Change and Project Management
Mikkeli, FI
Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences
2009
Selected Publications
- 5. Light absorbing carbonaceous aerosols: Concentrations and sources in an under-monitored region (2025) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. DOI
- 4. Estimating Safely Managed Sanitation in Urban Areas; Lessons Learned From a Global Implementation of Excreta-Flow Diagrams (2020) Frontiers in Environmental Science. DOI
- 3. Towards an off-grid fecal sludge treatment unit: demonstrating energy positive thermal treatment (2019) Gates Open Research. DOI
- 2. Methods to reliably estimate faecal sludge quantities and qualities for the design of treatment technologies and management solutions (2018) Journal of Environmental Management. DOI
- 1. GIS Analysis and Optimisation of Faecal Sludge Logistics at City-Wide Scale in Kampala, Uganda (2017) Sustainability. DOI
Selected Grants & Awards
openwashdata - establishing Data Stewards and increasing FAIRness
ETH Board ORD Program (Explore, 2nd call)
2024 - Current
- Wrote the proposal and manage the project (Prof. Elizabeth Tilley, PI). Places funded data stewards in partner organisations (UKZN, South Africa; BASEflow, Malawi) and delivers a 12-module data stewardship training programme.
washcollab - Enhancing Global WASH Data Accessibility through Collaborative Initiatives
ETH Board ORD Program (Contribute)
2024 - Current
- Wrote the proposal and manage the project (Prof. Elizabeth Tilley, PI). A partnership between WASHWeb and openwashdata maintaining open-source tools for authoritative WASH data (WHO/UNICEF JMP, World Bank, UN-Water GLAAS, OECD).
FAIRqual - FAIR Data Practices for Qualitative Research in Transdisciplinarity
ETH Board ORD Program (Explore, Measure 1)
2024 - 2025
- Co-wrote the proposal and contributed to the project (team across TdLab and Global Health Engineering, ETH Zurich). Develops tools and standards for sharing hard-to-anonymise qualitative research data following FAIR principles.
National Prize for Open Research Data 2024
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
2024
- Awarded to openwashdata, the global open-data community for the WASH sector (project led by Prof. Elizabeth Tilley, Global Health Engineering, ETH Zurich).
- Recognition for advancing FAIR and Open Research Data practices in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector.
- Watch the prize video: youtu.be/590qPtQNCD0
Professional Roles
Local Node Leader, Swiss Reproducibility Network (SwissRN)
ETH Zurich - Global Health Engineering
2025 - Current
- Local Node Leader for ETH Zurich in SwissRN, promoting reproducible and open research practices across the institution.
Member, Data Stewardship Network (DSN)
ETH Zurich
2023 - Current
- Data steward for the Global Health Engineering group in ETH Zurich’s Data Stewardship Network, an ETH Library / swissuniversities ORD initiative embedding Open Research Data practices across research groups.
Technical Skills
Languages
References
Dr. Christian Zurbrügg
Duebendorf, CH
Eawag / Sandec
N/A
- Member of the Directorate & Group Leader Solid Waste Management.
Prof. C. A. Buckley
Durban, ZA
PRG, University of KwaZulu-Natal
N/A
- Co-Head, Pollution Research Group.
Dr. Kate Medlicott
Geneva, CH
World Health Organization
N/A
- Team Leader, Sanitation.