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Email alan.jordan@utas.edu.au
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Phone 0459 814 8741
Current activities
Associate Professor Jordan commenced in the role of Director of the Marine Biodiversity Hub for the University of Tasmania in March 2020 following on from Prof. Bax who held the position for since 2007. He is responsible for managing the progress reporting on research projects, reviewing and approving Hub publications, and leading the development of an application for funding through the National Environmental Science Program 2.
Background
Assoc. Prof. Jordan has 30 years’ experience in the management of marine research and monitoring programs through a number of university and government positions in Tasmania and NSW. Prior to starting in the Hub role Assoc. Prof. Jordan was a Principal Research Scientist and Research Leader of the Marine Ecosystems Unit in the NSW Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries). This role involved a significant contribution to the development of the NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy that is a 10-year whole of government approach to integrated marine and coastal management led by the NSW Marine Estate Management Authority. He has contributed to a number of projects within the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub through the NSW DPI partnership.
Assoc. Prof. Jordan has led research teams across a broad range of disciplines contributing to:
Academic qualifications
Assoc Prof. Jordan earned BSc (Hons) in 1986 from the University of NSW in Sydney. He completed his PhD through the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute at the University of Tasmania in 1998.
Membership of key national committees
Assoc. Prof. Jordan has published extensively in over 100 research papers, reports, book chapters and invited conference papers on topics such as:
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