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ROBIN Jean-Paul
Professor
FORSEAS
CAMPUS I, CAEN
jean-paul.robin@unicaen.fr
+33 6 52 15 01 66

Research themes

Ecology and population dynamics of Cephalopods exploited by fisheries. Modeling and stock assessment. Recruitment, spatio-temporal variations in abundance, and environmental factors. Habitat of pre-recruited stages and migrations. Size structure, growth and age determination, statoliths, and environmental tracers. Position within trophic networks.

Teaching and knowledge diffusion

  • Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, in 3rd year of Bachelor’s degree
  • Biostatistics (Module Lead in 3rd year of Bachelor’s Degree and 1st year of Master’s Degree, UFR des Sciences/Faculty of Sciences)
  • Marine Ecology, Conservation Biology, in 1st year of the “Marine Sciences” Master’s program
  • Stock Assessment, GIS, in 2nd year of the “Pro” pathway of the “Marine Sciences” Master’s program
  • Head of the Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences (Biology and Earth Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences/UFR des Sciences)

Expertise and Valorisation

  • Coordinator of the Consultative Assembly of Section 67 (Ecology) of the University of Caen, Chair of the Selection Committee for the recruitment of an Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences) in the 67th section (Spring 2024)
  • Reserve Member of the Cephalopod International Advisory Council (CIAC) (2022–2025).
  • Co-Chair of the Cephalopod Fisheries and Life History working group of ICES (2014–2016 and 2017–2019). Member of this group currently.
  • AERES Expert for the evaluation of a UMR (2013)
  • Expert for the DFG (German Research Foundation) for a German-Peruvian project (2011)
  • Expert for the DEFRA for a CEFAS project (2011)
  • Expert for the ANR (French National Research Agency) for a “Young Researcher” project (2010).

Admin responsabilities

  • Elected since 2011 to the Technical Committee (CT) of the University of Caen Basse-Normandie (SGEN-CFDT list)
  • Information Systems Security Correspondent (for the Caen site of the UMR-BOREA) and GDPR Relay for the Faculty of Sciences (UFR des Sciences)
  • Appointed in 2012 as a member of the Regional Scientific Council for Natural Heritage of Basse-Normandie (Conseil Scientifique Régional du Patrimoine Naturel de Basse-Normandie).
  • Scientific Lead for Caen’s participation in the following European projects:
    • Partner in the Interreg V B “Atlantic Area” project Cephalopods and Chefs (2018–2021)
    • Partner in the Interreg IV A “France (Manche) England” cluster Pegaseas (2014)
    • Lead Partner for the Interreg IV A project CRESH (Cephalopod Recruitment from English Channel Spawning Habitats) (2009–2012) (8 partners, UK and FR)
    • Partner in the Concerted Action CEPHSTOCK (2002–2005) (21 participating institutes, 8 countries)
    • Partner in the CFP project “Data collection for assessment of Cephalopod fisheries” (2000–2001).

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