Jarek is a graduate of Atlantic Technological University with a Master’s Degree in Research. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Outdoor Education from Atlantic Technological University. Jarek is currently studying for his second master’s degree in Environmental Sustainability at UCD. Jarek also studied Natural Resource Management at WCU in North Carolina, USA as an Erasmus+ student.
Jarek is an Ecologist/Ornithologist with TOBIN. Jarek’s role at TOBIN involves carrying out ornithological and ecological surveys such as wintering birds surveys (I-WeBS), vantage point, transect, breeding raptors, woodcock, and habitat surveys. Jarek has strong GIS mapping software skills (QGIS & ArcGIS) and has experience in data management and data modelling, allowing him to oversee complex survey records. He has contributed to many projects since he started with TOBIN and his main tasks have involved producing and reviewing interim baseline bird reports and impact assessment.
Since 2019, he has been leading one of the world’s most advanced research projects into the breeding biology and conservation of the common swift. Jarek actively contributed to numerous conservation projects, including the Lough Carra Catchment Association and Swift Conservation Ireland. Jarek has recently published two scientific papers on the in the peer-reviewed journal, Irish Birds.
Beyond his career in ecology, Jarek is an adventurer who, in a previous role, led wilderness expeditions and facilitated activities such as rock climbing, cliff diving, and kayaking. He is also a host and a producer of the Lough Carra Catchment Podcast.