Jutta is a spatial ecologist with a weakness for GIS, databases, conservation and coding and has worked for some years as a freelance biologist for different research institutions and organisations in Europe. She is working now as a research assistant for CEED, NERP and CBCS since 2012 and is handling and processing large spatial data sets, applying cost-effectiveness prioritisation frameworks to real-world data or using spatial prioritisation software to provide results to decision makers in the many ongoing collaborations.