James Hill
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Osaka Metropolitan University
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJames Hill is a JSPS-funded postdoctoral researcher based in Osaka who studies long-term ecosystem dynamics and human–environment interactions using soil phytoliths, macro-charcoal and stable carbon isotopes. With a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Reading and over a decade of field and lab experience across Amazonian Bolivia, the UK and now Japan, he links palaeoecological reconstructions to contemporary conservation policy. His current work compares sacred groves and adjacent woodlands to reveal centennial-to-millennial legacies of shrine management, climate variability and resilience under rural depopulation. He has also modelled historic land-cover change—partnering to build an agent-based simulation of Tokugawa-period deforestation—and assessed peatland and biodiversity net-gain policy in the UK. Comfortable moving between detailed lab proxies, GIS/statistical analysis (R, SPSS) and stakeholder-facing policy work, he combines rigorous empirical methods with applied conservation outcomes. An unusual strength is his ability to translate deep-time ecological insights into practical guidance for culturally sensitive habitat protection.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Geography and Archaeology, Bachelor's degree, Geography and Archaeology at University of LiverpoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Environmental Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Environmental Science at University of Reading
Github Skills (50)
console10
windows10
bash10
linux10
bsd10
android10
command-line10
macos10
shell10
documentation10
cli10
energy9
subcommands9
google-play8
music8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jfallon1997/ICEM-2023-ClimateServicesWorkshop
Jun 2023 - Sep 2024
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 1 year 3 months
jfallon1997/merlin-cmake-b
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:1 release, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 12 days
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