Grace Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Hamilton, NZ

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Technical support for research in soil carbon and nitrogen cycling.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Producing compliant consumer-facing science writing
• Answering technical enquiries
• Managing and communicating key research
• Cross-functional support for research & development, NPD, and marketing

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

• Selected as one of 10 New Zealanders to represent the Sir Peter Blake Trust as a youth ambassador. I was specifically chosen as the NIWA freshwater ambassador.
• Assisting on a FANS farm trial experiment, which utilises filamentous algae for filtering excess nutrients in waterways
• Gaining knowledge and learning lab and field techniques from the aquatic pollution mitigation research team at NIWA
• Creating written, photo, and video outputs for multiple stakeholders to communicate… Show more Selected as one of 10 New Zealanders to represent the Sir Peter Blake Trust as a youth ambassador. I was specifically.
• Creating written, photo, and video outputs for multiple stakeholders to communicate complex science Show less

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

• Working collaboratively to plan fieldwork logistics and scheduling
• Leading and teaching field skills in urban restored forest plots
• Writing a scientific publication from Master's research under this project

• Creating a mesofauna dataset for a kauri dieback postdoctoral research project
• Creating a key for mite identification
• Identifying and measuring soil mesofauna under the microscope
• Teaching these skills to others in the project

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

• Assisting in ecological restoration projects.
• Site preparation for native planting
• Pest plant management

• Identifying and measuring morphometrics of introduced dung beetles collected from various field sites
• Drying and weighing cow dung from dung removal experiments
• Data entry and organisation to assist PhD student

• Soil microbial community responses to a New Zealand urban forest restoration chronosequence
• Multivariate data analysis in R from metabarcoding and microbial respiration data
• Project collaboration with a PhD student and German biodiversity research centre (iDiv)

New Zealand

• Tutoring NCEA Biology level 1-3 curricula as well as NZQA Scholarship Biology via zoom, hired by a global company due to being in the top fifth percentile in my area of expertise – biology
• Creating lesson plans catering to the needs of high-achieving high school students aged 15-18
• Produced a comprehensive NCEA level 2 biology content resource

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

• Composing a report outlining strategies for improving biodiversity on New Zealand dairy farms
• Summarising actionable recommendations for farmers that align with new biodiversity policy targets (National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity)
• Evaluating benefits, disadvantages, and efficiency of recommendations

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

• Assisting students in understanding general biology concepts through a range of experiments
• Guiding students in native plant identification and field data collection
• Identifying invertebrates to collate data for student reports

• Sampling macrofauna, mesofauna, and microfauna soil cores across New Zealand
• Fieldwork leadership, logistics planning, and health & safety hazard identification
• Lab processing including heat extraction methods
• Mite identification in the lab

• Producing a report that researches the impact of aeration on dairy effluent
• Literature review and explanation of microbial redox reactions and products
• Designing a series of field trial experiments testing aeration impacts on effluent quality and soil health

Hamilton, New Zealand

• Guiding production of the weekly 48-page student magazine alongside full-time studies
• Managing a team of staff and voluntary contributors
• Planning written and digital content, managing social media

• Field collection of mānuka nectar and plant tissue
• Analysis of variations in mānuka nectar sugar composition and DHA using HPLC
• Taking plant measurements from experimental nutrient treatments

Waikato, New Zealand

• Creating written content for the Waikato Student Union magazine distributed each week
• Meeting deadlines for written pieces and working flexibly around university schedule
• Innovating ideas for content which relate to university students and meet the witty, informative tone of the magazine
• Recipient of 'best column' at 2018 Waikato Club Awards

• Selected as the best candidate to engage and assist students of the FREN132 (French for Beginners 2) paper in their spoken French and knowledge of course content
• Preparing session plans, worksheets, and activities for students which align with content being taught in lectures
• Addressing mistakes in pronunciation or knowledge gaps

Te Rapa

• Christmas contract working as a sales assistant.
• Range of duties depending on the day, including organising visual merchandising displays, greeting customers, cash handling, answering customer queries, tidying and replenishing stock, checking delivered stocked.
• Positive, flexible approach to tasks and learning to deal with unforeseen issues in a professional manner
• Using initiative and enthusiasm to deliver a professional customer service… Show more Christmas contract working as a sales assistant.
• Using initiative and enthusiasm to deliver a professional customer service approach Show less

• Assisted in preparation and running of the first New Zealand FSC Business Forum
• Creating written content in the form of social media posts, articles, project brief and emails
• Producing ideas to promote awareness of a not-for-profit organisation, including strategies to overcome barriers of a low budget
• Finding and contacting key contacts to form enquiries on the sustainability of their business practices
• Raised the question of education on responsible forest management… Show more
• Raised the question of education on responsible forest management by contacting key university staff and industry professionals to inform university students Show less

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Major In Biological Sciences, Minor In French

Education record

Achieved Proxime Accessit 2016 NCEA Level 2 & 3 endorsed with excellence; Academic Honours Badge Academic Prefect