Dr. Maja Raković

● Date and place of birth: 14.04.1980., Kotor, Montenegro

● Research field: freshwater Mollusca (Gastropoda and Bivalvia); traditional and molecular taxonomy; ecological interactions in aquatic ecosystems; biomonitoring.

● Education:
o 2007 MSc diploma biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade.
o 2015 Ph.D. biological sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade studies.

● Employment history:
o 2007 up to date: Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection; IBISS

● Teaching activity:
o 2020 – 2022 Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš.

● Membership of professional bodies, supervision of final theses; the popularization of science:
o 2009 up to date: Serbian Water Protection Society, Serbian Biological Society, International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
o 2017 up to date: Associate Editor; Water Research and Management, Publisher: Serbian Water Pollution Control Society.
o 2023 Guest Editor – Special Issue; WATER, MDPI.
o 2020 Supervisor of PhD dissertation; Nikola Marinković; Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade.
o 2022 Supervisor of PhD dissertation; Jelena Stanković; Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš.
o 2022-2023 Team member; HORIZON 2020; Project: ReFocuS Art 3.0; Project ID: 101061356.
o 2024-2025 Team member; HORIZON 2023; Project: ReFocuS FLOW, Project ID: 101161922.

● Selected projects:
o 2023-2025 EU/WWF Adria; AquaμPlaS “Microplastics in aquatic ecosystems of Serbia - monitoring and legal framework”. Project ID: 020/FY24. (Project leader, IBISS).
o 2023-2024 EU/UNDP; “Biomass for Energy and Biodiversity (B4EB)”, Project ID: 00131890/2024/1. (Project leader).
o 2023 Biodiversity study; “Collection and Treatment of Wastewater from the Central Sewer System of the City of Belgrade”. Project ID: 32/20/49-104-08/09 (Project leader).
o 2013, 2019 International Expeditions; Joint Danube Survey 3 and 4; International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River – ICPDR and European Commission (Team member).

● Skills:
o Experienced researcher in both laboratory and field work, skillful science communicator.