Functions
2001–2002 Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade)
2005–2010 Director of the Institute of Zoology (Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade)
2011–2014 Head of the Department of Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeny of Animals
2012–2025 Founder and Head of the Center for Genotyping of Fisheries Resources
Visiting professor
2023–2025 University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Science and Mathematics: Visiting Professor of Evolution (Organic Evolution and Evolutionary and Systems Ecology) at undergraduate studies
2016–2017 University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Visiting professor at the Master's degree studies in Animal Ecology (Principles of Zoological Systematics and Research Methods in Zoology)
2015–2016 University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology: Visiting Professor (Vertebrate Morphology)
2010–2011 University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Visiting professor at basic academic studies (Vertebrate Zoology, Vertebrate Ecology and Diversity and Zoological Practicum)
2004–2005 University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Department of Biology: Visiting Professor at the undergraduate level (Comparative morphology and systematics of chordates)
1984–1987 Student-demonstrator (Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Belgrade)
1984–1988 Teaching Assistant-Demonstrator (Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Belgrade)
1988–1992 Assistant-trainee (Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Belgrade)
1992–1998 Assistant (Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade)
1998–2003 Assistant Professor (Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade)
2003–2011 Associate Professor (Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade)
2011– Full Professor (Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade)
2016– Scientific Advisor (Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - Institute of National Importance for the Republic of Serbia and Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade)
BIORepository
Project leader
2000 WWF International, Danubian - Carpathian Program "Effects of Cyanide Spill from the Baia Mare gold mine, Romania on the Fish of River Tisa stretch in Serbia" August - September 2000
2001–2005 Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia: Conservation of the original diversity of the brown trout complex Salmo trutta L., 1758 in the territory of the Republic of Serbia. Project No. 1536
2002 Ministry of Health and Environmental Protection: Biodiversity of the columbine and fish fauna in the Struma River Basin on the territory of the Republic of Serbia
2004–2005 Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia and Ministry of Science of the Republic of Slovenia: Conservation of the brown trout complex Salmo trutta L., 1758 on the territory of the Republic of Serbia
2004–2005 Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia and Ministry of Science of the Republic of Slovenia: Use of DNA microsatellites as genetic markers for assessing the autochthonousness of brown trout populations Salmo trutta L., 1758 in Serbia
2004–2005 ICPDR (International commission for the protection of the Danube River), 2007 "Joint Danube Survey 2" National Coordinator, No.: 401-00-1118/2007-07, contracted 25.06.2007
2011–2020 Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia: Evolution in heterogeneous environments: adaptation mechanisms, biomonitoring and biodiversity conservation (project registration number 173025)
Project member
1991–1994 Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia: Ecological and biogeographical research of rare and endangered species and communities. Project No. 0321
1996–2000 Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia: Population-biological aspects of the speciation process. Project No. 143025
DIVERSITAS – IBOY (International Biodiversity Observation Year 2001) Project of the EC for the book "Fish Biodiversity in European Rivers" (Leader: Peter Biro, Balaton Limn. Res. Inst., Hung. Acad. Sci., Tihany, HU);
Regional Environmental Center for Central & Eastern Europe in 2001 "Fishes of Serbia";
JUGOLEX (Ministry for Environment Protection of Serbia & FINNCONSULT, Finland) in 2002;
FP6 ALARM (Assessing Large-scale Environmental Risks with Tested Methods) Integrated Project ALARM, contract GOCE-CT-2003-506675
2006–2007 Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection: Evolution in Heterogeneous Environments. Project No. 143030
2006–2007 Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection: Research on the life history and population biology of the young lady in Serbia
2006–2007 Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Agency: Action Plan for Control of the Introduction and Spread of Alien and Invasive Species in the Republic of Serbia
2006–2007 Government of the Republic of Serbia: Strategy for Sustainable Development of Serbia
2007 Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection: Strategy for the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources – Fisheries
2012–2014 Ministry of Mining, Spatial Planning and Environmental Protection: Artificial spawning of Crnoreka indigenous brown trout)
2014–2017 EU FP7 project GLOBAQUA – Managing the Effects of Multiple Stressors on Aquatic Ecosystems Under Water Scarcity. Grant Agreement Number 603629
Croatian Publishing House for Science: Climate change and invasive species - determining the impact on the biodiversity of native freshwater crayfish and trout and their conservation. Grant #HRZZ IP-06-2016, 2017-2020
