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The German Quaternary Association (Deutsche Quartärvereinigung, DEUQUA e.V.) is the official union of German speaking Quaternary scientists. The aim of the Association is to support Quaternary science, to present it to the public, to intensify contacts to the applied sciences, and to provide advice to public and political authorities on issues related to Quaternary science. Furthermore, the Association supports networking among Quaternary scientists and related organizations worldwide.

E&G Quaternary Science Journal

DEUQUA publishes the peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary open-access journal E&G Quaternary Science Journal twice per year.


EGQSJ publishes peer-reviewed articles and express reports, as well as thesis abstracts related to Quaternary geology, paleo-environments, paleo-ecology, soil science, paleo-climatology, geomorphology, geochronology, archaeology, and geoarchaeology focussing on, but not limited to, research from central Europe.


News


PhD position at Physical Geography, Greifswald

As part of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP), several hundred
meters of sediment were recently extracted from Lake Nam Co in Tibet. These cores will be
analyzed over the coming years as part of several international research projects, in
collaboration with colleagues from China, Switzerland, and the UK. The working groups at the
University of Greifswald will focus on micropaleontological and paleomagnetic investigations.
The physical geography working group is seeking a doctoral candidate with a research interest
in paleomagnetism.

 

Application deadline: 20 July 2025

 

Please find all details in the PDF files for download below (german and english).

 

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Three PhD positions in Gdańsk

Two positions are related to cosmogenic nuclides studies of erratic boulders deposited around LGM extent in Poland and Germany (PhD call 1) and of last glacial till erosion rates in Poland (PhD call 2).

The third position is related to geochemical studies of last glacial till weathering (PhD call 3).


All details are available from the PDF files below.

 

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Stellenausschreibung am LBEG Niedersachsen

Gesucht wird eine Person für das Aufgabengebiet Quartärbasis Niedersachsen im Referat L2.4 „Geologische Grundlagen“.

 

Aufgaben:

  • Auswertung und Interpretation geologischer Daten unter Verwendung von digitalen und analogen Datenbeständen (Bohrdatenbank Niedersachsen, Kohlenwasserstoff-Datenbank, Archiv des LBEG, NIBIS-Daten)
  • Datenmanagement und Prüfung von Plausibilitäten geologischer Daten
  • Integration vorhandener Eingangsdaten in geologische 3D-Modellkacheln und Datenharmonisierung mit der Software Aspen SKUA® (GOCAD)
  • Erstellung von wissenschaftlichen Auswertungen in Form von Karten und Abbildungen mit QGIS und ArcGIS Pro
  • Erstellung von wissenschaftlichen Berichten
  • Geologische 3D-Modellierung unter Verwendung von Bohrdaten und geophysikalischen Daten (Seismik)

Bewerbungsschluss ist bereits der 26.06.2025. Alle Details finden Sie im PDF unter diesem Text.

 

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DEUQUA now on Bluesky

The DEUQUA has decided to no longer maintain the account on X and has decided to move to Bluesky. Please follow us there for all news around the Quaternary, open positions, conferences, Quaternary throwback Thursdays, and more! Here is the link to our Bluesky profile:

 

https://bsky.app/profile/deuqua.bsky.social

 

There you will also meet the new DEUQUA social media mascot, who is looking forward to meet you there!