Since June 2026, we have new Postdoc Representatives: Theresa Rötzel (M1) and Benjamin Hofbauer (A4) were elected by postdocs and senior researchers for the next two years. They represent the interests of early career scientists in the respective committees and maintain close exchange with SICSS, particularly with Postdoc...

The moment comes for most postdocs sooner or later: the first meeting with a supervisor after finishing the PhD, in which terms like "W1 salary scale" or "tenure track" suddenly come up – along with the question of how one's own academic career should actually continue. Anyone who feels lost in that moment is not alone: the...

We warmly congratulate Lukas Rieder on the successful completion of his doctoral thesis, titled "Assessing Electrical Conductivity and Total Alkalinity for Carbon Accounting in Enhanced Rock Weathering Applications."

In his dissertation he explored how CO₂ removal through Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) can be quantified...