DBG Halle (Saale) 2023

Program of the Young Professionals in Soil Science during the Annual Meeting 2023: Halle (Saale), 02.09 – 07.09.23

For the latest news please check: https://www.dbg2023.de/ypss.html

Pre-Meeting

Friday (01/09) - Sunday (03/09), Organisation: Katrin Schulz, Jeroen Zethof, Julia Pöhlitz and Alena Förster

After the great success of last year’s YPSS pre-meeting, we will continue this tradition with another opportunity to connect with old and new faces before the DBG meeting in Halle. We will meet on Friday, 1st of September, at our accommodation (DJH Jugendherberge Halle, Youth hostel) for a joint dinner. Afterwards, we will enjoy the rest of the evening at a bar nearby. We will spend the Saturday with some tricky challenges in the Escape room and with exploring the surroundings of Halle on a small hike. The day will end with another joint dinner at a restaurant in town (at your own expense). After a last breakfast on Sunday, you are free to join one of the DBG excursions or to explore Halle on your own.
Please register until 31.07.2023 (places are limited) by:
  • Submitting your name, affiliation and phone number to the organizers via email (see contact details below)
  • AND: Confirming your registration by the transfer of 50€ to the bank account given below. For a clear identification of payments, please add the following reference to your bank transfer: YPSS_firstname_lastname
Please note that the registration for the DBG conference needs to be done separately. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!
Katrin Schulz (katrin [dot] schulzatusys [dot] ethz [dot] ch), Alena Förster (naperdiv-wp4atuni-trier [dot] de) or Jeroen Zethof (jeroen [dot] zethofattu-dresden [dot] de)
 
Bank account details/Kontodaten:
Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft 
Volksbank Kassel-Göttingen
IBAN: DE30 5209 0000 0043 1939 02
BIC: GENODE51KS1
Reference: YPSS_firstname_lastname
 

YPSS – Pub evening

Monday (04/09), starting 19:15h, Nexus, Kohlschütterstraße 9

A casual get-together to end our first day of the annual meeting. A great way to get to know other young researchers, exchange your experiences, and stray from soil science-related topics for a couple of hours.  

Lockerer gemeinsamer Ausklang des ersten Tages der DBG Tagung. Eine tolle Möglichkeit, um andere junge WissenschaftlerInnen kennenzulernen, sich auszutauschen und auch für einige Stunde mal nicht nur über bodenkundliche Themen zu fachsimpeln.

Meet the Editors – how to engage in a changing world of publishing

Monday (04/09), Hosted by: Steffen Schweizer, Marcus Schiedung and Jeroen Zethof

‘Meet the Editors’ offers the opportunity to gain exclusive insights into the publishing process during an open discussion with editors of internationally renowned journals in soil science and neighboring disciplines. We will discuss with Prof. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Prof. Doris Vetterlein und Prof. Hermann Jungkunst the role of impact factors, the responsibility of reviewers and editors, the expectations toward submissions and the possibilities to participate in peer-reviewing, with the opportunity to ask your questions on these topics.

Meet the funder - Get the grant

Tuesday (05/09, Hosted by: Steffen Schweizer, Marcus Schiedung and Jeroen Zethof

How can you acquire third-party funding to pursue your own research ideas and shape your profile as an early career scientist? Get to know some of the most important funding institutions and what kind of funding programs are offered in Germany by discussion with our guests from DFG and Project Management Jülich. We will discuss how you can strategically identify and activate your potential ideas for future funding. Meet some of the contact persons at the funding institutions who can help you to avoid some common mistakes in the application process and increase the chances of getting funded.

Meet yourself - Reconnect to your resources

Wednesday (06/09), 19.15-20.45, Sportraum der Mensa am Weinberg, Hosted byt: Melanie Brunn, Pauline Winkler and Eva Lippold (Language: Deutsch

Während einer Tagung beginnt das Networking meist schon morgens beim Frühstück und endet spät abends beim gemeinsamen Bier oder Wein. In der Zwischenzeit werden viele Vorträge angehört und in den „Pausen“ angeregt diskutiert. Unser Körper und Geist sind während einer Tagung enorm angespannt und wir vergessen dabei oft, auf uns zu achten. Während des Workshops wollen wir Achtsamkeit kennenlernen, Anspannung loslassen und neue Kraft für den letzten Tagungstag sammeln. Dabei werden kleine Achtsamkeitsübungen für den privaten sowie beruflichen Alltag vorgestellt. Jeder Teilnehmende erhält im Anschluss zwei Achtsamkeitsübungen als Audiodateien, die zum Weiterüben genutzt werden können.

Der Workshop wird durch einen ausgebildeten MBSR-Trainer (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) angeleitet, es sind keine Vorkenntnisse erforderlich und alle sind willkommen. 

Meet the Professionals – job opportunities in soil science

Wednesday (06/09), Hosted by: Svenja Stock and Tina Frank (Language: Deutsch/English)

What are your current career options in soil science and how to start your professional life as an early career soil scientist? Our event ‘Meet the Professionals’ provides the possibility to get to know scopes and representatives of various job areas: spatial and environmental planning, groundwater protection, management of dangerous waste and contaminated sites, science and many more. Whether you are interested in job application processes, salary expectations, or opportunities to develop and broaden your skills – bring your questions and get first-hand answers from insiders from the field you are interested in.

Wie sehen deine Karriereoptionen in der Bodenkunde aus? Wie kannst du als Nachwuchswissenschaftler*in in das Berufsleben einsteigen? Die Veranstaltung „Meet the Professionals“ bietet die Gelegenheit Aufgaben und Vertreter*Innen aus verschiedenen Bereichen kennenzulernen: Umweltplanung, Grundwasserschutz, Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Altlastenmanagement, Wissenschaft uvm.. Wenn du an Bewerbungsverfahren und Gehaltserwartungen interessiert bist oder deinen Horizont erweitern möchtest, bring deine Fragen mit und erhalte Antworten von den Spezialisten des jeweiligen Feldes.

Early Career Network Lunch

Thursday (07/09), Hosted by: Lydia Pohl

A casual get-together to discuss upcoming event ideas for the DBG 2025 in Tübingen, future workshop ideas in summer 2024 and how to participate within the YPSS network.