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Seismology

Young Scientists renamed Early Career Scientists

Young Scientists renamed Early Career Scientists

A message from Laura Roberts the EGU Communications Officer (early career scientists’ contact person at the EGU Office) Following feedback from the 2014 young scientists survey, supported by the findings of the Young Scientist Forum at the EGU General Assembly 2014, the EGU Council has decided to replace the term Young Scientist (YS) by Early Career Scientist (ECS). For the time being, the definit ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

The road to successful scientific writing for early-career scientists

The road to successful scientific writing for early-career scientists

The world of research is highly competitive, and early career scientists face many challenges while trying to carve out a successful career path. Writing scientific articles is one of those challenges. Prof. Paolo Tarolli (University of Padova) shared his personal experience on “How to write a scientific article” with 130 attendees last 7th September, during the first Campfire event, & ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

What to do at EGU  — a guide for early-career scientists

What to do at EGU  — a guide for early-career scientists

Are you going to the EGU General Assembly in Vienna next week? Check out these events for early career scientists. To remind you when and where all these nice events and activities take place, you can directly view and import them in your electronic calendar (Isn’t it wonderful?! :-)) Social event for Early Career Cryosphere Scientists! If you cannot make it to anything else; make it to our ...[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

A talk with scientists across Europe: building the future of European heliophysics together

A talk with scientists across Europe: building the future of European heliophysics together

“Heliophysics studies the Sun, its sphere of influence, and how it affects the bodies in the solar system.” – this holistic approach to understanding our space environment is at the heart of the European Heliophysics Community (EHC), an open and inclusive network of researchers across Europe (https://www.heliophysics.eu/). The EHC promotes collaborative, curiosity-driven science that explore ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Are you our next HS Early Career Scientist Representative?

Are you our next HS Early Career Scientist Representative?

It’s time to grow the Early Career Scientists (ECS) team of the Hydrological Sciences Division! We’re looking for the next ECS representative to contribute to coordinating social media, our newsletter, online campfires, our podcast series, and to join our fantastic blog team. Interested? Keep reading to find out more! What do ECS teams do? EGU’s scientific activities are organised by 22 scientific ...[Read More]

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Seismology

Seismology Job & Career Portal

Seismology Job & Career Portal

On this page, we regularly update open positions, workshops, schools or internships in Seismology for early career scientists. Do you have a job on offer? Would you like to advertise your workshop? Contact us at ecs-sm@egu.eu Please, note that other available research positions are displayed on the EGU Jobs Portal. We invite you to explore previous job posts, since some offers listed there may be ...[Read More]

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Seismology

Seismology Job & Career Portal

Seismology Job & Career Portal

On this page, we regularly update open positions in Seismology for early career scientists. Do you have a job on offer? Contact us at ecs-sm@egu.eu Since now, we also occasionally share information about schools and workshops. Please, note that other available research positions are displayed on the EGU Jobs Portal. We invite you to explore previous job posts, since some offers listed there may be ...[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoTalk: meet Stefanie Kaboth Bahr, your new Early Career Scientist Union Representative!

GeoTalk: meet Stefanie Kaboth Bahr, your new Early Career Scientist Union Representative!

Hello Stef. Thank you for agreeing to this interview! Before we delve deeper, could you tell our readers about yourself and your background in palaeoclimatology? Thank you for having me! I’m a Junior Professor of Palaeoclimatology at Freie Universität Berlin, a position I’ve been fortunate to hold since 2023. My academic journey began with a PhD in Paleoclimatology from Utrecht University in the N ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Balancing pregnancy, family, and a scientific career: a look at the challenges faced by women in STEAM

Balancing pregnancy, family, and a scientific career: a look at the challenges faced by women in STEAM

In this week’s blog post, Dr. Katherine Villavicencio (University of Pisa) explores how women in STEAM navigate pregnancy and family life while advancing in their careers and examines the support (or lack thereof) provided by academic and research institutions. Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) careers are undoubtedly demanding. For women in these fields, juggling the ...[Read More]

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Ocean Sciences

Jens Terhaar Receives the Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award – About His Career and Work

Jens Terhaar Receives the Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award – About His Career and Work

Jens Terhaar received the 2025 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award for his research on the ocean carbon cycle and its effects on climate. We spoke with him about his career path and the work that led to this award. Since completing his PhD in 2019, Jens has made a name for himself with many publications and outreach efforts. His work is about the ocean carbon sink, ocean biogeochemic ...[Read More]