Teaching
Our research group is responsible for many of the undergraduate and Master courses relating to sedimentology. Additional information about studying geosciences at Tübingen is available here. The department welcomes international graduate students and offers many classes in English.
Our research group is currently involved in the teaching of the following:
B.Sc. Courses
Erdgeschichte/History of the Earth
A second semester (summer semester) introductory geology course, including a component on regional geology.
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
A 4th semester (summer semester) course on the fundamentals of sedimentology.
Mapping class for BSc students
An introductory geological mapping course (5th semester) held in Spain each year.
Field excursions
Including field stratigraphy and sedimentology.
M.Sc. Courses
Advanced Sedimentology
A deeper investigation of modern and ancient sedimentary environments, including an overview and practical exercises in modern sedimentology techniques.
Other Institutions, 2005-2021
| 2019-2021 | Guest Lecturer, Institutes for Geography/Geology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz “Palaeoclimates” Joint BSc/Msc earth sciences course (in English); 1 semester |
| 2017-2021 | Junior Faculty Member, Max Planck Graduate College |
| 2012-2021 | Lecturer, Institut für Geographie, Universität Leipzig, Germany “Physical Geography of Australasia” Undergraduate physical geography course (in English); 5 semesters |
| 2010-2016 | Lecturer, Leipzig School of Human Origins, Leipzig, Germany “Quaternary geochronology: methods and applications” Postgraduate Quaternary science courses (in English); 4 block courses |
| 2015 | Joint Lecturer, Institut für Geographie, Universität Leipzig, Germany “Landschaftsökologie” Undergraduate physical geography course (in German); 1 semester + field trip |
| 2013 | Joint Lecturer, Geographisches Institut der Universität zu Köln, Germany “Mensch-Umwelt Interaktion im Holozän” Undergraduate Quaternary science course (in German); 1 block course |
| 2009 | Lecturer, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU “Stable isotope geochemistry and geochronology” Undergraduate geochemistry and geochronology course; 1 semester |
| 2007 | Guest Lecturer, Centre for Archaeological Research, ANU “Luminescence dating” Undergraduate Quaternary science course; 1 block course |
| 2006-2009 | Geochronology laboratory tours (undergraduate and postgraduate), ANU |
| 2005-2006 | Teaching Assistant, School of Geology, ANU Undergraduate earth and marine sciences courses and field schools; 3 semesters |
| 2005 | Graduate Teaching Program, ANU Training program in university level teaching for graduate students |
Outreach
Mentoring
| 2017-2021 | Mentor to female scientists, Minerva-FemmeNet, Max Planck Society. |
| 2010 | Discussion and invited seminar on gender issues in science, Institute for Geography, Universität zu Köln, Germany. |
| 2009 | Representative for Australasian Quaternary Association, Federation of Australian Science and Technology Societies Women in Science Workshop, Parlamient House, Canberra Australia. Report on workshop published as: Fitzsimmons, K.E. (2009) Women in Science in Autralia: A workshop to discuss a new report commissioned by the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies. Quaternary Australasia 26, 10-12. |