Dr. Janek WALK

As of 10/2024 Postdoctoral research fellow (Akademischer Rat), Chair of Geomorphology, JMU Würzburg

01/2023 – 07/2024 Postdoctoral research fellow / University Assistant, Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna

07/2020 – 12/2022 Postdoctoral research fellow in CRC 1211, subproject C02, Chair of Physical Geography and Geoecology, RWTH Aachen University

02/2017 – 06/2020 Doctoral student research associate in CRC 1211, subproject C02, Chair of Physical Geography and Geoecology, RWTH Aachen University
Degree: Dr. rer. nat.
Dissertation: “Alluvial fans along the coastal Atacama Desert – landforms, processes, and evolution”

10/2012 – 01/2017 Student assistant, Chair of Physical Geography and Geoecology, RWTH Aachen University

10/2015 – 01/2017 M.Sc. Applied Geography, RWTH Aachen University
Thesis: “Geoecological studies on arsenic contamination in the small-scale mining area of Nalaikh (Mongolia)“

10/2013 – 11/2016 B.Sc. Georesources Management, RWTH Aachen University
Thesis: “GIS-supported assessment of tsunami-endangered coastal areas on the basis of digital elevation models (DEM) – a comparison of methods using the example of Crete”

10/2011 – 09/2014 B.Sc. Applied Geography, RWTH Aachen University
Thesis: “Recent dust transport in Central Asia – survey of interregional transport pathways”