Current Position

Research associate

Research Interests

Subjects: Coastal geomorphology, Microfaunal investigations, Holocene environmental changes, Holocene sea-level evolution

Regions: German North Sea coast 

Current research

Micropaleontologic analysis to develop and apply a sea-level transfer function for the area of the East Frisian Islands in order to reconstruct the Holocene sea-level rise.

Education

2015 - 2020

PhD in Physical Geography, University of Cologne and Lower Saxony Institure for Historical Coastal Research, Wilhelmshaven

PhD Project: 'The Wadden Sea as an archive of landscape evolution, climate change and settlement history: exploration – analysis – predictive modelling' (short: WASA)

2011 - 2015

M. Sc. in Physical Geography, University of Cologne

M. Sc. thesis: Fossil bog soils (dwog horizons) and their relation to Holocene coastal changes in the Jade Weser region 

2007 - 2011

B. Sc. in Geography, University of Cologne

B. Sc. thesis: Mikrofaunistische Untersuchungen im Mündungsbereich der Quebrada Pachingo, Bahia Tongoy (Zentralchile) - spätholozäne Umweltveränderungen und ihre möglichen Ursachen 

Awards/Grants

10/2019: GSGS Stipend Grant (GSGS-2019X-15) of the Graduate School of Geosciences, University of Cologne

07/2016: Dr. Prill-Award ('Dr. Prill-Preis') 2016 of the 'Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Köln e.V.'

01/2016 - 09/2016: Start-up Honours Grant of the Graduate School of Geosciences, University of Cologne

04/2014: Poster award of the 32nd annual conference of the 'Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten', 3-6 April 2014, Wilhelmshaven (3rd place) 

Academic Professional Experience

Summer semester 2018

Management of field excursion and laboratory internship 'Gelände- und Laborpraktikum zur Landschaftsgeschichte der Nordseeküste' (Pint, Scheder, Seeliger; LV-Nr. 14892.0111)

Summer semester 2017

Co-management of field excursion and laboratory internship 'Gelände- und Laborpraktikum zur Landschaftsgeschichte der Nordseeküste' (Engel, Opitz, Scheder) LV-Nr. 14892.0111)

Since 10/2016

Research associate at the Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research, Wilhelmshaven,
and PhD Student in the working group of Prof. Dr. H. Brückner ('Geoarchaeology, Coastal Geomorphology, Geochronology')

2016

Research assistant; Graduate School of Geosciences, Insitute of Geography, University of Cologne (working group of Prof. Dr. H. Brückner 'Geoarchaeology, Coastal Geomorphology, Geochronology') 

2015

Research assistant; Insitute of Geography, University of Cologne (working group of Prof. Dr. H. Brückner 'Geoarchaeology, Coastal Geomorphology, Geochronology') 

2011 - 2015

Student research assistant; Insitute of Geography, University of Cologne (working group of Prof. Dr. H. Brückner 'Geoarchaeology, Coastal Geomorphology, Geochronology') 

since 2011

Freelancer; EMF-Institut Dr. Nießen, Cologne (field of activity: digital mapping and analysing of electromagnetic radiation of mobile communications and other sources of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic radiation) 

Publications

Elschner, A., Scheder, J., Bungenstock, F., Bartholomä, A., Becker, T., Capperucci, R., Enters, D., Schlütz, F., Wehrmann, A., Hoffmann, G., 2020. Microfauna- and sedimentology-based facies analysis for palaeo-landscape reconstruction in the back-barrier area of Norderney (NW Germany). Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 100, e4. doi: 10.1017/njg.2020.16

Scheder, J., Frenzel, P., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Brückner, H., Pint, A., 2019. Vertical and lateral distribution of Foraminifera and Ostracoda in the East Frisian Wadden Sea – developing a transfer function for relative sea-level change. Geologica Belgica 22 (3-4), 99-110. doi: 10.20341/gb.2019.007

Bulian, F., Enters, D., Schlütz, F., Scheder, J., Blume, K., Zolitschka, B., Bittmann, F., 2019. Multi-proxy reconstruction of Holocene paleoenvironments from a sediment core retrieved from the Wadden Sea near Norderney, East Frisia, Germany. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 225. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106251

Scheder, J., Pint, A., Engel, M., Bungenstock, F., Frenzel, P., Brückner, H., 2019. Foraminiferen und Ostrakoden im Ostfriesischen Wattenmeer – Ein Beitrag zur Meeresspiegelrekonstruktion. Nachrichten des Marschenrates 56, 39-44.

Scheder, J., Engel, M., Bungenstock, F., Pint, A., Siegmüller, A., Schwank, S., Brückner, H., 2018. Fossil bog soils ('dwog horizons') and their relation to Holocene coastal changes in the Jade Weser region, southern North Sea, Germany. Journal of Coastal Conservation 22 (1), 51-69. doi: 10.1007/s11852-017-0502-z

Conferences

2019

1^st International Conference 'Drowned paleo-landscapes. Current Archaeological and Natural Scientific research in the Wadden Sea and the North Sea basin' 2019, 19–20 September, Delmenhorst (talk). Scheder, J., Engel, M., Pint, A., Bungenstock, F., Frenzel, P., Schlütz, F., Brückner, H. Foraminifers and ostracods as a tool for unravelling relative sea-level change in the East Frisian Wadden Sea.

20^th Congress of the 'International Union for Quaternary Research' (INQUA) 2019, 25–31 July, Dublin (talk). Scheder, J., Pint., A., Frenzel, P., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Schlütz, F., Brückner, H. Distribution of foraminifers and ostracods in the East Frisian Wadden Sea – A transfer function for relative sea-level change.

37^th annual conference of the 'Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten' 2019, 09–10 May, Cologne (talk). Scheder, J., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Schlütz, F., Brückner, H. Distribution of foraminifers and ostracods in the East Frisian Wadden Sea – A transfer function for relative sea-level change.

6^th Research Conference of the Graduate School of Geosciences, 18 January 2019, Cologne (talk). Scheder, J., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Schlütz, F., Brückner, H. Vertical and lateral zonation of Foraminifera and Ostracoda in the German Wadden Sea – Establishment and first application of a transfer function for Holocene relative sea-level changes.

2018

3^rd annual meeting of the 'IGCP Project 639 – Sea Level Change from Minutes to Millennia' 2018, 16-23 September, 'Crossing southern Italy: a travelling meeting from Taranto to Siracusa' (talk). Scheder, J., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Schlütz, F., Brückner, H. Vertical and lateral zonation of Foraminifera and Ostracoda in the German Wadden Sea – Establishment and first application of a tranfer function for Holocene relative sea-level changes.

36^th annual conference of the 'Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten' 2018, 18-21 April, Braunschweig (poster). Scheder, J., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Pint, A., Frenzel, Brengelmann, T., P., Brückner, H. Vertical and lateral zonation of Foraminifera and Ostracoda in the German Wadden Sea – Establishing a transfer function for Holocene relative sea-level changes.

5^th Research Conference of the Graduate School of Geosciences, 19 January 2018, Cologne (poster). Scheder, J., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Brückner, H. Holocene relative sea-level reconstructions at the German North Sea coast using microfaunal and sedimentological data. (updated version)

2017

35^th annual conference of the 'Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten' 2017, 19-22 April, Kiel (poster). Scheder, J., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Brückner, H. Holocene relative sea-level reconstructions at the German North Sea coast using microfaunal and sedimentological data.

2016

Annual conference of the 'Deutscher Arbeitskreis für Geomorphologie' 2016, 5-8 October 2016, Jena (poster). Scheder, J., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Freund, H., Siegmüller, A., Schwank, S., Brückner, H. Microfaunal and sedimentological data as proxies for Holocene sea-level and coastal changes at the German North Sea coast.

34^th annal conference of the 'Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten' 2016, 20-23 April 2016, Rostock-Warnemünde (talk). Scheder, J., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Freund, H., Siegmüller, A., Schwank, S., Brückner, H. Microfaunal and sedimentological data as proxies for Holocene sea-level and coastal changes at the German North Sea coast.

2015

German Conference of Geography ('Deutscher Kongress für Geographie') 2015, 1-6 October, Berlin (poster). Scheder, J., Pint, A., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Siegmüller, A., Schwank, S., Brückner, H. Fossil bog soils (dwog horizons) and their relation to Holocene coastal changes.

33^rd annual conference of the 'Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten'. 6-9 May 2015, Hamburg (poster). Scheder, J., Pint, A., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Siegmüller, A., Schwank, S., Brückner, H. Microfaunal investigations in the Weser marshland – Holocene coastal changes at the German North Sea coast. 

2014

32^nd annual conference of the 'Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten', 3-6 April 2014, Wilhelmshaven (poster). Scheder, J., Bungenstock, F., Siegmüller, A., Schwank, S., Brückner, H. Fossil bog soils (dwog horizons) as a key to reconstruct Holocene palaeotopography and coastal evolution. 

2013

31^st annual conference of the 'Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten'. 18-21 April 2013, Cologne (talk). Pint, A., Scheder, J., May, M., Engel, M., Brill, D., Kelterbaum, D., Stock, F., Frenzel, P., Brückner, H. Paläoumweltrekonstruktion mit Hilfe von Foraminiferen und Ostrakoden – mit einem Anwendungsbeispiel aus der Bucht von Tongoy (Chile). 

2012

14^th International German Ostracodologists’ Meeting (IGOM), 11-14 October 2012, Cologne (poster). Scheder, J., May, S.M., Pint, A., Kelletat, D., Rixhon, G., Brückner, H. Microfaunal investigation of the Quebrada Pachingo coastal swamp (Bahía Tongoy, northern central Chile) – Late Holocene environmental changes and their potential causes.

2^nd International Geographical Congress (IGC) Cologne 2012, 26-30 August 2012, Cologne (poster). Scheder, J., May, S.M., Pint, A., Kelletat, D., Rixhon, G., Brückner, H. Microfaunal investigation of th e Quebrada Pachingo coastal swamp (Bahía Tongoy, northern central Chile) – Late Holocene environmental changes and their potential causes. 

Field Work

East Frisia, marsh lands, salt marshes & tidal flats (Germany) - drilling campains and surface sampling (modern samples) for relative sea-level reconstruction (2015-today)

Langen, Weser marshland (Germany) - Holocene coastal changes in the Jade Weser region (2013)