Later the same year, he was named professor of mineralogy and geology at the University of Jena, a position he maintained until his retirement in 1930.
He examined the various properties of lime, gypsum and dolomite, and investigated the adsorption of potassium by clay minerals, especially kaolin.
His interest in chemical problems associated with geology led to his creation of the journal Chemie der Erde.
[1] Linck was a founding member of the German Mineralogical Society and served as editor of its journal Fortschritte der Mineralogie, Kristallographie und Petrographie (since 1911).
[1] With Eugen Korschelt, Max Verworn, Friedrich Oltmanns, Karl Schaum, Hermann Theodor Simon and Ernst Teichmann, he was co-author of the Handwörterbuch der naturwissenschaften.