PhD in Soil Biogeochemistry: Drought & Carbon Research

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Birmensdorf (ZH); Vor Ort; CHF 54.000 - 68.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL in Birmensdorf invites applications for a PhD candidate to study drought impacts on forest soils and carbon turnover. The work will be carried out within the DFG Research Group Forest Floor and the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at ETH Zurich.

We seek a Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Soil Science, Microbiology or related fields, with strong communication skills and an aptitude for collaborative,

Qualifikationen

• Strong communication and writing skills for interdisciplinary work.
• Aptitude for fieldwork and physical activity in rugged terrain.
• Ability to collaborate across universities and disciplines.

Aufgaben

• Conduct research on drought impacts on organic matter turnover and carbon storage in soils.
• Apply stable isotope tracing and radiocarbon techniques as part of the study.
• Collaborate with researchers from universities to estimate drought effects on soil processes.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Field research

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Environmental Science

Master's degree in Soil Science

Master's degree in Microbiology

Jobbeschreibung

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL in Birmensdorf invites applications for a PhD candidate to study drought impacts on forest soils and carbon turnover. The work will be carried out within the DFG Research Group Forest Floor and the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at ETH Zurich.

We seek a Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Soil Science, Microbiology or related fields, with strong communication skills and an aptitude for collaborative,