PhD in remote sensing of microorganisms and biosignatures in extreme environments University of Bern in Switzerland

PhD position at the University of Bern in the Centre for Space and Habitability / Division for Space Research and Planetary Sciences within the new NCCR Genesis research infrastructure. The project focuses on astrobiology and life detection , specifically combining remote sensing via circular spectro-polarimetry with in situ laser-based mass spectrometry to detect biosignatures. The research is highly interdisciplinary and connects physics, chemistry, biology, microbiology, and planetary science...

PhD opportunity at the Centre for Space and Habitability and the Division for Space Research and Planetary Sciences , University of Bern, within the new NCCR Genesis research infrastructure. The project sits at the intersection of physics , chemistry , biology , earth science , and astronomy , with a strong focus on astrobiology , biosignatures , and life detection . The PhD research will combine remote sensing via circular spectro-polarimetry with in situ laser-based mass spectrometry to detect...

PhD opportunity at the University of Bern in the Centre for Space and Habitability (CSH), within the new NCCR Genesis research infrastructure funded by SNSF. The project focuses on remote sensing of microorganisms in extreme environments , especially the detectability of selected bacteria in ice/salt mixtures exposed to vacuum, extremely low temperatures, and high radiation. You will work with a high-sensitivity spectro-polarimeter, a temperature-vacuum chamber, an electron gun, and a UV light s...

ETH Zurich is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Exoplanet Atmosphere Characterisation and the Search for Life within the Exoplanets and Habitability Group led by Prof. Sascha P. Quanz . The position is embedded in NCCR Genesis and closely connected to the ETH-led LIFE space mission , a mid-infrared nulling interferometer concept aimed at directly detecting and characterising temperate terrestrial exoplanets around nearby stars. The research focus is on the atmospheric characterisation of t...

Rice University’s Rice Space Institute is recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate for the Center for Planetary Origins to Habitability (CPO2H). The position is centered on Earth science, planetary science, astrobiology, astronomy/astrophysics, space science, geophysics, geochemistry, cosmochemistry, and planetary interiors , with a strong emphasis on independent research that advances the center’s mission. The successful candidate will collaborate with Rice researchers across Earth and planetary sci...