PhD Position in Mineralogy and Geomicrobiology of Modern Lacustrine Microbialites University of Geneva in Switzerland

PhD opportunity in Switzerland at the University of Geneva within NCCR Genesis / Project OASIS, focused on the mineralogy and geomicrobiology of lacustrine microbialites . The project studies soda lakes microbialite formation, preservation, and biosignatures using metabarcoding, metagenomics, mineralogy, and nanoscale imaging . Applicants should have an MSc in Geosciences, Geochemistry, Geology, or Geomicrobiology . Experience with FTIR, XRD, SEM , and synchrotron methods is a plus, and the post...

PhD position in fire impacts on terrestrial carbon cycling at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL (ETH Domain), with enrollment as a PhD student at ETH Zurich . The project is part of the recently funded SNSF FIRE project, which studies how wildfires affect carbon cycling , transit times , and carbon sources across the critical zone from soil to groundwater and laterally. The work is interdisciplinary and includes collaborators in Switzerland and the USA. Rese...

Open PhD position at the University of Bern in the Climate and Environmental Physics Division . The project focuses on climate science , Earth system modeling , and the biogeochemical responses to large-scale catastrophic events . The successful candidate will join the newly established NCCR GENESIS , an interdisciplinary Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research exploring the emergence of life in the universe. This opportunity is especially relevant for applicants interested in the interf...

Postdoctoral opportunity in microbialites , geoecology , carbonate sedimentology , and marine geology at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) GmbH . The position is part of the wider post-expedition science effort for IODP Expedition 389: Hawaiian Drowned Reefs , working with materials recovered from Exp 389 cores. The research is based in the Geoecology and Carbonate Sedimentology group led by Professor Hildegard Westphal . This is a postdoctoral research position ; the post do...

The Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases group at ETH Zurich is recruiting a highly motivated PhD candidate for a fully funded 4-year project on cryogenic carbonate mineralization and carbon dioxide fluxes. The project sits at the intersection of experimental geochemistry, cryosphere science, and planetary surface processes, and is designed for a candidate interested in low-temperature laboratory research, carbonate chemistry, and the role of freezing in the carbon cycle. In this project, you will ...