Postdoc in Analytical Pipelines and eDNA Analyses for Invasive Alien Species in Aquatic Systems University of Zurich in Switzerland

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, offers a six-month master’s thesis in microbial ecology at its Kastanienbaum site near Lucerne, Switzerland. The project investigates bacterial and archaeal diversity in Swiss lakes as part of the Swiss National Assessment of Lake Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SNALBES). The successful student will use approximately 100 lake samples to study microbial community diversity and composition through 16S rRNA gene amplicon seq...

PhD opportunity in the University of Leeds group of Lee Brown , Professor of Aquatic Science. The project is aimed at candidates interested in developing new technology to answer research questions in water quality , biodiversity , and ecosystem functions in reservoirs . This is a strong fit for students with interests in Environmental Science , Biology , and related technical methods. The post does not include detailed information on funding, eligibility, or deadline in the LinkedIn text itself...

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is offering a Master’s thesis project in chironomid biodiversity across Swiss lakes. The project is linked to the Swiss National Assessment of Lake Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SNALBES) , an initiative focused on building a stronger scientific basis for monitoring biodiversity in Swiss lakes and connecting research with conservation and management needs. The student will work with chironomids collected during the plann...

The Olden Lab at the University of British Columbia is recruiting graduate students for funded MSc and PhD positions in Freshwater Science for Fall 2027 . Research themes include freshwater ecology , climate change , eDNA , invasive species , water security , big data , and machine learning . The positions are based at UBC Vancouver, Canada . Funding is listed as CAD $40,000/year for 4 years for PhD students and CAD $20,000/year for 2 years for MSc students. International students are welcome . ...

Doctoral Position in Groundwater Microbial and Viral Ecology and Environmental Bioinformatics at ETH Zürich The Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases group at ETH Zürich is recruiting a highly motivated doctoral candidate to join a newly funded SNSF interdisciplinary project. The project examines how microbial and viral communities shape carbon cycling in groundwater systems, combining environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, viral ecology, environmental genomics, hydrogeochemistry, and bioinf...