Postdoc in Exoplanet Atmospheres at the University of Bern University of Bern in Switzerland

ETH Zurich’s Atmospheric Chemistry group at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science (IAC) is inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in atmospheric chemistry on “Investigating oxidized nitrogen in the troposphere” . The project focuses on the cycling of NOx and other forms of oxidized nitrogen in the troposphere, with implications for air quality and climate . The research will use global modeling tools such as GEOS-Chem and CESM , together with analysis of large observational ...

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 position at the Centre for Space and Habitability, University of Bern within the new NCCR Genesis research infrastructure. The project focuses on remote sensing of microorganisms and the detectability of biosignatures in extreme environments , especially icy-moon conditions relevant to future life-detection missions such as ESA’s planned L4 mission to Enceladus. Research topics include spectro-polarimetry, optics, vacuum and low-temperature experiments, radiation exposure, bacterial samples ...

Agroscope is advertising a postdoctoral researcher position in Wädenswil, Switzerland on the topic of metabolites of pesticides in groundwater . The role sits in the research group Plant Protection Products – Effects and Assessment , which combines expertise in plant protection products, their environmental behavior, and assessment methods. The project focuses on processing monitoring data on pesticide metabolites in groundwater, compiling Predicted Environmental Concentrations (PEC) from the Eu...

Postdoctoral Scholar opportunity at Penn State University Park in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. This one-year postdoctoral position focuses on Saharan dust analysis using a regional modeling framework . The successful candidate will conduct sensitivity studies with the WRF/MPAS model to investigate lower tropospheric heating in the presence of Saharan dust, and will analyze observations and numerical simulations using reanalyses as lateral boundary conditions. Research a...