PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Petroleum Engineering in Switzerland

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...

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is offering a Master’s thesis project in freshwater ecology , evolutionary dynamics , biodiversity , and ecosystem functioning focused on subarctic lakes in Greenland. The project is hosted by the Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution (FishEc) and contributes to a newly funded Swiss National Science Foundation project on eco-evolutionary community assembly in subarctic lake ecosystems. The research context is especially exc...

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is offering a Master’s thesis project in freshwater biodiversity , community ecology , macroinvertebrates , and lake ecology within the Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution (FishEc), in collaboration with the Aquatic Ecology department. The thesis contributes to the Swiss National Assessment of Lake Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SNALBES), a project focused on improving the assessment of Swiss lake biodiversity and s...

Doctoral Position in Environmental Microbiology at ETH Zurich The Environmental Microbiology group led by Prof. Marie Schölmerich in the Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich is recruiting for a fully funded 4-year PhD position . The project is embedded in the interdisciplinary NCCR Genesis network, which connects microbiology with geochemistry, planetary science, physics, chemistry, and origin-of-life research. This doctoral project focuses on the physiology and bioenergetics ...

Research Associate in Sustainable Development at the University of Bern in Switzerland. This is a 60–70% fixed-term research/administrative position for 2 years (with possible extension) in the Vice Rectorate for Quality and Sustainable Development, based in Bern. The role supports the university’s sustainability strategy with a strong emphasis on climate roadmap implementation , greenhouse gas accounting , Scope 3 emissions , climate strategy development , and digital sustainability management ...

PhD opportunity in Mountain Tourism and Politics at the Institute of Geography and Sustainability (IGD), University of Lausanne . The position is based at the University of Lausanne’s campus in Sion (Bramois), Switzerland , in the Swiss Alps, and is offered as a Graduate Assistant / PhD Candidate (80%) . The project focuses on contemporary challenges in mountain tourism and is a strong fit for candidates interested in geography , tourism studies , sociology , political science , environmental sc...

EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland is offering a full-time PhD position within the Plant Ecology Research Laboratory (PERL) focused on forest ecophysiology , remote sensing , forest ecology , and plant responses to drought . The project will study how forest canopy temperature and spectral properties reflect tree physiological responses to increasing atmospheric drought and soil water limitation. The research combines field ecophysiology, forest drought experiments, thermal and spectral remote sensin...

EPFL PV-Lab in Neuchâtel is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in photovoltaic recycling and circularity . The position sits at the interface of research, technology development, project management, and industrial collaboration, with a strong focus on sustainable photovoltaic technologies. The successful candidate will develop and optimize recycling approaches for silicon-based and other PV modules, including mechanical, thermo-mechanical, delamination, and advanced separation processes. Resea...

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...