Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026
Master’s Opportunities in Ecology in Switzerland
Master Positions in ecology in switzerland
3 positions foundnewest posted
Universities with open master's positions in ecology in Switzerland include Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology and Eawag.
Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Switzerland
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1 week ago
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...
Ecology
Environmental Science
Biology
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Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Switzerland
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1 week ago
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...
Ecology
Environmental Science
Biology
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Eawag
Switzerland
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1 week ago
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...
Ecology
Environmental Science
Biology
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ETH Zürich
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Switzerland
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1 week ago
Closing soon
Two Doctoral Positions in Tropical Forest Ecology, Animal-Plant Interactions and Forest Restoration at ETH Zürich in the Species Interactions and Ecosystem Health group . The project, AniCaRes – Animating Carbon Restoration , is an SNSF Starting Grant project examining how animals shape tropical forest regeneration and carbon recovery. The research combines tropical ecology , animal-plant interactions , forest restoration , seed dispersal , molecular ecology , DNA metabarcoding/eDNA , animal mon...
Environmental Science
Biology
Remote Sensing
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University of Basel
Switzerland
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1 month ago
PhD opportunity at the University of Basel in Psychology of Sustainability and Behavior Change . The position is based in the newly established research group Sustainability and Behavior Change within the Faculty of Psychology. The project focuses on understanding how environments and behavior change interventions can be designed to systematically promote pro-environmental behaviors . The PhD candidate will contribute by experimentally examining human behaviors of environmental relevance using b...
Environmental Science
Behavioral Science
Psychology
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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1 week ago
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...
Environmental Science
Biology
Remote Sensing
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Living costs in Switzerland
Estimated costs in Switzerland.
MonthlyYearly | Switzerland |
|---|---|
 Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | CHF132 $150/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | CHF9.5k $10,800/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
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Switzerland
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ETH Zürich
Switzerland
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
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Landscape Ecology
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Switzerland
Research Interests
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