Postdoc Opportunities in Earth Science in Switzerland

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for the HydraSense project within its Remote Sensing group and Land Change Science Research Unit. The project addresses how climate-induced drought affects forest ecosystems and how remote sensing can identify changes in tree water status and thresholds associated with drought-induced mortality. The postdoctoral researcher will develop and evaluate methods for retrieving vegetation water ...

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the NOVA-City research program, which examines how medium-sized Swiss cities can build long-term resilience, environmental sustainability, and quality of life amid changing climatic, ecological, and societal conditions. The postdoctoral project, WaterScarCity: Water Scarcity Forecasting for Swiss Cities , will develop approaches to help cities prepare for increasingly frequent and ...

Eawag’s Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to investigate fish migration and life history variation in anadromous Arctic charr. The project examines how glacial inputs shape fjord environments and how these environmental differences influence the ecology, movement patterns, foraging, phenotypic divergence, and local distinctiveness of Arctic charr populations. The research will compare populations using glacial-fed and tundra streams, fjords influenced ...

The Laboratory of Visual Intelligence for Transportation (VITA) at EPFL is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop new methods for remote sensing within a broader research agenda spanning Generative AI, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Human-Robot Interaction. The position sits in a dynamic, interdisciplinary research group that aims to redefine how machines interpret human actions, anticipate intentions, and interact seamlessly with people across different settings. The advertised pr...

The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow in Thermodynamic Modelling and Equations of State for its Laboratory for Waste Management (LES). The postdoctoral researcher will develop and apply equations of state and activity models for fluid-rock interaction in hydrothermal systems and the mobility of critical elements. The work includes compiling, evaluating, and interpreting experimental thermodynamic data; using physical, statistical, and mac...

The University of Bern’s Astronomical Institute invites applications for a Postdoc or Senior Research Assistant in astronomical instrumentation within its Space Weather group in Bern, Switzerland. The successful candidate will contribute to an ERC-funded project developing a unique instrument to measure the full visible spectrum of solar and stellar flares. A stellar prototype is installed at the University’s observatory in Zimmerwald, while the solar instrument is in the design phase and planne...

EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Urban Verticality and Geospatial Digital Observatory within the CEAT research unit. This position is part of Vertical Africa (VERTICAF) , an interdisciplinary project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) . The postdoctoral researcher will work on urban verticality , Earth Observation , environmental modelling , geospatial data science , and remote sensing , with a strong focus on measurin...

The University of Basel (Department of Environmental Sciences, research group Ecology) is recruiting a fully funded postdoc in ecological modelling focused on global change , mountain plant ecology , and species range shifts . The project will model the relaxation times of accrued lags of plant species across Europe’s mountain ranges using a spatially explicit dataset on species-specific shifts and lags over recent decades. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with team members and ...

Postdoctoral Position in Bioinformatics and Plant Paleogenomics at the University of Bern , Switzerland. This two-year, fixed-term postdoctoral opening is hosted at the Institute of Plant Sciences and the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research within the SNSF Consolidator grant project ARIaDNA . The project focuses on bioinformatics , plant paleogenomics , ancient DNA , paleoecology , population genetics , and vegetation modelling . ARIaDNA aims to reconstruct how key European tree species ...