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Ecology Professors and Supervisors in Switzerland
Professors in ecology in switzerland
491 professors found
Full Professor of Aquatic Ecology
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Freshwater Ecology
Ecosystem Dynamics
Dna Metabarcoding
Assistant Professor
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Dynamics
Landscape Ecology
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Boreal Ecology
Plant Ecology
Department of Ecology and Evolution (DEE) University of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Plant Ecology
Bryology
Boreal Ecology
Senior Scientist / Adjunct Professor ETH
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Plant Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Biogeography
Head of Research Group Vegetation Ecology & Professor
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Plant Ecology
Land Cover
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Plant Ecology
Functional Ecology
Biodiversity
Titular professor
University of Fribourg
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Invasion Biology
Habitat Management
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Functional Ecology
Pollination Biology
Functional Diversity
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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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Marie Schölmerich
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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1 week ago
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 ...
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Microbiology
+8 more
1 week ago
ETH Zürich
Closing soon
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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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
Popular professors
Head ad interim
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Botany
Boreal Ecology
Plant Ecology
Forestry
University of Bern Bern Switzerland
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Functional Ecology
Functional Diversity
Plant-animal Interactions
Tenure-track Assistant Professor
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
Research Interests
Climate Science
Botany
Drought Physiology
Plant Ecology
Plant Physiology
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