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Geography Professors and Supervisors in Switzerland
Professors in geography in switzerland
49 professors found
Professor
University of Lausanne
Switzerland
Research Interests
Cultural Geography
Human Geography
Urbanism
Geography
Olympic Studies
Lecturer
University of Lausanne
Switzerland
Research Interests
Physical Geography
Ecology
Geomorphology
Geology
Ecotourism
Professor of Earth System Science
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Climate Science
Boreal Ecology
Permafrost Science
Climate Dynamics
Professor of Cartography
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Cartography
Human Geography
Terrain Analysis
Digital Mapping
Historical Geography
Full professor
University of Fribourg
Switzerland
Research Interests
Cultural Geography
Diplomacy
Country Studies
Public Affairs
International Relations
Has grant
Professor
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Switzerland
Research Interests
Landscape Architecture
Cartography
Urban Planning
3d Modeling
Landscape Ecology
Mountain Research Initiative c/o University of Bern Bern Switzerland
Switzerland
Research Interests
Climate Science
Climatology
Alpine Ecology
Cryosphere Science
Climate Dynamics
University of Geneva
Switzerland
Research Interests
Ecology
Physical Geography
Earth Observation
Remote Sensing
Land Cover
Professor
Université de Genève
Switzerland
Research Interests
Cultural Geography
Human Geography
Conflict Studies
Book Review
Postcolonial Studies
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Popular positions
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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2 weeks ago
ETH Zurich is inviting applications for a full-time postdoctoral researcher in Science, Technology and Society (STS) within the Ethics, Technology and Society research group in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences. The successful candidate will develop qualitative, empirical research on how youth, parents, and guardians understand and respond to the impacts of digital technologies on children and young adults in Switzerland and Europe. The project, States of Anxiety: Exper...
Anthropology
Environmental Science
Sociology
+10 more
2 weeks ago
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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2 weeks 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
+6 more
2 weeks ago
ETH Zürich
Closing soon
Switzerland
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1 week ago
Closing soon
ETH Zürich is offering a fully funded PhD position in glaciology and glacial hazards through the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) and the ICEFAL Project. The research focuses on cold hanging glaciers in the French and Swiss Alps, investigating how climate warming affects glacier stability and ice-avalanche risk. The doctoral project combines high-altitude fieldwork with glacier modelling and geospatial analysis, providing an interdisciplinary research environment at the i...
Environmental Science
Geography
Glaciology
+3 more
1 week ago
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
Professor at University of Bern, Switzerland
University of Bern
Switzerland
Research Interests
Environmental Sustainability
Film Studies
Geography
Cinema
Social Behavior
Full Professor
Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana
Switzerland
Research Interests
Hydrology
Landscape Architecture
Water Resource Management
Freshwater Ecology
Wireless Sensor Network
Associate Professor
University of Geneva
Switzerland
Research Interests
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Adolescent Development
Youth Studies
Parenting
Opportunities these professors hire for
University of Basel
Just Landed
Switzerland
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2 days ago
Just Landed
The University of Basel is offering a PhD position in the Plant Microbe Interactions research group within the Department of Environmental Sciences. The project examines how complex soil microbiomes influence plant growth and defence, with a focus on the genetic and immune mechanisms that allow some plant genotypes to benefit from particular microbiome communities. As part of the Swiss National Science Foundation project “Decoding plant growth in response to complex soil microbiomes” , the docto...
Molecular Biology
Environmental Science
Agriculture
+7 more
2 days ago
Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser
Université de Fribourg Adolphe Merkle Institute
Switzerland
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4 days ago
The Adolphe Merkle Institute’s BioNanomaterials group at the University of Fribourg is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for an interdisciplinary project focused on lung tissue engineering and the hazard assessment of exhaust emissions . The research aims to develop a toxicity screening approach to identify highly toxic pollutants from different emission sources and to support the ranking of fuel and engine technologies according to their hazard potential. This project is part of the Horizon ...
Environmental Science
Biomedical Engineering
Biology
+8 more
4 days ago
Dimitrios Terzis
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EPFL
Switzerland
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5 days ago
Top university
This PhD project is hosted in the Laloui Group at EPFL in Lausanne and is carried out within the SNSF-funded project DFabuLis: Digital Fabrication Using Living Systems . The research sits at the intersection of geomaterials, material science, and engineering applications, focusing on how biologically driven mineralization can be used to transform demolition and excavation materials into feedstocks for digital fabrication under ambient conditions. The doctoral researcher will investigate the coup...
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
Civil Engineering
+8 more
5 days ago
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