Institut fédéral de recherches WSL
Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Istituto federale di ricerca WSL
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
PhD Position in Wetland Biogeochemistry
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and
Landscape Research WSL focuses on the sustainable
use and protection of landscapes and habitats and
a responsible approach to natural hazards. WSL is
part of the ETH Domain and employs approximately
500 people, some of them being based in Lausanne.
The Research Unit Ecosystem Boundaries focuses on
the question how the sensitive boundaries of
terrestrial ecosystems respond to environmental
changes. For the project CLIMABOG "Effects of
climate change on plant-microbe interactions for
nutrient acquisition in bogs: implications for
carbon and nutrient dynamics", the Research Group Wetlands is offering a
You will perform field samplings (including the
winter season) and laboratory analyses involving
measurements on soil enzymatic activity,
microbial diversity and abundance, aboveground
and belowground plant productivity, water
chemistry characterisation, determination of
major nutrients in plants and soil and you will
publish your results in an international scientific context.
Your qualifications: M.Sc. in Biology, Ecology or
Environmental Sciences, preferably with a thesis
topic in functional plant ecology and/or soil
biogeochemistry. Analytical skills, driving
license, capacity of independent working as well
as interacting with an interdisciplinary team.
Interested? Please send your complete application
(CV, letter of motivation and at least two names
of referees) using reference number 633 to:
Mrs. Brigitte Corboz, WSL Swiss Federal Research
Institute, Site Lausanne, EPFL - Station 2, Case
postale 96, CH-1015 Lausanne (Switzerland); by
e-mail to: [email protected]. Luca
Bragazza, tel. +41 (0)21 693 57 50, -mail:
[email protected] will be happy to answer any
questions and offer further information
Human Resources, May 7, 2010
