Switzerland

The group of Plant Ecology and Evolution, Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel, Switzerland (https://duw.unibas.ch/en/ecoevo/), is looking for PhD students in the field of Plant Evolutionary Ecology. Your position Our newly funded SNF project addresses limits to climate adaptation in alpine plants. The focus will be on the low and high end … Read more

The group of Plant Ecology and Evolution, Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel, Switzerland (https://duw.unibas.ch/en/ecoevo/), is looking for a PhD student in the field of Plant Diversity/Ecology. Your position The newly funded project by the Aptenia Foundation, Basel, addresses how the vegetation of calcareous grasslands has been changing and why some outcrossing … Read more

We seek a talented and ambitious PhD candidate interested in developing new scanning superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometers and applying to image microscopic effects in superconducting circuits for quantum computation. This research project therefore combines state-of-the-art scanning probe methods with quantum transport and quantum computation experiments. The position is limited to four years and … Read more

The Biomedical Laser and Optics Group (BLOG) has recently been granted with an Innosuisse project for three years. The principal aim of this project, called LASER-Blade is the development of a high-speed laser blade for cutting bone. The successful PhD candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary team of biomedical, mechatronics engineers, computer scientists, physicists, … Read more

The research group Global and Regional Land-Use Change at the Department of Environmental Sciences is looking for two PhD candidates. Our research focuses on the analysis of the impacts of different drivers and policies on land-use change. Your position The political support of conventional biofuels has illustrated that national legislation (e.g., in the USA or … Read more

The chair of Lorenza Mondada, at the Französisches Seminar of the University of Basel opens two positions for PhD candidates to be integrated as scientific assistants (100%) in a research project sponsored by the SNF. The positions start on 1.4.2024 and are for 4 years. Rooted in multimodal Conversation Analysis, the project Intersensoriality: Achieving the … Read more

Applications are invited for two PhD position working closely together in soil erosion research in the research group Environmental Geosciences, Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel with interest in soil erosion modelling as well as phosphorous export from soils due to soil erosion. Your position We are looking for two PhD candidates … Read more

The University of Basel has an international reputation of outstanding achievements in research and teaching. Founded in 1460, it is the oldest university in Switzerland and has a history of success going back more than 550 years. Your position The successful applicant will work under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (Prof. Dr. Maria Katapodi) … Read more