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Master's//Switzerland//PhD Position in Grazer-Grassland Ecology
Look at this opportunity! What I'd do to be in your shoes and see things like this come across my screen. Wow!
Chris Hohnholt
School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
Michigan Technological University
906 487-2417
forest.mtu.edu
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. It employs approximately 500 people working on the sustainable use and protection of the landscapes and habitats and a responsible approach to handling natural hazards. The Research Unit Community Ecology seeks to understand the patterns and processes that shape multi-species assemblages and their dynamics. In a new project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation we will investigate the top-down effects of four herbivore groups on vegetation and soil properties in the Swiss National Park and are offering a
PhD Position in Grazer-Grassland Ecology
You will collect field and laboratory data on how herbivores affect plant and soil properties through top-down processes; you will use uni- and multivariate statistics to analyze the results, publish your results in recognized scientific journals, and assist in the supervision of students.
Your qualifications: University degree (M.Sc.) in Biology/Environmental Science/Ecology, Evolution and/or Systematics , experienced in grazing, plant and soil ecology, independent, interdisciplinary and innovative work-style, able and willing to work for several months - sometimes under adverse conditions - in a remote high-elevation area, very good written and spoken English. Laboratory experience as well as knowledge of one Swiss National languages is an advantage. Valid driving license.
Interested? Please send your complete, written application with photo and short summary of your M.Sc. thesis using reference number 572 to Mrs. Monika Huber, Human Resources WSL, Zuercherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland. Dr. Anita C. Risch, tel. +41 44 739 23 46, ( anita.risch@xxxxxx ) and Dr. Martin Schuetz, tel. +41 44 739 25 26 ( martin.schuetz@xxxxxx ), will be happy to answer any questions or offer further information.
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Anita C. Risch, Ph.D.
Head of Animal Ecology
Community Ecology
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Zuercherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 739 2346
Fax: +41 44 739 2215
Email: anita.risch@xxxxxx
http://www.wsl.ch/personal_homepages/risch
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