Postdoctoral Researcher on Impact of the circular economy on biodiversity

The Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science, in collaboration with the Quebec Circular Economy Research Network (via the École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS)), the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS Quebec), Biodiversité Québec and the Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs du gouvernement du Québec (MELCCFP), … Read more

PhD student to work on observational solar physics and data analysis

The Space Weather group of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern (AIUB) is inviting applications for a PhD student to work on observational solar physics and data analysis. The University of Bern hosts many domains of astronomy, from solar physics, to exoplanets, and satellite observations. The successful candidate will work in the space … Read more

PHD position in Neuroscience

The Center for Experimental Neurology (ZEN),Department for Biomedical Research (DBMR)Start of employment: by agreementTemporary. Yearly contract max. until 29.02.2028 The Center for Experimental Neurology (ZEN) is a unique translational research center in the Department of Neurology at the Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. The ZEN fosters strong collaborations between clinical and experimental laboratories with long-standing … Read more

PhD candidate in Biostatistics

We are seeking a PhD student to work on the project “Evidence synthesis methods to predict personalized treatment effects” at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), in the University of Bern. This is a four-year project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The overarching aim of the project is to develop new statistical methods … Read more

PhD candidate in Biostatistics

We are seeking a PhD student to work on the project “Evidence synthesis methods to predict personalized treatment effects” at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), in the University of Bern. This is a four-year project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The overarching aim of the project is to develop new statistical methods … Read more

PhD position in Molecular Plant Physiology, Bern, Switzerland

A PhD position is available at the University of Bern (Switzerland). The research project aims at determining the role of organic nitrogen (N) for plant performance. There is increasing evidence that plants not only use ammonium or nitrate as N source, but also acquire organic N, e.g. amino acids and small peptides, from the soil. … Read more

Postdoctoral research position in bird conservation ecology

The division of Conservation Biology investigates the mechanisms involved in the degradation of ecosystems and in the decline of threatened species with the aim to propose conservation guidance for stopping biodiversity erosion, restoring wildlife populations and reinstating functional ecological communities and key ecosystem services. In one of our research programs we investigate various aspects of … Read more

Postdoctoral Biostatistician Position in Environmental Epidemiology

We are seeking a motivated postdoctoral biostatistician to work on a multinational project investigating childhood cancer risks associated with natural background radiation, as part of the EU Horizon 2020-funded initiative RadoNorm (www.radonorm.eu). The study combines data from multiple nationwide studies in Europe to better understand risks from low-dose ionizing radiation exposure at young ages. The successful candidate … Read more

Postdoc in Immunometabolism and Microbiota in Obesity

The Institute of Infectious Diseases at the University of Bern is responsible for teaching and research as well as diagnostic microbiology in the fields of virology, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and serological infection testing. It is thus the only university institute in Switzerland to unite all specialized microbiological disciplines in the field of clinical microbiology under … Read more

Postdoctoral researcher Ecology of deep soil forest fungi

The research group “Plant Microbe Interactions” at the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel (https://duw.unibas.ch/en/plant-microbe-interactions/) is welcoming applications for a postdoctoral researcher. We investigate fundamental questions in plant microbiome biology, to uncover how microbes contribute to plant growth. The open position is part of a collaborative project with the Institute for Applied Plant Biology, … Read more