Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally networked aquatic research institute within the ETH Domain. Eawag conducts research, education and expert consulting to achieve the dual goals of meeting direct human needs for water and maintaining the function and integrity of aquatic ecosystems. The Aquatic Ecology Department (Eco) has a vacancy for a postdoctoral researcher in biodiversity-inspired lake modeling, linking processes from cells to ecosystems.
Tasks
- Upgrade mechanistic lake models to incorporate greater planktonic biodiversity to predict diversity and community composition responses to combined gradients of warming and changes in resource availability (light, nitrogen and phosphorus).
- Improve predictions of ecosystem properties and functioning by including the impacts of phytoplankton diversity and composition.
- Run controlled laboratory experiments using wild phytoplankton isolates.
- Conduct field work to sample Swiss lakes.
- Collect data to inform, parameterize and validate lake model predictions.
- Collaborate with a large team of internal and international collaborators, including lake ecosystem modelers.
Requirements
- Completed PhD in biology, biodiversity, aquatic ecology, evolutionary biology, limnology or oceanography, environmental science or other related fields.
- Understanding of lake ecosystems and phytoplankton physiology.
- Experience running controlled and highly replicated laboratory experiments.
- Experience in molecular biology, particularly the collection and analysis of gene expression data is desired.
- Experience with field work is an asset.
- Strong computational skills and comfort in at least one coding language (R, Python etc.).
- Enjoy dynamic teamwork and ability to integrate own scientific work within larger projects.
Benefits
- Working environment where people with different experiences, strengths, and perspectives can fully contribute and further develop.
- Promotion of genuine participation, exchange, and mutual understanding.
- Structures that enable compatibility of work and other areas of life, such as care work.
- Efforts to reduce barriers and support with flexible workplace, working hours, and job design solutions.
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Das Team
The position is based at Eawag in Dübendorf, Zurich, in the Biodiversity & Ecosystem Functioning group, and involves collaboration with internal and international research groups from Wageningen University, NIOO-KNAW, and the University of Rhode Island.