The Research Unit Forest Soils and BiogeochemistryThe study of the cycling of chemicals between organisms and the surface environment of the Earth. The Earth's surface environment is generally divided into four: the atmosphere (the gases around... More of The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is looking for a PhD student. Applications should come in as soon as possible, as decisions will be made by the end of next week. Please follow this link for more information: https://apply.refline.ch/273855/1209/pub/4/index.html
There is also a PhD position available in plant- and ecosystemAll the living organisms (including people) in an area as well as its physical environment, functioning together as a unit. An ecosystem is made up of plants, animals, microorganisms, soil,... More ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More in alpine permafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More regions at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF. For more information, please contact Christian Rixen rixen@slf.ch