Institute of Enviromental Sciences, University of Zurich, Switzerland:
Profs. Bernhard Schmid, Andy Hector and Dr. Lindsay Turnbull of the Institute of Enviromental Sciences, University of Zurich, will have from two to six new PhD positions to work in the area of 'Plant Biodiversity and Community Ecology' on study systems including European grasslands, tropical forests and sand dune annual plant communities. PhD degrees will be awarded from the University of Zurich but all projects are international collaborations with partner institutes including the Jena MPI-Biogeochemistry (Prof. E-D Schulze) and the Universities of Sheffield and Princeton.
The Institute of Enviromental Sciences consists of approximately 60 members, from all over the world, investigating ecological and evolutionary questions on plants, animals and microbes. The Institute specializes in biodiversity, conservation biology and population and community ecology (http://www.unizh.ch/uwinst).
The positions will be well resourced with research facilities including an experimental garden, new state-of-the-art glasshouse, CT rooms and molecular and ecological labs. The University of Zurich (http://www.unizh.ch ) provides excellent facilities and a comprehensive Graduate Training Programmes in Ecology or Plant Sciences (http://www.plantscience.unizh.ch/index_en.cfm). The Institute also has good international links and many outside collaborations. Zurich is a cosmopolitan city with one of the highest quality of life ratings, easy access to mountains, skiing etc and good international connections.
We are looking for well-motivated researchers with a good ecological training and qualifications. Experience in testing theory with well- designed experiments and in statistical analysis (R/S/Genstat) would be useful for all projects, and experience of ecological modelling and programming for some. The scientific working language is English and a good spoken and written level is required. German would be advantageous, especially for the projects with fieldwork in Jena, and Malay for the project in Borneo.
PhD projects will be for an initial three years with salary ranging from 33 - 39,000 CHF (up to 25,000 Euro / 33,000 USD / 17,000 GBP). To apply: Initially send only a short (~1 page) cover letter describing research interests plus a short (~2 page) CV emphasizing recent education and relevant experience (including full contact details of referees) in a single file (NAME.CV.ext) to: ahector@uwinst.unizh.ch.
Profs. Bernhard Schmid, Andy Hector and Dr. Lindsay Turnbull of the Institute of Enviromental Sciences, University of Zurich, will have from two to six new PhD positions to work in the area of 'Plant Biodiversity and Community Ecology' on study systems including European grasslands, tropical forests and sand dune annual plant communities. PhD degrees will be awarded from the University of Zurich but all projects are international collaborations with partner institutes including the Jena MPI-Biogeochemistry (Prof. E-D Schulze) and the Universities of Sheffield and Princeton.
The Institute of Enviromental Sciences consists of approximately 60 members, from all over the world, investigating ecological and evolutionary questions on plants, animals and microbes. The Institute specializes in biodiversity, conservation biology and population and community ecology (http://www.unizh.ch/uwinst).
The positions will be well resourced with research facilities including an experimental garden, new state-of-the-art glasshouse, CT rooms and molecular and ecological labs. The University of Zurich (http://www.unizh.ch ) provides excellent facilities and a comprehensive Graduate Training Programmes in Ecology or Plant Sciences (http://www.plantscience.unizh.ch/index_en.cfm). The Institute also has good international links and many outside collaborations. Zurich is a cosmopolitan city with one of the highest quality of life ratings, easy access to mountains, skiing etc and good international connections.
We are looking for well-motivated researchers with a good ecological training and qualifications. Experience in testing theory with well- designed experiments and in statistical analysis (R/S/Genstat) would be useful for all projects, and experience of ecological modelling and programming for some. The scientific working language is English and a good spoken and written level is required. German would be advantageous, especially for the projects with fieldwork in Jena, and Malay for the project in Borneo.
PhD projects will be for an initial three years with salary ranging from 33 - 39,000 CHF (up to 25,000 Euro / 33,000 USD / 17,000 GBP). To apply: Initially send only a short (~1 page) cover letter describing research interests plus a short (~2 page) CV emphasizing recent education and relevant experience (including full contact details of referees) in a single file (NAME.CV.ext) to: ahector@uwinst.unizh.ch.
