The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is a part of the ETH domain. Approximately 500 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards.
The Research Unit Forest Dynamics explores the functional significance of forest diversity with respect to the ecology of managed and unmanaged forests and evaluates future forest development in temperate regions and high moun-tain systems. From 1 January 2019, the Research Group Dendrosciences offers a position for 6 months as an
Intern in Quantitative Wood AnatomyYou will be responsible for digitizing micro-sections from sub-fossil and recent wood and the subsequent measurement of various wood anatomical traits with the dedicated image-analysis software ROXAS. The work is part of the project XELLCLIM, which aims at exploring the potential of wood anatomical variation in conifers for long climate reconstruction.
You possess a Bachelor’s degree in forest ecology, climatology, geography, biology or in an equivalent field. Knowledge in tree-ring width measurements, cross-dating, and other tree-ring related approaches are an asset. You like routine work at the computer. You work carefully as well as independently and have a high level of diligence and team spirit. You are fluent in English.
Please send your complete application to Georg von Arx, group leader Dendrosciences. He will be happy to answer any questions or offer further information (phone +41 (0)44 739 23 16, georg.vonarx@wsl.ch). The WSL strives to increase the proportion of women in its employment, which is why qualified women are particularly called upon to apply for this position. Please upload the requested documents through our webpage. Applications via email will not be considered.
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