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 mountain systems. From 1 January 2019, the Research Group Dendrosciences offers a position for 12 months as
Technician in Quantitative Wood Anatomy (50%)You will be responsible for the accurate preparation of micro-sections from sub-fossil and recent wood for the subsequent measurement of various wood anatomical traits by an intern you will supervise. The work is part of the project XELLCLIM, which aims at exploring the potential of wood anatomical variation in conifers for climate reconstruction.
You possess a Master’s degree in forest ecology, climatology, geography, biol-ogy or in an equivalent field. Furthermore, you have strong and proven skills in preparing anatomical micro-sections and in assessing wood anatomical traits, and are experienced in dendrochronology. Knowledge in tree-ring width measurements, cross-dating, and other tree-ring related approaches is an asset. You work structured, efficiently as well as independently and have a high level of team spirit and flexibility. Your English is fluent.
Please send your complete application to Stefania Pe, Human Resources WSL. Georg von Arx (phone +41 (0)44 739 23 16, georg.vonarx@wsl.ch) will be happy to answer any questions or offer further information. 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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