Technician in Palaeoclimatology/-ecology 80% (f/m/d)
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Job Location:
Birmensdorf - Switzerland
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
23-08-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research WSL
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards.
The Research Group Dendrosciences uses tree rings to investigate and understand environmental impacts on tree growth and to reconstruct past environmental changes at scales ranging from minutes to millennia and from cells to ecosystems around the globe. From 1 November 2025 we offer a position for two years as a
Technician in Palaeoclimatology/-ecology 80% (f/m/d)
As part of the SNSF-project Signatures of Global Late Glacial Climate Change in TreeRing Records (SiGnaL) co-led by the Dendrosciences Group at WSL and the Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics (LIP) at ETH Zurich you will support research on the nature and drivers of abrupt climate changes during the Late Glacial period (approximately years ago).
You will assist three PhD researchers in dating measuring and synchronizing tree-ring samples from preserved subfossil wood across several regions. This will help refine our understanding of Late Glacial climate dynamics and contribute to improvements of the global radiocarbon calibration main tasks will involve surface preparation and high-resolution scanning of subfossil tree-ring material sample preparation for stable isotope analysis (C / O / H) including image-based tree-ring width measurements cutting of individual tree rings cellulose extraction and homogenization and packing of samples for isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS). In addition you will contribute to the production of quantitative wood anatomical (QWA) data by preparing wood microsections and image-based measurements of cell structures using the software ROXAS.
You will be part of an enthusiastic international team of leading researchers in dendrochronology palaeoclimatology and radiocarbon dating along with three PhD candidates and other technicians. The position is based at WSL within the Dendrosciences Group a globally recognized center for tree-ring based research.
You preferably hold a Masters degree in Environmental Sciences Earth Sciences or a related field and have demonstrated experience in preparing wood samples for stable isotope QWA and/or radiocarbon analysis. ldeally you are familiar with dendrochronology and laboratory work enjoy contributing to methodological advancements and have interest in interdisciplinary and international research. You work independently structured and accurate are communicative and team-oriented and have very good spoken and written English language skills.
Please send your complete application to Stefania Pe Human Resources WSL by uploading the requested documents through our webpage. Applications via email will not be considered. Kerstin Treydte phone 41 (0)will be happy to answer any questions or offer further information. WSL is committed to diversity and inclusion as core values. We actively promote gender equality and foster an open inclusive work environment.
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The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards.
