PhD position in the spatial genetics of ecosystems

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Your responsibilities

• Conducting research involving spatial sampling and measurement campaigns, remote sensing, and computational analyses to study individual- and population-level differences in beech trees and their environmental responses (70%)
• Teaching (5%)
• Other duties including participating in group activities (5%)
• Coursework required for the degree

Your profile

• A Masters of Science (MSc) or equivalent degree from an accredited academic institution (required)
• Knowledge of spatial ecology, spatial genetics, ecological genomics, or related fields; specialized knowledge of forests is a plus
• Experience acquiring and/or working with spatial and/or remote sensing data
• Experience conducting fieldwork or working in common garden experiments
• Experience with data analysis using open and reproducible methods

Toja Guerra
toja.guerra@geo.uzh.ch