Staff Research Scientist

Updated: June 14, 2024 09:04 AM GMT

Bundesverwaltung

Zürich

Agroscope is looking for a:

Staff Research Scientist

80%-80% / 8046 Reckenholz

good food, healthy environment

The "Agroecology and Environment" Research Division investigates the effects of agriculure on the environmental dimensions of climate, air, soil, biodiversity, nutrient cycles and water. Based on the principles of agroecology and using real-world data, we develop solutions for a sustainable agricultural sector. The interconnectendness of the disciplines is essential here for identifying synergies and trade-offs.

Are you interested in how Swiss agriculture can be made more sustainable? Are you a good communicator who speaks fluent German and French (and, as a bonus, perhaps even Italian and/or English as well)? Would you enjoy visiting farms in four Swiss Cantons (Vaud, Glarus, Solothurn and Ticino) to conduct on-the-spot interviews and possibly acquire further data (e.g. via spade soil samples)? Are you enthusiastic about, rather than intimidated by, data tables... More Detail