WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
The WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche
Research SLF is part of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and
Landscape Research WSL and thus of the ETH Domain. WSL focuses on the sustainable
use and protection of landscapes and habitats, and a responsible approach to
natural hazards. WSL employs approximately 500 people, of whom 140 work at SLF
in Davos.
For the recently established research programme „Climate
Change Impacts on Alpine Mass Movements“, we are looking for a
Scientific
programme manager (80-100%)
You will be responsible for the coordination of
the research among the twelve projects of the scientific programme and foster
connections with important stakeholders. You will synthesise the results and
promote knowledge transfer towards practical applications. Besides these
coordinating tasks, you also will contribute to the successful completion of
the programme with your own research on the effects of climate change on Alpine
mass movements, in particular on cascading processes or other research topics
connecting several of the individual projects. You will publish your results in
scientific journals, present them at international conferences and acquire
additional funding for specific topics of the programme.
You hold a Master’s degree in Physics,
Engineering, Environmental or Natural Sciences and have completed your studies
with a Ph.D. You have successfully applied for and received research grants and
you regularly publish in high-ranking scientific journals. You are fluent in
spoken and written English; you have a sound knowledge of German, and ideally
also of either French or Italian. You communicate easily with your peers as
well as with the public and have an integrative personality. Finally, you are
used to work independently, in a structured and efficient manner and you like operating
within an interdisciplinary and practice oriented research environment.
Please send your complete
application to Jasmine Zimmermann, Human Resources WSL/ SLF. Jürg Schweizer,
phone +41 (0)81 417 01 64, or Marcia Phillips, phone +41 (0)81 417 02 18, 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.
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