Postdoctorand
Postdoctorand
Agroscope’Integrative Agroecology’ Research Group
Published
28 July 2024
Workplace
8046 Zürich, Zurich region, Switzerland
Category
Life Sciences
Position
Senior Scientist / Postdoc
Duration
This is a fixed-terme job finishing on 30 April 2027
Job Start
1 October 2024 or to be agreed
Agroscope is looking for a:
Postdoctorand
good food, healthy environment
The ’Integrative Agroecology’ Research Group coordinates and pools the know-how of various Groups in order to calculate a range of agri-environmental indicators, and forms the heart of the new Swiss agri-environmental monitoring programme (MAUS). The group has great expertise in collecting, plausibility-checking and managing agricultural data. In addition, our Group coordinates major EU partnership programmes for the whole of Agroscope.
Are you interested in how agricultural systems in low-and-middle-income countries can be designed for greater efficiency? Are you communicative, and do you speak fluent English and German (and perhaps even French as a bonus)? Would you like to visit farms in Kenya and Uganda to interview small farmers there? Are you interested in multidisciplinary research with scientists from other disciplines, and in collaboration with non-governmental organisations? Do you find data tables, programming code and numbers appealing rather than off-putting? If so, you are the ideal person to support us in the project ’Circularity of Nutrients in Agroecosystems and Positive Effects on the Health of Humans and Animals’
About us
The ’Agroecology and Environment’ Research Division investigates the effects of agriculture 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 interconnectedness of the disciplines is essential here for identifying synergies and trade-offs."
Agroscope is the Swiss federal centre of excellence for research in the agriculture and food sector. Its researchers work at a number of sites in Switzerland. Headquartered in Bern-Liebefeld (as of 2026: Posieux), Agroscope is attached to the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER.
Description
- Data surveys (esp. interviews) on farms in Kenya und Uganda
- Data preparation for calculating indicators arising in the project as well as FAO data
- Programming activities in R for calculating indicators as envisaged in the Tool for Agroecological Performance Evaluation (TAPE)
- Proactive exchange and coordination with all project partners
- Writing (peer-reviewed) scientific articles and blog posts; support in the acquisition of research funding
Requirements
- A broad understanding of agricultural systems (in East Africa); PhD in Environmental Systems Sciences, Agricultural Sciences or a similar discipline
- Independent, organised, reliable; good planning skills
- Programming skills in R or a similar programming language; tidy way of working
- Open and communicative personality; willing to make trips to Kenya and Uganda
- Knowledge of two official Swiss languages and a very good command of written and spoken English
We offer
We offer you a varied job in an interesting work environment as well as thorough training and a modern research infrastructure. Flexible working hours and good employee benefits are additional perks of the job.
Contact and Address
If this challenge appeals to you, we look forward to receiving your online application, on www.stelle.admin.ch, ref. 11676 (English is not an official Swiss language, please choose German, French or Italian as correspondence language).
For further information, please contact Mr Lutz Merbold, email: Write an email.
Start date: 1 October 2024 or to be agreed. This is a fixed-terme job finishing on 30 April 2027.
The Federal Administration is attentive to the different needs and backgrounds of its employees and promotes diversity. Equal treatment is a top priority.
For further information, please contact Mr Lutz Merbold, email: Write an email.
Start date: 1 October 2024 or to be agreed. This is a fixed-terme job finishing on 30 April 2027.
The Federal Administration is attentive to the different needs and backgrounds of its employees and promotes diversity. Equal treatment is a top priority.
Web
www.agroscope.admin.ch
Apply online
In your application, please refer to myScience.ch and referenceJobID65061.
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