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PhD position in Aerosol Microbiome Research in Zürich

Studierende finden an der ETH Zürich ein Umfeld, das eigenständiges Denken fördert, Forschende ein Klima, das zu Spitzenleistungen inspiriert.

Jobbeschreibung

100%, Zurich, fixed-term

We seek to fill a PhD position to study aerosol microbiomes at the land-sea interface along the European coast. The position will be based at ETH Zürich, Switzerland and provides great opportunities to work as part of a European collaborative project and receive interdisciplinary training in ocean-atmosphere research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.

Project background

Microbes perform functions essential for diverse ecosystem services and health. They impact key climatological processes such as cloud formation and precipitation in the atmosphere. Atmospheric transport is known to mediate the exchange of microorganisms within and between terrestrial and marine environments. However, airborne microbial communities remain the least studied microbiome on Earth, especially in remote areas such as the open oceans. Processes at the ocean-atmosphere interface are of particular importance, given that they underpin the distribution of airborne marine microbes, which may affect ecosystem structure and health even thousands of kilometres away from their source. To advance our understanding, it is thus essential to establish an inventory of airborne marine microbes and study the factors that shape their diversity, drive their emission, and project their dispersal across space.

Job description

The project aims to:

  1. explore the diversity, function and ecological drivers of airborne microbial communities at the land-sea interface,
  2. to study the aerosolization efficiency of marine and terrestrial bacteria, and
  3. to elucidate long-range microbial exchange and dispersal between ocean, land and atmosphere and thereby help disentangle the origin of airborne microbes. Beyond gaining new insights, the project aims to establish genomic resources for airborne microbes.

The project is part of a large, international research collaboration, which includes the sampling along the European coastline (the  expedition) coordinated by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. The PhD candidate will be part of the , the joint  between the University of Zürich and ETH Zürich, and collaborate with researchers at the . 

Your profile

Required qualifications:

  • MSc (or equivalent) degree
  • Basic programming (e.g., Python, R, UNIX/bash scripting) and biostatistical skills
  • Excellent communication, teamwork and organizational skills

The following additional qualifications may be advantageous:

  • Fieldwork experience
  • Familiarity with Next Generation Sequence data analysis
  • Background in microbial ecology, aerosol research or related fields
Your workplace
We offer

You will work within a vibrant, inter-institutional, highly-collaborative research environment with ample opportunities for training, exchange of expertise and networking.

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Veröffentlicht am

29-02-2024

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Standort
Zürich
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