Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally networked aquatic research institute within the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). Eawag conducts research, education and expert consulting to achieve the dual goals of meeting direct human needs for water and maintaining the function and integrity of aquatic ecosystems.

The Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution (FishEc) located in Kastanienbaum (Lucerne) has a vacancy for an intern to work in the project

Climate change and fish movement patterns

, which investigates movement patterns and genetic population structure in the Rhine-Aare Drainage. Here, we try to understand how different populations of multiple fish species migrate within the drainage and how they utilize different habitats throughout the year. Additionally, the project aims to answer how restriction in movement may influence genetic population structure across the network.

Prerequisite for the application is the enrollment at a university or college, ideally degree program Biology, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering etc. (bachelor or master's degree, but not yet completed).

Your responsibilities are support during fieldwork and laboratory analyses. The fieldwork includes participation in electrofishing, tagging of fish and additional monitoring of fish migration. Laboratory work will primarily focus on genetic analyses, but may also include stable isotope analyses, stomach content analyses and morphological analyses.

Optimal start date is March 2025. Start and end date of the internship is flexible and duration of internship is between 4 and 6 months.

The main work place is at Eawag’s Center for Ecology, Evolution and Biogeochemistry (CEEB) in Kastanienbaum, Lucerne, which besides the Fish Ecology and Evolution Department hosts research group from the Department Surface Waters – Research & Management and offers a beautiful workplace at the shores of Lake Lucerne, a friendly international working climate and a strong cross-disciplinary research environment. Both departments within CEEB share a common interest in understanding the principles of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and their susceptibility and adaptability to changing environments, and a common concern for sustainable management of ecosystems and biodiversity.

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