Phd Open Position
PhD student in "Establishing a firn emulator for future Greenland simulations"
17.08.2026
The University of Fribourg is located in central western Switzerland, at the foothills of the Swiss Alps. The university has about 10’000 students across all scientific disciplines. Being part of the Faculty…
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Studying wild animals without capturing them
01.07.2026
Thanks to new DNA-analysis techniques, it is possible to study the genetic makeup of a population of kangaroos without bothering the hopping marsupials in their habitats: one can just collect their faeces.…
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Open Position
Teaching and Research Associate in Sedimentology and Geo-Biosphere Interactions (80 to 100 %)
22.06.2026
The Department of Geosciences at the University of Fribourg invites applications for a MA position (maître[sse] assistant[e]/ Oberassistent[in]) in the broad fields of sedimentology, geo-biosphere interactions…
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Randonnée géomorphologique au cœur de la Gruyère
12.05.2026
Elle a été première de cordée! Mélyne Scheidegger a endossé le rôle de guide lors d’une excursion géomorphologique le long du lac de la Gruyère. L’étudiante a présenté son travail de bachelor sur les géotopes…
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Special issue call
Special Issue in "The Extractive Industries and Society"
11.02.2026
Rony Emmenegger and Christiane Schürkmann proposed a special issue in the journal The Extractive Industries and Society that focuses on the politics of the underground for the geological disposal of nuclear…
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Two Open PhD Positions in Environmental Humanities – Exploring Biodiversity Narratives (80%)
04.02.2026
We invite applications for two interdisciplinary PhD positions in the environmental humanities at the intersection of literary and cultural studies, the social sciences, and biodiversity communication.
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Open Position
PostDoc in "efficient firn and glacier modelling at regional scales"
14.01.2026
This 2-year postdoc position (potentially to be extended to three years including fieldwork in Central Asia) is part of the deFIRN project and is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).…
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PostDoc in "Improving understanding & model representation of firn hydrology"
13.01.2026
This 3-year postdoc position is part of the deFIRN project and is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The project is a collaboration between University of Fribourg (Martina Barandun…
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PhD student in "Observation & model representation of past and current firn changes"
13.01.2026
This 4-year PhD position is part of the deFIRN project and is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The project is a collaboration between University of Fribourg (Martina Barandun and…
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