The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards.
The Research Group Dendrosciences uses tree rings to investigate and understand environmental impacts on tree growth and to reconstruct past environmental changes at scales ranging from minutes to millennia and from cells to ecosystems around the globe. From 1 February 2025, we offer a 6-month position as a
Tempory employee as image analyst in Quantitative Wood Anatomy 80-100% (f/m/d)
You will be responsible for digitizing micro-sections from sub-fossil and recent wood and the subsequent measurement of various wood anatomical traits with the dedicated image-analysis software ROXAS. The work is part of the project RECONSPHERE, which aims to compare the inter-hemispheric temperature history of the past millennium using temperature reconstructions based on tree-ring anatomy (
https://www.wsl.ch/de/projekte/reconsphere). You will be part of a very enthusiastic and ambitious international project team that includes leading experts in the field. The position is for 6 months with the possibility of extension.
You possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in forest ecology, climatology, geography, biology or in an equivalent field. Knowledge in tree-ring width measurements, cross-dating, and other tree-ring related approaches are an asset. You like routine work at the computer. You work carefully as well as independently and have a high level of diligence and team spirit. You are fluent in English.
Please send your complete application to Stefania Pe, Human Resources WSL, by uploading the requested documents through our webpage. Applications via email will not be considered. Georg von Arx (phone +41-44-739 23 16, georg.vonarx@wsl.ch) and Jesper Björklund (jesper.bjoerklund@wsl.ch) will be happy to answer any questions or offer further information. WSL is committed to diversity and inclusion as core values. We actively promote gender equality and foster an open, inclusive work environment.