PhD in Forest Biodiversity (60 %)
Berner Fachhochschule
Zollikofen
Key information
- Publication date:12 December 2025
- Workload:60%
- Place of work:Zollikofen
Job summary
Join our innovative team at BFH, focused on environmental research. Collaborate on groundbreaking projects that shape sustainable development.
Tasks
- Conduct doctoral research in the MULTIFORDECA project.
- Analyze biodiversity data on saproxylic beetles and fungi.
- Compare managed forests with natural reserves at various scales.
Skills
- Master's in ecology, biology, or related fields required.
- Field experience in temperate forest ecosystems needed.
- Strong statistics and GIS skills essential.
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What you'll be doing here
- Conduct doctoral research as part of the collaborative SNF project MULTIFORDECA , which investigates the relationships between forest structures, saproxylic diversity, deadwood decomposition, and carbon cycles in a changing world
- Analyse new and existing biodiversity data, particularly on saproxylic beetles and fungi, in relation to forest structures, such as deadwood
- Consider different spatial scales and compare managed forests with natural forest reserves
What you'll bring with you
- A master's degree in ecology, natural sciences, forest sciences, biology or related disciplines
- Field experience in temperate forest ecosystems
- Experience in planning, organising and conducting entomological research
- Very good knowledge of statistics, R applications, GIS
- Very good written and spoken English skills (ideally also French or German as a first or second language)
- Driving licence (category B)
To start with, here are some of our strong points
- Plenty of contact with eager young people from all over the world who are set on achieving things.
- Great freedom in work organisation with lots of leeway for your ideas, your creativity and decisiveness.
- A motley crew of friendly folk from all walks of life awaits you, all with different biographies, views and experiences.
- An informal, relaxed yet respectful togetherness with a great deal of helpfulness.
- BFH is an excellent place for all those who wish to advance in their careers, and it's an asset on your CV.
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Danielle Bachmann
HR Consultant
P +41 31 848 36 37
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
At HAFL , a department of BFH, we're all about connecting humans, nature and technology towards sustainable development. As a ground-breaking, pioneering think tank, we are engaged in the creation and teaching of knowledge for the world of today and of tomorrow – bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, resilient and always solidly grounded at the same time.
