Research associate in Plant Science (70 %)

About the job

• Helping establish a soil monitoring scheme to harmonize monitoring activities at European scale
• Setting up equipment at the Swiss monitoring site and collecting wind, water erosion and tillage erosion data
• Collecting information from the local stakeholders based on surveys and workshops to support the measurements
• Analysing the Swiss data and modelling soil erosion at catchment scale
• Collecting data from all European monitoring sites, controlling quality, analysing statistics and writing publications
• Using standardized methods to ensure up-to-date and accurate data matching modelers' needs and validating the selected indicators

• A university degree (master's or PhD) in agronomy or a related subject
• Very good knowledge of agricultural science and soil science
• Experience in monitoring and modelling soil erosion, data analysis and programming languages (e.g. R, Python)
• High level of motivation, ability to work independently, resilience and strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Native speaker of German or French with a good knowledge of the other language; very good command of English

• Plenty of contact with eager young people from all over the world who are set on achieving things.
• Curiosity is what we want, oodles of it. Plus, lots of independence and autonomy.
• Work place in prime location with excellent access.
• Private life, family and job commitments can easily be combined.
• BFH is an excellent place for all those who wish to advance in their careers, and it's an asset on your CV.

Danielle Bachmann
HR Consultant
P +41 31 848 36 37

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