Unisanté
Lausanne
SNSF PhD Student / PhD Student
- 13 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Lausanne
Job summary
Join a dynamic team focused on environmental science and climate research. Exciting opportunity to make an impactful contribution in a supportive work environment.
Tasks
- Monitor scientific literature relevant to the project.
- Collaborate with Meteosuisse on UV climatology updates.
- Conduct field measurement campaigns in various environments.
Skills
- Master's degree in environmental science or related field.
- Experience with GIS, mathematical modeling, or risk assessment.
- Strong English skills; French knowledge is a plus.
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About the job
Your main tasks will be as follows :
- Keep up to date with the scientific literature in the project field
- Participate in internal and external project coordination meetings
- Contribute, in collaboration with MeteoSwiss, to updating the UV climatology, developing a thermal stress climatology, and mapping vegetation cover and built environment
- Conduct a field measurement campaign in varied environments (urban, peri-urban)
- Develop and validate a model describing the effect of buildings and vegetation on human exposure
- Carry out data projection based on climate scenarios
- Participate in a participatory approach to developing risk maps
- Contribute to the preparation of project progress reports (SNSF)
- Promote the scientific results obtained
Your assets :
- Master's degree in environmental sciences, atmospheric physics, geomatics, environmental engineering or equivalent field
- Desired training and/or experience in mathematical modelling, risk assessment or geomatics
- Experience in geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing or programming (Python, R), as well as an interest in fieldwork, are assets
- Excellent command of English, both spoken and written. Knowledge of French is an asset
- Initiative, creativity and ability to work independently and as part of a team
We offer :
- A dynamic, modern and deeply human working environment;
- A varied, stimulating and truly enriching activity;
- An exceptional working environment, offering very high-quality employment conditions, including priority access to the hosting facility Ma Crèche Sous Les Etoiles, ideally located at the Biopôle, just steps from the Unisanté offices.
