Developer Web Programming 100% (m/f/d)
Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Birmensdorf
Key information
- Publication date:29 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Birmensdorf
Job summary
Join WSL, a leading ETH institution with 600 staff focused on environmental protection. Exciting opportunity in a collaborative research environment awaits!
Tasks
- Develop and test web environments for data-intensive projects.
- Enhance a biodiversity dashboard using Python and deep learning.
- Create a platform connecting climate models with innovative algorithms.
Skills
- BSc/MSc in Computer Science or related field required.
- Expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python essential.
- Knowledge of cloud computing and web-GIS preferred.
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The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, with around 600 employees, is part of the ETH domain. It deals with the sustainable use and protection of the environment as well as responsible management of natural hazards.
Developer Web Programming 100% (m/f/d)
The research unit Landscape Dynamics investigates patterns and processes at the landscape level based on ecological and anthropogenic influences. For the projects BioBoard and CHELSA4FAO in the Dynamic Macroecology research group, we are looking for a January 1, 2026 or by arrangement for 12 months
We offer a versatile and interesting workplace in an interdisciplinary research environment. In this role, you plan, develop, and test web environments for two data-intensive projects. In the BioBoard project, you will expand the prototype of a biodiversity dashboard that displays static and interactive web maps of selected biodiversity indicators and enables flexible queries for limited map sections via a Python backend and deep learning models. In the CHELSA4FAO project, you will develop a web-based platform together with an international consortium (FAO, WMO, University of Cantabria, CSIC) that links regional climate models with the downscaling algorithm CHELSA developed at WSL and makes high-resolution (~1 km) climate scenarios accessible in a cloud-based environment. In exchange with interdisciplinary project teams from science and implementation, you develop concepts for the design and functionality of these applications and implement them independently. You test your developments, ensure their quality, and integrate feedback from user groups and partner institutions.
You have a BSc or MSc degree in computer science, geoinformatics, or a comparable education. You have very good knowledge of the programming languages HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python, experience in building systems that communicate via APIs, as well as in backend server development. Ideally, you bring knowledge in cloud computing (e.g., SWITCHengines, AWS), web GIS, and deployment of deep learning models. Furthermore, you have good language skills in German or French and can communicate well in English. You are an independent, team-oriented, and communicative personality with joy in developing practical solutions at the interface between research and application.
Please send your complete application to Beatrice Lamprecht, Human Resources WSL, by submitting the required documents via our application portal. Applications by email or post will not be considered. For questions, Philipp Brun is available at Tel. +41 (0)44 739 25 33 or Email: philipp.brun@wsl.ch. At WSL, diversity and inclusion are lived values. We are committed to gender equality and promoting an open and inclusive working environment.
