Academic collaborator water and fisheries
Kanton Graubünden
Chur
Key information
- Publication date:22 December 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Chur
Job summary
Join the unique and diverse Grisons Canton, Switzerland! An opportunity for nature lovers and professionals.
Tasks
- Plan and implement aquatic habitat improvement measures.
- Manage fishing statistics and assessments of water and fish stocks.
- Lead studies and projects related to fishing and aquatic ecosystems.
Skills
- Degree in natural sciences or practical training in fish biology.
- Strong ecological thinking and fish management knowledge.
- Good written and oral communication skills in German and preferably Italian.
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The only trilingual canton of Switzerland is diversified by its economic, cultural, and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts, and countless days of sunshine per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
Academic collaborator water and fisheries
Office for Hunting and Fishing of Graubünden | DIEM | 50 %
The Office for Hunting and Fishing (UCP) is responsible, among other things, for fish and crayfish stocks as well as their habitats. In addition to the protection and promotion of aquatic ecosystems, the UCP also sets the framework conditions for the sustainable exploitation of fish stocks.
As an academic collaborator in the fisheries section, you are responsible, among other things, for the specialist and ichthyological support of overarching revitalization projects, as well as for the independent planning and implementation of small habitat improvement measures in the aquatic sector. In addition, you provide specialist support in complex fishing-related issues within the framework of planning and construction projects. Furthermore, you take primary responsibility for the entire fisheries statistics and support the fishery guards in ichthyological and fisheries economics matters. In this context, collaboration on a specialist level with internal office sections, other cantonal services, nature conservation organizations, and other interest representatives is of fundamental importance. You also represent the interests of fisheries in technical and project bodies. The main workplace is preferably located in Chur and for fieldwork in the respective fishing districts.
Planned employment start: immediately or by agreement
- Planning, support, and implementation of habitat improvement measures in the aquatic sector
- Responsibility for processes in the fisheries statistics sector
- Responsibility for processes related to water and fish stock assessments including analysis according to the graduated modular system
- Initiation, management, and implementation of studies and projects related to fisheries
- Preparation of data and reporting
- Education in natural sciences at a university of applied sciences / university or practical professional training with specialization in fisheries biology and/or aquatic ecology.
- Strong ecological thinking skills, in-depth knowledge and experience in fisheries management
- Practical knowledge in watercourse restoration (revitalization of watercourses)
- Good knowledge of statistics and experience in data management
- Good written and oral expression skills in German and preferably also in Italian.
- Ability to assimilate and learn
- Skills in conducting negotiations and giving presentations
- Precise and goal-oriented working method, flexible and independent
For specialist questions, the head of the fisheries section Andreas Seitz andreas.seitz@ajf.gr.ch and the co-responsible of the office Marcel Michel marcel.michel@ajf.gr.ch are gladly available.
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Daria Denoth, head of finance & personnel, daria.denoth@ajf.gr.ch , at phone number 081 257 21 98.
Application deadline: January 23, 2026
