Doctoral student on the impacts of climate and hydrological extremes on water quality

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Position

Doctoral student on the impacts of climate and hydrological extremes on water quality

Employer

ETH Zurich

Homepage: https://ethz.ch/en.html

Location

Zürich/Davos, Switzerland

Sector

Academic

Relevant divisions

Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)

Hydrological Sciences (HS)

Natural Hazards (NH)

Type

Full time

Level

Entry level

Salary

min. 53500 € / Year

Required education

Master

Application deadline

9 October 2026

Posted

9 September 2026

Job Description We invite applications for a Doctoral Student on impacts of climate and hydrological extremes on water quality. The position will be hosted at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science at ETH Zurich and the WSL-Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF and will be part of the NCCR CLIM+ programme which is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Project background The NCCR CLIM+ supports Switzerland in the transformation towards a climate-resilient society. Together with stakeholders, the interdisciplinary NCCR CLIM+ research community tackles unexplored solution spaces to the climate crisis and develops a blueprint for actionable climate research worldwide. NCCR CLIM+ broadly communicates and shares knowledge, and trains a new generation of experts with the necessary domain and transdisciplinary knowledge.

Job Description

• Study the effect of climate and hydrological extremes (e.g. heatwaves, droughts, and floods) on water quality (e.g. nutrients, oxygen)
• Use these process-related insights to develop data-driven models to predict water quality under climate change
• Publish your results in scientific journals and present them at national and international conferences

Profile

• A MSc degree in hydrology, climate sciences, environmental sciences, or a closely related field
• Strong hydrological process knowledge
• Experience in statistical and/or data-driven modeling
• Strong programming skills (ideally in Python and/or R)
• Experience in working with large datasets, ideally hydrological, meteorological or climate observations/simulations.
• Very good oral and written communication skills in English
• Command of one of the national languages is an asset
• Motivation to work in an interdisciplinary and international working environment and a collaborative mindset

How to apply

Pleaese follow the instructions on the origial job ad: https://jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_ethz_esjWnLgV1uifiJ1JQt

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