1 PhD Position in Alpine Sedimentology Research 100%
Universität Bern
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:08 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
The Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of Bern offers a 4-year PhD position in sedimentology. This is a fantastic opportunity for hands-on research in an engaging work environment.
Tasks
- Conduct fieldwork and log sedimentological sections.
- Measure sedimentary structures and analyze facies relationships.
- Apply computational sedimentology and statistics to data.
Skills
- A Master's degree in Earth Sciences with sedimentology expertise.
- Strong interest in fieldwork and research methodologies.
- Proficiency in computational sedimentology techniques.
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The insitute of Geological Sciences (University of Bern, Switzerland) invites applications for a 4 years PhD position, which will include a semester-long placement at Imperial College London
We are looking for a motivated PhD student in sedimentology with a focus on shallow marine clastic deposits. The proposed research addresses how these sedimentary rockscan record environmental conditions in the past. We particularly aim at quantifying the sizes of waves and the strengths of tidal currents recorded by the 20 Ma-old sedimentary structures (wave ripples, crossbeds, grain size) in the Molasse foreland basin adjacent to the Swiss Alps.
Tasks
The tasks include logging of sedimentological sections, measuring of sedimentary structures and bedforms, reconstructions of facies relationships and applications of concepts in paleo-hydraulics to reconstruct the wave climate and tidal strengths recorded by the 20 Ma-old sediments. The PhD student will receive a strong training in field observations, facies analyasis, computational sedimentology and statistics. The project is based at the University of Bern, but a semester at Imperial College London is also foreseen.
Requirements
A Ms degree in Earth Sciences and a strong background in sedimentology is required. We also expect successful candidates to have a strong interest in conducting field work, and a flair for computational sedimentology.
We offer
Applications should be sent by November 1st to E-Mail schreiben.
The application materials include a CV, a letter outlining the motivation for applying, a transcript of Ms-studies including the documentation of the Ms degree (precondition for PhD), and names of two referees
