Apprenticeship as a Laboratory Technician EFZ, Specialization in Biology
EAWAG Dübendorf, Eidg. Anstalt für Wasser-, Abwasserreinigung & Gewässerschutz
Dübendorf
Key information
- Publication date:01 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Apprenticeship
- Place of work:Dübendorf
Job summary
Eawag is a cutting-edge water research institute in Switzerland. Join a dynamic environment focused on water needs and aquatic ecosystems.
Tasks
- Explore various biological research fields during your training.
- Gain hands-on experience in microbiology and ecology.
- Learn essential laboratory techniques and methods.
Skills
- Completion of secondary school with good science grades required.
- Analytical thinking and manual dexterity are essential.
- Independent work style with a strong willingness to learn.
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The Eawag is the internationally networked water research institute of the ETH domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). It conducts research, is engaged in education, and is active in the field of specialized consulting. Thus, it pursues two parallel goals: to meet the immediate human need for water and to maintain the functionality and sustainability of aquatic ecosystems.
Apprenticeship as a Laboratory Technician EFZ, Specialization in Biology
For August 2026 we offer you in Dübendorf a
in a fascinating research environment.
You bring theoretical and practical interest in biology and chemistry, possess abstract and analytical thinking skills as well as manual dexterity, and enjoy working in a technical and complex work environment?
The trainees of the biology laboratory technician profession at Eawag gain insight into various current areas of biological research and analytics during their 3-year training. They work for a period of 6-12 months in the research departments of environmental microbiology and aquatic ecology in Dübendorf as well as in fish ecology and evolution in Kastanienbaum (Canton of Lucerne).
In the research area of fish ecology, much is fieldwork, such as measuring rivers and fish as well as getting to know individual fish species. In the field of microbiology, you will learn basic microbiological methods and gain insight into drinking water bacteriology. You will work on isolation and analysis techniques in biochemistry, learn about immunological methods, and deal with molecular biological working methods. In the department of aquatic ecology, you will get to know the typical invertebrates of flowing and groundwater and acquire the necessary sampling techniques. You will examine the microfauna and microflora of plankton and the sediment zone (benthos).
You are in secondary school level A, have good performance in scientific, mathematical, and language subjects, work independently and reliably, and bring a willingness to learn and perform? Then we look forward to your application.
For more information, please contact Sam Derrer, email samuel.derrer@eawag.ch or phone 058 765 51 62. You can also find information about the training at our research institute at http://www.eawag.ch/de/lehre/berufsbildung .
We look forward to your application. Please submit this exclusively through our online application portal. By clicking the following button, you will be taken directly to the application form.
You bring theoretical and practical interest in biology and chemistry, possess abstract and analytical thinking skills as well as manual dexterity, and enjoy working in a technical and complex work environment?
The trainees of the biology laboratory technician profession at Eawag gain insight into various current areas of biological research and analytics during their 3-year training. They work for a period of 6-12 months in the research departments of environmental microbiology and aquatic ecology in Dübendorf as well as in fish ecology and evolution in Kastanienbaum (Canton of Lucerne).
In the research area of fish ecology, much is fieldwork, such as measuring rivers and fish as well as getting to know individual fish species. In the field of microbiology, you will learn basic microbiological methods and gain insight into drinking water bacteriology. You will work on isolation and analysis techniques in biochemistry, learn about immunological methods, and deal with molecular biological working methods. In the department of aquatic ecology, you will get to know the typical invertebrates of flowing and groundwater and acquire the necessary sampling techniques. You will examine the microfauna and microflora of plankton and the sediment zone (benthos).
You are in secondary school level A, have good performance in scientific, mathematical, and language subjects, work independently and reliably, and bring a willingness to learn and perform? Then we look forward to your application.
For more information, please contact Sam Derrer, email samuel.derrer@eawag.ch or phone 058 765 51 62. You can also find information about the training at our research institute at http://www.eawag.ch/de/lehre/berufsbildung .
We look forward to your application. Please submit this exclusively through our online application portal. By clicking the following button, you will be taken directly to the application form.
Eawag: The Water Research Institute of the ETH Domain
