FNS PhD Student / PhD Student

About the job

Your main tasks will be as follows :

• Keep up to date with the scientific literature in the project field 
• Participate in internal and external project coordination meetings 
• Contribute, in collaboration with MeteoSwiss, to updating the UV climatology, developing a thermal stress climatology, and mapping vegetation and built-up areas 
• Conduct a field measurement campaign in varied environments (urban, peri-urban)
• Develop and validate a model describing the effect of buildings and vegetation on human exposure
• Carry out data projection based on climate scenarios 
• Participate in a participatory approach to developing risk maps 
• Contribute to the preparation of project progress reports (SNSF)
• Promote the scientific results obtained

Your assets :

• Master's degree in environmental sciences, atmospheric physics, geomatics, environmental engineering or equivalent field
• Desired training and/or experience in mathematical modelling, risk assessment or geomatics
• Experience in geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing or programming (Python, R), as well as an interest in fieldwork, are assets
• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written. Knowledge of French is an asset
• Initiative, creativity and ability to work independently and as part of a team

We offer :

• A dynamic, modern and deeply human working environment; 
• A varied, stimulating and truly enriching activity;
• An exceptional working environment, offering very high-quality employment conditions, including priority access to the childcare facility Ma Crèche Sous Les Etoiles, ideally located at the Biopôle, just a stone's throw from the Unisanté offices.