PhD Position in Physical Chemistry/ Crystallography
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Bern
Key information
- Publication date:08 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Join the University of Bern for a PhD in Physical Chemistry! This role offers a collaborative environment with exciting research opportunities.
Tasks
- Conduct research on sedimentology and clastic deposits in marine environments.
- Analyze sedimentary structures and paleo-hydraulic concepts.
- Gain computational skills through diverse research interactions.
Skills
- Candidates should hold a Master's in Earth Sciences with sedimentology experience.
- Strong fieldwork and analytical skills in sedimentology are essential.
- Interest in computational techniques and statistics is a must.
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PhD Position in Physical Chemistry/ Crystallography
Workplace Bern, Bern region, Switzerland Category1 PhD Position in Alpine Sedimentology Research
100%
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 candidate 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.
TasksThe 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 candidate 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
The Institute of Geological Sciences of the University of Bern provides a stimulating and diverse reserach atmosphere with the possibility to interact between a large variety of research teams. We expect the project to start in January 2026. the project is funded for a maximum of four years.
Applications should be sent by November 1st to fritz.schlunegger@ unibe.ch .
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
