The following positions are currently open:
2-year Postdoc in Redox Biogeochemistry of Coastal Soils
Start date: April 1st 2026, or upon mutual agreement.
Position duration: 2 years, extension contingent on funding and performance
Salary: ~82 000 CHF/yr, depending on experience
Application deadline: Will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting January 5 until position is filled.
Description: The successful candidate will perform research on rhizophere biogeochemistry within salt marsh soils threatened by sea level rise. Specifically, this project aims to determine how oscillatory drivers (tidal oscillations and diel cycles) influence carbon processing and storage in the rhizosphere of salt marshes. A particular focus is the investigation of the tight coupling of oxygen, iron and sulfur cycling on carbon processing in the rhizosphere. This work will include growth chamber- and field-based experiments. The candidate will employ cutting-edge chemical and biological analyses, including microsensors, metabolomics, and spectroscopy. Results from this project will advance our understanding of carbon storage within coastal march ecosystems and inform predictions of the vulnerability of this vast carbon reservoir to sea level rise.
This project is part of a highly interdisciplinary Simons Foundation-funded research consortium exploring the hydro-biogeochemical functioning of coastal marsh ecosystems (“Ecosystem on the Edge: How Coastal Marsh Plants and Microbes Thrive in an Oscillating Environment”). The candidate will directly collaborate with international exports in hydrology, plant science, ecology, and microbiology within this research consortium. The successful candidate is expected to work collaboratively within this research consortium as well as a PhD student in our Molecular Biogeochemistry group at UNIL.
Applications: Official job ad and link to career page will be published here asap. Please no applications by email.
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Other opportunities:
Our team is always looking for highly qualified candidates interested in pursuing MSc, PhD, postdoctoral research in the field of soil biogeochemistry.
MSc and PhD thesis topics frequently become available and we encourage suitable candidates to apply for third-party funded post-doc fellowships. We can provide all the necessary infrastructure and support to accepted candidates. Check out the following schemes:
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions – Research Fellowship Programme: Individual Fellowships
- Early Postdoc.Mobility
- Advanced Postdoc.Mobility
- SNSF-Ambizione Projects
- SNSF Professorships
- Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars and Artists
- SwissThink Research Fellowship: North America and elsewhere
If you are interested in any of the above, please don’t hesitate to contact Marco Keiluweit (marco.keiluweit(at)unil.ch).