Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally networked aquatic research institute within the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). Eawag conducts research, education and expert consulting to achieve the dual goals of meeting direct human needs for water and maintaining the function and integrity of aquatic ecosystems.
The Department of Environmental Social Sciences (ESS) invites applications for a
PhD Position on Science Integration (m/f/d) 100%
within the newly funded NCCR-Clim+. The NCCR CLIM+ will establish the first fully interdisciplinary, Switzerland-wide climate research community that tackles pressing issues related to climate extremes such as heatwaves, floods, heavy rainfalls, droughts, wildfires, and further compound events. It will thereby and additionally interact with stakeholders ranging from public health to finance, agriculture, and water management.
By pooling competence from 20 leading Swiss research institutions across multiple natural and social science disciplines, NCCR CLIM+ will combine fundamental knowledge with transformational knowledge.
Under the lead of ETH Zurich and the University of Bern the newly founded Centre for Climate Extremes and Resilience in Swiss Society (CERESS) will connect with numerous further universities and climate centres across Switzerland. CERESS will support nationwide research, co-design living labs, and produce actionable solutions, thus forming a new transdisciplinary nexus between science, society, practice, and politics.
PhD Project on Science Integration within the NCCR-Clim+
This ‘accompanying research’ (Begleitforschung) to the NCCR-Clim+ will study science integration using the NCCR-CLIM+ as an empirical case study. The project will be part of a broader effort within Eawag to foster systematic learning across larger research projects, programs, initiatives