Internship in Alpine Lake Ecology

You will support members of the group in an extensive fieldwork campaign to sample hundreds of lakes in Switzerland. This will involve hiking to lakes in mountainous terrain, carrying a backpack with field gear (e.g. inflatable boats, sampling gear, water samples, etc.), and working safely with a team of researchers doing classic limnological sampling.

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 Fish Ecology and Evolution (FishEc) offers a 4-6 month paid internship. The position will be based in the group of Dr Blake Matthews, whose group focuses on the patterns of aquatic biodiversity and evolutionary ecology.

We offer a collaborative research environment at our dynamic research environment at the shores of beautiful Lake Lucerne. If necessary, accommodation is available in one of our furnished guest apartments.

• An enthusiastic, curious and conscientious worker who enjoys field work that involves collections of aquatic organisms (e.g. plankton, macroinvertebrates, and macrophytes).

• Prerequisite for the application is enrollment at a university or college, ideally a degree program in Biology or Environmental Sciences (bachelor's or master’s degree but not yet completed).

• A good level of English is required, as is the ability to swim.

• A driving license is also helpful but not required.

• Due to Swiss visa regulations, we can only consider applications from non-EU citizens if the internship is an integral part of their studies.