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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 5h

🌍🏔️🌊 #Praktikum frei! Master in Geografie, #Umweltnaturwissenschaften, Soziologie oder Psychologie? Kenntnisse in Sozialforschung und #GIS? Die WSL bietet für 6 Monate ein Praktikum in der sozialwissenschaftlichen #Umweltforschung: apply.refline.ch/273855/1781/... #ScienceJobs #Sozialwissenschaft

Stellenanzeige: Die Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL gehört mit rund 600 Mitarbeitenden zum ETH-Bereich. Sie befasst sich mit der nachhaltigen Nutzung und dem Schutz der Umwelt sowie mit einem verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Naturgefahren.

Die Forschungseinheit Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften bearbeitet wirtschaftliche, institutionelle und gesellschaftliche Fragen zu den WSL-Forschungsthemen Landschaft, natürlichen Ressourcen, Raumentwicklung und Naturgefahren und sucht im Rahmen einer Befragung der Schweizer Bevölkerung zu Risikobewusstsein und Vorsorgeverhalten bezüglich Naturgefahren per 1. November 2025 oder nach Vereinbarung befristet für 6 Monate eine/-n
Praktikant/-in sozialwissenschaftliche Umweltforschung (w/m/d)
Innerhalb des Praktikums unterstützen Sie den Projektleiter in der empirischen Anwendung eines konstruktivistischen Landschaftsansatzes am Fallbeispiel Davos. Dies beinhaltet die Durchführung von qualitativen Interviews, die Begleitung von Fokusgruppen-Workshops, und die Mitarbeit bei der Ausgestaltung, Durchführung und Analyse einer Bevölkerungsbefragung.

Voraussetzung für dieses Praktikum bilden ein abgeschlossenes Masterstudium in Geographie, Umweltnaturwissenschaften, Soziologie oder Psychologie. Zudem verfügen Sie über Kenntnisse in qualitativer und quantitativer Sozialforschung und GIS, sprechen und schreiben fliessend Deutsch und haben die Fähigkeit, selbständig und sorgfältig zu arbeiten.

WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 1d

#Unwetter 2024 in der Schweiz: Analyse, Erfahrungen, Lehren. Am Webinar im Rahmen der Fachtagung #Wildbäche 2025 am 6.11. beleuchten Fachleute die Ereignisse aus nationaler und kantonaler Perspektive. Mehr Informationen und Anmeldung: www.fachtagungwildbaeche.ch/webinar/ #Naturgefahren #Hochwasser

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 2d

🧬🧬Breaking the Code🧬🧬 Wer Gene entschlüsselt, entdeckt verborgene Spuren des Lebens, sei es von Tieren, Pflanzen, Pilzen oder Mikroorganismen: Die neue Ausstellung im Foyer der WSL zeigt wie – und warum. Mehr Infos unter genetic-expo.wsl.ch/de/ #Ausstellung #DNA #eDNA #Biodiversität #Erbgut

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 2d

🌱 ♻️ #JobAlert! PhD in #EnvironmentalSciences and in-depth knowledge of #SoilScience and biogeochemical cycles? Strong skills in analysing large datasets? Our Research Unit Forest and #SoilEcology offers a #TenureTrack position in #NutrientCycling: apply.refline.ch/273855/1778/... #ScienceJobs

Job offer: The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards.

The Research Unit Forest and Soil Ecology studies the impact of environmental changes on biogeochemical cycles. Within the Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) we offer a tenure track position as a
Research Scientist in Nutrient Cycling 80% (f/m/d)
You will be responsible for monitoring atmospheric deposition and soil solution chemistry across Switzerland. Your scientific responsibilities include the adequate sampling in the field and the analysis of samples in the laboratory. You will coordinate the involved technical staff, maintain the local database and forward the data to the European ICP Forests database. You will actively participate in the ICP Forests Expert Panels "Deposition" and "Soil and Soil Solution". By applying complex modelling, you will evaluate the data regarding the long-term development of nutrient fluxes and cycles. You will successfully acquire third-party funding for add-on studies, e.g. on nutrient dynamics in the rhizosphere or on gas exchange between soil and atmosphere.
You hold a Ph.D. degree in environmental sciences with in-depth knowledge of soil science, biogeochemical cycles and analytical-chemical methods. You are efficient in dealing with large amounts of data and have good statistical knowledge as well as experience in modelling biogeochemical processes. Furthermore, you know how to publish your results in international journals and make them accessible to stakeholders in forestry practice, politics and the public. Your skills as a good team player are in demand both in the collaboration with the other scientific staff of the LWF and in the coordination of technical staff. In addition, you possess excellent English skills and a good command of German.

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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 5d

Behind the scenes of our 1925–2025 repeat photography at Birchgletscher! 🎥

Check out the #SRF #Einstein documentary “Bergsturz Blatten VS” (aired yesterday), revisiting Blatten months after the tragic rock–ice avalanche.

👉 www.srf.ch/play/tv/eins...

Bergsturz Blatten VS – Zurück im Katastrophengebiet - Einstein - Play SRF

Wie steht es um die Gefahren in Blatten VS Monate nach dem Bergsturz? Wie geht es den Menschen, die alles verloren haben? Und was zeigt Blatten für andere gefährdete Bergdörfer? «Einstein» ist zurück ...

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Albert Morera @albert-morera.bsky.social · 5d

Sampling on late growing season for FUN-URB Proj @wslresearch.bsky.social completed. With autumn arriving in Uppsala, the city’s trees and leaves look very different.

How does urbanisation shape diversity and function of microbial communities on their leaves?

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 5d

🪴🧪 #JobAlert! Ausbildung als Laborant/-in EFZ #Chemie? Erfahrung in der Probenaufarbeitung und im Unterhalt von Analysegeräten? Unsere Forschungsgruppe Boden-Biogeochemie bietet eine Stelle in der technischen Mitarbeit🔬: apply.refline.ch/273855/1777/... #ScienceJobs #Biogeochemie #Ökosystem

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 6d

#JobAlert! Ausbildung als Laborant/-in EFZ #Chemie und Erfahrung mit analytisch-chemischer #Laborarbeit? Unsere Forschungsgruppe Boden-Biogeochemie bietet eine Stelle in der technischen Mitarbeit🥼🧪🔬 : apply.refline.ch/273855/1776/... #ScienceJobs #Waldböden #Biogeochemie #Ökosystem

WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 6d

Gli insetti introdotti spesso si diffondono prima nelle città: gli uccelli possono aiutare a fermarli? Uno studio del WSL dimostra che gli uccelli contribuiscono alla lotta naturale contro i parassiti quando la copertura arborea raggiunge il 30% e oltre di alberi autoctoni www.wsl.ch/it/news/gli-...

Gli uccelli aiutano nella lotta ai parassiti

Che ruolo hanno uccelli e alberi autoctoni nella lotta contro insetti invasivi? Il WSL ha analizzato questo aspetto in tre città svizzere.

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 6d

🌳🐦‍ Introduced #insects often spread first in cities – can birds help to stop them? A WSL study shows that with 30% tree cover and more native ##trees, birds help with natural pest control. www.wsl.ch/en/news/bird... #Biodiversity #UrbanNature #InvasiveSpecies

Birds help with pest control

What role do birds and native trees play in the fight against invasive insects? The WSL investigated this in three Swiss cities.

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 6d

🌳🐦‍ Les #insectes exotiques se propagent souvent d'abord en ville. Les #oiseaux peuvent-ils aider à les stopper? Une étude du WSL montre qu'ils contribuent à la lutte biologique contre les #ravageurs dès 30 % de canopée et en présence de davantage d'arbres indigènes. www.wsl.ch/fr/news/les-...

Les oiseaux contribuent à la lutte contre les ravageurs

Quel rôle jouent les oiseaux et les arbres indigènes dans la lutte contre les insectes envahissants? Une étude dans trois villes suisses.

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 6d

🌳🐦‍⬛Eingeschleppte #Insekten breiten sich oft zuerst in Städten aus – können #Vögel helfen, sie zu stoppen? Eine WSL-Studie zeigt: Ab 30 % Baumbedeckung und mehr einheimische Bäume helfen Vögeln bei natürlicher #Schädlingskontrolle. www.wsl.ch/de/news/voeg... #Biodiversität #StadtNatur #InvasiveArten

Vögel helfen bei der Schädlingsbekämpfung

Welche Rolle spielen Vögel und einheimische Bäume im Kampf gegen invasive Insekten? Das hat die WSL in drei Schweizer Städten untersucht.

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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 7d

[2/2] This year’s melt was driven by a snow-poor winter and summer heatwaves. Glaciers below 3k m lost over 2 m of ice. Shrinking glaciers also destabilize mountains, as seen in May, when a rock–ice avalanche buried Blatten in the Lötschental.

🔗 to #GLAMOS report: doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...

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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 7d

[1/2] 📢 GLAMOS @scnat.ch press release out today: Swiss glaciers lost another 3% of their volume in 2025, the 4th-largest decline ever measured. In just 10 years, they’ve lost a quarter of their ice mass. Over 1k small glaciers have already vanished.

🔗 to press release: scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/9d...

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WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF @slfdavos.bsky.social · 7d

How do #alpine plants respond to #climatechange? Researchers from the #SLF are using warming chambers to investigate the long-term effects of rising temperatures. This is part of #ITEX, a global network for researching tundra and alpine vegetation.
www.slf.ch/en/news/plan...

Plant laboratory 2,480 metres above sea level

How the SLF is investigating the long-term effects of global warming on Alpine flora.

www.slf.ch

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Arthur Gessler @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social · 7d

New research reveals how to better monitor tree #drought #stress! We combined remote sensing data (greenness & photoprotection indicators) with leaf water potential measurements to track drought impacts across different tree species.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Deciphering tree drought responses across species: linking leaf water potentials with remote sensing greenness and photoprotection dynamics

Monitoring forest drought stress requires indicators that capture tree water relations across species and scales. Remote sensing enables large-scale a…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Valentin Moser @vmoser.bsky.social · 13d

Beavers boost bats! Beaver ponds had higher bat richness (4→5 spp/night), 1.6× activity, and 2.3× feeding vs. controls. Structural changes (standing deadwood, more heterogeneous canopy) and more prey help explain why:
Journal of Animal Ecology:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Habitat heterogeneity and food availability in beaver‐engineered streams foster bat richness, activity and feeding

Beavers reshape ecosystems in ways that benefit bat richness, activity and feeding activity. We linked increased habitat structures (standing deadwood and canopy heterogeneity) and prey abundance to ...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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WSL Extremes Research Program @extremeswsl.bsky.social · 12d

🌙✨ New #Extremes ALANeX research explores how sky brightness affects perceptions of anthropogenic light.

🌃👉 It finds most notice ALAN impacts, yet are satisfied with current light levels. Support for tech mitigation measures & awareness campaigns is strong.

📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 12d

New paper by colleagues at @unil.bsky.social (with our participation): 4D GPR imaging of a near-terminus glacier collapse feature. Drone-based radar reveals how cavities & subglacial channels evolve at the Rhône Glacier. 📖

tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...

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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 8d

[1/2] Sometimes pictures say more than 1,000 words.
This repeat photography of Birchgletscher (1927–2025) shows a century of change, ending in this year’s tragic collapse that destroyed Blatten and claimed one life.

📷 1927 vs 2025

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Pascal Frey @pascal-frey.bsky.social · 12d

#GEFF-GFPF: Valentin Queloz @wslresearch.bsky.social on #Chalara #Ash Dieback

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WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF @slfdavos.bsky.social · 13d

Failures of #snow – and of #avalanche #research: A talk by #SLF head Jürg Schweizer looks back on over 30 years of avalanche research. Video recording (approximately 40 minutes): www.slf.ch/en/news/fail...

📷️ Luzia Schär

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 12d

🌳 #JobAlert! Förster/-in oder Forstingenieur/in? Erfahrung in Stichprobenaufnahmen und sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse? Für die jährliche #Feldarbeit zum Landesforstinventar (LFI) suchen wir ab März 2026 für 8-9 Monate Unterstützung: apply.refline.ch/273855/1774/... #Forst #Wald

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 13d

🌿🪲 #PostDoc Alert! PhD in #Biology or #EnvironmentalSciences? Strong background in plant-herbivore interactions and good knowledge in R programming? We offer a PostDoc position in the fields of #InvasionBiology, #Spectroscopy and #ChemicalEcology: apply.refline.ch/273855/1772/... #ScienceJobs

Job offer: PostDoc in “Invasion Biology, Spectroscopy, Chemical Ecology” 80-100% (f/m/d)
You will join the FORSAID initiative which is seeking to establish a novel and comprehensive paradigm for identifying, observing and containing pest proliferations across Europe. As part of FORSAID, your research will focus on the invasive emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis, EAB) which has killed millions of ash trees outside its native range over the past 20 years. Given the advancing threat of the EAB in central Europe, it is crucial to implement effective screening and diagnostic methods. These methods are essential for two main purposes: the early detection of the beetle in European ash populations and the identification of ash trees with increased resistance to the pest.

You will use controlled infestation experiments in biosafety greenhouses in combination with some field work to:
(i) monitor the leaf spectral and metabolomic responses of ash trees attacked by EAB,
(ii) use these response signals to distinguish EAB-induced stress from drought-related symptoms, and
(iii) identify tree genotypes with enhanced resistance to EAB.

You hold a PhD degree in Biology or Environmental Sciences and have a strong background in multivariate statistical analyses, chemical ecology, plant-herbivore interactions and experimental planning. Furthermore, we expect good knowledge in R programming, a good command of English, as well as strong skills in scientific paper writing. FORSAID encourages close collaborations among different European research groups. As such it is essential that you enjoy interacting with scientists of an interdisciplinary team and presenting your data to an international audience.

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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 14d

Unwetterschäden 2024 - @wslresearch.bsky.social

www.wsl.ch/de/news/unwe...

www.srf.ch/wissen/klima...

Murgänge und Hochwasser: 2024 – eins der fünf teuersten Jahre

13 Tote, drei Vermisste, 905 Millionen Franken Schaden, die Unwetterbilanz des Jahres 2024 ist heftig.

www.srf.ch

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