Job Description

Limited for 3 years
Zollikofen
Start 01.01.2026 or by arrangement
Homeoffice possible
To start with, here are some of our strong points


International teaching staff that combines tradition with innovation and excellence with experiment and thus gives students individual guidance towards their own careers. When looking for solutions, it helps to be curious and to think truly outside the box. Responsibility in hugely exciting projects for the future attracting attention beyond the professional world. Great freedom in the organisation of work times - including mobile working.

What you'll be doing here

This PhD explores the balance between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and soil carbon sequestration in Mongolian steppe pastoral systems as a facet of One Health in Social Ecological Systems: Optimizing natural resources, livelihoods and health of humans and animals in Mongolia Investigate the digestibility and fermentation potential of key forage species and their role in pastoral productivity and GHG emissions Assess how soils across diverse Mongolian landscapes contribute to carbon sequestration Combine experimental results with mechanistic modelling to generate scenarios for sustainable herding systems Provide insights relevant to local herding communities and international climate policy

What you'll bring with you

Master (or equivalent) in a life sciences discipline (e.g. animal science, biology, ecology, environmental science, agricultural science, soil science or a related field) Experience in laboratory and field research is a plus Knowledge of plant, soil and livestock systems (training will be provided, so enthusiasm and capacity to learn are more important than specific prior expertise) Good organisational and time management skills Flexibility and enthusiasm for fieldwork, including travel to remote areas Good English communication skills, both written and spoken

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Cornelia Caputi

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Dr. Beat Reidy

Prof. of Grassland and ruminants

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