Postdoctoral Position in Behavioral Neurotoxicology

vor 1 Woche


Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz Eawag Vollzeit

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 Toxicology (Utox) has an opening for a

Postdoctoral Position in Behavioral Neurotoxicology (M/F/d)

Project background


Chemical pollutants in the environment have the potential to interact with the nervous system, thereby affecting the behavior and neurophysiology of an organism.

In the aquatic environment, such neuroactive chemicals are omnipresent and pose a potential threat to aquatic organisms including fish.

However, there is still a lack of understanding of how neuroactive chemicals influence the behavior of fish and interact with neural circuits controlling a wide variety of bodily functions.


Project description
- and gain-of-function approaches, will be applied. The project runs initially for two years and the starting date is as soon as possible upon agreement.

Eawag is a modern employer and offers an excellent working environment where staff can contribute their strengths, experience and ways of thinking. We promote gender equality and are committed to staff diversity and inclusion. The compatibility of career and family is of central importance to us.

For further information, please contact Dr Colette vom Berg.

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