**Department of Geography**
**PostDoc in Glaciology - Glacier mass-change estimates at glacier, regional, and global scales 80 %**: Start of employment 1 September 2025

**Your responsibilities**:

- You will join the WGMS team and primarily contribute to the C3S glacier services and the GlaMBIE-2 project.

As primary tasks:

- You will maintain and further develop mass-change products at the glacier, regional, and global scales. This includes programmatic data management, analysis, and visualization;
- You will contribute to and lead the publication of related results in academic journals;
- You will participate in the WGMS' annual data compilation, quality control, dissemination, and publication;
In addition:

- You will contribute to teaching in UZH's MSc course on Glacier Mass Balance Measurements & Analysis (GEO851), including lectures, practicals, and field work;
- You will contribute administratively to the operational and strategic management of the WGMS and its projects.

**Your profile**:

- You have a PhD in Glaciology, Geosciences, Remote Sensing, or a related field;
- You have excellent analytical and programming skills in the field of geospatial data management, analysis and visualization;
- You have experience in publishing in peer-reviewed international journals;
- You have experience of participating in (and ideally leading) research projects;
- You have excellent organizational and communication skills;
- You have good interpersonal and team skills;
- You speak and write English fluently;
- You (ideally but not required) can understand and participate in discussions in German, the Department's general language;
- You (ideally but not required) bring good mountaineering skills for excursions and field trips.

**Your benefits**:

- Participation in a well-established international network of glacier monitoring and research groups and institutions, space agencies (e.g., DLR, ESA, NASA), and international organizations (e.g., WDS, IACS, UNESCO, UNEP, WMO);
- Fully equipped personal desk in shared office space at the Department of Geography, UZH, with the flexibility to work remotely one day a week;
- Further development of your skills in glaciology, programming, and project management;
- Mentoring for the following stages of your career.

**What we offer**: The WGMS team values collaboration, diversity, mutual respect, personal initiative, and scientific inquiry while championing reproducibility and openness (of data, code, and infrastructure). We actively learn from each other and are also keen to share our motivations, ideas, experiences, and methods with the broader community.

The Department of Geography offers outstanding working conditions, a high quality of life in Zurich, excellent administrative, logístical, and scientific support, and a flexible work environment that fosters international collaboration and teamwork.

UZH offers competitive salaries following the regulations of the Canton of Zurich. PostDoc positions usually start at pay level 3 in class 18.
- An example of a significant research contribution you have made (e.g., scientific paper, data product, code or software in open repository) that relates to the announced position (**max two pages**, incl. text, figures, tables, and references);
- Your CV, including full contact details (**max three pages**);
- Complete publication list, highlighting your **three most relevant publications** to this position;
- PhD certificate;
- Contact details for three professional references.

**What we offer**:
**Work-Life Balance**
- Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH

**Learning and Development**
- Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich

**Food**
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution

**Healthcare**
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower

**Discounts**
- Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Special conditions on hotel reservations

**Conditions of Employment**
- Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law

**International Services**
- Support for people from outside Switzerland

**Campuses**
- Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
- Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg

**Location**:
**Department of Geography***:Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland

**Further information**:
**Questions about the job**:
**Prof. Dr. Michael Zemp**

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