PhD Student (60)

• Collaboration in an international, interdisclipinary SNSF founded research project on advanced separation technologies for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass
• Practical laboratory work including steam-pretreatment of beech wood, qualitative and quantitative analysis of solubilized molecules in pretreatment liquors, enzymatic hydrolysis, 5-HMF production
• Dissimination of results at conferences and in peer-reviewed publications
• Supervision of semester and bachelor thesis

• MSc in chemical / process engineering or a related disclipine
• Enthusiasm for green chemistry and climate change mitigation
• Enjoyment and first experience in chemical laboratory work
• Flair for technical and mechanical work
• Quick comprehension; meticulous and reliable way of working
• Good communication skills; team player
• Excellent spoken and written English

• Great freedom in work organisation with lots of leeway for your ideas, your creativity and decisiveness.
• Curiosity is what we want, oodles of it. Plus, lots of independence and autonomy.
• Focus on research that is geared towards practical orientation and the education of committed people rather than mere profit maximisation.

application procedure

P +41 31 910 21 82

School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences

At HAFL, a department of BFH, we're all about connecting humans, nature and technology towards sustainable development. As a ground-breaking, pioneering think tank, we are engaged in the creation and teaching of knowledge for the world of today and of tomorrow – bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, resilient and always solidly grounded at the same time.