The Catchment Hydrology and Geomorphology Lab led by Prof. Sara Bonetti at EPFL in Sion is looking for a PhD student to work on the SNSF-funded project SOCscape (Assessing soil carbon dynamics in landscapes of complex topography). By integrating field monitoring, soil biogeochemical analysis, and numerical modeling of coupled ecohydrological and geomorphological processes, SOCscape aims to evaluate the dynamics of lateral soil carbon redistribution across environmentally complex and geochemically distinct landscapes.
As a PhD student, you will have the opportunity to further current understanding in this field through a combination of field monitoring, data analysis, and eventually numerical modeling. The project is a joint collaboration between EPFL, ETH Zürich (ETHZ), University of Lausanne (UNIL), and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), with a team encompassing (eco)hydrologists, soil scientists, and geomorphologists.
