Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich

Betriebs- und Besuchermanager:in (m/w/d) im naturwissenschaftlichen Museum focusTerra focusTerra ist das Earth & Science Discovery Center der ETH Zürich. Es ist eingebettet in das Departement Erd- und Planetenwissenschaften, das in seinem Bereich als weltweit führend gilt. Als erd-…

Das naturwissenschaftliche Museum focusTerra der ETH Zürich sucht eine:n Betriebs- und Besuchermanager:in für den operativen Betrieb des Museums, der Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen sowie die Organisation von Führungen und Workshops. #jobalert

Postdoctoral researcher in ultrahigh-pressure mineral physics and geophysics The Experimental Mineral Physics (EMP) group in the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology (Prof. Motohiko Murakami) invites applications for a postdoc position in ultrahigh-pressure mineral physics…

Want to do experimental research using a laser-heated diamond anvil cell to determine the physical properties of deep planetary materials? The Experimental Mineral Physics group at ETH Zurich is looking for a Postdoc in ultrahigh-pressure mineral physics and geophysics. #postdoc #jobalert

Hydrothermal dolomitisation of a deep‐water bioherm isolated in a non‐dolomitised intraplatform basin within the Norian Dolomia Principale (Southern Alps, northern Italy) We propose that one of the largest known bioconstructions (the Monte Zenone bioherm) in the Southern Alps, northern Italy, and its growth on a tilted and drowned platform block of the Norian Dolomia ...

🚨Paper alert!🚨 Very excited to finally see the thesis work of my ~first~ M.Sc. student published---and, to boot, it's in a special edition dedicated to the late, great Judy McKenzie!

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry The Planetary Geochemistry group (Prof. Maria Schönbächler) investigates the pathways that led to the formation and evolution of planets in our Solar System. The group is part of the Institute of…

Do you have a strong background in laboratory-based analysis of terrestrial and/or extra-terrestrial geological samples? The Planetary Geochemistry group at ETH Zurich is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry. #postdoc #jobalert

Doctoral Position in Isotope Cosmochemistry

The Planetary Geochemistry group at ETH Zurich is offering a doctoral position in Isotope Cosmochemistry to investigate the pathways that led to the formation and evolution of planets in our solar system. #phd #jobalert

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PhD position in mechanochemical hydrogen production in natural silica-rich rocks The ETH Zurich Geothermal Energy & Geofluids (GEG.ethz.ch) Group in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences investigates subsurface reactive fluid and geothermal energy transfer, developing…

The Geothermal Energy and Geofluids research group at ETH Zurich is offering a doctoral opportunity focused on mechanochemical hydrogen production in natural silica-rich rocks. This interdisciplinary project is supported by @copl-eth.bsky.social. #phd #jobalert

Cross-disciplinary conversations are always inspiring—especially hearing how geologists and biologists read landscapes and link Earth surface processes to biodiversity.

#TIBS2026 @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social @biogeography.bsky.social

How a Move to the Shallows 300,000 Years Ago Drove a Phytoplankton Bloom - Eos And what that could mean for today’s ocean.

Do alkalinity or nutrient levels have a bigger impact on marine phytoplankton? New research from @eth-eaps.bsky.social provides answers, with ramifications for oceanic carbon cycles and climate change. eos.org/research-spo...

Doctoral position in isotope geochemistry for marine authigenic clay formation and the silicon cycle Marine authigenic clay formation, sometimes called "reverse weathering," is being increasingly recognised as an important facet of the series of Earth surface processes that interact to regulate…

The Earth Surface Geochemistry group at ETH Zurich is looking for a doctoral student to study the formation of authigenic clay minerals in the laboratory and natural environment and explore their impact on the global cycle of silicon and its isotopes. #applynow #phd #jobalert

Volcanic eruptions in Iceland, earthquakes near Naples, ancient lava in the Aegean Sea: the @snsf.ch Horizons Magazine take a look at how geologists are investigating Europe’s volcanic systems to help improve their forecasting ability.

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Sedimentary conditions drive modern pyrite burial flux to exceed oxidation - Nature Geoscience Modern pyrite burial in seafloor sediments exceeds pyrite oxidation on land, indicating that the sulfur cycle is out of balance, and acts to increase atmospheric oxygen levels, according to a diagenet...

🚨 First #SEELab @eth-eaps.bsky.social PhD student-led paper is now officially online! We show that sedimentary conditions regulate formation rate and isotope composition of #pyrite, and that this process currently out-paces oxidation on land, leading to O2 accumulation
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PhD Position in Reflection Seismology for Carbon Capture and Sequestration The Institute of Geophysics at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences of ETH Zurich invites applications from ambitious and talented candidates for a fully funded 4-year PhD position in…

The Mathematical Geophysics group at ETH Zurich is offering a doctoral position in Reflection Seismology for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS). CCS technologies are a key component to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Get involved! #phd #jobalert

It is our sincere pleasure to share some exciting news: Paolo Sossi, currently Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich, has been appointed as Associate Professor of Experimental Planetology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich. Many congratulations!

Many congratulations to @timlichtenberg.bsky.social on being awarded the Europlanet Early Career Medal and on securing an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for his MagmaWorlds project. Be sure to follow him for updates about his research and (already advertised) positions within his group.

Lava world in front of a star. Image credit: Mark A. Garlick

@kapteynastro.bsky.social of @rug.nl invites applications for in total 7 PhD and 4 ERC-funded postdoc positions in our annual call. ⭐🔭

PhD positions:
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Postdoctoral positions:
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#exoplanet #astronomy #geoscience 🧪🔭⭐

[Image credit: Mark A. Garlick.]

The BedrettoLab was designed for experiments in geothermal energy and seismology. But the facility below the Swiss Alps also hosts a project led by Cara Magnabosco, who is studying microorganisms that live deep in the Earth’s subsurface.

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Congratulations to all PIs and involved researchers!

Martin O. Saar and his D-EAPS research team will be investigating the "Mechanochemical cycling of silica radicals as a pathway to prebiotic energy and early bioenergetics".

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The Geothermal Energy and Geofluids group at ETH Zurich is looking for a Laboratory Technician / Design Engineer with a keen interest in contributing to interdisciplinary research that ranges from fundamental to applied sciences and engineering. #jobalert

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Welcoming the 2025 NOMIS–ETH Fellows In early October, the Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life at ETH Zurich welcomed the new NOMIS–ETH fellows, Dr. Thomas Drant and Dr. Antonin Affholder, who presented their ongoing research projec...

We welcomed two new NOMIS–ETH Fellows this month!

☀️ Thomas Drant – recreating early Earth’s photochemistry to study how life began. @eth-eaps.bsky.social
🌍 @aaffholder.bsky.social – modelling planetary oxygenation and the emergence of habitable worlds. @usyseth.bsky.social

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Pieter Schenck Award The Pieter Schenck Award, in recognition of the work of Pieter Schenck as founding member and first chairman of the Board of EAOG, is given every second year to an early career scientist who has ma…

Many congratulations to Professor Cindy De Jonge on receiving the early career scientist Pieter Schenck Award 2025 of the European Association of Organic Geochemists (EAOG) for her major contribution to organic geochemistry.

Kommunikationsspezialist:in (m/w/d) Komplexe wissenschaftliche Inhalte so aufzubereiten, dass sie verständlich, attraktiv und zugänglich sind – das ist die Aufgabe des Kommunikationsteams des Schweizerischen Erdbebendienstes (SED) an…

Der Schweizerische Erdbebendienst der ETH Zürich sucht Unterstützung für die Medien- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit sowie für die interne und externe Kommunikation nationaler und internationaler Forschungsprojekte. Melde dich als Kommunikationsspezialist:in!

Funding opportunities The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich awards different fellowships for visiting post-tenure professors or research scientists, PhD students, and Postdocs.

We are empowering early career female researcher in Earth and Planetary Sciences: apply now for the ETH Zurich Judith McKenzie fellowships! Be part of a growing network of women shaping the future of science! Application deadline is 31 October 2025.

An upcoming SSA meeting in Colorado will be discussing the latest research into environmental processes and how seismology is used to provide new insights in this evolving field. If you’re attending, be sure to connect with your Seismica people! www.seismosoc.org/environmenta...

Always happy to take the @eth-eaps.bsky.social (and a few @usyseth.bsky.social ) MSc students to Valais for some soil descriptions, pebble counts, and lake coring! Weather was rough yesterday but much perfect today!

Very grateful to the @snf-fns.ch for funding our continued work in DR Congo on tropical peatland greenhouse gas emissions! With @johansix.bsky.social and @draketw.bsky.social @eth-eaps.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social

Minute witnesses from the primordial sea Researchers at ETH Zurich have been able to measure - for the first time - how the amount of dissolved organic carbon in the sea has changed over geological time. The results reveal that our explanati...

Very cool write-up by @ethz.ch on our recent paper in @nature.com on reconstructing dissolved organic carbon in the ocean through geologic time! Led by Nir Galili @eth-eaps.bsky.social

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Nicole Fernandez, @nicolefernandez.bsky.social, currently Assistant Professor at Cornell University, has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at @ethz.ch. Many congratulations and welcome to the department!

Network Seismologist at Bedretto Underground Laboratory The Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies (BedrettoLab) at ETH Zurich is at the forefront of experimental geosciences, conducting cutting-edge research in earthquake…

The Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies (BedrettoLab) at ETH Zurich is looking for a scientist with a strong interest in network seismology and software development to enhance the seismological data processing and earthquake catalogue. #jobalert

Bennu up close and mineralogical - Nature Geoscience The mineralogy of samples returned from asteroid Bennu yield valuable insights into the physical and chemical processes — on both small and large scales — that shape small bodies in the Solar System.

⚒️ September editorial: Bennu up close and mineralogical - on the samples returned from asteroid Bennu

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