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Postdoctoral Scholar

'What I particularly love about my job are the super-exciting projects. I'm right at the heart of them and lead them from initialization to implementation.' Priscilla Caliandro

Postdoctoral Scholar

90 %
Limited until 4 years
Zollikofen
Start 01.10.2025
Homeoffice possible
To start with, here are some of our strong points
  • Great freedom in work organisation with lots of leeway for your ideas, your creativity and decisiveness.
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  • Responsibility in hugely exciting projects for the future attracting attention beyond the professional world.
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  • A motley crew of friendly folk from all walks of life awaits you, all with different biographies, views and experiences.
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  • Easy exchanging of views and ideas, also across the divisional boundaries.
And here are even more good reasons to opt for BFH
What you'll be doing here
  • Management and execution of the BFH subproject in an international, interdisclipinary SNSF founded research project on advanced separation technologies for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass
  • Practical laboratory work including modification, commissioning and operation of a steam-pretreatment plant, qualitative and quantitative analysis of solubilized molecules in pretreatment liquors, enzymatic hydrolysis
  • Dissemination of results at conferences and in peer-reviewed publications
  • Supervision of Bachelor, Master and PhD students
What you'll bring with you
  • MSc and PhD in chemical / process engineering or a related disclipine
  • Profound experience in (steam-)pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass, enzymatic hydrolysis and related analytical methods
  • Basic knowledge of lignin chemistry
  • Enjoyment of hands-on laboratory and mechanical work
  • Quick comprehension; independent, meticulous and reliable way of working
  • Good communication skills; team player
  • Excellent spoken and written English
  • Enthusiasm for green chemistry and climate change mitigation
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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.

Doing something meaningful in a fascinating environment and with an outlook to the future: a job at Bern University of Applied Sciencesmakes perfect sense.

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Franziska Uhlmann-Röösli
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Prof. Dr. Michael Studer
Prof. Agrar-, Forst- und Energietechnik
P +41 31 910 29 36
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