Doctoral Position in Machine Learning for Avalanche Forecasting

Doctoral Position in Machine Learning for Avalanche Forecasting

The Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) is seeking a PhD student for a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) project, starting May 1st.

This role sits at the intersection of applied machine learning, natural hazards, and snow/avalanche physics. The project is named Towards high-resolution, intelligent, spatiotemporal avalanche forecasting (THIRST in short).

The position will be based at the SDSC Zurich office (Andreasturm), with co-supervision from researchers at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) in Davos and the Chair of Alpine Mass Movements at ETH Zurich.

The host institution, the SDSC, is a national research infrastructure in data science and artificial intelligence (AI) of the ETH Domain, with EPFL and ETH Zurich as founding partners. Its mission is to enable data-driven science and innovation for societal impact, and it drives its initiatives in resear...