Master’s thesis in Phytoplankton Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

The thesis project  will be based in the research group of Dr Anita Narwani. The group focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of phytoplankton biodiversity. Information about ongoing projects can be found . 

We are currently offering multiple potential master’s thesis projects with different foci: 

Investigation of phytoplankton as bioindicators of environmental change using time-series data. This project would be a collaboration with the group of and cantonal lake monitoring agencies. Your work would be largely computational (i.e. sitting at the computer, using the programming language R). The findings from this project have the potential to influence lake management and decision-making in the future. 

Characterizing responses of lake biodiversity to human impacts over space. This project will entail significant field work (May-Sept/Oct) across Switzerland, including into alpine regions. The work requires good physical fitness, the ability to ...