Early Career Researchers Network

This network aims at bringing together mountain biodiversity professionals who are at an early stage of their career and are looking for a community of peers with whom to share ideas, expertise, questions, and opportunities.

We define early career professionals as anyone whose career has started within the last 10 years and who is connected to mountain biodiversity science. This includes researchers who have received their Bachelor's or Master's qualification within the last 10 years or their PhD within the last six years, as well as professionals working at the interface of society, policy, practice, and research in mountain biodiversity.

If you want to join the network, fill out the registration form!

If you are looking for a job openings or other relevant summer schools or events, check out our market place and list of opportunities

Job opportunities
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Job announcements in ecology and evolution

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ESA Latin American and the Caribbean job board resource

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Graduate students and post-docs opportunities: mountain birds and climate change

Georgia Tech in Atlanta (USA) Open

The Mountain Bird Lab

PhD student in soil biogeochemistry

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WS (Switzerland)

Open

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Technician in Palaeoclimatology/-ecology (80%)

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL (Switzerland) Open

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PostDoc in Habitat Mapping 80-100%

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL (Switzerland) Open

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Postdoc

Eco Climate Lab, Rutgers University (USA)

September 2025

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PhD student in global change research Eco Climate Lab, Rutgers University (USA) September 2025

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PhD position in alpine and arctic plant ecology

University of Basel (Switzerland) 21 September 2025

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Postdoc position in mountain macroecology

University of Basel (Switzerland) 13 October 2025

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Grants and prices
Funding scheme Deadline Link
People's Trusted Fund for Endangered Species Internship Grants N/A

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Mertz Fellowship programme for polar and high altitude research collaboration between Switzerland and Australia

31 October 2025

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