Data Scientist
Postdoctoral researcher 'Model-based food system evaluation'
Ettenhausen
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Ettenhausen, Switzerland (and working from home) | 100-100%
This is how you can contribute
- Optimizing food system model to evaluate the impacts on the Swiss food system from production, technological, foreign trade, dietary and policy changes
- Assessing synergies and trade-offs of various scenarios
- Development of the food system model using cutting edge methodology
- Contributing to and analyzing inputs from other interdisciplinary work packages of the project
- Publishing findings in leading journals in the field of agricultural economics
- Contributing to political and social debates
This makes you unique
- PhD in agricultural economics or economics
- Experience in ex-ante optimization models and knowledge of GAMS
- Team-oriented and performance-oriented individual
- Excellent command of English
- Knowledge of two official Swiss languages
In a nutshell
The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in two projects. From 1 March 2027 to 31 July 2028, the postdoc will first be involved in a project "Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services through legume production and dietary change" funded by Swiss National Science Foundation. After this project, from 1 August 2028 to 31 July 2030, the postdoc will join for another two years "Addressing Hard-To-Abate Emissions to Reach the Net-Zero Target of Switzerland" project (https://www.sweet\-achieve.ch/about) and will be based at the Agricultural Economics and Policy Group of ETH Zürich (Robert Finger).
Our benefits
- Working for Switzerland We are committed to the successful Swiss model and work for the public good.
- Embracing diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we draw on our expertise and contribute different perspectives.
- Staying healthy at work We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.
All benefits
Good food, healthy environment
Agroscope is the Swiss federal centre of excellence for research in the agriculture and food sector. Its researchers work at a number of sites in Switzerland. Headquartered in Bern-Liebefeld (as of 2026: Posieux), Agroscope is attached to the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER.
Additional information
Called upon to ensure the population's food supply, the preservation of natural resources, the upkeep of the cultivated landscape, decentralised settlement and animal welfare, the Swiss agricultural sector reconciles the contradictory demands of various societal expectations. The 'Economic Modelling and Policy Analysis' Research Group uses economic models and empirical methods to evaluate the impacts of agricultural policy tools on societal objectives and highlights trade-offs.
Questions about the position
Utkur Djanibekov
Research accociate +41 58 46 74122
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