Mountain Research Initiative, Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Switzerland. This is a temporary 6-month fixed-term contract to cover for maternity leave.

To continue fulfilling our mission, and to support the work of the MRI and GEO Mountains, we are seeking a dynamic and motivated 'all-rounder' to join the MRI Coordination Office team as a Scientific Project Officer, to cover for a maternity leave.

Applications are accepted until 23:59 CEST, 5 June 2026, or until a suitable candidate is found.

Instituts für Tourismus und Freizeit (ITF), Fachhochschule Graubünden, Chur, Schweiz.

Als Teil unseres Teams arbeiten Sie an Projekten in unseren Forschungsfeldern Digitale Transformation im Tourismus, Touristische Lebensräume und Tourismus- und Freizeitinfrastrukturen. Gemeinsam mit touristischen Leistungsträgern entwickeln und realisieren Sie praxisnahe Lösungen im Rahmen von angewandten Forschungs- und Dienstleistungsprojekten. Zusätzlich wirken Sie im Bachelorstudiengang «Tourismus» mit. Sie unterstützen die Studienleitung bei Aufgaben rund um den Studiengang und erhalten Einblicke in die Lehrtätigkeit.

GlacioLab, Department of Environmental Sciences, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.

Climate change will alter the frequency and depth of freeze–thaw cycles in Canada, with major consequences for hydrology and ecosystems, but the magnitude of the expected changes remains poorly understood. Ouranos is a scientific consortium whose mission is to help Québec society adapt to climate change. This project will enable Ouranos to refine its understanding of climate–land surface interactions and to better inform decision-makers and society about the impacts of freeze–thaw cycles, particularly in northern regions.

Deadline 30 May 2026.

Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention, Innsbruck, Austria.

The Presidency Officer supports the preparation and implementation of the German Presidency of the Alpine Convention (2027–2028), working under the authority of the Secretary General in close cooperation with the Permanent Secretariat. The Presidency will be led by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN) in cooperation with the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection.

Deadline 25 May 2026.

Remote. MRD is hosted at the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Switzerland.

Mountain Research and Development (MRD) is an independent, not-for-profit, multidisciplinary, and society-based peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the International Mountain Society (IMS). To advance MRD’s vision of sustainable and resilient futures for mountain societies and mountain environments worldwide, and to broaden and strengthen its engagement with the international mountain research and development community, the IMS welcomes expressions of interest for the positions of one to two additional Editors-in-Chief.

Expressions of interest are accepted on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.