Topics for Master and Bachelor Theses

• Investigating the effects of cultivar mixtures on disease pressure in wheat

  Date de début: March / April 2027. This is an unpaid internship. Only some expenditures (housing) will be covered | Durée: 6 months (but flexible) | Lieu de travail: Agroscope Changins (Nyon) | Langue: French / English | Groupe de recherche Agroscope: Cultivation techniques and varieties for arable farming | Chaire ou université chargée de l’évaluation: Contact: Laura Stefan, [e-mail]

  PDF154.03 kB27 October 2026

• Stagiaire Bachelor/Master R&D Viticulture

  Date de début: juin | Durée: 4-6 mois, 100 % Lieu de travail: Pully, Vaud, Suisse | Langue: Français | Contact: Thibaut Verdenal | Email: [e-mail]

  PDF187.05 kB9 October 2026

• Stagiaire Bachelor/Master R&D Viticulture

  Date de début: mi-mai à discuter | Durée: 4 mois, 100 % | Lieu de travail: Cugnasco, Tessin, Suisse | Langue: Italien et/ou Français | Contact: Romina Morisoli | Email: [e-mail]

  PDF185.79 kB9 October 2026

• MSc thesis: Regreening following a rockslide: Vegetation development in the Blatten pilot trial

  Starting date: 1 May 2027 | Duration: as specified by the university | Working Place: Blatten VS, Zurich or Posieux, remotely | Language: German, French, English | Agroscope research group: Forage Production and Grassland Systems | Evaluating professor or university: as specified by the applicant | Contact: Manuel Schneider, Research Group Leader | Email: [e-mail]

  PDF1.14 MB8 October 2026

• Mesure à distance de la surface foliaire par analyse d'images

  Date de début : Mars 2027 (flexible, au plus tard en avril 2027). Ce travail n'est pas rémunéré. Seules certaines dépenses seraient prises en charge. | Durée : 6 mois | Lieu de travail: Changins, Agroscope | Langue : Français | Groupe de recherche Agroscope : Digital production et Mycologie | Chaire ou université chargée de l’évaluation : Ouvert | Contact: Camilo Chiang | Email: [e-mail]

  PDF295.28 kB21 September 2026

• Einfluss des Managements auf das Nahrungsangebot für Nützlinge in Säumen

  Startdatum: Januar oder Februar 2027 | Dauer: 12 Monate | Arbeitsort: Reckenholz, Zürich Affoltern | Sprache: Deutsch und Englisch | Forschungsgruppe Agroscope: Agrarlandschaft und Biodiversität | Beurteilende Professur oder Hochschule: offen | Kontakt: Nina Sehn | Email: [e-mail]

  PDF551.80 kB14 September 2026

• Optimierung von Nützlingsstreifen im Zuckerrübenanbau

  Startdatum: Januar 2027 | Zeitdauer: mindestens 6 Monate | Arbeitsplatz: Reckenholz | Sprache: Deutsch / Englisch | Agroscope Forschungsgruppe: AGBI | Beurteilender Professor oder Universität: offen | Kontakt: Angela Studer | Email: [e-mail]

  PDF281.35 kB2 September 2026

• The Memory of Swiss Rice Paddies - Soil Seed Banks, Aquatic Dormancy Stages andWeed Potential

  Starting date: Autumn 2026 or Spring 2027 | Duration: 6-12 months | Working Place: Agroscope, Zurich-Reckenholz | Language: D / E / F | Agroscope research group: Agricultural Landscape and Biodiversity | Evaluating professor or university: e.g. Prof. Dr. Achim Walter | Contact: Yvonne Fabian [phone] | Email: [e-mail]

  PDF363.63 kB1 September 2026

• Molecular detection of cereal pathogens

  Starting date: immediately or by agreement | Duration: 6-12 months, depending on degree-awarding institute’s requirements | Working Place: Reckenholz Zurich | Language: English/German | Agroscope research group: Molecular Agroecology and Plant Ecology | Contact: Karen Sullam, [e-mail], phone [phone]

  PDF350.20 kB27 August 2026

• Masterarbeit: Entwicklung eines Konzepts zur Erhöhung der Teilnahmebereitschaft von landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben an On-farm Studien

  Start: Ab sofort oder nach Vereinbarung | Dauer: 6 – 12 Monate | Arbeitsort: Agroscope Zürich, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zürich | Sprache: gute Deutsch- und Französischkenntnisse sind von Vorteil | Kontakt: Juliane Hirte, Email: [e-mail] Elizabeth Haab, Email: [e-mail]

  PDF651.16 kB13 July 2026

• Master Thesis - Distribution and potential impacts of Abutilon theophrasti, an invasive alien species threatening the Swiss agroecosystems

  Starting date: upon agreement | Duration: depending on the university's requirements, 6-12 months | Working Place: A Ramél 18, 6593 Cadenazzo (TI), Switzerland | Language: Italian / French / English | Contact: Dr. Ramona Maggini ([phone]) | Email: [e-mail]

  PDF190.87 kB15 April 2026

• Alternative Uses of Wet Arable Land in Switzerland – Perspectives from Agriculture

  Start: From May 2026 | Duration: 0,5-1 year | Working Place: Agroscope Reckenholz, Reckenholzstrasse 191 Zürich Affoltern | Language: English and German | Agroscope research group: Agricultural Landscape and Biodiversity | Contact: Yvonne Fabian; [phone]; [e-mail]

  PDF588.58 kB14 April 2026

• Master Thesis - Effects of Grassland Mixtures on Soil Structure

  Starting date: Spring 2026 Duration: 6 – 12 months Working Place: Reckenholz Language: German / English Contact: [e-mail] / [e-mail]

  PDF300.81 kB12 January 2026

• Understanding Farmers’ Practices and Trajectories in the Integration of Crop Species Mixtures

  Starting date: February or March 2026 Duration: 6 months Working Place: Changins, Nyon Language: English/German Contact: Esther Fouillet, Alice Baux Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]

  PDF157.17 kB23 October 2025

• Tackling the trade-off between agricultural production and groundwater protection targets

  Start: nach Vereinbarung Dauer: 6-12 Monate Arbeitsort: Reckenholz - Agroscope Sprache: Englisch/Deutsch Kontakt: Annelie Holzkämper, E-Mail: [e-mail]

  PDF952.96 kB1 October 2025

• Evaluation of leaf area estimation methodologies for determining Eco physiologically relevant parameters in orchards

  Starting date: Flexible, ideally from February 2026 Duration: 6 Months Working Place: Tänikon (TG) with fieldwork in central Switzerland and/or Thurgau Language: French, German or English Contact: Camilo Chiang, Email: [e-mail]

  PDF205.64 kB17 September 2025

• How the structure of the virome and the genetic diversity of Grapevine fanleaf virus affect the symptoms observed in grapevines in a vineyard

  Starting date: upon agreement Duration: 6 to 12 months Working Place: 1260 Nyon (Changins) VD - Switzerland Language: French/english Contact: Dr. Arnaud Blouin ([phone]) [e-mail]; Dr. Olivier Schumpp ([phone]) [e-mail]

  PDF166.73 kB23 September 2024

• Master: Characterisation of new sources of resistance to crown rust in Italian ryegrass

  Starting date: flexible Duration: 6 to 12 months Working Place: Agroscope Reckenholz Language: German or English Contact: Jenny Kiesbauer Email: [e-mail]

  PDF146.66 kB5 August 2024

• Master: Analysis of Flavescence Dorée effectors

  Starting date: upon agreement Duration: 6 to 12 months Working place: 1260 Nyon (Changins) VD - Switzerland Language: French/English Contact: Dr. Christophe Debonneville ([phone]) [e-mail]; Dr. Olivier Schumpp ([phone]) [e-mail]

  PDF180.78 kB8 July 2024

• MSc Thesis in Computational Ecology, Modelling livestock distribution

  Starting date: flexible Working place: Zürich Contact: Manuel Schneider, ([e-mail])

  PDF695.37 kB28 September 2023

• Evaluation des dégâts d'oiseaux dans les grandes cultures: Confrontation des observations de terrain aux perceptions des dégâts

  Début: 2023 (date à convenir) Durée: 6 mois Lieu de travail: Agroscope, Rte de Duillier 50, 1260 Nyon Contact: Amal Chantoufi / Alice Baux

  PDF699.80 kB20 October 2022

• The role of induced Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) on the host preference of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

  Start: anytime Duration: 6 -12Months Workplace: Agroscope, Rte de Duillier 50, 1260 Nyon Contact: Diana la Forgia

  PDF328.58 kB17 June 2022