PhD - Doctorate
The Department of Environmental Sciences offers opportunities to pursue individual doctorates in the following subjects:
- Botany
- Geography
- Geosciences
- Prehistory and Archaeological Science
- Environmental Sciences
- Zoology
A doctorate can only be taken up in consultation and agreement with the respective professor.
In addition, it is possible (but not mandatory) to participate in one of several doctoral programs:
- PhD Program in Plant Sciences of Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center (PSC), which the University of Basel offers together with the University of Zurich and the ETH
- PhD Program in Science and Policy of Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center (PSC), which the University of Basel offers together with the University of Zurich and the ETH
- Water-Earth Systems PhD School, which the University of Basel offers together with the University of Neuchâtel, EAWAG, University of Lausanne, University of Bern, and the ETH
For the PhD Programs in Plant Sciences, and in Science and Policy, it is possible to register within three months of enrolling.
PhD related links
- Doctoral Studies Regulations and Documents - Faculty of Science
- Application for admission
- Graduate Center of the University of Basel (GRACE)
- Plant Science Center (PSC) PhD Programs
- Water-Earth Systems PhD School
- Individual funding for doctoral candidates
- Antelope Career Program
- Transferable Skills
- Assistants’ Association of the University of Basel
Dr. Jelena Rajkov
PhD Coordinator
Bernoullistrasse 30, Office 013
4056 Basel
Office days: Mon - Thu