Academic guests and Sabbaticals
The staff at Eawag maintain regular contact with colleagues from all over the world, many of whom spend time at Eawag as academic guests. We welcome our international colleagues with open arms, and are delighted to be able to offer them an outstanding infrastructure for their research work.
Sabbatical visitors
Sabbatical visitors contribute to the intellectual and intercultural development of Eawag researchers and students. Eawag therefore welcomes professors or senior scientists who are leaders in their fields within aquatic science and technology and who plan to stay at Eawag for between three months and one year.
Eawag distinguishes between “standard sabbatical visitors” and “targeted sabbatical visitors.” For “standard sabbatical visitors,” no special results are expected during or after the sabbatical. In the case of “targeted sabbatical visitors,” on the other hand, the specific expectations of the results of the sabbatical are defined and accepted by the visitor before arriving at Eawag.
Sabbaticals require detailed prior clarification and, under certain circumstances, official approval. Ideally, interested visitors contact the head of the appropriate research department at least six months in advance for further information and a more detailed exchange.
Master’s and bachelor’s students are also visitors
Detailed information on the chairs held at Eawag, contacts as well as advertised diploma theses can be found here.
Important prerequisite for a sabbatical
The prerequisite for a sabbatical is a valid permit from the Swiss migration authorities. The inviting research department obtains the correct permit for its visitors, provided the required documents are available.
Accommodation
Eawag maintains residential accommodation for international scientific visitors in Dübendorf and Kastanienbaum.
The administration of the respective department is the first point of contact and will be happy to provide further help. The contact details can be found on the website of the respective research department.
Current sabbatical visitors
| Name | Eawag-Department | Home institution |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Jochen Knies | Urban Water Management | Gast Sabbatical NGU Trondheim, Norwegen |
| Prof. Maria Dittrich | Water Resources & Drinking Water | University Toronto CA |
| Prof. Zhengqian Liu | Water Resources & Drinking Water | China Scholarship Council |
| Prof. Dr. Ian Charles Bourg | Water Resources & Drinking Water | Princeton University USA |
Former sabbatical guests since 2022
| Name | Eawag-Department | Home institution |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Dr. Peter Vanrolleghem | Urban Water Management | University Laval, Canada |
| Prof. Jennie Catherine Stephens | Directorate | Northeastern Uni Boston |
| Prof. Dr. Chen Zhu | Water Resources & Drinking Water | University Indiana, USA |
| Dr. Christoph Aeppli | Environmental Toxicology | Bigelow Lab. Main, USA |
| Dr. Virginia Burton Smith Enslein | Urban Water Management | Villanova University,USA |
| Prof. Timothy Grant Downing | Aquatic Ecology | Nelson Mandela University, ZA |
| Dr. Rainald Löhner | Urban Water Management | George Mason University, USA |
| Prof. Dr. Daisuke Minakata | Water Resources & Drinking Water | Michigan Technological University, USA |
| Prof. Dr. Paulo Guimaraes Junior | Fish Ecology and Evolution | Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil |
| Prof. Dr. Brendan Bohannan | Aquatic Ecology | University of Oregon, USA |
| Prof. Dr. Valerie Belton | Environmental Social Sciences | University of Strathclyde, Scotland |
| Prof. Dr. Pablo Lara-Martin | Environmental Chemistry | University de Cádiz, Spain |
| Dr. Christina Prieto Sierra | Systems Analysis, Integrated Assessment & Modelling | ICH Cantabria, Spain |
| Prof. Chaopeng Shen | Systems Analysis, Integrated Assessment & Modelling | University Pennsylvania, USA |