Prof. Dr. Matthias Bürgi
Funktion
Leiter Forschungseinheit
Kontakt
+41 44 739 23 54
Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Standort
Birmensdorf Bi HL E 24
Current position
- Head of Research Unit Land Change Science (since 2013)
- Lecturer for historical ecology at ETH Zurich (Venia legendi 2006 - 2022)
- Lecturer for landscape history at University of Bern (Venia legendi 2018, Titularprofessur 2022)
Research Interests
My primary research interest is combining approaches from landscape ecology, historical ecology, and environmental history to study the interrelationship of natural and anthropogenic driving forces of landscape changes. Current work focuses on landscape history and on forest dynamics in Switzerland and in Europe.
Teaching Activities
I am teaching a Master-level-class "Landschafts-und Landnutzungsgeschichte der Schweiz und Europas" at GIUB, University of Bern
Education and work experience
1988-1993 | Environmental sciences ETH Zurich |
1997 | PhD at ETH Zurich (awarded with the medal of ETHZ) |
1998-1999 | Postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Forest, Harvard University |
1999-2000 | Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison |
2000-2006 | Deputy head of the section nature protection, WSL |
2000-2006 | Senior researcher at the professorship landscape and nature protection (Prof. Ewald), ETH Zurich |
2006-2010 | Head of Land Use History Group, WSL |
2011-2013 | Head of Landscape Ecology Group, WSL |
Other Activities
Editorial board Landscape Ecology |
Editorial board Ecosystems |
Member of the Forum Biodiversität Schweiz |
Member of the Fachgruppe Wissenschaft Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg |
(Co-)Supervision of approx. 40 Master/Diploma theses and 15 PhD theses |
Member "Earth System Science Advisory Board", ÖAW |
My other life takes place at Weingut Rütihof. |