Tag: FiRES project
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New publication by FiRES PhD student Filippo Zeffiri on wildfires, pastoralism and landscape ideologies in the Aurunci Mountains, Italy
FiRES PhD student Filippo Zeffiri’s research compares official wildfire risk management strategies and local fire practices through interviews with firefighters and extensive animal herders in mountainous regions of Europe. Filippo’s interest in this topic grew from his Masters research, which has just been published in the journal Fire Ecology. Titled, “The macchia is a garden”:…
Christine Eriksen
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Job opening: Postdoctoral Researcher in Wildfire Social Science
** Update: Position filled. ** The FiRES project is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher in Wildfire Social Science to join the team at ETH Zürich. The position is fixed-term for one year, with the possibility of a one-year extension. Highly qualified candidates with care responsibilities may be able to negotiate a part-time position. Deadline…
Christine Eriksen
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Masters project completed, adding a case study of the 2023 Riederhorn wildfire to the FiRES portfolio
(Photos are from the photo-book “Brand am Riederhorn” (2023), reproduced with the kind permission of the Bitsch and Riederhorn Municipalities.) For the past year, Lena Widmer has focused her Masters project on the 2023 Riederhorn wildfire in Canton Valais, Switzerland. Commonly referred to in the press as the Bitsch wildfire, the Riederhorn more accurately refers…
Christine Eriksen
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It’s full steam ahead with a new institutional home for the FiRES project!
As of October 1, 2025, the FiRES project has a new institutional home at ETH Zürich. I am excited to be back in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, which is hosting the FiRES project after its initial two years at the University of Bern. FiRES’ fieldwork and collaborations continue unabated. The team…
Christine Eriksen
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