Dr. Martin Hirschi

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Biography

Martin Hirschi is a Lecturer at ETH Zurich in the Department of Environmental Systems Science, where he has been involved in various research projects focusing on the water cycle, climate change impacts, and soil moisture assessment. He leads courses such as 'Measurement Methods in Meteorology and Climate Research' and 'Climatological Hydrological Field Work'. With extensive experience in scientific programming and data management, he collaborates in the Land-Climate Dynamics group. His background includes a PhD in Atmospheric Climate Science and several postdoctoral positions, where he contributed to significant projects including the ERC DROUGHT-HEAT and ESA CCI Soil Moisture. Martin's research interests encompass in-situ remote sensing, climate model analyses, and understanding large-scale terrestrial water storage dynamics.

Research Interests

In-situ Remote Sensing Soil Moisture Water Cycle Processes Extreme Events Climate Change Impacts Climate Model Analyses

Experience

Lecturer

2014-01-01 — Present

ETH Zurich • Switzerland

Teaching courses on meteorology and hydrology.

Scientific Programmer/Data Manager

2012-01-01 — Present

Land-Climate Dynamics group, ETH Zurich • Switzerland

Managing data and programming for climate dynamics research.

Postdoc

2010-01-01 — 2012-01-01

Federal Office Meteorology Climatology MeteoSwiss • Zürich, Switzerland

Conducted research in bio-environmental meteorology.

Postdoc

2007-01-01 — 2010-01-01

Land-Climate Dynamics group, ETH Zurich • Switzerland

Conducted research in atmospheric climate science.

Research Associate

2006-01-01 — 2007-01-01

Institute Atmospheric Climate Science, ETH Zurich • Switzerland

Assisted in atmospheric climate research.

PhD Student

2003-01-01 — 2006-01-01

Climate Water Cycle group, ETH Zurich • Switzerland

Pursued doctoral research focusing on climate and water cycles.

Requirements for ETH Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:159
Verbal Percentile
Required:80
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:81
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Writing Percentile
Required:85
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a related field (Engineering, Natural Sciences, or Mathematics) Minimum 180 ECTS credits Subject-specific knowledge equivalent to ETH Bachelor's programs
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree diploma or transcript
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Motivation (1 page)
  • Two academic recommendation letters
  • English language proficiency certificate
  • GRE General Test (for non-EU/EFTA applicants)
Specialization Notes

The GRE is mandatory for students who did not obtain their Bachelor's degree in an EU/EFTA state. Some departments (e.g., Computer Science) have specific ECTS credit requirements in core subjects.