Within the framework of the WSL programme CCAMM you will investigate the dynamics of the rock instability in the permafrost above Kandersteg. For this purpose, you will have access to an extensive geodetic data set on rock kinematics. Furthermore, temperature and hydrostatic pressure data will be available, as well as geophysical investigations. You will also carry out geotechnical laboratory tests with rock samples from the study area. Finally, these data are to be combined in a thermo-mechanical model. You will work in close collaboration with the Permafrost Research Group and in interdisciplinary exchange with other teams. You will publish the results of your work in international journals and present them at national and international conferences.