Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Bern, Switzerland invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Accompanying research for curriculum development
Summary of PhD Program:
The main aim of the funded project “Accompanying research for curriculum development at the medical faculty of the University of Zurich” is the scientific examination of questions relating to the goals and effects of current curriculum reforms. Multifactorial studies are intended to examine various key parameters (e.g. satisfaction, knowledge and skills) of medical students before and after the study reform. A longitudinal study is also planned in this context. As part of the research cooperation, evidence-based quality assurance and curricula maintenance are to be tested and established.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Outdoor experience in the age of digitalization
Summary of PhD Program:
The two PhD positions are offered within the interdisciplinary project “Outdoor experience in the age of digitalization” which contributes to University of Bern’s “People in Digital Transformation” strategic focus. The overall research aim is to understand how digital tools mediate outdoor movement activities like hiking and mountain running in ordinary and virtual reality.
(1) The first PhD project focuses on outdoor movement activities in ordinary reality and how the use of digital technology and in particular self-tracking devices mediates these experiences. In particular, it will be investigated whether the engagement with these technologies have implications for the embodied experiences and meaningfulness of these activities and if so, in what way. It is expected that both philosophical approaches and qualitative research will be used. The project will be based at the Institute of Sport Science, and the student is expected to have a Master’s degree either in sport science or in philosophy.
(2) The second PhD project focuses on the use of virtual reality technology. The project aims to understand how embodied experiences differ in virtual and ordinary reality, and how valuable virtual outdoor experiences are for a good life. The project will be based at the Institute of Philosophy and it is expected that the applicant has a Master’s degree in philosophy.
Application Deadline: February 29th
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Regional Climate Modelling
Summary of PhD Program:
The project MITRAS aims to enhance our understanding of the causes and patterns of climatic changes and their influence on the environment in Southwestern (SW) Asia, using a dense network of different paleo records of the project partners and climate model simulations. In doing so, regional climate modelling is key to assess the complex climate in SW Asia, in particular the hydroclimate. The PhD candidate will be responsible for the dynamical downscaling of global climate conditions of hydrological relevant extreme events during the past 3500 years over SW Asia.
Application Deadline: 7th February 2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Cell Biology
Summary of PhD Program:
We are offering an exclusive PhD position to a talented and highly motivated student. You should be interested in investigating interactions between metallo-drugs and cells using a broad variety of biochemical and cell biological methods. In addition, the applicant has the unique opportunity to work interdisciplinary in close collaboration with numerous research groups located at the University of Bern and Inselspital Bern.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in data science
Summary of PhD Program:
The Professorship for Quantitative Methods in Business Administration represents the areas of operations research, data analysis, project management and big data in research and teaching at the Department of Business Administration at the University of Bern. We are filling a doctoral and assistant position as soon as possible or by arrangement. The aim of the research is to develop models and algorithms for applications in the field of data science.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Data Science
Summary of PhD Program:
The Group for Business Analytics, Operations Research and Quantitative Methods at the Department of Business Administration of the University of Bern is dedicated to research and teaching in the fields of Operations Research, Data Science, Project Management, and Big Data. We are looking for a committed candidate to join our team as soon as possible or by an agreed-upon start date. The research objective of the position is to develop models and algorithms for applications in the field of Data Science.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in quantifying the pan-Arctic nitrogen feedback
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD project aims to synthesize over novel datasets and simulations covering the pan-Arctic region in order to assess impacts of release of nitrogen from the permafrost for vegetation growth, N2O emissions and lateral exports to freshwaters. Through their research, the PhD candidate will also contribute to developing model frameworks representing mechanisms and timescales of adaptation of the pan-Arctic vegetation to increasing thaw depths and co-current increasing nitrogen availability. During these tasks, the PhD Candidate will be in close exchange and supported by international model development teams of the QUINCY-ICON-L and LPX-Bern terrestrial biosphere models. Planned outcomes are of high relevance for global assessments of climate change, and scientific exchange with international partners investigating downstream impacts of changes of nitrogen exports to freshwaters is planned.
Application Deadline: 01.03.2024
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in computational or mathematical biology
Summary of PhD Program:
There is a resurgence of interest in chromosomal inversions within evolutionary biology. This renewed interest in chromosomal inversions is in part driven by the advance of novel technologies that allow us to detect and study inversions in unprecedented detail. However, despite this plethora of new data, we still know very little about how and why inversions evolve. We do know, however, that modifications in genome structure, such as chromosomal inversions, can create genomic landscapes that either facilitate or obstruct adaptation. We seek a PhD student to work with us and increase our understanding of this dynamic interplay between genome structure and natural selection.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in hailstorms
Summary of PhD Program:
The Mobiliar Lab for Natural Risks is a joint research initiative between the University of Bern’s Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and La Mobilière. The main focuses of its research are hail, flooding and storms, the processes involved in each of these phenomena and the damage each one causes. The Mobiliar Lab’s work lies at the crossroads between theory and practice, intending to achieve results that will benefit the public. The research project aims to combine indirect hail information from radar, light-ning data, hail reports from the public and data from hail sensors to create a posteriori hail footprint maps and to visualize the results so that they are interpretable for stakeholders.
Application Deadline: 25 January 2024
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Post-mortem metabarcoding
Summary of PhD Program:
We offer a three-year (one year extendable) PhD position for a highly motivated candidate in a joint project between the Institute of Forensic Medicine (IRM) and the Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) at the University of Bern. Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to improve medico-legal procedures. The candidate will employ metabarcoding of different organisms for various aspects of the medico-legal inspection, such as stomach content analysis, drowning site localization and estimation of the post-mortem interval. For the proposed position, we estimate the tasks at 70% sequence data analysis / bioin-formatics and 30% field and lab work for obtaining and processing samples.
Application Deadline: 31st January 2024
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Molecular Endocrinology
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for a PhD student to join the Translational Hormone Research Program in the Department of Pediatrics and Department of BioMedical Research at the University of Bern, Switzerland. We are an international and dynamic team, with the research focus on the molecular biology and biochemistry of steroid hormones, and how these hormones regulate endocrine-linked diseases and disorders. We therefore study variations in human steroid disorders by a series of cell biological and biochemical methods, and analytical techniques.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in business administration (operations research field)
Summary of PhD Program:
The University of Bern is one of the 150 best universities in the world. The Professorship for Quantitative Methods in Business Administration represents the areas of Operations Research, Analytics and Operations Management in research and teaching in the Department of Business Administration. We will be filling a doctoral and assistant position on February 1, 2024 or by appointment. The aim of the research is to develop operations research methods for use in project management.
