Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Zurich, Zürich, 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 Chemical Biology
Summary of PhD Program:
In the Laboratory of Chemical and Biological probes (PI: Pablo Rivera Fuentes), we do research at the interface of chemistry and biology, particularly in the fields of redox biology, development of imaging tools, and single-molecule imaging approaches. Currently, we have open PhD positions in the field of chemigenetic fluorescent probe development.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position
Summary of PhD Program:
The Chair of Prof. Dr. iur. Alain Griffel (Chair of Constitutional and Administrative Law with a focus on Spatial Planning, Construction, and Environmental Law) is seeking to fill a research assistant position (MLaw) starting July 1, 2025, or by arrangement. The position provides a glimpse “behind the scenes” of teaching and research activities and offers an ideal setting for writing a dissertation. Half of the working time is dedicated to the dissertation.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Biomechanics and Anatomy of the Ape and Hominin Organ of Hearing
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD candidate will explore the evolutionary trajectory of the organ of hearing in extant and extinct hominids from a morphological and functional perspective. The project will involve the anatomical description of the cochlear system in ape species, the adaptation of human-based computational simulations (finite element models) of the organ of hearing to that of extant apes, and the reconstruction of the hearing sensitivity to sound frequencies in fossil hominins. The candidate will rely on digital images of the cochlear membranous system of apes and humans obtained with the most advanced synchrotron-based computed tomography technology and housed at the Comparative Ear Bank digital repository.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. 2-3 Fully Funded PhD Position in economics and society
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Sociology at the University of Zurich looks back on more than 50 years of active research and teaching. It is one of the leading empirically oriented institutes in Switzerland and Europe. The basic understanding is based on theory-driven empirical social research with a strong focus on quantitative methods. Our group does theoretically motivated research on relevant issues in the fields of economics and society, often on the basis of large population data collected over several decades or sometimes centuries. Data is combined from various sources, such as historical primary sources, surveys or ethnographics.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position
Summary of PhD Program:
The Chair of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure of Prof. Dr. Marc Thommen is seeking to fill an assistant position with the possibility of pursuing a doctorate, starting on 1 September 2025 or by arrangement. You will support the chair in teaching and research, may contribute to publications and presentations, and have the opportunity to teach in working groups or tutorials. The most important part is writing your dissertation at the same time.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position
Summary of PhD Program:
The University of Zürich Department of Theoretical Philosophy is hiring a position within Prof. Dr. Anne Meylan’s Chair in Theoretical Philosophy. The successful candidate would be working in epistemology, normativity, and/or rationality. Undertaking research in epistemology, normativity, and/or rationality. Teaching in theoretical philosophy (typically one course per semester). Some administrative and organizational duties.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Early Modern English Literature
Summary of PhD Program:
The English Department of the University of Zurich invites applications for a PhD Assistant to start on 1 August 2025 at the Chair for Early Modern English Literature (Prof. Dr. Isabel Karremann). This postgraduate position is initially limited to three years, with the possibility of extension for up to three years. The position is open to candidates with a completed MA who are aiming for a PhD in Early Modern English Literature. We offer an attractive, cooperative work environment with good infrastructure in an international, stimulating environment in central Zurich with full access to library services and IT facilities.
Application Deadline: 15 May 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Epidemiology in the research group of the Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Registry
Summary of PhD Program:
The Swiss MS Registry is a long-term research project at the interface of digital health and citizen science at the Institute of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention at the University of Zurich. The registry is conducted in close collaboration with the Swiss MS Society and MS sufferers. They will be part of a new research project “Gender & Life Course in Multiple Sclerosis (GeLiCo-MS): A gender-based life course perspective to improve health determinants and disease management”, which is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation within the framework of the National Research Program 83 “Gender Medicine”.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position
Summary of PhD Program:
The chair of Prof. Dr. iur. Walter Boente is dedicated to research and teaching in Swiss private law. The focus of the work is legal theory and civil law, particularly national and international personal, inheritance, and family law, as well as related issues of civil procedure law. The chair is integrated into various European research networks and works closely with international organizations. Furthermore, the chair is involved in various legal tech and digital humanities projects in the fields of Swiss, foreign, and international law and legal history.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Enzyme engineering with genetic code expansion
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD project is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Alexandria (Ali) Deliz Liang in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Zurich (Switzerland). Our laboratory works on advanced methods in protein engineering including genetic code expansion. Currently, we are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to work on metalloenzyme engineering with genetic code expansion.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Geocomputation
Summary of PhD Program:
The doctoral student will develop an index of multiple disadvantage for the canton of Zurich, a core project of the Public Data Lab. Spatially explicit indices of multiple disadvantage correlate with various societal impacts and enable policymakers to plan effective strategies and interventions. The project includes the collaborative development of inputs for the indicator, the development of a privacy-friendly indicator with fine spatial granularity, and the development of case studies that demonstrate the indicator’s potential.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Geocomputation
Summary of PhD Program:
The Public Data Lab is an interdisciplinary project with a focus on developing and debating indicators capturing social, environmental and economic change in Canton Zurich. The project is a collaboration between the University of Zurich, the Zurich University of the Arts, the Statistical Office of Canton Zurich, and Opendata.ch and is funded by the Digitalisation Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions (DIZH).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Labour Geography
Summary of PhD Program:
The Public Data Lab is an interdisciplinary project with the aim of capturing social, environmental and economic change in Canton Zurich and highlighting its social impact. This enables political decision-makers to plan effective strategies and interventions. The Public Data Lab is a collaboration between the University of Zurich, the Zurich University of the Arts, the Statistical Office of Canton Zurich, and Opendata.ch and is funded by the Digitalisation Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions (DIZH).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in labor geography
Summary of PhD Program:
The Labor Geography Research Group at the University of Zurich’s Institute of Geography is advertising for a doctoral position. The position is limited to four years, with an initial appointment for three years and a one-year extension.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Implementation Science and Citizen Science
Summary of PhD Program:
The aims of the project are to promote public engagement with science, increase scientific literacy, and foster collaboration between scientists and the public. The objective is to ensure relevance and meaningfulness of research, to respond to the needs and preferences of patients and relatives directly affected by the health condition or healthcare intervention under investigation.
Application Deadline: 20 April 2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in computational modeling of CSF dynamics in spinal cord injury
Summary of PhD Program:
Our team consists of the Spinal Cord Injury Center Group at Balgrist University Hospital (https://www.sci-research.uzh.ch/en/aboutus.html) and The Interface Group at the University of Zurich (interfacegroup.ch). The Spinal Cord Injury Center provides highly specialized treatment for spinal cord injury patients by an interdisciplinary team of surgeons and neurologists. The Interface Group provides a creative, cross-disciplinary international work environment with outstanding infrastructure for computational research in biomedicine, physiology and biophysics. This unique constellation of clinical and basic sciences enables fast translation of research findings to benefit patients.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in forensic computational chemistry/toxicology
Summary of PhD Program:
A 3-year (can be eventually extended up to 4) PhD student position is available in the Forensic Machine learning Technology Center (ForMaLTeC) within the Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine at University of Zurich (Switzerland). The team at ForMaLTeC focuses on the forefront of computational methods in forensic sciences. In particular, the people are interested in developing new methods that can directly benefit forensic scientists and crime investigators. See the center’s website for more details (https://www.formaltec.ch).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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