Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? ETH 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 ultrafast dynamics in perovskite structures
Summary of PhD Program:
This position requires the design, construction, modification, and use of ultrafast laser pump-probe setups to perform time-resolved studies on a variety of perovskite materials, under the supervision and guidance of experienced researchers. You will be expected to understand and apply a range of concepts from modern optics to the generation and use of ultrashort pulses with frequencies ranging from the THz to PHz (optical) regimes. You will also be expected to contribute significantly to x-ray-based measurements of time-resolved dynamics at large-scale facilities, which may involve travel abroad.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in soil greenhouse gas emissions
Summary of PhD Program:
The Ecosystem Management group at ETH Zurich, working together with the Sustainable Agroecosystems group, is seeking to fill a 4-year PhD position to understand changes in greenhouse gas emissions from organic-rich soils along a woodland restoration chronosequence. Field work will be in Scotland where native woodlands are being planted on organic-rich soils. Little is known about how native woodland establishment on these soils affects soil microbiota and belowground processes, or the extent to which such changes affect greenhouse gas emissions from soils. The results will have relevance to woodland expansion and climate mitigation policies in Scotland and to a broader understanding of how increasing woodland cover on organic-rich soils in northern climates affects greenhouse gas balances.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Follow FellowshipBard for daily updates!
3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Quantum Computing
Summary of PhD Program:
You will become part of our young team setting up large-scale quantum computing systems in a brand-new lab. Like the rest of the team, you will be working closely with the Quantum Device Lab – a well-established research group – and be able to both benefit from the expertise developed there and contribute to its progress. You will perform collaborative research towards the realization of quantum computing technologies. You will get to contribute to diverse aspects of the experimental effort, both technical (design of electronics and mechanical components, building of microwave setups) and conceptual (design of experiments, planning of future research strategies). In the lab, you will pursue the development of fault-tolerant quantum computation by implementing error correction on modular logical qubits.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Imaging Sensor Optimization
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD position involves researching and developing sensor control strategies, sensor simulation, and optimization of acquisition parameters for various sensor technologies. You will also work on advanced image reconstruction techniques and their applications. In close collaboration with researchers and engineers, you help to enable practical applications of imaging sensor optimization. Additionally, you will contribute to the preparation and publication of research papers in high-impact journals and conference processing as well as to patent invention reports.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Cybersickness/Virtual Reality
Summary of PhD Program:
A major challenge of current VR systems is “cyber sickness”, a phenomenon that occurs in over 60% of users. The phenomenon refers to the set of deleterious symptoms that can occur after more or less prolonged use of virtual reality systems. Less severe, depending on personal characteristics, users can suffer from breaks in presence and immersion due to anomalies in rendering and interaction, which can lead to a bad feeling of embodiment in their virtual avatars. All these cases severely affect the user experience to the detriment of pleasant interactions and thus the success of immersive computing. Therefore, research on these phenomena is required to tailor interaction to users’ physiological reactions and adapt immersive environments in real time.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Optomechanical Quantum Sensing
Summary of PhD Program:
The magnetic resonance force microscope (MRFM) is an ultrasensitive variety of the atomic force microscope (AFM): A nanoscale sample, such as a large biomolecule, is placed on a micromechanical sensor made from silicon nitride (see string in picture). When approaching a tiny ferromagnetic tip to within 10-100 nm from the sample, the nuclear or electronic spins in the sample will feel a magnetic force. Although this force is minute, on the order of one attonewton, it leads to a slight mechanical force on the sensor. Through magnetic resonance pulses, the state of the spin can be periodically inverted to generate resonant oscillations of the mechanical sensor that can be precisely measured by laser interferometry.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in dynamics of transcrustal magmatic systems
Summary of PhD Program:
Research and studies at the Department of Earth Sciences (D-ERDW) at ETH Zurich works towards a deeper understanding of all domains of our home planet, from the inner Earth to the continents, oceans, biosphere and atmosphere. The department hosts many state-of-the-art facilities, and has large research groups, allowing for diverse, flexible advising and top research conditions.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
10 Best AI Cover Letter Builders
8. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Agricultural Economics
Summary of PhD Program:
The new collaborative project focuses on the socioeconomic implications of environmentally friendly farming, focusing on low-pesticide production practices in Swiss grapevine production. The project is titled ‘Transition towards low-pesticide production and its socio-economic implications for farmers and farm workers‘. The project considers both farmers and hired farmworkers (who are often seasonal migrants from e.g., Eastern or Southern Europe), and aims to integrate these perspectives from economic, social, and policy perspectives.
Application Deadline: September 30, 2023
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in rheology of dense suspensions
Summary of PhD Program:
We welcome applications for a doctoral student to work in the group of Prof. Lucio Isa in the Laboratory for Soft Materials and Interfaces at the Department of Materials at ETH Zurich on a project focusing on the rheology of dense particulate suspensions. The student will also work in close collaboration with the group of Prof. Jan Vermant in the same department. In particular, the project will investigate the effect of particle topography on the onset of discontinuous shear thickening by combining macroscopic rheological measurement with microscale characterization of contact forces using atomic force microscopy.
Application Deadline: September 30st 2023
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Nanomagnetic Robotics
Summary of PhD Program:
The Laboratory for Mesoscopic Systems based at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is a joint laboratory between the ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute, which is the largest research center for the natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland. The current research focus is the investigation of novel magnetic systems at the mesoscopic scale making use of the clean rooms and large-scale facilities at the Paul Scherrer Institute, and fostering synergies with the Department of Materials (ETH Zurich). We would like to hire a Doctoral Student in the field of nanomagnetic robotics.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mammalian Synthetic Biology for Cell-Based Therapies
Summary of PhD Program:
We invite applications from motivated and highly-driven candidates eager to work at the forefront of cell therapy and bioengineering research. The successful applicant will work closely with computational scientists in the group to develop and test advanced genetic mammalian control systems, biosensors, and bio-actuators for next generation cell-based therapies.
Application Deadline: September 11, 2023
12. 03 Fully Funded PhD Position in Electric Power Transmission Technology
Summary of PhD Program:
The electric energy sector plays a pivotal role in limiting man-made global warming and in supporting the urgent and ongoing transformation of our energy system by replacing fossil energy sources with new renewables, and by improving efficiency in the end use. In addition, the electric energy grid is being rebuilt and extended to incorporate these changes and aims to use only environmentally friendly components.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Plant Biochemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
The successful applicant, who will work in the team led by Prof. Samuel C. Zeeman, will be involved in research to understand how plants are able to make the carbohydrate polymers that comprise starch and how they are able to adopt a complex, semi-crystalline state. This research will require a combination of complementary tools: molecular genetics in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, advanced microscopic and cell biological methods, and in-vitro/in-vivo biochemistry. The successful applicant will be embedded within an interactive institute located in the city-center Campus of ETH Zurich, a world-leading institution in basic and applied research. We provide access to state-of-the-art facilities for microscopy (ScopeM), proteomics and nucleotide sequence analysis (FGCZ, GDC), in-house metabolomics, and plant growth.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in forest science
Summary of PhD Program:
UPSCALE (2024-2028) is a 4year multidisciplinary project led by ETH and WSL. It is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. UPSCALE will advance forest health and mortality monitoring by bridging methods and disciplines. We will integrate early warning signals for the detection of tree health decline, and mortality in trees and forests across spatial scales – from the tree to the landscape level. We will link high spatial and temporal resolution remote sensing data with traditional ground-based forest monitoring data, novel close-to-real time tree and ecosystem level assessments, and belowground information to identify key proxies of forest drought stress, tree health, and mortality risk. Our work will provide a solid backdrop aiding decision-makers in prioritizing their silvicultural, and forest management planning activities, ensuring the sustainable provision of forest goods and ecosystem services under future climate conditions.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
15. Fully Funded PhD Position in land use decision modeling
Summary of PhD Program:
MOSAIC aims (1) to gain a comprehensive understanding of the motivations and drivers behind land use decisions (e.g. cultural factors, social identities, cognitive frameworks, market prices, legal frameworks, etc.), including their relative importance and interactions, within and between relevant governance levels, ranging from individual land managers to supra-national organisations, (2) to gain a thorough understanding of the awareness of key land use decision makers about climate change, biodiversity loss and renewable energy challenges, and their willingness to address these challenges, (3) to characterise future land use patterns based on spatial, social and economic models that integrate key insights into the motivations and drivers behind land use related decisions and the result of these decisions in causing displacement effects, i.e. indirect land use changes in other parts of the world.
Application Deadline: September 15th, 2023
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Robot-assisted eDNA collection
Summary of PhD Program:
The historic Kunming-Montreal Agreement of 18 December 2022 marked a significant milestone as over 200 countries came together to commit to the cessation and reversal of biodiversity loss. However, achieving a nature-positive future remains a formidable task, hindered in part by the absence of efficient and accurate tools for capturing comprehensive snapshots of global biodiversity. This is precisely where the integration of robots and environmental DNA (eDNA) technologies can truly make a difference. The assessment of biodiversity through eDNA entails the collection and sequencing of genetic traces shed by local species within their environment. This innovative approach has revolutionized biodiversity monitoring by offering a non-invasive means to detect multiple species, including those that are notoriously elusive, from a single environmental sample, such as water, soil, or air.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Microalgae in Human Nutrition and Health
Summary of PhD Program:
Micronutrient deficiency represents one of the biggest global nutritional problems. For instance, iron deficiency is the most common global nutritional deficiency, affecting more than 2 billion people, among which more than half are anaemic. Iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a global health problem that causes impaired cognitive development and growth in children, decreased work productivity and increased maternal morbidity and mortality during pregnancy. It is particularly common in low- and middle-income countries due to low-iron diets and primarily affects women and children.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Re-engineering informal construction through circular practices and models
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD position on circular practices in informal construction is at the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and will be conducted in coordination with the Housing unit (School of Built Environment and Development Studies), at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We are seeking a highly motivated and qualified PhD researcher to join our team working on developing material passports for low-income economies in the context of re-engineering informal construction through circular practices and models. You will be responsible for conducting research and developing methodologies for the creation and implementation of material passports in South African vulnerable communities.
