Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, 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 Building Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality
Summary of PhD Program:
EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) invites applications for a PhD student position in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering. The PhD position will be based in the Human-Oriented Built Environment Lab (HOBEL) at the EPFL Fribourg campus, as part of the Smart Living Lab. HOBEL’s research interest is centered on air quality engineering, emphasizing two main interconnected research themes:
Pollutant Dynamics in Indoor Air and Exposure Science
Indoor Air Monitoring and Smart Ventilation Controls
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in anaerobic digestion and biotechnological applications
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD student position is available in the Microbial Physiology and Resource Biorecovery laboratory (MICROBE) of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland (microbe.epfl.ch) MICROBE is part of EPFL’s Institute of Environmental Engineering located on Lausanne campus. The successful applicant will conduct research in applied/environmental microbiology. Such as better understanding of anaerobic digestion function and ecology, the physiology of CO2-reducing microorganisms, other related topic in waste treatment and upcycling. The candidate will carry out work involving (anaerobic) microbe cultivation, bioreactor operation, molecular biology, bioinformatic analysis.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in high-mountain stream biogeochemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD student position is available in the River Ecosystems Research laboratory (RIVER) of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. RIVER is part of EPFL’s Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE) located in the midst of the Swiss Alps. The successful applicant will conduct research aimed at better understanding impacts of glacier runoff dynamics on dissolved organic carbon metabolism and biogeochemistry in high-mountain stream networks and their hyporheic zone. The candidate will combine field and lab experiments with sensor networks.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Optofluidic NanoBiosensors for Cancer Research
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for a talented & motivated PhD student to work on the development of cutting-edge nanobiosensors and bioimaging systems for cancer research from understanding of lymph node metastases biology to personalized treatment strategies. Strategies will include engineering nanophotonic substrates for improved sensing performance, setting up multifunctional optical microscopy and spectroscopy systems, on-chip integration of microfluidic parts for organoid/cell analysis and biomolecule detection, establishing microarray technologies for high throughput screening experiments, handling/ characterization of biological samples (including cells), optimization of surface functionalization protocols for operation in complex biological matrix, using advanced image/data analysis and demonstration of newly developed platforms for diagnostic applications.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced iron-zeolites for sustainable fuels
Summary of PhD Program:
The work place for this project will the Paul Scherrer Insitute (PSI), where the project will be conducted in collaboration of the Bioenergy and Catalysis Laboratory and the Operando X-ray Spectroscopy group. You will be enrolled as PhD student in the doctoral program of EPFL, from which you will receive the PhD title under supervision of Prof. Oliver Kröcher.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Polymer Synthesis
Summary of PhD Program:
The two positions are part of a larger, multidisciplinary project that involves other partners in Switzerland and in Canada and that seeks to integrate expertise from biology, materials science and polymer chemistry to produce strong and tough synthetic polymer materials using design and processing principles inspired by nature. We are looking for candidates with a strong background in polymer synthesis, and in particular with controlled polymerization techniques, and an interest to work on an interdisciplinary project at the interface of biology and materials science.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Interfacial Imaging of Water
Summary of PhD Program:
Osmosis is the flow of water across a (cell) membrane that separates two aqueous solutions with different concentrations of a solutes. Regulating osmotic pressure is a key survival strategy of cells and plays an important role in the functioning of every organism. How osmotic pressure and cell membrane tension are regulated on the molecular level is not known. It is the aim of the ERC Synergy Grant R2-Tension, a collaboration between EPFL (Prof. S. Roke) and the University of Geneva (Prof. A. Roux) to work this out. To do so, we will develop new technology and perform experiments in vitro and vivo.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Data-Driven Friction
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD research opportunity is part of a pioneering project aimed at redefining our understanding of friction through cutting-edge data-driven methodologies. Friction presents intricate challenges that traditional models struggle to capture. This project seeks to bridge the gap between microscopic interactions and macroscopic observations using data in new ways, leading to more accurate simulations and predictions. It is planned to launch on January 2024 and expected to last 4 years.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Technology & Operations Management (TOM)
Summary of PhD Program:
We are offering a position as a full-time PhD Student at the College of Management of Technology at EPFL, Lausanne. Our institute, the Technology & Operations Management (TOM) Chair, focuses on issues which arise in technology-based enterprise such as forecasting the demand for newly launched products, modeling challenges in operations and supply chain management such as optimizing product assortments in an omni-channel environment, or improving supply chain resilience. We are also interested in boosting sustainability and technology adoption within entire supply networks. We base our work on stylized quantitative models that capture essential tradeoffs and offer managerial insights. We encourage industry collaboration to help bridge between theory and practice.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Operations, Economics and Strategy
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD student position is available at the chair of Operations, Economics and Strategy (OES) headed by Prof. Thomas A. Weber at the Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship Institute (MTEI) at the College of Management of Technology at the EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland). Successful applicants will be highly motivated, excellent students with a background in engineering, applied mathematics, or economics. They should be familiar with optimization and analysis of mathematical models. Information about the type of research pursued is available on the OES website. Proficiency in English is required and applicants must have obtained the equivalent of at least one master’s degree at a first-rate institution.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in deposition and fate of terrestrial-emitted brown carbon
Summary of PhD Program:
Brown carbon and the associated Biomass burning (BB) atmospheric particles are significant contributors to global atmospheric particulate matter, with strong impacts on ecosystems, public health and climate. Yet these impacts are highly uncertain, largely owing to our inability to track BB particulate matter and its evolution throughout the marine ecosystem. Despite that brown carbon is a major concern of several international programs its marine dimension has been largely neglected. The main aim of this Ph.D proposal is to shed light on BB and wildfire−produced atmospheric particles dynamics in marine waters and establish their link with the marine biological carbon pump (BCP).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mechanics of Biological/Living Systems and Soft/Active Materials
Summary of PhD Program:
In Kim’s Lab in the Institute of Mechanical Engineering at EPFL, we are dedicated to acquiring fundamental insights on biological/living systems and soft/active materials, spanning from inert soft materials of foams, emulsions, colloidal systems to granular materials and active living materials of embryonic tissues, in-vitro cell culture systems and bacteria aggregates. By employing principles in mechanics and physics, we strive to develop novel theoretical framework to understand emergent structures, dynamics, and mechanical properties within these systems.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in investigating environmental adaptation of microbial communities in Alpine permafrost affected soils
Summary of PhD Program:
The laboratory for Microbiome Adaptation in the Changing Environment (MACE) lab is seeking PhD student to lead a project on environmental adaptation of Alpine microbial communities. The successful candidate will join the Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Centre (ALPOLE) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. The ALPOLE research center is based in Sion, Switzerland with a mission to address key challenges related to environmental change in Alpine and Polar regions undergoing rapid and unprecedented transformations.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Aerobiology
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD student position is available in the Laboratory of atmospheric processes and their impacts (LAPI) of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Airborne biological material or bioaerosols can play an important role in the Earth system, with impacts on the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrological cycle, and public health. Bioaerosols consist of viruses, bacteria, mold, pollen, plant fibers, and fragments, ranging from tens of nanometers to a few hundred micrometers in size. The sources, abundance, and composition of bioaerosols are not yet well characterized, constituting a large gap in atmospheric science.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
15. Fully Funded PhD Position in experimental particle physics
Summary of PhD Program:
LHCb [2] is a flavour physics experiment running at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, leader in the searches for physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. The successful candidate will be expected to perform data analysis under the supervision of Dr. Merli, investigating displaced vertex signatures with the Run3 dataset which LHCb is currently taking. Their PhD thesis will focus on the implementation of novel reconstruction techniques to test the existence of heavy neutral leptons, suggested by neutrino oscillations but never discovered so far.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in small-scale, gas-bearing supported turbomachinery
Summary of PhD Program:
The Laboratory for Applied Mechanical Design (Prof. Schiffmann) is looking for a PhD researcher whose mission is to apply integrated design and optimization methodologies to design and optimize a gas-bearing supported compressor-turbine unit for the separation of CO2 in flue gases. A particular focus of this project is the assessment of different gas bearings for this application at smaller and larger scales. In collaboration with several other EPFL labs, a full-scale demonstrator of the CO2 separation system will build and tested.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Complexity and Urban Dynamics
Summary of PhD Program:
At the URBES Lab we seek to describe and predict urban dynamics, land-atmosphere interactions, and coupled human-natural processes across a broad spectrum of spatiotemporal scales. Our aim is to elucidate the complex interactions between urban and natural systems, quantify the local and non-local impacts of human activities, and guide the design of greener, healthier, and more sustainable territories. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to these goals by combining data analysis with advanced mathematical approaches.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
18. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Interfacial Imaging of Water: New Light on Cellular Hydration
Summary of PhD Program:
Two PhD student positions are available at the Laboratory for fundamental BioPhotonics (LBP) at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Water is the liquid of life. It is intimately linked to our well-being. Without water, cell membranes cannot function. Charges and charged groups cannot be dissolved, self-assembly cannot occur, and proteins cannot fold. That water is intimately linked with life, we experience time and again when we quench our thirst, but how does this link work?
Application Deadline: Open until filled
19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Operations, Economics and Strategy
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD student position is available at the chair of Operations, Economics and Strategy (OES) headed by Prof. Thomas A. Weber at the Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship Institute (MTEI) in the College of Management of Technology at the EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland). Successful applicants will be highly motivated, excellent students with a background in engineering, applied mathematics, or economics. They should be familiar with optimization and analysis of mathematical models. Information about the type of research pursued is available on the OES website. Proficiency in English is required and applicants must have obtained the equivalent of at least one master’s degree at a first-rate institution. Additional work experience in industry is a plus.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
20. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mid-IR Nanophotonics for Biosensing
Summary of PhD Program:
In a well-established laboratory, the PhD student will explore next-generation bioanalytical devices operating within the infrared band of the electromagnetic spectrum for chemical specific & conformational sensitive detection of biomolecules and biological samples. The newly developed devices will exploit novel concepts including surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRA) enabled by nanophotonic metasurfaces, hyperspectral imaging, state-of-the-art infrared equipment such as quantum cascade lasers and focal-plane array detectors as well as AI-based data science techniques. They can find applications for the study and diagnosis of diseases triggered by protein misfolding, such as Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s, and drug discovery.
