Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Zurich, 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 Human Geography
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD project is integrated into the interdisciplinary research project ‘People’s Place in Nature’, in which we study how people in different contexts relate to nature and value nature in their personal human-nature relationships. In the philosophical part of the project, we draw on the empirical insights to develop ethical arguments in favor of considerate approaches to nature. The notion of ‘relational value’ as the value ascribed to nature in relationships, plays a central role in this research.
Application Deadline: 30th November 2023
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in measures for reducing flight-related greenhouse gas emissions
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Political Science (IPZ) at the University of Zurich (UZH) invites applications for a PhD position in the research group of Thomas Widmer, who holds a professorship in Political Science with focus on Evaluation. The IPZ offers excellent research support in a vibrant research community and is committed to advancing young scholars’ careers. The PhD position is linked to the project “Successful trajectories for reducing flight-related greenhouse gas emissions at UZH (Red-UZH)” which deals with the assessment of the effectiveness of select measures to combat climate change.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Information Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals for a PhD position in the field of Information Systems, as part of the DIZH-funded research project “Government as a Platform: Orchestrating Stakeholders in Crisis Situations through Digital Platforms” (short description). In the project, we take advantage of digital platforms and their principles to improve the coordination and orchestration of relevant actors in the Canton of Zurich on the example of the Ukraine refugee crisis. As a PhD student, you will be supervised by Dr. Liudmila Zavolokina (Digital Society Initiative, University of Zurich) and Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schwabe (Department of Informatics, University of Zurich).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies
Summary of PhD Program:
The vacant PhD position is located at the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies of the University of Zurich. The successful PhD student will work in the research project “«Eco-Passions. Coming of Age in the Anthropocene”. It examines narratives at the intersection of youth, media, and climate that focus on young protagonists as victims and activists at the same time. The research team is headed by Prof. Dr. Christine Lötscher and includes two PhD researchers.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in neuroimaging of lower urinary tract function
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Neuro-Urology at the Spinal Cord Injury Center, University of Zurich and Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, is offering a PhD positions for a highly motivated and scientifically interested PhD candidate to conduct clinical research joining neuroimaging with neuro-urology in humans. This position is embedded in an interdisciplinary research environment team of health care professionals, neuroscientists, physicists, biologists, human movement scientists, pharmacologists, and engineers. You will be involved in a nation-wide randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind clinical trial investigating transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation in patients with acute spinal cord injury to prevent neurogenic detrusor overactivity (SNF Project, supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Paraplegics Foundation (SPS).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. 03 Fully Funded PhD Position in Chemical Protein Synthesis
Summary of PhD Program:
This interdisciplinary project combines a variety of disciplines and tools in the broader field of chemical protein synthesis and chemical biology. You will design, synthesize and modify MYC derivatives using our state-of-the-art fully automated synthesis platform and ligation technologies. You will be driving the characterization of chemically synthesized proteins using various analytical techniques (UHPLC, LCMS, NMR, CD, etc.). To elucidate their biological role and function, you will work with biochemical, biophysical, and cellular assays to analyze and quantify the binding interactions between the oncoprotein MYC (and derivatives thereof) and its binding partner(s).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in protein (bio)chemistry & NMR spectroscopy
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD student position is available in the group of Oliver Zerbe at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Zurich. The project is a collaborative effort with the group of Nina Hartrampf (UZH) and Linda Penn (University of Toronto) as part of a four-year funded SINERGIA grant on Myc biology. Myc is an important, much studied oncogene. Here we are investigating how Myc-phosphorylations will influence binding of Myc to its interactors. To this end fragments of Myc containing specific Phosphoserines or Phosphotyrosines are made by automated flow protein synthesis in the Hartrampf group. The Zerbe group will recombinantly produce complementary fragments of Myc and ligate them to the synthetic fragments. Activity assays are then performed in either the Hartrampf or Penn labs.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Remote Sensing of River Sediment Dynamics
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for a highly motivated, creative, solution-focused and independent person with a passion for remote sensing technology and aquatic research. The successful candidate will develop remote sensing methods to assess sediment transport in the Mekong and the Red River delta and will investigate how sediment dynamics are influenced by natural and anthropogenic drivers and how sediments affect the water balance of both deltas. The collection of multi- and hyperspectral satellite data and in situ measurements from local partners or during field campaigns is an important task.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in theoretical chemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD project will deal with development and application of novel, accurate approaches for the study of functional compounds. A possible direction of the project is the development of advanced dynamic approaches for detailed and realistic study of reaction mechanisms and reaction networks considering in a sophisticated manner environmental effects (also under catalytic conditions). This can include the development of advanced enhanced sampling approaches and embedding techniques for highly accurate description beyond the DFT level / at catalytic conditions (possibly also combined with machine learning). Additionally, the project(s) may be carried out in close collaboration with experimental or other computational groups.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
10. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Mechanisms of Inherited Kidney Disorders
Summary of PhD Program:
The group “Mechanisms of Inherited Kidney Disorders” led by Prof. Dr. med. Olivier Devuyst and Dr. Alessandro Luciani is located at the Institute of Physiology, at University of Zurich in Switzerland. Our research focuses on unraveling the fundamental mechanisms that underlie rare inherited metabolic disorders, resulting in proximal tubulopathy and the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) – one of the fastest growing disease worldwide and a significant public health burden. Our aim is to gain mechanistic knowledge to advance therapeutic strategies addressing the unmet medical needs of individuals affected by rare, severe chronic kidney diseases.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Organofluorine chemistry and Catalysis
Summary of PhD Program:
Dr. David Rombach is seeking an outstanding candidate for a PhD position in organofluorine chemistry. Our group focuses on the development of methods to chart unknown chemical space through two strategies: (I) unlocking unknown reactivity modes of known small molecules or (II) developing new reagents for the preparation of unknown compounds.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in climate change
Summary of PhD Program:
Earth history is rich in examples of extreme climatic changes. The Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) ~234–232 Ma ago was one such event, which caused minor extinctions but major ecological changes, and initiated the evolution and radiation of modern plant families, including bennettitaleans, modern fern and conifer groups. In the SNF Joint project, various successions in the Dolomites, Julian and Carnic Alps, Switzerland and Northern Calcareous Alps will be investigated together with the Museum of Nature South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano, Italy.
Application Deadline: December 1st, 2023
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Bioinorganic Chemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
The research of the group of Prof. Dr. Eva Freisinger is focused on the investigation of metallothioneins from different organisms. MTs are rather small cysteine-rich proteins with the ability to coordinate a number of transition metal ions. The positions are standard full-time PhD positions, formally designated 60% based on the officially assigned salary class.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Economics
Summary of PhD Program:
The positions are well-suited for Bachelor’s or Master’s program graduates who wish to gain first-hand experience in research before entering a PhD program. Former Predoctoral Fellows have joined doctoral programs at Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Oxford, LSE, and Stanford. We are particularly interested in people with a strong quantitative background, statistical skills (STATA), experience in computer programming (Python), web scraping, text2data, AI (GPT-3), and/or the use of geographical data for quantitative analysis. Curiosity and energy matter to us as much as initiative and attention to detail.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Economics
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Economics at the University of Zurich invites applicants for the position of Predoctoral Research Fellow in Economics. We are a leading European research department, representing a wide range of research interests in all areas of economics. The predoctoral fellow will receive an appointment of one year, which may be extended by one additional year, and will work closely with Prof. Anne Brenøe on projects within education, health and labor economics.
