Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? ETH 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 Digital Fabrication and Computational Optimization
Summary of PhD Program:
Recent trends in digital fabrication and 3D modeling focus on enhancing techniques like 2D laser cutting, foldable paper engineering, and 3D printing. This project will explore the integration of these fabrication methods with advanced optimization algorithms to develop innovative computational approaches. By leveraging the latest advancements in each area, we aim to create more efficient and effective processes for generating complex geometries, pushing the boundaries of what is achievable in digital fabrication and geometric processing through computational optimization.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Molecular dissection of epithelium-microbiota crosstalk
Summary of PhD Program:
We offer a fully funded PhD position within the Hausmann group, embedded in the highly interdisciplinary Mucosal Immunology lab headed by Prof. Emma Slack at ETH Zürich (Hönggerberg Campus). The project will make use of state-of-the-art in vivo (gnotobiotic mice) and in vitro (organoids combined with anaerobic bacterial culture) models, (single cell) omics techniques and bioengineering approaches, to characterize the impact of commensal microbes on the intestinal epithelium and dissect the underlying molecular mechanisms in mouse and human.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Sensing and Controlling the Large-Scale Anaerobic Digestion of Human Excreta to Minimize Health Risks and Carbon Emissions
Summary of PhD Program:
This research will utilise at least 3, full scale (40 m3) anaerobic (biogas) digesters in Kenya and/or Malawi where the feedstock is excreta from school toilet blocks. By employing the same technology at multiple locations, the researcher will be able to test and compare multiple technical interventions at full scale. The goals are to 1) identify the sensors and control mechanisms to optimise biogas production, considering variable feedstock (quality and quantity); and 2) design, test and optimise low-cost technologies capable of destroying all pathogens in the resulting effluent. Pilot studies on solar- and biogas-fuelled technologies are underway, but must be verified at scale.
Application Deadline: 2024-09-30
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Chemical Biology
Summary of PhD Program:
The research group for Chemical Biology and Molecular Imaging (Frei Research Group) at ETH Zurich is looking for a doctoral researcher to develop chemistry inspired tools for advanced fluorescence microscopy and then use the tools to study dynamic cellular processes. The position is fully funded. Research in the Frei Research Group focuses on the development of novel chemigenetic tools such as fluorescent biosensors and perturbation tools. We implement these technologies with cutting edge fluorescence microscopy techniques including super-resolution microscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging to investigate cell signaling and metabolism
Application Deadline: 31st of August 2024
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in modelling & optimising highly efficient drive systems for E-vehicles based on GaN devices
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking individuals with outstanding academic credentials and a high level of motivation to engage in doctoral research on the development of highly efficient future drive systems for electric vehicles with a battery system voltage exceeding 1 kV. In order to achieve high efficiency across a wide operating range, it is necessary to evaluate, model and optimise different four-level inverter topologies and suitable modulation schemes for drive systems. It is crucial to consider a wide operating range, given that the inverter is directly connected to the medium-voltage battery, which has a wide voltage range depending on the state of charge.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in designing, modelling & optimising charging systems for E-vehicles based on GaN devices
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking individuals with outstanding academic credentials and a high level of motivation to engage in doctoral-level research on the development of efficient charging systems for future electric vehicles with a battery system voltage exceeding 1 kV. The project will investigate stationary high-power charging stations and solutions for multi-input capable onboard “combo”-chargers. The high-power charging station should be designed to facilitate direct current (DC) fast charging with voltages exceeding 1 kV and charging currents exceeding 500 A. The target is to charge the vehicle from 20% to at least 80% state of charge in less than 10 minutes.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Macromolecular engineering of covalent adaptable networks
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking a curious, motivated, and self-driven individual, who is comfortable working on interdisciplinary projects with aspects of macromolecular chemistry, soft matter physics, and mechanical engineering. We expect the candidate to exhibit academic excellence, a professional work attitude, and the ability to conduct independent research. Moreover, the candidate must be able to fluently communicate in English (oral and written) and be willing to work in a highly interactive, international team. Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in engineering sciences, mechanical engineering, chemical/process engineering, materials science, polymer engineering, physics, chemistry, or a related field. A working knowledge of organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, rheology, and soft matter physics is preferred.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Medical AI and Foundation Models
Summary of PhD Program:
We, the research group led by Michael Moor, are looking to fill a PhD position focusing on medical AI and medical foundation models. We are looking for an ambitious candidate eager to conduct groundbreaking research in medical AI. Our goal is to advance the capability, reliability, and safety of Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs), Vision Language Models (VLMs), and text-only LLMs across various medical and biomedical contexts. The successful candidate will join a cutting-edge research group working on projects that include but are not limited to clinical retrieval systems, representation learning models, early warning systems, and interactive multimodal chat applications.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Environmental Organic Chemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
These projects will examine the role of photochemically formed reactive oxidants on the sulfur and carbon cycles in freshwater systems. The reactivity and transformation of organic sulfur and organic carbon model compounds as well as in complex natural organic matter mixtures with different oxidants will be elucidated. The biological availability of the photoproducts will be assessed through incubation experiments with microbial communities from Swiss lakes and coupled with metagenomic and transcriptomic analyses (in collaboration with the Environmental Microbiology Group, led by Prof. Marie Schölmerich). The results are expected to improve our fundamental understanding of elemental cycling and inform large-scale modelling efforts.
Application Deadline: 15 September 2024
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in cartography / geovisualization / storytelling
Summary of PhD Program:
The IKG is looking for a doctoral candidate in the field of storytelling to support the cartography group in its research and teaching activities (fixed-term position). The research, concepts and deliverables will be developed in close collaboration with the “Atlas of Switzerland” team. It is planned that the generic descriptive language and data format, the programming library and the authoring tool developed during this doctorate will be used to generate storytelling content and publish it in the “Atlas of Switzerland”, the Swiss national atlas. Furthermore, the candidate will be involved in related teaching/tutoring as well as in supervising theses.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Topological materials at the nanoscale
Summary of PhD Program:
Topological conductors include many different materials with exotic transport properties, such as Weyl and Dirac semimetals. The existence of topologically protected surface in these materials entails low-dissipation electronic transport, with highly promising potential applications for state-of-the-art CMOS technology and other applications. In this project, the successful candidate will explore and develop topological conductors – materials, devices and test structures – with the goal of understanding their properties at length scales relevant to future electronics.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Social Networks and Digital Cultural Consumption
Summary of PhD Program:
We are an interdisciplinary lab studying social and behavioral phenomena using network concepts. Members of the lab actively develop theories, methods and software in a variety of domains, for our own empirical studies and for our collaborative endeavors across multiple discplines. The group of Prof. Christoph Stadtfeld is looking for a motivated PhD student interested in combining social network research with analysis of digital trace data in the domain of music tastes and cultural consumption.
Application Deadline: August 23, 2024
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Karma economies
Summary of PhD Program:
The problem of repeated resource allocation in a competitive setting, when agents have private and time-varying need for the resource, can be described as a population game endowed with Markovian dynamics. This formalism is practical for analyzing the agents’ rational behavior and for designing mechanisms that ensure efficient resource allocation. One such mechanism is the “karma game,” where an agent-by-agent karma counter guarantees bookkeeping of the resource allocation and allows agents to strategically disclose their preference with their bids but without any truthfulness assumption.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational Chemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
The Doctoral Network MC4DD “MC4DD – Macrocycles for Drug Discovery”, funded within the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), follows an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach by bringing together leading experts in macrocyclic drug discovery from academia and industry from the fields of organic synthesis, medicinal, high-throughput and computational chemistry, pharmacological and structural analytics, and modelling.
Application Deadline: August 31, 2024
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Reality Capture for Real Estate Valuation
Summary of PhD Program:
The doctoral project at ETH Zurich (research project 5a) is part of the response to the fifth objective, ‘Digital expansion of valuation’. The project will explore potential mechanisms for enabling the paradigm shift in real estate valuation. The lack of information on the existing building stock is notoriously a source of uncertainty in valuation methods. In addition, large-scale circular practices in construction require an efficient flow of information that is often not yet available. Thus, the digital transformation of the built environment opens up new perspectives for real estate valuation in the CE.
Application Deadline: 30.09.2024
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in building history/building research (timber construction/roofing)
Summary of PhD Program:
One of the most fundamental goals of every building project is to create a “roof over your head”. The larger the space to be covered without supports and the flatter the roof pitch, the more difficult this task becomes. From the 12th century to the present day, craftsmen, architects and engineers have developed a wide variety of solutions for this, which have often remained almost untouched. The oldest surviving roof structures in Central Europe date back to the 11th century. The surviving historical roof structures are a central subject of research in the history of building and construction.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Health Ethics and Policy lab
Summary of PhD Program:
We are pleased to announce the opening of doctoral positions in the Health Ethics and Policy lab at ETH. The Health Ethics and Policy lab has expertise in bioethics, philosophy, social science, medicine, public health, data science, policy and law. We pursue high-level scholarship, participate in international research & policy networks, and conduct public engagement activities. The lab focuses on ethical and policy challenges in rapidly evolving areas of biomedicine. We aim to identify and tackle these challenges through an interdisciplinary approach fostering both theoretical and empirical methods.
Application Deadline: August 31st, 2024
18. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Designing and Optimizing Materials for Bacterial-Based Sustainable Biopesticide Delivery Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The BIOMAC-BP consortium addresses the issue of synthetic pesticide use by developing sustainable biopesticide formulations. Funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks HORIZON-MSCA-2023, the international consortium brings together experts from various scientific fields, including soft-matter physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, microbiology, biophysics and agricultural science, and combines industrial and academic perspectives. The project’s main objective is to develop and optimize novel bio-sourced materials to incorporate bacteria capable of producing biopesticides, enhancing the benefits and sustainability of the formulations.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Summary of PhD Program:
The Wieczorek Lab at the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biophysics at ETH Zurich investigates the physical principles underlying the self-assembly of complex intracellular structures from biomolecules. The group uses the microtubule cytoskeleton as a model system. We apply state-of-the-art methods in structural biology, in vitro biochemical reconstitutions, and single molecule biophysics to understand how diverse multi-microtubule assemblies form from a common tubulin “building block”. The results of our work are important for understanding the molecular basis of diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration, which are often directly linked to defects in microtubule network assembly.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
20. Fully Funded PhD Position in nonlinear laser spectroscopy on novel types of ferroic order and domains
Summary of PhD Program:
The goal of the project is to advance the concept of ferroic order at a fundamental level. Spatially resolved imaging and manipulation of domains in a variety of novel ferroic materials are central objectives. Candidates design and set up the workplace for their nonlinear-optical experiments. Lasers are not just a tool, but part of the setup where candidates have no reservations to carry out basic adjustments or maintenance. They will also learn to work with cryogenic environments. They are never afraid to tear everything down and try a new approach, should this become necessary.
