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10 PhD Positions-Fully Funded at EMPA, Zurich, Switzerland

PhD Positions-Fully Funded at EMPA, Zurich, Switzerland

EMPA, Zurich, Switzerland invites online Application for number of  Fully Funded PhD Positions at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at EMPA, Zurich, Switzerland.

Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.

 

(01) PhD Positions – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Computational Biology on the Biomarkers for Early Detection of Asthma

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate who wants to pursue cutting-edge research oriented towards direct clinical applications. The candidate should have a strong background in computational biology or a related field. They will:
  • Work closely with the clinical partner to understand the unmet clinical needs.
  • Integrate the existing datasets and coordinate generation of new datasets for the scientific problems of interest.
  • Analyse the data, write scientific manuscripts and present results at international conferences.

Deadline : Open until filled

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(02) PhD Positions- Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Position on “Antimicrobial Materials as Antibiotic Alternatives in Dentistry”

Materials science and technology are our passion. With our cutting-edge research, Empa’s around 1,100 employees make essential contributions to the well-being of society for a future worth living. Empa is a research institution of the ETH Domain.
The Nanomaterials in Health Lab is a truly interdisciplinary environment that conduct pioneered investigations in nanomedicine. We are active in:
  • Provide key contributions to novel personalized strategies of particles design for drug delivery, imaging, or diagnosis.
  • Characterize, understand, the interaction of particulate materials with cells or tissues.
  • Pioneered investigations on particle bio-functionalization, particles uptake, accumulation, translocation across biological barriers and their bioresponses.

Deadline : Open until filled

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(03) PhD Positions – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD student in Autonomous Velocimetry for Fluid Mechanics

Optimizing vehicle aerodynamics to reduce transportation emissions, understanding airborne disease transmission, and predicting climate-related transport phenomena all require precise knowledge of fluid flow dynamics. Advanced experimental methods such as Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and 3D Lagrangian Particle Tracking (LPT) provide crucial insights. In this project, you will contribute to the development of AI-driven methodologies for experimental fluid mechanics, focusing on: 

  • Designing multi-fidelity neural networks for adaptive flow reconstruction, enabling both real-time coarse diagnostics and high-fidelity offline velocity field estimation. 
  • Developing reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms for a multi-agent robotics system that autonomously optimizes 3D velocimetry measurements by dynamically adjusting camera positions and optical parameters. 
  • Integrating the framework within a digital twin environment for pre-training and simulation-based optimization, enabling autonomous measurement campaigns and real-time data assimilation.
This research combines fluid mechanics, artificial intelligence, and robotics to establish the foundation for the next generation of autonomous experimental diagnostics in complex flow environments.

Deadline : Open until filled

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(04) PhD Positions – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD position: Shape memory alloy (SMA) Z-pin fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites

We offer an opportunity to join an exciting project at our Structural Engineering Laboratory, within the Advanced Structural Materials and Systems (ASMS) research group, in collaboration with ETH Zurich. The four-year project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), explores an innovative application of shape memory alloys: Interlaminar reinforcement of laminated FRPs using prestressed Z-pins. Your research will contribute to the fundamental understanding and quantitative assessment of whether, and to what extent, SMA Z-pins are an efficient solution for through-thickness reinforcement of FRPs.

Deadline : Open until filled

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(05) PhD Positions – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD student in the field of numerical simulation of plasma-based methane decomposition

  • Setup of Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD environment and simulations including:
    – Computation of the microwave field, Coupling of the microwave field with the plasma
    – Computation of elementary ionization, recombination and diffusion processes in the plasma resulting in the ionization of the initial gas
    – The decomposition of CH4, including detailed reaction sequence and chemical kinetics in a multiphase environment and flow field interactions
  • Tuning of the CFD models with experimental results
  • Artificial Neural Network training and development
  • Scientific publications in journals and at conferences
  • Supervision of students

Deadline : Open until filled

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(06) PhD Positions- Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Student in Safe and Sustainable Green Electronics

With the PhD work, we plan to adapt and advance the SSbD framework in the area of green electronics, with a special focus on bio-based materials and an application in agriculture, health and textiles, in order to identify application fields with high environmental sustainability potentials. This PhD position is part of the project FERNS (Holistic integration of eco-Friendly dEsign tools and mateRials, fabrication techNologies for the responsible co-creation of future Sustainable integrated electronic systems), an EU MCSA Doctoral Network with 15 funded 3-year PhD positions in parallel.

Deadline : Open until filled

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(07) PhD Positions – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD position: Biomedical engineer for drug-releasing hernia repair meshes

Our Laboratory for Advanced Fibers in St. Gallen develops functional polymer fibers for medical and technical applications. Together with partners at Bern University hospital and RWTH Aachen University, we are pioneering a new generation of hernia repair meshes with built-in drug-delivery functionality. The goal is to reduce postoperative pain and prevent local infections by integrating melt-spun, liquid-core fibers capable of controlled release of analgesics and antimicrobials.

Deadline : Open until filled

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(08) PhD Positions – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Bacteria and Materials Interactions

The PhD research will focus on developing innovative multifunctional coatings with integrated antimicrobial properties. Key objectives include: 

  • Design and synthesis of multifunctional antimicrobial coatings. 
  • Materials and physicochemical characterization of the fabricated coatings. 
  • Exploration of how material properties influence bacterial viability and biofilm formation. 
  • Identification and elucidation of the modes of action of bacterial killing/repelling.
The research aims to provide fundamental insights into bacteria & material interactions and contribute to the creation of next-generation antimicrobial materials with clinical relevance.

Deadline : Open until filled

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(09) PhD Positions – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Hierarchical Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Scale Urban Energy Systems

The focus of this research is to design and develop (physics-informed) hierarchical graph neural network architectures that can capture the complexity of multi-scale urban energy infrastructures. The PhD will explore how these models can represent spatial and temporal dependencies in systems, such as building energy demand, district heating and cooling, storage, and local electricity grids. A key goal is to translate methodological innovations in deep learning into practical tools for sustainable urban energy systems, supporting applications in forecasting, system optimization, flexibility management, and resilience analysis. The work will be carried out in close collaboration with our interdisciplinary teams at both Empa and EPFL, as well as external academic and industry partners.

Deadline : Open until filled

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(10) PhD Positions – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in the field of cold sintering of ferroelectric ceramic materials

For a fundamental project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), we are looking for a highly motivated student with a strong background in cold sintering of ferroelectric ceramic materials. This project focuses on the synthesis of ceramic powder and the densification using the cold sintering processing method. The focus of the project is the development ferroelectric lead free ceramics sintered below 500°C and the analysis of their mechanical and electromechanical properties of elastomers with piezoelectric properties using 3D printing methods. The project is in collaboration with the University Bern.

Deadline : Open until filled

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