ETH Zurich, Switzerland invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in nonlinear laser spectroscopy on novel types of ferroic order and domains
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. Despite the focus on laser-optical experiments, the involvement of other experimental techniques and in-depth discussion with theoretical groups are likely requirements.
Deadline : Open until filled
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral position: Respiratory dysfunction – mechanisms and influence on performance and quality of life (m/f/d)
In this project, you will design studies in which you will conduct both experimental investigations in the laboratory and telemonitored training. The aim of the studies is to improve the respiratory regulation and performance reduction of patients through specific training, as well as to better understand changes in respiratory muscle function that occur in intensive care patients using various interventions. You will work independently and in a team and will also take responsibility for the training of master’s students in the laboratory. You will present your results at meetings and conferences and publish them in international journals.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral position: Investigation of the effects of sporting activities in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) (m/f/d)
In this project, you will conduct studies with ARVC patients in the ETH laboratory, analyze clinical data and lead a pilot training program. You will investigate the influence of different activities on heart function and molecular markers. The aim is to better understand the connection between physical activity and damage to the heart and to identify sports activities that minimize the risk. You will work independently and in a team and will also be responsible for training master’s students in the laboratory. You will present your results at meetings and conferences and publish them in international journals.
Deadline : Open until filled
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position on “On-Chip Separation of Proteins for Single-Cell Proteome Profiling”
Genomics revolution occurred because of the invention of single-molecule sequencing technologies, and consequently it has profoundly improved precision medicine and diagnostics. Single-cell proteomics and secretomics is on its way to make a similar groundbreaking impact on our future understanding of cells and will significantly contribute to the development of drugs and cell-based therapies.
The main objective of the ERC funded project is to pioneer research direction of in situ cell profiling by identification of proteins, their abundance and temporal distribution at a single-cell level using nanopore sensors. The approach is the first of its type that can potentially address important biology questions at single-cell level and with a much higher temporal and spatial sensitivity compared to other existing methods.
Deadline : Open until filled
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position: self-emerging architected materials
The successful candidate will develop numerical and theoretical models for the self-assembly process and the emergence of the microstructure. She/he will evaluate the mechanical properties of the resulting microstructure with numerical simulations using in-house codes and high-performance computing systems. He/she will analyze the produced data to determine the factors leading to desired material properties and establish knowledge that provides the scientific basis for the synthesis of self-emerging architected materials. If successful, the design concepts will be implemented experimentally (potentially with external collaborators) to demonstrate the potential of this manufacturing strategy.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student position in experimental fluid dynamics, shock-wave physics and X-ray imaging for biomedical applications
We seek to appoint a PhD student to conduct experimental research to investigate the role of cavitation in shock wave lithotripsy. You will be part of an exciting collaboration between ETHZ and ESRF.
You will design your experimental setup by exploiting the state-of-the-art ultra-high-speed imaging, optical and acoustic facilities available in the lab at ETHZ, where you will spend 50% of the project duration. In addition to research, you will contribute to teaching and lab activities in the institute at ETH Zurich.
At the ESRF, you will join the ID19 beamline for the other 50% of the project duration to harness the world-unique abilities of single bunch and ultra-fast in-situ X-ray imaging combining them with multiscale X-ray microtomography to study the cavitation-induced damage and identify the key role of damage promotion, decoupling the contribution of sound waves and cavitation cloud dynamics. You will work along the way on developing original imaging protocols and quantitative data processing methodologies exploiting the coherence properties of EBS source with intense narrow-bandwidth single bunch illumination allowing the detailed study of fast dynamics of cavitation at spatio-temporal microscales.
Deadline : 5 July 2024
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD candidate for developing physics-based loss models of advanced magnetic devices for future highly efficient drive and converter systems
We are looking for outstanding, highly motivated individuals interested in pursuing a PhD in the multidisciplinary and important research area of modelling and optimisation of magnetic components and electric machines. Highly efficient as well as compact transformers and chokes are critical elements in most power electronic systems, because these components drastically influence the overall efficiency and power density of converters. Similarly, in electric drive systems the overall efficiency and power density are significantly affected by the iron and winding losses in the machine. In order to pace with the rapid development of semiconductors (e.g. wide bandgap SiC MOSFETs/GaN HEMTs), advanced concepts for magnetic devices and in particular comprehensive models of the core losses should be developed by you. These models should be integrated in a computationally efficient way into optimisation procedures for power electronic converters and are essential for achieving outstanding system efficiencies and power densities as well as for gaining a competitive edge. For verifying the new concepts and the developed models, you will design and build novel core loss characterisation systems and evaluate the loss characteristics in detail by measurements. This project is part of an ongoing wider modelling framework development at HPE and also offers the opportunity to collaborate with other PhD candidates. A recent PhD thesis at HPE has also developed some physical loss models for ferrite core devices, which can be used as a basis for the project.
Deadline : Open until filled
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Drug resistance evolution and Pharmacodynamic data analysis
Deadline : Open until filled
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Mathematical modelling of drug resistance evolution
The main objective of the project is to develop a polygenic model to investigate the mechanisms underlying drug resistance evolution, focusing in particular on ploidy, reproductive mode and lifestyle. The target organisms will be bacteria, fungi and parasitic worms. While the position is theoretical, the student is encouraged and expected to collaborate with our experimental collaborators. More information about the project can be found on the project website. The position is for 48 months.
Deadline : Open until filled
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position on sensitivity of past warm climates to CO2
In this PhD project, you will develop new records of atmospheric CO2 and of changes in the surface ocean temperature. CO2 records will be produced from carbon isotopic fractionation in alkenone biomarkers. New temperature records will be developed from the clumped isotopic composition of coccoliths, calcite plates produced by a family of phytoplankton. Within the project, the PhD student will conduct several short mobility research stays with our project partners at Purdue University in the USA, in order to develop and refine proxy system models and compare the new data with results from climate models, and become familiar with climate modeling. In addition to the research project, you will gain experience in teaching, broader science communication, and/or laboratory management by contributing to departmental teaching, outreach and laboratory tasks constituting up to 10% of the work time.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student position in Practical Philosophy
The position is primarily dedicated to research on a PhD project. Academic exchange at the professorship and beyond is expected. Teaching might be possible and experience in organizing and conducting scientific conferences and other events can be acquired.
The PhD position is paid according to standard ETH scale. Support for conference travel and research expenses is also available
Deadline : Open until filled
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Hybrid Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics with Ge semiconductor QDs and high impedance superconducting resonators
The successful candidate will join our experimental teams in advancing our capabilities in quantum information processing with quantum dots and hole spin qubits implemented in planar Germanium. Our project is a collaborative effort between the Quantum Device Lab at ETH Zurich and the Hybrid Quantum Circuit lab at EPFL. This collaboration is part of the NCCR SPIN, which aims to drive cutting-edge research in the field of quantum technology focusing on hole-spin qubits.
As the successful candidate, you will become an essential member of our experimental teams, contributing to the advancement of quantum information processing using hybrid superconducting-semiconductor quantum devices, particularly spin qubits in electrostatically defined quantum dots. Your research will have an emphasis on developing novel readout techniques for spin quantum dot-based qubits, hybrid QD-cavity systems, and flip-chip technology integration.
Deadline : Open until filled
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 2 PhD Positions: Designing intelligence in battery-less micromechanical structures
Complex computations will require divisions into subtasks. Therefore, two distinct yet interconnected projects are proposed:
Project 1: Mechanical harvesting of ambient vibrations. The student will design micro-mechanical systems that can harvest stochastic (random) ambient vibrations and convert the resulting energy in the oscillation of a resonator or in the deformation of an elastic structure.
Project 2: Reprogrammable micromechanical computers. The student will design micro-mechanical structures capable of processing information by using nonlinear phenomena such as buckling and instabilities.
The outcome of the two projects leads building blocks that, when combined, can perform logical operations solely relying on mechanical energy.
For both projects the work will be mostly theoretical and numerical. State-of-the art modeling and reduction techniques will serve the design process. The concepts will be validated in laser-cut or 3D printed prototypes. The resulting designs will be micro-fabricated in a cleanroom by an additional team member later. The project is a collaboration between ETH Zürich and the AMOLF Institute in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Dr. Marc Serra Garcia). Students will be based at ETH, and will make several visits to AMOLF to conduct experiments.
Deadline : Open until filled
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position on combustion instabilities of hydrogen flames
This research work will combine experiments and modeling. The experimental research will be performed on a lab-scale, high-pressure test facility. Experimental techniques for fluid mechanics, combustion and acoustics will be used, including laser-based optical diagnostics. The modeling work will consist in the development of analytical low-order models of the combustion instabilities, and in large eddy simulations of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations.
Deadline : Open until filled
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in dynamics of quantum materials under pressure
The aim of this project is to investigate ultrafast dynamics of quantum materials under pressure. Pressure is a crucial parameter in setting the ground state of the material in thermodynamic equilibrium. Our goal is to investigate the dynamical response of the system once it is brought out of equilibrium following excitation by an ultrashort pulse of light. The knowledge acquired from this study will enable a better control of the properties of quantum materials and will inform theory developments that seek to model ultrafast material responses.
Deadline : Open until filled
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral (PhD) Student Positions in Control for Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing is central to sustainable automation with high-impact opportunities in both research and society. It involves complex physical and chemical processes that need to be executed with high precision and minimal interruptions throughout a life cycle. Incorporating predictive models and advanced control using data opens up exciting new possibilities in this domain. Our research aims to develop novel methods at the intersection of advanced control, optimization, manufacturing science, and machine learning, to create the next generation of sustainable automation solutions for modern manufacturing systems and supply chains.
Deadline : Open until filled
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Self-assembled Colloidal Micromachines
Artificial intelligence enables robotic machines to autonomously adapt to their surroundings and perform complex tasks. Unlike large machines, micro- and nanomachines cannot host bulky computational units to generate intelligence. The intelligence of small-scale machines, including sensing, control and adaptation, can only stem from their physical bodies through various responsive mechanisms. Despite growing efforts in this field, encoding diverse types of intelligence into micromachines is still essentially unexplored.
In this project, we aim to develop a toolbox-like assembly strategy to build intelligent micromachines with multiple responsiveness. The expected output of this project will address fundamental questions in robotics as well as advance the development of intelligent micromachines for complex biomedical and environmental applications.
This project will be conducted under Dr. Minghan Hu’s supervision and based in the laboratory of Prof. Bradley Nelson and Prof. Salvador Pane at ETH Zurich. The biomedical application of micromachines will be conducted in close collaboration with Prof. David Mooney’s lab at Harvard University.
Deadline : Open until filled
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Researcher in Labour Economics
The successful candidate(s) will conduct academic research within the project “Firms, Workers, and Collective Bargaining in Switzerland” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The project is jointly led by Prof. Dr. Dina Pomeranz (University of Zurich) and Dr. Michael Siegenthaler (KOF). Using large-scale linked register and survey data and self-collected data on collective bargaining agreements in Switzerland, the primary research goals of this project are the following:
- What are the effects of minimum wages set in collective bargaining agreements on workers’ wages, employment, and job mobility? Are there wage spillovers to uncovered firms? What are the effects of collective bargaining on wage inequality overall?
- What is the effect of collective bargaining agreements on firms’ profitability, productivity, and prices. Does it affect their flexibility in response to large shocks?
- Do firms comply with the wage regulations in collective bargaining agreements? What is the effect of controlling wage and working conditions on the enforcement of collective bargaining agreements?
Deadline : Open until filled
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Mechanical Rock Preconditioning
You will develop a new methodology for the mechanical preconditioning of rock for underground energy storage and recovery applications. You will be working in the Rock Physics and Mechanics Lab within the Department of Earth Sciences to design and develop a mechanical rock pre-conditioning method. Using the new method, you will conduct laboratory pre-conditioning experiments under in-situ stress and temperature conditions relevant to applications such as Enhanced Geothermal Systems.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Researcher in Identification for Circular Construction
The PhD Researcher will be an integral part of the research team working on the project “Intelligent Circular Construction” aimed at advancing circular construction practices through digital innovation and AI technologies. The position at the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in sustainable construction and circular economy.
Deadline : Open until filled
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Computer Science for Circular Construction
The selected candidate will be involved in developing a new service for circular information management for construction elements and reality capture in existing buildings using computer vision and machine learning. It operates at the intersection of computer science, civil engineering, and architecture.
Your responsibilities will include the development of both theoretical concepts and practical tools for the construction sector. Additionally, you are responsible for the development of theoretical concepts, automated workflows and algorithms, together with industry and research consortium partners in Switzerland. The exploration of implementation possibilities, validation and testing of proposed and developed solutions in pilot projects are also part of your expertise. As well as the engagement and collaboration with stakeholders such as construction companies, standardization bodies, consultants, and other industry partners to promote the adoption of the developed tools. Furthermore, the active participation in research activities, including publishing scientific papers and presenting findings at conferences and workshops, and the supervision of Master, and/or Bachelor students are your responsibility.
Deadline : Open until filled
About ETH Zurich, Switzerland- Official Website
ETH Zürich is a public research university in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. Founded by the Swiss Federal Government in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the school focuses exclusively on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Like its sister institution EPFL, it is part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain, part of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
In the 2021 edition of QS World University Rankings, ETH Zurich was ranked 6th in the world, placing it as the second-best European university after the University of Oxford. In the 2020 QS World University Rankings by subject, it ranked 4th in the world for engineering and technology (2nd in Europe) and 1st for earth & marine science. Also, ETH was rated 8th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020.
The university is an attractive destination for international students thanks to low tuition fees of 809 CHF per semester, PhD and graduate salaries that are amongst the world’s highest, and a world-class reputation in academia and industry. There are currently 22,200 students from over 120 countries, of which 4,180 are pursuing doctoral degrees.
As of November 2019, 21 Nobel laureates, 2 Fields Medalists, 2 Pritzker Prize winners, and 1 Turing Award winner have been affiliated with the Institute, including Albert Einstein. Other notable alumni include John von Neumann and Santiago Calatrava. It is a founding member of the IDEA League and the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) and a member of the CESAER network.
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