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 (1 of 3) in Earthquake Seismology and Hydromechanics
This PhD project (#1) focuses on the relation between seismicity and fault network architecture. The target fault zone of the FEAR project is exceptionally well constrained, by different types of data sets, including active seismic campaigns, borehole analyses and very high sensitivity seismicity catalogues. This extensive data coverage presents a unique opportunity to study how seismicity reflects fault zone properties, and – in turn – how fault zone properties affect seismicity patterns.
To what extent does fault zone structure affect or even dominate the spatial distribution of hypocentres and focal mechanisms? How does the relative abundance of on- and off-fault seismicity vary in space (across the fault network) and in time (before and after larger ruptures)? What precursory patterns precede larger events, and how do they relate to the fault network? Can we anticipate which fault segments are most likely to rupture in a fault activation experiment, given the segments’ orientation, size and macroscopic roughness? To what extent may fault network structure limit the growth of quakes beyond a maximum magnitude?
The successful candidate will focus on these and similar questions, using the exceptional data sets from the upcoming major FEAR experiments. The candidate will expand existing fault network reconstruction algorithms, using supervised and unsupervised deep learning methods. The algorithms will be designed to use seismicity along with the full range of complementary input data (e.g. strain, borehole and geologic observations), to infer a detailed 3D discrete fracture network model of the target fault zone of the FEAR project. They will use the inferred 3D model to study how fault network properties affect seismicity and earthquake source characteristics. In this process, they will interact closely with PhD #2, to study the relation between seismicity and fault zone hydromechanics, and with PhD #3, to study the relation between seismicity and rupture dynamics of the larger ruptures. The research of all three PhDs may have important consequences for our understanding of earthquake physics, earthquake hazard, and the safe generation of deep geothermal energy.
Deadline : Open until filled
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position (3 of 3) in Earthquake Seismology and Hydromechanics
This PhD project (#3) focuses on studying dynamic rupture models on finite faults in the context of induced seismicity—seismic events primarily triggered by variations in normal stress due to changes in pore pressure. Understanding these processes is crucial for advancing earthquake physics and fault zone processes.
The fault zone targeted by the FEAR project is exceptionally well constrained through a variety of datasets, including active seismic campaigns, borehole analyses, and seismicity catalogues. Additionally, the zone is equipped with an array of seismic, strain, and pressure sensors, providing high-resolution data. Effective dynamic modeling of induced seismicity relies on understanding fault zone properties, fault geometry, and an integrated hydromechanical model.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position: Modelling materials with local lattice instabilities
You will develop computational methods to analyze crystallographic data and model electronic structures in complex materials. The work involves creating code for processing diffuse scattering data, performing density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and developing coarse-grained models for large-scale atomic simulations.
Deadline : Open until filled
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Sustainable Robotics
- Design and synthesis of functional sustainable soft materials
- Design and fabrication of devices and robots
- Circular life cycle study
This is a full-time position that starts as soon as possible. Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Deadline : Open until filled
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Student in Control & Dynamical Systems
In addition to conducting their research, Ph.D. students at IDSC are expected to:
- Help with teaching duties
- Supervise bachelor and master theses
- Be a helpful lab citizen
Deadline : Open until filled
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position Wood Materials Science – DC11: Electrically conductive bio-based materials – within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) RE-Fibre
- Develop electrically conductive lignin-bio-fiber materials by utilizing functionalized lignin as a precursor
- Produce optimized inks for highly efficient lasering processes using functionalized lignin oligomers
- Analyze the materials produced by state-of-the-art methodology
This offer includes the following secondments:
- University of Graz (6 months): Lignin functionalization and development of samples for electrical conducitivty
- Anton Paar (4 months): Analysis techniques for the characterization of electrically conductive surfaces
Deadline : Open until filled
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position Wood Materials Science – DC10: High-strength cellulose composites with enhanced flame retardency and water repellency- within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) RE-Fibre
As a doctoral researcher, you will contribute to the development of novel cellulose composites using lignin-derived resins.
Key objectives include:
- Develop cellulose scaffolds for further processing by delignifiying poplar and spruce/pine wood
- Synthesize composites by impregnating the scaffolds with available modified lignins and lignin-derived epoxy phenolic resin, and polyurethanes and colloid lignin
- Characterize and analyze the materials with state-of-the-art methodologies
This offer includes the following secondments:
- Université Marie & Louis Pasteur (3 months): Align research activities on cellulose scaffolds and plant fibers in terms of resin impregnation, hydrophobization, and flame retardancy
- BComp (7 months): Industrial application of the developed concepts and materials
Deadline : Open until filled
(08) 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
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in landscape modeling (landscape design – landscape science)
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate with a MSc degree in Landscape Planning, Digital Architecture, Ecological Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Geography or related discipline, who has a deep understanding of landscape and/or Baukultur and is skilled in programming. Ideal candidates have experience with LiDAR data and point cloud data manipulations. Furthermore, the applicant should have a good command of English (both written and spoken) and should be willing to communicate with and work in a large interdisciplinary project. German is an advantage as a second language.
Deadline : Open until filled
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Decentralized Resource-Constrained Machine Learning
These research directions allow you to gradually build your own research profile according to your interests, while remaining within the project’s goals. Each research direction is composed of a sequence of Tasks that will collectively achieve the project’s goal. For each Task, you will be responsible for the typical scientific research workflow: motivating the problem, identifying the main methodological shortcomings in the literature, design and develop novel systems, plan and execute experiments, and report findings in articles to be published at top venues according to the project’s schedule. Periodic meetings and feedback will ensure the success of your degree and of the project overall.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Moisture Transport in Carbonated Cementitious Materials
It is well known that reinforcing steel corrosion in carbonated concrete is highly dependent on the internal moisture condition. Therefore, to mitigate steel corrosion, especially in environmentally friendly cement types, there is an urgent need to understand moisture transport in carbonated concrete and to control the water content at the steel-concrete interface. Previous studies reported that moisture transport in carbonated cementitious materials is different from non-carbonated cementitious materials because of the different microstructural stability under the variations of moisture content.
This PhD project includes the experimental characterisation of microstructure and moisture transport properties of carbonated and non-carbonated cementitious materials. Both established, state-of-the-art and advanced experimental techniques will be applied. This project will be in collaboration with numerical modelers in the research group. Experimental data will be used to feed, calibrate and validate moisture transport models.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Student Position in UAV-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing
You will join an innovative, highly motivated international research team to investigate advanced SAR imaging algorithms and geo-/biophysical parameter retrieval approaches relevant for future satellite SAR remote sensing concepts. Derived applications include, but are not limited to, 3-D vegetation structure/biomass retrieval, measurement of ground motion (landslides, subsidence) using monostatic and bistatic SAR.
Your research will involve
- investigating, developing, and implementing advanced SAR imaging/signal processing algorithms and geo-/biophysical parameter retrieval methods for different SAR sensor constellations and data acquisition modes (e.g., multi-baseline SAR interferometry, SAR tomography, bistatic SAR)
- demonstrating and validating these new methods with SAR remote sensing experiments using state-of-the-art compact frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar instrumentation and GNSS-aided inertial navigation integrated on a multicopter UAV.
The research project provides an excellent opportunity to start a research career in the growing domain of SAR remote sensing with access to extensive expertise in the areas of SAR imaging from agile platforms (UAVs, automobiles), aircraft, and satellites, as well as radar instrumentation, and navigation. You will publish your research results in peer-reviewed journal articles and present them at international conferences.
Deadline : Open until filled
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position: Respiratory Dysfunction – Mechanisms and Impact on Performance and Quality of Life
In this project, you will design studies that involve both experimental investigations in the laboratory and telemonitored training and testing sessions. The aim of these studies is to better understand the automatic respiratory control and muscle function to reduce performance limitations of patients through specific interventions and training. You will work independently and as part of a team, taking responsibility for training master’s students in the lab. You will present your findings at meetings and conferences and publish them in international journals.
Deadline : Open until filled
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral position in Spatial-temporal information retrieval from multi-modal historical resources using GeoAI and LLM
- Extracting information from various sources (e.g., maps, texts, images) within a multi-modality framework.
- Registering historical maps from different times by leveraging advanced deep learning approaches.
- Building spatial-temporal knowledge graphs of historical resources with efficient database architecture.
- Integrating LLMs into knowledge graphs for information query.
- Publishing in peer-reviewed journals or present at equivalent conferences.
- Managing historical map data with Atlas of Switzerland and GeoVITE platform.
- Assisting teaching activities.
Deadline : Open until filled
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Student in Innovation Economics
In order to contribute to this very important topics, we are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a strong passion for quantitative research. This includes applying novel empirical methods (e.g., machine learning or deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), and econometrics) to uncover new insights from comprehensive datasets and exploring policy measures that drive innovation in different economic sectors.
Deadline : Open until filled
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD positions in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence
We have multiple open PhD positions at AVI@PRS and we are looking for motivated candidates with a strong background in computer vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence to join our group! PRS offers an international, diverse and team-based academic environment, with strong interactions among its researchers and excellent, long-standing research achievements in the field of computer vision and beyond. The research of AVI in particular will be strongly connected with world-leading industrial partners, combining fundamental research on core areas of vision such as geometric perception, inverse rendering, neural reconstruction, and segmentation with cutting-edge real-world applications.
Deadline : Open until filled
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Multimodal AI for Management Research
As a PhD candidate at the Center for AI Value, you will engage in groundbreaking research aimed at advancing the field of multimodal AI in management. Your primary focus will be conducting innovative research that leads to publications in top-tier international journals and conferences. This research will involve developing and implementing sophisticated transformer-based architectures for processing multimodal business data, with a particular emphasis on creating novel approaches for combining vision, text, and temporal data in management contexts.
In addition to your core research activities, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable academic experience by assisting in teaching activities within the Technology Marketing Group. This teaching experience, combined with participation in administrative tasks, will help develop your academic profile and prepare you for a future academic career.
Your role will also involve active collaboration with our industry partners, allowing you to bridge theoretical advances with practical applications. You will present your research findings at international conferences and contribute to the center’s ongoing research projects and grant applications. Through these activities, you will not only advance your own research agenda but also contribute to the center’s mission of bridging cutting-edge AI research with practical business applications.
Deadline : Open until filled
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral (PhD) Student Positions in control and learning theory
You are highly motivated and dedicated with a Master’s degree in a field addressing control theory, including electrical or mechanical engineering, or applied mathematics. Programming, modelling, and data analysis skills in python and machine learning/optimization libraries/toolboxes support you in contributing to our ongoing software development efforts. Your spoken and written English skills help you navigate our international environment.
Deadline : Open until filled
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral (PhD) Student Positions in Control and Optimization for 3D Printing
You are highly motivated and dedicated with a Master’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering, or related field. Programming, modelling, and data analysis skills in python and machine learning/optimization libraries/toolboxes support you in contributing to our ongoing software development efforts. Your spoken and written English skills help you navigate our international environment.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Urban Building Energy Modeling for Socio-Ecological Transformation
As a PhD student, you will carry out independent and collaborative research, including literature reviews, data collection and analysis, leading to novel contributions to the field. You will be responsible for writing and publishing academic papers, presenting findings at conferences and managing your dissertation. During the first two years of your PhD, you will also assist the Chair in teaching. In addition, you will support knowledge transfer by engaging with the public, industry and policy experts, contributing to open source modelling tools and assisting with project coordination within the research team.
Deadline : Open until filled
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Polymer Synthesis
- New methods to prepare organic and polymer materials: Selective bond formations on both small and macromolecules will be studied. Catalysis and metal-mediated reactions are the main candidates. Tandem catalysis to rapidly build up the complex macromolecules is also one of the goals.Controlling their nano
- structures by adopting state-of-art self-assembly techiques via taking advantage of living polymerization
- Conjugated polymers for organic electronics: the key components of electronic devices. New materials will be applied to OTFT, organic memory and solar cell devices.
Deadline : Open until filled
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Chemical Biology
We propose to identify, in a 4-year PhD project, the target protein of omphalotin A in immune cells using two different proteomics approaches. The results of the experiments will provide insight into the mode of action of an immunomodulatory fungal peptide natural product. This insight may potentially contribute to the development of a novel immunomodulatory drug, based on the omphalotin A scaffold or its target.
Deadline : Open until filled
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position Focused on Stress-Testing Complex and Interconnected Infrastructure Systems
The goal of this doctorate is to improve the ability of infrastructure management organisations to conduct stress tests on complex infrastructure systems, taking into consideration the physical infrastructure network and its interconnectedness with other infrastructure networks, the environment in which it is embedded, and how this might change in the future, due to a changing climate, and the organisations responsible for providing service. The specific infrastructure system targeted will depend on numerous factors, including the interests of the candidate. The specific modelling techniques used will be the ones most suitable to the case study.
Deadline : Open until filled
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Nanoscale magnetism-defect interaction
- Nanoscale Microstructure Analysis: TEM and APT characterization.
- Magnetic Property Correlation: Linking microstructure to magnetic behavior.
- Computational Modeling: Simulating magnetic properties.
- Data Analysis & Interpretation: Drawing conclusions from experimental and simulated data.
- Scientific Reporting: Publishing and presenting research findings.
- Collaborative Research: Contribute to group projects and discussions.
- Teaching: Contribute to practicals and lectures assignments.
Deadline : Open until filled
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position: Design automation of electromagnetic induction coils using additive manufacturing
Deadline : Open until filled
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Student in Design & Synthesis of in vivo Imaging Probes
We are looking for a PhD candidate in the Yamakoshi group in the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry (LAC) to join our group working on a project related to the design and synthesis of in vivo imaging probes. While this position is based in the LAC, our group has diverse knowledge in various topics including organic synthesis, imaging, and nanotechnology. This project will encompass these competencies allowing flexibility to explore a topic in greater depth.
Deadline : Open until filled
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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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