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: Doctoral Student in NMR Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry
Applicants should hold a M.Sc. in chemistry, biochemistry or a closely related field and have a keen interest in hands-on NMR spectroscopy and computational chemistry as well as solid skills in the wet lab. Programming skills (Python) are advantageous. We welcome self-motivated candidates with outstanding academic record, excellent communication skills and professional integrity to apply.
Deadline : Open until filled
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position on “Radio Frequency (RF) and Mm-Wave Integrated Circuits and Systems”
You will be responsible for the architecting, designing, prototyping, and testing of novel RF/mm-Wave/THz integrated circuits and/or systems using advanced IC technologies. You will be responsible for performing packaging and building measurement setups. Also, you will be responsible for the project meetings, reporting, scientific publications, conference/seminar presentations, and involving in proposal writing. Further, you will be expected to facilitate the teaching and occasionally deliver lectures in English at ETH Zurich.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctorate in Clean Transport Transition in Developing Countries
The position’s primary focus will be technical modelling work (i.e. projection modelling), though will also assess and explore the effects of policy interventions on transitional pathways. The successful candidate will interact closely with two other research groups from ETH involved in the project (in the Environmental Systems and the Mechanical Engineering departments) as well as relevant stakeholders and project partners.
Deadline : 22 October 2023.
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position on “Reimagining open spaces for radical participation and collective imagination”
The overall objectives of this PhD position include the following: (1) Engage with existing design practices of activist collectives and community-based initiatives, with focus on spaces of informal learning, participation and openness. (2) Perform design research to detect connections between social and environmental challenges in community and activist spaces. (3) Conduct collective imagination and Participatory Design workshops for co-creating tools and environments for reworlding, linking physical and digital space via learning methodologies and urban transformation processes. Expected results include: (1) Collection and description of design practices and scenarios in community and activist spaces in Europe. (2) Participatory Design workshops to develop guidelines and roadmaps for those spaces. (3) Prototypes of physical space and hybrid space
Deadline : Open until filled
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate for research in wearable sensing technology for sleep monitoring
Do you have a background or experience in biomedical/electrical engineering, signal processing, data science, or related discipline? Do you have experience in health monitoring, wearable technology, or bio-signal processing (e.g. EEG, ECG, EMG)? Are you interested in being part of a clinical study and in developing technology to improve the quality of sleep During your doctoral studies, you will process a variety of bio-signals collected remotely using wearables from individuals with traumatic brain injury. Such data will allow you to design novel approaches to precisely assess the quality of sleep and evaluate the efficacy of a therapeutic intervention. You will also design an app to assist delivering such intervention and to evaluate its impact. Your PhD research is expected to yield top-quality outcomes and generate technology with potential for commercialization. You will be formally employed at ZURZACH care while conducting your doctoral studies at ETH Zurich.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral position on measuring innovation and technological development
We are integrated into the international scientific community, with access to a global network of leading scholars in both management and economics. We perform interdisciplinary research that cuts across social and natural sciences. Within the group, we are open to both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. While this project is quantitative, we expect you to learn how to collaborate with people who rely on different methods, and possibly expand their methodological skillset over time.
Deadline : Open until filled
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Rewilding of Forest Ecosystems
You will analyze the extensive data from the EuFoRIa project using top-notch statistical methods. You will use these data to evaluate and further develop models of long-term forest dynamics. Ultimately, you will apply these models to inter- and extrapolate the trajectories of forest ecosystems in the absence of management. You will initialize the models with the first inventories from EuFoRIa and will run them across time based on reconstructed climate, soil, and disturbance data. Disagreement with subsequent inventories will show you the need for model adaptations. You will quantify the relationship between simulated forest structure and carbon storage, other ecosystem services as well as aspects of biodiversity, thus providing ample scope for cooperation with the biodiversity specialists of WILDCARD. Your active involvement in selected inventory campaigns is possible, although the project focuses on the use of existing data. You will be supervised by and collaborate with a postdoc working on the same project, thus providing further opportunities for exchange. This 4-year PhD position is based in the Professorship of Forest Ecology at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. There will be a requirement to take courses at ETH Zurich as part of the PhD training programme.
Deadline : 01.11.2023
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 2 PhD positions in Environmental Microbiology
The two successful PhD candidates will have a chance to contribute to and lead fieldwork, laboratory & computational research in the field of anaerobic microbiology. The candidates will Illuminate microbial communities in anoxic environments through metagenomics and discover and investigate microorganisms and elements that shape the cycling of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane as well as investigate the physiology, metabolism and biochemistry of anaerobic bacteria and archaea through cultivation and molecular biology approaches.
Deadline : 30 September 2023.
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction: AI-driven Gesture Detection on Wearable Devices (for AR/VR/XR)
In the domain of human-computer interaction, gesture detection is gaining traction as a practical and efficient method of communication and input control. As wearable technology becomes more prevalent, there’s a clear need to improve interaction mechanisms. Wearable devices, with their integrated sensors, offer a platform to detect and interpret human gestures. The research conducted as part of the PhD will focus on the development of interaction techniques as well as techniques for detecting these interactions to enable gesture recognition. Candidates will work on creating reliable and efficient solutions, contributing to the evolution of user-device interactions. Applications of the developed interactions and detection techniques will be in Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and mobile computing in general.
Deadline : Open until filled
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Hydrocephalus Research
The PhD research topic includes developing acute and chronic pathologic ovine models and developing a miniaturized actuation device for long-term in vivo implantation as well as the quantification of hydrocephalus onset and neurologic deficits by assessing magnetic resonance or computer tomography imaging. Furthermore data analysis, modeling, and application using the existing testbench and artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Tree-species-specific resilience to drought
The professorship of Forest Ecology at ETH Zürich is dynamic interdisciplinary research team that examines both theoretical and applied questions in forest ecology and dynamics. We are seeking a highly motivated and qualified person to fill a doctorate position to study tree species-specific resilience to drought. This research opportunity presents a chance for a driven and capable individual to delve into the complexities of climate change impacts on forest ecosystem functioning, with a particular emphasis on drought events. We offer excellent facilities in a relaxing work atmosphere with many opportunities for collaboration within and beyond the group.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in ultrafast dynamics in perovskite structures
This position requires the design, construction, modification, and use of ultrafast laser pump-probe setups to perform time-resolved studies on a variety of perovskite materials, under the supervision and guidance of experienced researchers. You will be expected to understand and apply a range of concepts from modern optics to the generation and use of ultrashort pulses with frequencies ranging from the THz to PHz (optical) regimes. You will also be expected to contribute significantly to x-ray-based measurements of time-resolved dynamics at large-scale facilities, which may involve travel abroad. Your tasks will extend also to the modelling and interpretation of the resulting data in collaboration with others, and the preparation of scientific publications based on this work. You will also be required to contribute to the teaching of bachelor-level and master-level students in the framework of course assistance and the supervision of short projects. The starting dates are from March 2024.
Deadline : Open until filled
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in soil greenhouse gas emissions in restored landscapes
We are seeking candidates with the following interests, skills, and expertise:
- Strong interest and experience in soil science
- Molecular skills and good laboratory competencies
- Working in remote field locations
- Good quantitative analytical skills including, for example, multiple regression and Structural Equation Modelling
- Excellent communication and independent working abilities.
Deadline : Open until filled
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Students in Quantum Computing with Superconducting Circuits
You will become part of our young team setting up large-scale quantum computing systems in a brand-new lab. Like the rest of the team, you will be working closely with the Quantum Device Lab – a well-established research group – and be able to both benefit from the expertise developed there and contribute to its progress. You will perform collaborative research towards the realization of quantum computing technologies. You will get to contribute to diverse aspects of the experimental effort, both technical (design of electronics and mechanical components, building of microwave setups) and conceptual (design of experiments, planning of future research strategies). In the lab, you will pursue the development of fault-tolerant quantum computation by implementing error correction on modular logical qubits.
Deadline : Open until filled
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral researcher in optimization and learning for improved railway operations
The focus of this project is to understand how to find and generate solutions better and faster for the problem of temporal planning of railways. This challenge involves timetabling and rescheduling problems, potentially also considering the rerouting of trains on the network. For those problems, standard mathematical models exist. The research needs to
Deadline : Open until filled
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Imaging Sensor Optimization, Control and Image Reconstruction
The PhD position involves researching and developing sensor control strategies, sensor simulation, and optimization of acquisition parameters for various sensor technologies. You will also work on advanced image reconstruction techniques and their applications. In close collaboration with researchers and engineers, you help to enable practical applications of imaging sensor optimization. Additionally, you will contribute to the preparation and publication of research papers in high-impact journals and conference processing as well as to patent invention reports.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student in Cybersickness/Virtual Reality: AI-based Detection and Mitigation
A major challenge of current VR systems is “cyber sickness”, a phenomenon that occurs in over 60% of users. The phenomenon refers to the set of deleterious symptoms that can occur after more or less prolonged use of virtual reality systems. Less severe, depending on personal characteristics, users can suffer from breaks in presence and immersion due to anomalies in rendering and interaction, which can lead to a bad feeling of embodiment in their virtual avatars. All these cases severely affect the user experience to the detriment of pleasant interactions and thus the success of immersive computing. Therefore, research on these phenomena is required to tailor interaction to users’ physiological reactions and adapt immersive environments in real time.
Deadline : Open until filled
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral Student (PhD) fellowships in studying the dynamics of transcrustal magmatic systems
We are looking for highly motivated individuals, holding a MSc degree in Geology, Geochemistry and/or Geophysics, who are interested in studying magmatic processes occurring beneath volcanoes within trans-crustal columns.
Deadline : Open until filled
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position: Development of catalysts to convert CO2 into alcohols
Specifically, this project, by combining high throughput experimentation, synthesis of model catalysts, operando characterization, and molecular modelling aims at identifying novel catalyst families and developing structure-performance relationships for catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO2 to higher alcohols (such as ethanol). The role of this specific PhD position will be the development of model catalysts and their operando characterization using X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray total scattering, and infrared spectroscopy to identify the catalytically active sites/motifs.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 2 PhD Positions in Analytical Chemistry/Biotechnology: Droplet Microfluidics for Reactions and Drug Screening
The two PhD students will work closely together on the fabrications of microstructured targets for droplet creation, establishing a work process for rapid mass spectrometry imaging and development of assays for (i) biochemical reactions and cell-free synthesis of peptides or (ii) drug tests on microbial cells in addition to that they will also work closely in the development of workflows for data acquisition and analysis in Writing of scientific publications and Supervision of students`projects and lab course.
Deadline : Open until filled
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 2 Doctoral Positions in Agricultural Economics
We are looking for two PhD students for a joint project of our diversity-embracing groups, Food Systems Economics and Policy (FSEP, led by Prof. Eva-Marie Meemken) and Agricultural Economics and Policy (AECP, led by Prof. Robert Finger).
Deadline : Open until filled
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in the rheology of dense suspensions
In particular, the project will investigate the effect of particle topography on the onset of discontinuous shear thickening by combining macroscopic rheological measurement with microscale characterization of contact forces using atomic force microscopy.
Deadline : September 30st 2023
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral Student in the field of Nanomagnetic Robotics
You will be responsible for creating novel microscale robots incorporating nanomagnets that can be actuated in a magnetic field. The microscale robots will be fabricated using cleanroom processes and their behaviour will be tracked with a dedicated optical microscope. Furthermore, you will develop new methods to control the motion of the robots in different environments and demonstrate different, multidisciplinary applications. You will work in Mesoscopic Systems joint laboratory between the Department of Materials, ETH Zurich and Paul Scherrer Institute.
Deadline : Open until filled
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 3 PhD positions in Electric Power Transmission Technology
We are looking for creative and highly motivated researchers to join our team. Apart from actively performing research, PhD positions at HVL include international collaborations with academia and industry, mentoring BSc and MSc students, and teaching activities in the areas of electrical engineering and electric power transmission in general, as well as high-voltage engineering in particular.
Deadline : Open until filled
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Plant Biochemistry
The successful applicant, who will work in the team led by Prof. Samuel C. Zeeman, will be involved in research to understand how plants are able to make the carbohydrate polymers that comprise starch and how they are able to adopt a complex, semi-crystalline state. This research will require a combination of complementary tools: molecular genetics in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, advanced microscopic and cell biological methods, and in-vitro/in-vivo biochemistry. The successful applicant will be embedded within an interactive institute located in the city-center Campus of ETH Zurich, a world-leading institution in basic and applied research. We provide access to state-of-the-art facilities for microscopy (ScopeM), proteomics and nucleotide sequence analysis (FGCZ, GDC), in-house metabolomics, and plant growth.
Deadline : Open until filled
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in linking forest science and forest practice
UPSCALE (2024-2028) is a 4year multidisciplinary project led by ETH and WSL. It is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. UPSCALE will advance forest health and mortality monitoring by bridging methods and disciplines. We will integrate early warning signals for the detection of tree health decline, and mortality in trees and forests across spatial scales – from the tree to the landscape level. We will link high spatial and temporal resolution remote sensing data with traditional ground-based forest monitoring data, novel close-to-real time tree and ecosystem level assessments, and belowground information to identify key proxies of forest drought stress, tree health, and mortality risk. Our work will provide a solid backdrop aiding decision-makers in prioritizing their silvicultural, and forest management planning activities, ensuring the sustainable provision of forest goods and ecosystem services under future climate conditions.
Deadline : Open until filled
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position “Re-engineering informal construction through circular practices and models”
This PhD position on circular practices in informal construction is at the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and will be conducted in coordination with the Housing unit (School of Built Environment and Development Studies), at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We are seeking a highly motivated and qualified PhD researcher to join our team working on developing material passports for low-income economies in the context of re-engineering informal construction through circular practices and models. You will be responsible for conducting research and developing methodologies for the creation and implementation of material passports in South African vulnerable communities.
Deadline : 30.09.2023
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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