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 Decarbonizing the Future of the Chemical Industry
This PhD position is contributing to several projects in the field of sustainable chemicals manufacturing. One of them may be the multi-year “NCCR Catalysis” project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The goal of the project is to accelerate the urgently needed shift from a polluting fossil-based chemical industry to a more sustainable one.
The work will be carried out in an interdisciplinary team at the Ecological Systems Design Group. The primary objective of this doctoral project is to define and assess transition pathways for sustainable chemical supply chains on a global scale. The project aims to develop a comprehensive framework that integrates site-level data with industry-wide models to evaluate both current and future chemical production processes. Your work will involve setting up a database of global chemical production sites, focusing on production amounts, energy use, and regionalized environmental impacts. You will utilize existing high-quality data sources, commercial databases, and machine-learning-augmented life cycle assessment (LCA) tools to generate energy and mass balances for key production processes. A significant part of the project will be linking these production activities with regional energy supplies to trace the interconnected chemical supply chains, allowing for a detailed life cycle impact assessment.
Deadline : Open until filled
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position: Automated thermodynamics lab for molecular and process design
Developing sustainable chemical processes requires accurate experimental thermophysical property data. Although experimental data are crucial, they are often scarce because traditional experiments are too expensive, laborious, time-consuming, and prone to errors to support rapid process design.
This project aims to overcome the limitations of experiments by integrating advanced modeling techniques with experiments. Our experiments combine microfluidics and laser spectroscopy, enabling us to explore complex phenomena such as multi-component phase equilibria, diffusion, and reactions. The experiments are embedded within optimization-driven experimental design frameworks to reduce time and effort.
The project aims to combine experiments for individual fluid properties into an automated experimental platform that simultaneously yields several pure and multi-component fluid properties. The resulting automated thermodynamics lab will facilitate rapid design and validation of sustainable processes for chemicals.
Deadline : January 11, 2025.
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Sustainable Biogenic Carbon Pathways
This PhD position is contributing to several projects in the field of sustainable biomass utilization for energy and negative emission potential. The primary aim is to e.g. evaluate the potential of carbon capture and utilization (CCU) from Swiss biogas plants. Additionally, the PhD project will explore innovative pathways and technologies for enhancing the sustainability of biogenic carbon value chains, focusing on their environmental impacts.
Deadline : Open until filled
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral researcher position in the SNSF Research Project “Digital Construction Archive”
The radical turn from industrial to digital design and production has led to a paradigm shift in architecture, and it impacts the possibilities to preserve the resulting objects as much as its construction and design. Knowledge about building materials, construction techniques and production processes are currently being transferred into the digital realm. But how are buildings to be maintained or upgraded if digital data becomes lost, if no or only rudimentary information concerning material or construction is available, or if this information can hardly any longer be gathered using the methods of traditional building research? The SNSF research project “Digital Construction Archive” aims to develop strategies to ensure the long-term preservation of architecture produced using digital means. To these ends the project analyses the demonstrators realised by the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication and will setup a prototype for a digital construction archive in collaboration with project partners.
Deadline : January 3rd, 2025
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Geochemistry of Enhanced Rock Weathering
In the light of an intensifying climate crisis and the need for sustainable food production, ERW applications in agricultural systems are discussed as powerful tools for climate mitigation and soil remediation. However, several critical research questions of its application in an agricultural context remain unanswered, particularly for tropical soils, limiting the large-scale implementation of ERW.
The advertised position is part of a multidisciplinary ETH-funded project that is motivated by the urgent need for scalable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions—in addition to emissions reductions—to limit global warming to below 2°C. We will fill these gaps by providing a holistic quantification of CO₂ removal and addressing poorly constrained environmental consequences on biogeochemical cycles in agroecosystems. We will utilize a shared greenhouse experimental setup to assess the impact of ERW on a variety of contrasting (tropical and non-tropical) soils.
Deadline : 31.01.2025
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Soil Biogeochemistry of Enhanced Rock Weathering
In the light of an intensifying climate crisis and the need for sustainable food production, ERW applications in agricultural systems are discussed as powerful tools for climate mitigation and soil remediation. However, several critical research questions regarding ERW application in an agricultural context remain unanswered, particularly for tropical soils, thus limiting the large-scale implementation.
Deadline : 31.01.2025
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in THz dynamics of quantum materials
The aim of this project is to investigate ultrafast dynamics of quantum materials, with a focus on the THz frequency range. 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 optical or THz 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
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position on Soil Biogeochemical Dynamics of Alpine Catchments
Mountain regions are hotspots of contemporary environmental change where the interactions between climate, parent material, topography, and biota create key ecosystem services related to the cycling and storage of carbon in soil. Yet, our ability to quantify and predict soil carbon stocks and lateral fluxes across such highly heterogeneous landscapes is still limited. By integrating field monitoring, soil biogeochemical analysis, and numerical modeling of coupled ecohydrological and geomorphological processes, we will evaluate the dynamics of lateral soil carbon redistribution across environmentally complex and geochemically distinct landscapes.
The advertised position is part of a multidisciplinary SNSF-funded project that is motivated by the urgent need for a better understanding of biogeochemical fluxes in alpine catchments where eco-hydrological conditions are changing rapidly due to climate change. The project is a joint collaboration between EPFL (Sara Bonnetti), ETH Zürich (ETHZ, Sebastian Doetterl), University of Lausanne (UNIL, Stuart Lane, Nadav Peleg), and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL, Katrin Meusburger), with a team encompassing (eco)hydrologists, soil scientists, and geomorphologists.
Deadline : 31.01.2025
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Student in Business Tendency Surveys
The Business Tendency Surveys division at KOF focuses on the design, supervision and analysis of surveys of companies on the economic situation in Switzerland. The indicators resulting from these surveys are among the most important (leading) indicators for the development of the Swiss economy. The division also conducts surveys of professional economic forecasters and academic researchers in the field of economics. In addition, the members of the division are involved in a wide range of empirical economic research.
Deadline : 5th December 2024
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position “Novel approaches to the LISA global-fit and catalog problems”
In this PhD project, you will work within the Gravitational Physics group at ETH Zurich and contribute to the formulation, development, and testing of novel algorithms and mathematical techniques for the LISA global-fit problem (the joint detection and characterization of thousands of overlapping gravitational-wave signals), and for the compilation and integration of global-fit products into a catalog of detected sources. You will experiment with a range of computational and mathematical techniques, including neural-network-based inference, information-theoretical approaches, and AI-based acceleration for sampling, likelihoods, and waveforms. You will interact with researchers and engineers in the Swiss LISA Data Center and in LISA Data Centers across Europe, in the ETH AI Center, and in ETH Zurich | Space. Your results will inform the implementation of data-analysis pipelines for LISA, and they will help deliver the scientific results of the mission.
Deadline : December 15, 2024
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position “Characterizing the very-low-frequency stochastic gravitational-wave background with pulsar-timing-array observations”
In this project, you will work within the Gravitational Physics group at ETH Zurich and contribute to the statistical formulation of pulsar-timing-array searches for gravitational waves; to the development of the Discovery analysis code; and to the analysis of current and future datasets. In 2023 the major pulsar-timing-array collaborations presented convincing evidence for the existence of a stochastic gravitational-wave background. Over the remainder of this decade, further observations will clarify the origin, spectral features, and multipolar structure of the background, and may also reveal the presence of nearby individual sources. You will investigate novel techniques to model the various sources of noise that affect pulsar-timing measurements, and work to understand how noise may bias the characterization of the background. You will gain mastery in Bayesian and frequentist statistics, and experiment with GPU computing and AI-based acceleration techniques. You will interact with researchers in the international pulsar-timing-array community, and in the ETH AI Center. Your results will help establish very-low-frequency gravitational-wave measurements as a new tool to understand the Universe.
Deadline : December 15, 2024
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Structural analysis and optimisation of fully-recycled concrete structures
The CARBCOMN project, funded by the Horizon EIC 2023 Pathfinder Challenges, has created two exciting PhD positions within the Block Research Group. These positions provide an exceptional opportunity to contribute to pioneering zero-carbon concrete structures. Candidates will collaborate closely with both industry and academic partners, leveraging and expanding their expertise to shape a new digital AEC design paradigm. This approach focuses on designing and analysing discrete structural geometries with integrated post-tensioning systems, using fully recycled concrete-like materials. The goal is to enhance circularity and significantly reduce the environmental impact of the AEC industry.
Deadline : Open until filled
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Development of a computational infrastructure for the cross-disciplinary design of fully-recycled concrete structures
The CARBCOMN project, funded by the Horizon EIC 2023 Pathfinder Challenges, has created two exciting PhD positions within the Block Research Group. These positions provide an exceptional opportunity to contribute to pioneering zero-carbon concrete structures. Candidates will collaborate closely with both industry and academic partners, leveraging and expanding their expertise to shape a new digital AEC design paradigm. This approach focuses on designing and analysing discrete structural geometries with integrated post-tensioning systems, using fully recycled concrete-like materials. The goal is to enhance circularity and significantly reduce the environmental impact of the AEC industry.
Deadline : Open until filled
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Systems and Hardware Security
As a new member of the group, you are supposed to contribute to research activities in the group and gradually build your own independent research profile according to your interests. Successful candidates are expected to work towards a doctoral degree, and participate in the teaching activities of the group. The research group aims to increase the number of women in scientific positions. Female candidates are therefore encouraged to apply.
Deadline : Open until filled
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 2 PhD Positions in Condition Assessment and Design Strategies for Reuse of Façade Glass and Glazing Products
The two available PhD positions are connected to a four-year research project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and led by Dr Vlad Silvestru, Senior Researcher in the Steel and Composite Structures group at ETH Zurich. The project team also includes Prof Catherine De Wolf from the Circular Engineering for Architecture group, and an Advisory Board consisting of relevant stakeholders from practice.
The research project aims at developing solutions and guidelines for retrieving glass from and reusing glass in buildings and hereby at supporting the shift of the facade and glass industries towards a circular economy. This will be achieved by (i) evaluating the type and condition of the aged glass assemblies in windows and façades with metal framing from office and public buildings, (ii) analysing the separability of glass assemblies from other materials in such systems, and experimentally evaluating their condition from a functional and structural perspective, and (iii) developing facade design concepts that account for reuse of glass considering state-of-the-art functional and structural requirements and findings from this project, and showing the benefits that can be achieved with such concepts.
Deadline : 15.12.2024
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 2 PhD Students in Swiss Rococo Architectural and Art History
This project studies the architecture and material culture of East Switzerland and specifically the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Innerrhoden and Ausserrhoden in the 18th and early-19th centuries to understand how the Rococo was adopted by different social classes and groups and generated multiple idioms of ornament. The study combines objects of art and architecture with folk art and everyday material culture. Methodologically it blends approaches from art and architectural history and ethnography with a digital research platform.
At the epicenter of Swiss proto-industrialization and subject to renewed campaigns of confessionalization, East Switzerland in the 18th century was a region divided by class and confession. At the same time, it was unified by a nearly unanimous adoption of the Rococo repertoire across different objects and buildings, from monumental churches to farmhouse furniture. The project hypothesizes that this broad dissemination of the style should not be read simply as the result of some cultural hegemony, as is often assumed by the existing literature, but rather as different social classes actively adapting it to their circumstances, views and aspirations, thus generating distinct and culturally embedded ornamental idioms.
The project’s main points of entry will be (1) to trace how certain decorative patterns moved from one object or medium to another and how they transformed in the process and (2) to examine how various groups appropriated, disseminated, and transformed those patterns.
Deadline : December 16, 2024
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Atmospheric Chemistry
The Atmospheric Chemistry group at ETH conducts research exploring the processes controlling tropospheric composition (gases and particles) and their intersection with global change. Research makes extensive use of global modeling tools (GEOS-Chem and CESM) and analysis of large observational datasets.
In many regions of the world, wildfire frequency and extent are increasing, driven by climate change. These fires emit a range of gas and particle phase compounds. These include absorbing organic aerosol, so called brown carbon (BrC). Fires also emit gas-phase compounds that can chemically transform to form absorbing BrC particles. The lifecycle and characteristics of atmospheric BrC are highly uncertain. These components of smoke may also constitute an important missing contribution to aerosol warming that is missing from the current generation of climate models. The goal of this PhD project will be to develop new 3D model schemes to represent the lifecycle of BrC, and explore how its abundance and radiative impacts have evolved over time.
Deadline : Open until filled
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Climate Finance and Policy
Mitigating dangerous climate change requires a fundamental transition of global economies. This transition calls for an annual investment of 2–4 trillion USD, which is a multiple of current climate investment. Particularly investments in low-carbon infrastructure for energy and transport services must increase more rapidly than they currently do. On an international level, climate finance flows are expected to contribute to global transformation pathways that limit temporary overshoot, rely on deep sectoral transformations, combine climate and nature protection, and are aligned with sustainable development and just transition objectives. Despite past research efforts, to date we lack a clear understanding of specific investment needs in climate-relevant sectors and technologies, the magnitude of existing and committed international climate finance flows, and the effectiveness of climate finance policies to match the supply of and demand for finance.
Deadline : Open until filled
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Development of in situ Bioprinting Technologies
The goal of this project is to develop a light based printer which can be used directly in the operation room. This new printer will be able to crosslink photoresins and cells directly into the patient’s cartilage defect, thereby promoting regeneration of the joint.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Data-Driven Nonlinear Model Reduction
The objective of the position is to work within a Swiss-French consortium of academic institutions to solve challenging model reduction problems using SSM-reduction and compare this approach with other model reductin methods, such as dynamic mode decompostion (DMD) or neural network-based methods. The level of the targeted problems will require further mathematical and algorithmic developments over the current state of data-driven SSM reduction. The PhD position will be based either within the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering or the Department of Mathematics at ETH Zurich, dependinhg on the candidate’s background and preferences.
Deadline : Open until filled
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Organic Chemistry/Radiochemistry
The mission of our multidisciplinary research focus in organic chemistry and radiochemistry is to develop innovative fluorine-18 radiochemistry for medicine. You will be responsible for exploring novel chemistry in the cold lab, in particular the investigation of novel fluorination methods/reagents and the synthesis of precursors for radiolabelling. Furthermore, you will get trained for performing independently 18F-radiolabelling experiments in the HCI Isotope Labs.
Deadline : Open until filled
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Dissolution of Mg-based Silicate Minerals for Carbon Sequestration
With growing concern over elevated levels of greenhouse gases there is an urgent need to develop effective solutions for their removal from the atmosphere. This project offers an exciting opportunity to investigate the dissolution and carbonation behavior of Mg-based silicate minerals. Using novel electrochemical methodologies and state-of-the-art material characterization techniques at the host institute, the candidate will develop a fundamental understanding of the reactivity and dissolution of Mg-based silicate minerals. The student will be part of an interdisciplinary team with expertise in electrochemistry, thermodynamic modeling, and materials science, receiving strong support throughout the project. This role provides a unique opportunity to engage in groundbreaking research at the crossroads of electrochemistry and materials science, with the potential to make significant contributions to both academic advancements and real-world environmental impact, particularly in the field of carbon sequestration.
Deadline : Open until filled
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral Students in Production Management
We offer regular research associate positions with a competitive salary in accordance with ETH standards at ETH Zurich and with HSG standards at HSG. The candidates will be involved in teaching and supervision activities at their respective home institutions. The candidate should indicate their preference for the home institution.
There is flexibility concerning the starting date to accommodate the selected candidate’s availability. The average duration for a doctoral student at ITEM and POM is four years. The contract is limited.
Deadline : 1.2.2025.
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Student in Modeling Organic Carbon Sequestration in Marine Sediments
As a successful candidate, you will compile and analyze organic carbon and its isotopic composition in specific sites. You will disentangle the environmental processes that drive the accumulation and remineralization of organic carbon in the Arctic using statistical methods. Additionally, you will quantify the contribution of different sources of organic carbon in Arctic sediments and assess how changing environmental conditions are affecting organic carbon storage in coastal environments. Moreover, you will predict future changes in the sedimentary organic carbon budget due to intensifying climate change in the Arctic.
Deadline : Open until filled
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position: friction in architected materials
The successful candidate will develop numerical and theoretical models to determine the friction properties of meta-interfaces. She/he will evaluate the mechanical properties resulting from various architected meso-structural approaches using in-house codes and high-performance computing systems. He/she will analyze the produced data to determine the factors leading to desired friction properties and establish knowledge that provides the scientific basis for the development of architected material concepts for unconventional friction behavior. The candidate will actively collaborate with (external) collaborators in experimentally testing the design concepts and demonstrate their potential.
Deadline : Open until filled
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral researcher (PhD Position) in Technology and AI for Individual and Organisational Resilience
We are currently seeking a doctoral researcher with knowledge and skills in both data analytics (e.g., machine learning, statistics, econometrics) and behavioural sciences (e.g., experimental design, survey research, application/development of theory). They should be interested in applying their skill set across domain types and be highly flexible and responsive to emerging opportunities with partners across industry and society. The candidate should be highly motivated to drive projects forward, as well as network across Switzerland.
Deadline : Open until filled
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 2 Doctoral Fellowships in Architecture and Technology
The A&T Doctoral Programme is ETH Zurich’s interdisciplinary educational platform committed to training scholars in research and teaching of technology in architecture. The programme is offered and managed collaboratively by the chairs of the Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA). The work of the ITA chairs assimilates many diverse aspects of employing science, technology and engineering in architecture, including computational design of buildings and structures, building processes and systems, digital and robotic construction and fabrication, and many others. For more information about our institute, please consult the ITA website, and check out the ten years of ITA video.
Deadline : January 31, 2025
(28) 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
(29) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Cryo-Atom Probe Tomography for Corrosion Studies
In this particular project, the student will develop an experimental methodology to study early-stage nanoscale corrosion processes at the metal-liquid interface, leveraging advanced microscopy techniques, namely cryo-transfer focused ion beam (FIB) and atom probe tomography (APT) in combination with additional nano-characterization techniques. The focus will lie on iron and steel corrosion in neutral and alkaline environments, that are relevant for infrastructure corrosion in the energy and transportation sector, radioactive waste disposal, or archaeology. The candidate will thus have the opportunity to engage in pioneering research at the intersection of microscopy and corrosion science, contributing to academic advancements and fundamental insights with broad industry relevance.
Deadline : 30 November 2024
(30) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD candidate for developing and building new concepts for ultra-fast, medium voltage solid-state pulse modulators
We are seeking individuals with outstanding academic credentials and a high level of motivation to engage in doctoral-level research on the development of novel concepts for ultrafast pulse modulators capable of generating pulses with an amplitude of up to 15kV/300A, a pulse width in the range of 1-2ns and a rise/fall time of less than 500ps. Such fast ns-pulse generators are required, for example, in kicker systems, which are a key element of future synchrotron light sources (e.g. SLS 2.0 @ PSI) needed for basic research in biomedicine, engineering and natural sciences. The extremely fast rise and fall times of the pulses are crucial for the efficient operation of the kicker system without distorting the electron beam. The very fast voltage pulses cannot be generated with “conventional” switching devices as for example GaN HEMTs or SiC MOSFETs, since these are too slow. Therefore, the project will investigate concepts that exploit the fast reverse recovery behaviour of special diodes and use these diodes as “opening switches” in combination with GaN HEMTs and/or SiC MOSFETs. Such diodes will be developed by the Advanced Power Semiconductor Laboratory (APS) at the ETH within the framework of the planned project.
Deadline : Open until filled
(31) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in the Rheology of Metasedimentary Rocks
Due to the abundance of quartz in the subduction zone interface and the continental crust, quartz rheology (e.g., dislocation creep in quartz) is typically used to model the strength of metasedimentary rocks in the subduction zone interface and the ductile continental crust. While the metasedimentary component of these tectonic processes is modeled based on the rheology of pure quartz, most quartz-bearing rocks are polyphase aggregates, with micas representing a ubiquitous accessory phase regularly showing microstructural evidence for pressure solution creep (PSC). Yet the quantitative effects of micas on the rheological properties of quartz-bearing aggregates and PSC are poorly constrained. The goal of this project is to integrate mechanical and microstructural results from rock deformation experiments with natural examples of PSC in micaceous quartzites to understand and constrain the rheological parameters that control PSC in micaceous quartzites to more accurately model large-scale tectonic processes.
Deadline : Open until filled
(32) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Candidate in Cryogenian Tillites as a Window into Subglacial Rheology
Ice streams are fast-moving zones within otherwise stable continental ice sheets, and basal flow and sliding along them is the primary mechanism for ice migration to the sea. Observations from modern ice sheets suggest that many of the fastest-flowing ice streams are underlain not by bedrock, but by reworked sediments derived from glacial erosion known as subglacial till. However, the deformation mechanisms and rheological processes operating in subglacial till are not well understood. This project aims to investigate the rheology of subglacial till through field studies of ancient Cryogenian glaciations in northern Europe. The findings will help refine basal drag estimates in modern environments and offer insights into Cryogenian glaciations and Snowball Earth.
Deadline : Open until filled
(33) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position on “Integrated Photonics, Electronic-Photonic Co-Design/Integration”
The ETH IDEAS Group, led by Prof. Hua Wang, is a world-leading research group in the field of integrated circuits and systems for next-generation wireless communication, sensing, and various emerging technology applications. Our current and past PhD students regularly publish at flagship conferences and journals and have found carrier opportunities both in top universities and industry.
The ETH IDEAS Group is part of the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET). More information can be found on the group website.
These PhD positions are jointly funded by EU grants, Swiss national grants, as well as ETH Zurich internal funding. The research involves close collaborations with industry and university groups in Switzerland, EU, and US.
Deadline : Open until filled
(34) 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
(35) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position on “Integrated Circuit and System Design for Bioelectronics and Biosensors”
You will be responsible for designing, prototyping, and testing novel analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits and/or systems using advanced IC technologies. You will be collaborating with colleagues from the post-processing/fabrication side to decide the top-level system architecture and implementation details. 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
(36) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Rethinking Frequency Control in Power Systems
The existing power system operation architecture has organically grown over nearly a century, as new needs emerged, as technology and methods have advanced, and its recent development is also guided by the liberalisation of energy markets. In particular, energy balancing and frequency control nowadays rely on the classical three-level architecture of – sorted from seconds to hours – primary frequency control for stabilisation, secondary frequency control to regulate the frequency and area balancing error to a nominal value, and tertiary control to reschedule the grid operating point. As a result of increased distributed, renewable, and inverter-based generation this classical architecture reaches its limits due to faster and more fragile (low-inertia) dynamics, more uncertainty and disturbances, and the sheer scale of distributed generation. Hence, in this PhD project, the intention is to rethink the frequency control architecture for inverter-dominated power systems and evaluate in a structured way how much of which and where reserves are needed to keep the system stable when employing the proposed frequency control.
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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