Are you holding Master’s degree and ready to elevate your academic journey to the highest level? ETH Zurich, Switzerland, has announced a multiple fully funded PhD positions awaiting talented individuals like you. Don’t miss your chance to be part of our vibrant academic community. Explore the exciting PhD positions available and submit your application today!”
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(01) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD Position in Identifying Small Molecule Inhibitors of Alzheimer’s Disease Through a Combination of Microfluidics and Fluorescence Imaging
The aim of this project is to develop microfluidic platforms able to identify small molecule inhibitors that target AD. Specifically, a combination of microfluidics, time-resolved and super -resolution fluorescence imaging, and high-throughput screening will be used to accelerate the discovery of novel therapeutics under conditions that mimic the physiological environment of cell membranes.
Deadline : Open until filled
(02) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD Student in Food Structure Engineering
The group is looking for a PhD student to work on a project related to the exploration of food structuring mechanisms and self-assembly processes at low and high temperatures. We seek highly motivated students with good skills in physics, material science, and food engineering. Experience with food characterization techniques (rheology, texture analysis) is a benefit. Furthermore, expertise in food processing and technology is generally considered an advantage. The ability to build and construct process setups is a plus, and general knowledge of nutrition, microbiology, chemistry, and biotechnology is important.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(03) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD position –Probing biomolecular interactions with plasmonic sensing
The research focuses on probing biomolecular interactions with plasmonic sensing. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) are strong photon-induced collective hot-electron coupling effects, which can create intense and sensitive electromagnetic near-field associated with noble metal nanostructures. SPR and LSPR have been demonstrated as powerful tools to study nanoscale bimolecular interactions and sensitive biosensing. Our group has been engaged in plasmonic biosensing as for real-time and label-free biomolecular interaction analysis, such as airborne virus detection, local aggregation of proteins and nucleic acids, etc.
Deadline : Open until filled
(04) Fully Funded PhD Position
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
(05) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–Doctoral student in ecosystem water vapor exchange
This position is part of the project Effect of climate and management on evapotranspiration in agricultural ecosystems (ECOVAP) funded by the ETH Grants programme. The aim of this project is to evaluate and partition evapotranspiration in Swiss agroecosystems along a management and climate gradient and to assess the influence of extreme events, such as droughts, on the ecosystem water vapor exchange. We will use eddy covariance to quantify the ecosystem water vapor exchange using measurements from the Swiss FluxNet as well as data on the plot scale from lysimeter and dendrometer measurements. Data analyses will be conducted using statistical and machine learning models including random forest models and Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) analyses. This project will improve our knowledge on the mechanisms of evapotranspiration in agroecosystems with an interdisciplinary approach (micrometeorology, ecophysiology and agricultural sciences), relevant for sustainable agriculture in a changing climate.
Deadline : Open until filled
(06) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction: AI-based Input Detection & Text Entry Decoding
The intersection of sensor-driven input detection and advanced interaction paradigms in Mixed Reality (MR) presents exciting research challenges and opportunities. This PhD project is positioned at the forefront of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), focusing on leveraging sensor signals such as Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), Electromyography (EMG), and Electrooculography (EOG) for innovative input modeling.
The primary goal is to develop robust methods for detecting, decoding, and interpreting user input in MR environments, with a particular emphasis on typing and text entry. Utilizing character-level and word-level language models, the research will explore how these techniques can enhance user experiences in MR by improving text entry efficiency, accuracy, and context-awareness.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(07) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction: AI-based Touch Input Detection, Capacitive Sensing, Machine Learning-based Grasp Interaction)
This PhD position lies at the intersection of technical Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and novel sensing technologies, focusing on touch input and grasp interaction using capacitive sensing. The aim is to push the boundaries of how mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, can leverage their raw capacitive images to extract rich interaction parameters, such as finger orientation, contact shape, and grip patterns.
By processing these raw signals, this project will enable new ways of understanding and utilizing touch and grasp input for innovative interaction techniques, enhancing the user experience for mobile and multitouch interfaces.
Deadline : Open until filled
(08) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD student in the field of social sciences for social-ecological urban transformation
Are you eager to shape the cities of tomorrow? We are looking for a PhD student who conducts research in the Swiss National Science Foundation National Research Program 81 funded project “Beyond Replacement Construction: Implementing the Socio-Ecological Transformation of the Swiss Built Environment”. The project focuses on the socio-ecological transformation of the built environment in Swiss cities through soft densification (i.e., vertical extensions, building an annex, infill development etc.) as a sustainable alternative to hard densification (i.e. demolition and total renovation). In Swiss cities, the current implementation of hard densification strategies often results in significant socio-environmental challenges, particularly in terms of displacement and social exclusion of low-income residents and increased CO2 emissions from construction activities.
Deadline : Open until filled
(09) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD student – Modeling supply chains for net-zero technologies
We expect your research to be scientifically rigorous and relevant to policymakers and managers. You will collaborate closely with other researchers at our chair and interact with policymakers, managers, and other stakeholders. As an integral part of your work, you will publish your results in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and outreach outlets. You will also supervise master students and support the group’s teaching.
Deadline : Open until filled
(10) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD Position in Optomechanical Quantum Sensing
Is it possible to build a microscope that can look below surfaces and image materials and molecules with atomic resolution in three dimensions? In our group we try to realize exactly that using a nanomechanical force sensor.
The magnetic resonance force microscope (MRFM) is an ultrasensitive variety of the atomic force microscope (AFM): A nanoscale sample, such as a large biomolecule, is placed on a micromechanical sensor made from silicon nitride. When approaching a tiny ferromagnetic tip to within 10-100 nm from the sample, each nuclear or electronic spin in the sample will feel a magnetic force. Although this force is minute, on the order of 1e-18 N (one attonewton) or below, it leads to a slight mechanical push on the sensor. Through magnetic resonance pulses, the state of the spin can be periodically inverted to generate resonant oscillations of the mechanical sensor that can be precisely measured by laser interferometry.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(11) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–Doctorate in geophysical glaciology
This doctorate will focus on using active-source seismology to characterise Crary Ice Rise. Specifically, the doctorate will use seismic imaging of geological structures beneath the ice, and quantitative determination of seismic properties at the ice-bed interface. Seismic imaging will use conventional multichannel seismic methods combining explosive sources with a snow-streamer. Analysis of the ice-bed interface will combine amplitude analysis methods commonly used in the cryosphere with full-waveform inversion techniques. The seismic imaging results will be of direct relevance to the SWAIS2C geological drilling program, helping with interpretation of the recovered core, and placing the record into a wider context. The amplitude analysis, which will be undertaken both along the imaging profiles and across a wider region using nodal seismometers, will address the wider role of pinning points in ice dynamics. The results of both components of this study will be of broad interest to the SWAIS2C team and the wider cryosphere community.
Deadline : Open until filled
(12) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–Doctoral Fellowship in Landscape and Urban Studies
The doctoral program at the Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies (LUS), ETH Zurich D-ARCH, tackles contemporary challenges in urban and environmental transformation within broader socio-cultural, political-economic, and theoretical contexts. In light of the planetary crises, the program fosters critical discourse and supports independent, innovative, and proactive research aimed at addressing urgent socio-ecological issues.
The LUS Institute examines the production of landscapes, territories, and human settlements across various scales and diverse global geographies, including Switzerland, Europe, and other territories in the so-called Global North and Global South. Key research areas encompass designed ecologies, energy landscapes, agroecology, hydrology, regenerative agriculture, adaptive infrastructures, more-than-human landscapes, indigenous territories, housing, and socio-economic development.
Deadline : Open until filled
(13) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD Position (1 of 3) in Earthquake Seismology and Hydromechanics
The Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies (“BedrettoLab“) is a unique research facility of ETH Zurich that allows studying earthquake physics, hydromechanics and deep geothermal energy under in-situ conditions. In the context of a global flagship project in earthquake seismology – the Fault Activation and Earthquake Rupture (FEAR) project – we are working to induce and study earthquakes with magnitudes of ~1.0 on a natural Alpine fault zone. The BedrettoLab provides direct access to the target fault zone at a depth of ~1km, such that we can place monitoring equipment directly on and around the fault zone. Because of this direct access, we can potentially observe, model and understand earthquake dynamic and hydromechanic processes in exceptional detail.
Deadline : Open until filled
(14) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD student in Embedded Systems & Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Ranging
The project focuses on developing cutting-edge embedded systems that integrate UWB and motion sensors for high-accuracy ranging, tracking, and communication. You will work on custom PCBs, firmware development, and the seamless connection of MCUs with various sensors. You will also develop learning-based pipelines for state, position, and motion estimation.
Deadline : Open until filled
(15) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD position in Sustainable Networking
Our approach to sustainable networking is primarily applied and operational: we aim to improve the sustainability of the Internet today, rather than in theory. We are interested in and considering all ideas that can contribute to that objective.
As a new group member, you are supposed to contribute to our research activities and gradually build your own independent research profile according to your interests. You are expected to work towards a doctoral degree and participate in our teaching activities.
Deadline : Open until filled
(16) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD position on multi-material additive manufacturing: manufacturability, microstructure and mechanical properties
This PhD thesis is part of the FASTE (Fabrication Additive des Structures performantes multi-maTériaux pour utilisation en Environnement sévère) project, funded by the 2024 Lopez-Loreta foundation prize. FASTE, a collaboration between ISAE SUPAERO and ETH Zürich, aims to produce and characterize multi-material parts using LPBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion), DED (Direct Energy Deposition), and WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) technologies. The project encompasses manufacturing methodologies, mechanical behavior characterization, and modeling under complex loads, focusing on multi-material parts.
Deadline : Open until filled
(17) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–Doctoral fellowship in History and Theory of Architecture (2 positions)
Conduct original doctoral research on an individually determined topic within the history and theory of architecture and urbanism. The fellowship places no restriction on the geography or time period of the proposed research project.
The doctoral fellowships are funded for three years (100%, ETH Standard Rate) with the possibility of renewal for one additional year.
Deadline : Open until filled
(18) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD Position in Decarbonizing the Future of the Chemical Industry
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
(19) Fully Funded PhD Position
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
(20) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD Position in Geochemistry of Enhanced Rock Weathering
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 : Open until filled
(21) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD Position in Soil Biogeochemistry of Enhanced Rock Weathering
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 : Open until filled
(22) Fully Funded PhD Position
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
(23) Fully Funded PhD Position
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.
Deadline : Open until filled
(24) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD position in Systems and Hardware Security
We are interested in a variety of hot topics in the area of systems security with a special focus on hardware. The aim of the group is improving the security of modern computer systems. To do that, we often build novel analysis techniques to uncover previously-unknown attack surfaces and when appropriate we design and implement new systems to protect against various classes of attacks. This means that the group does heavy technical work, from building low-level systems to analyzing hardware components. Examples of our research topics include hardware design security, microarchitectural security, and operating system security to name a few.
Deadline : Open until filled
(25) Fully Funded PhD Position
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 : Open until filled
(26) Fully Funded PhD Position
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
(27) Fully Funded PhD Position
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
(28) Fully Funded PhD Position
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
(29) Fully Funded PhD Position
PhD position summary/title:–PhD position: friction in architected materials
The Computational Mechanics of Building Materials (CMBM) aims to understand and predict mechanical failure in materials and structures. By combining numerical modeling tools with tailored laboratory experiments and theoretical models, we create a holistic perspective on mechanical failure, bridging the gap between material behavior at the small scale and principles governing catastrophic failure at the system level. CMBM is a highly interdisciplinary and international research team. The topics of current research projects at CMBM include uncovering the mechanisms of earthquake nucleation and arrest, building structures with topologically interlocked materials, revealing the processes governing the structural build-up of cement in additive manufacturing, determining the nano- and micro-scale processes that control cracking of concrete due to corrosion, uncovering the fundamental laws governing granular materials, and revealing the damage and fracture mechanisms in soft materials.
Deadline : Open until filled
(30) Fully Funded PhD Position
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 : 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.
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