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Funding not stated 15 Nov 2026

PhD position in Translational Tumor Immunology

University of Basel · Department of Biomedicine

  • Switzerland
  • Biological sciences » Biology

The Translational Immuno-Oncology research group, co-led by Prof. Dr. Mascha Binder and Dr. Sarah Adamo, offers a PhD position in translational tumor immunology. Our research combines basic and translational immunology with patient-centered cancer research. We investigate mechanisms underlying anti-tumor immunity and immunological memory and develop approaches to improve the precision and durability of cancer immunot

Funding not stated 15 Nov 2026

Two Start-up Grants of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies (32,000 Swiss francs each)

Universität Basel

  • Basel, Switzerland
  • Literature

The Doctoral Program in Literary Studies of the University of Basel calls for applications for two one-year start-up grants of CHF 32,000 (beginning April 1, 2027). The grant is designed to support promising junior researchers in developing a PhD project to apply for follow-up funding. The selection will respect the guiding principles on diversity and inclusion of the University of Basel, which wants to be a family-friendly, equality-oriented, nondiscriminatory and accessible university promoting diversity in all its dimensions. The Doctoral Program in Literary Studies The international, inter

Funding not stated 15 Nov 2026

FMI International PhD Program Fall Call 2026.

Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research

  • Basel, Switzerland
  • All

Cutting-edge research on the molecular and cellular basis of human disease We are pleased to announce the FMI International PhD Program Fall Call 2026 . Affiliated with the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research and as an affiliated institute of the University of Basel, the FMI is situated at the interface of academic research and biomedical application. FMI students and postdoctoral fellows are not only exposed to the latest in molecular and genetic approaches, but are constantly encouraged to examine the biomedical application of their discoveries. The FMI International PhD Program prov

Funding not stated 18 Nov 2026

Doctoral Position in mechanics of frictional particle suspensions

ETH Zürich

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Physics

Doctoral Position in mechanics of frictional particle suspensions At the Professorship of Solid Mechanics (SMEC) in the Institute for Building Materials at ETH Zurich, we aim to understand how materials deform, degrade, break, and ultimately fail. Our research is driven by curiosity about the physical mechanisms that underlie failure and by the ambition to translate this understanding into more reliable and resilient materials and structures. By combining numerical modeling, laboratory experiments, and theoretical analyses, we seek to link microscopic processes with the macroscopic behavior of

Fully funded 18 Nov 2026

Doctoral Position in Debris Flow Monitoring

ETH Zürich

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Environmental science

Doctoral Position in Debris Flow Monitoring The Engineering Geology Group, (Prof. Dr. Jordan Aaron, Geological Institute) is looking for a creative and motivated doctoral candidate with a strong interest in debris flows mechanisms, field monitoring, and natural hazard risk management. The position is expected to start in January 2027 and is fully funded for 4 years. Project background This is an SNSF funded project that aims to improve our understanding and management of debris flows, which are one of the most important hazards in mountainous areas. The project is focussed on collecting and an

Funding not stated 18 Nov 2026

Doctoral Position in Customer-Facing AI in Marketing and Service

ETH Zürich

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Economics

Doctoral Position in Customer-Facing AI in Marketing and Service At the Center for AI Value, part of the Technology Marketing Group at ETH Zurich, we investigate how organisations can turn generative and multimodal AI into measurable value. Our current focus is one of the most consequential open questions in this space: how customer-facing AI should be designed when it speaks to real customers on behalf of a real firm. Generative voice agents now handle substantive service conversations, hand customers over to human employees, and generate content that reaches large professional audiences — ye

Fully funded 23 Nov 2026

Doctoral Positions in Robot Learning and Soft, Musculoskeletal, and Biohybrid Robotics

ETH Zürich

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Engineering

Doctoral Positions in Robot Learning and Soft, Musculoskeletal, and Biohybrid Robotics The Soft Robotics Lab within the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zurich is inviting applications for several doctoral positions. Our lab's goal is to build, model, and control robots in a fundamentally different way, so that they become more flexible, dexterous, capable, and adapt better to their environment. We work along four directions: soft and musculoskeletal robotics, biohybrid living systems, dexterous manipulation and robot learning, and simulation for embodied AI. We are looking

Funding not stated 23 Nov 2026

Doctoral Position in neutral-atom quantum computing

ETH Zürich

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Physics

Doctoral Position in neutral-atom quantum computing The newly established Atom Quantum Processing (AQP) group , led by Prof. Konrad Viebahn, at the Institute for Quantum Electronics within the Physics Department (D-PHYS), ETH Zurich, is seeking a highly motivated Doctoral Candidate. Our research focusses on ultracold neutral atoms and their application in quantum technologies, in particular, quantum computing. We are currently establishing a new laboratory for laser cooling, trapping, and imaging ultracold rubidium atoms in optical lattices. With newly developed methods, such as high-fidelity

Fully funded 25 Nov 2026

Doctoral Position in solid-state transformer development, with a focus on high-power medium-frequency transformers

ETH Zürich

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Technology
  • Prof. Dr. Jürgen Biela

Doctoral Position in solid-state transformer development, with a focus on high-power medium-frequency transformers The Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems (HPE) at the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering of ETH Zurich conducts internationally leading research on power electronic converter systems, which are required, for example, in future energy distribution systems for the integration of renewable energy sources or in traction applications/electric vehicles. Another research focus is on solid-state pulse modulators for medical applications (computer tomog

Funding not stated 29 Nov 2026

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) / Professor of History of Art and Architectural Culture

ETH Zürich

  • 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
  • Architecture

The Department of Architecture ( www.arch.ethz.ch ) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position. The professorship is located at the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (GTA) ( www.gta.arch.ethz.ch ). Description The new professor will develop state-of-the-art and leading teaching and research in the history and theory of art and architectural culture, across any time or period. In particular, she/he will address the relationship between architecture and the image by bringing innovative questions, tools, and methods from the field of art history to bear

Funding not stated 30 Nov 2026

PhD student in the synthesis of polymeric materials

Empa

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Engineering

Materials science and technology are our passion. With our cutting-edge research, Empa's around 1,100 employees make essential contributions to the well-being of society for a future worth living. Empa is a research institution of the ETH Domain. For an EU grant at the Laboratory for Functional Polymers , we are searching a motivated PhD student. PhD student in the synthesis of polymeric materials You will work on a research project in the field of novel dielectric elastic materials. The emphasis will be on synthesizing specially designed polymers and elastomers with improved dielectric and me

Funding not stated 30 Nov 2026

Faculty Position in Energy Systems

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, EPFL

  • 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Engineering » Mechanical engineering Physics

Faculty Position in Energy Systems ' Working at EPFL ' EPFL Faculty Position in Energy Systems The School of Engineering at EPFL and its Institute of Mechanical Engineering invite applications for a faculty position in Energy Systems . The appointment will be at the Tenure Track level, with an expected start date in Fall 2027 (or a mutually agreed upon date). The main work location is EPFL's Sion campus. We seek exceptional candidates with expertise in energy systems. The successful candidate will contribute to our mission of developing rigorous and systematic methods for the design, realizati

Funding not stated 2 Dec 2026

PhD Position on Nanozyme-based coating for antimicrobial implants

Empa

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Technology

Materials science and technology are our passion. With our cutting-edge research, Empa's around 1,100 employees make essential contributions to the well-being of society for a future worth living. Empa is a research institution of the ETH Domain. The Nanomaterials in Health Lab is a truly interdisciplinary environment that conducts pioneered investigations on particle bio-functionalization, particles uptake, accumulation, translocation across biological barriers and their bio-responses. With this we provide key contributions to novel personalized strategies of particles de-sign for drug delive

Fully funded 3 Dec 2026

Doctoral Student in Neuromotor Interfaces for Dexterous Robot Teleoperation (multimodal egocentric vision + EMG)

ETH Zürich

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Engineering

Doctoral Student in Neuromotor Interfaces for Dexterous Robot Teleoperation (multimodal egocentric vision + EMG) The Sensing, Interaction & Perception Lab invites applications for a fully funded PhD position at ETH Zürich at the intersection of robotics, wearable sensing, signal processing, machine learning, and human-computer interaction. The goal of this PhD is to develop neuromotor interfaces for dexterous robot teleoperation using two sensing modalities: 1) surface electromyography (sEMG) measured at the wrist or forearm, with the aim of decoding subtle hand and finger activity, continuous

Fully funded 6 Dec 2026

Doctoral Student in High-throughput Analysis of Protein-Protein Interactions

ETH Zürich

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Physics

Doctoral Student in High-throughput Analysis of Protein-Protein Interactions The Nash Lab (Lab for Engineering Synthetic Systems) is jointly affiliated with the Department of Chemistry at the University of Basel and the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of ETH Zurich (located in Basel). We work at the interface of protein engineering, molecular biophysics, and synthetic biology, developing new experimental and computational approaches to understand and engineer proteins for useful biomedical and industrial applications. Our research combines high-throughput screening, directed e

Funding not stated 7 Dec 2026

Senior Physician Pulmonology, Switzerland

PhD-Jobs.NET

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Medical sciences
  • Vitaly Pryadka

We are currently looking for candidates for several Senior Physician positions in Pulmonology in German-speaking Switzerland. The positions each have a different focus and requirements and are paid between €120,000 and €150,000 p.a. NET (depending on the tax class, knowledge and experience). Requirements: EU citizenship MD and Specialist’s qualification obtained within the EU Several years of relevant experience To apply: Please send your CV mentioning reference P-25 at info@phd-jobs.net Contact person: Vitaly Pryadka Tel.: +40 765 734 800 Web: http://www.phd-jobs.net

Funding not stated 7 Dec 2026

Senior Physician Psychosomatics, Switzerland

PhD-Jobs.NET

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Medical sciences
  • Vitaly Pryadka

We are currently looking for candidates for several Senior Physician positions in Psychosomatics in German-speaking Switzerland. The positions each have a different focus and requirements and are paid between €120,000 and €150,000 p.a. NET (depending on the tax class, knowledge and experience). Requirements: EU citizenship MD and Specialist’s qualification obtained within the EU Several years of relevant experience To apply: Please send your CV mentioning reference P-23 at info@phd-jobs.net Contact person: Vitaly Pryadka Tel.:+40 765 734 800 Web: http://www.phd-jobs.net

Funding not stated 7 Dec 2026

Senior Physician Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Switzerland

PhD-Jobs.NET

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Medical sciences
  • Vitaly Pryadka

We are currently looking for candidates for several Senior Physician positions in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in German-speaking Switzerland. The positions each have a different focus and requirements and are paid between €120,000 and €150,000 p.a. NET (depending on the tax class, knowledge and experience). Requirements: EU citizenship MD and Specialist’s qualification obtained within the EU Several years of relevant experience To apply: Please send your CV mentioning reference P-24 at info@phd-jobs.net Contact person: Vitaly Pryadka Tel.: +40 765 734 800 Web: http://www.phd-jobs.net

Funding not stated 7 Dec 2026

Senior Physician Paediatrics, Switzerland

PhD-Jobs.NET

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Medical sciences
  • Vitaly Pryadka

We are currently looking for candidates for several Senior Physician positions in Paediatrics in German-speaking Switzerland. The positions each have a different focus and requirements and are paid between €120,000 and €150,000 p.a. NET (depending on the tax class, knowledge and experience). Requirements: EU citizenship MD and Specialist’s qualification obtained within the EU Several years of relevant experience To apply: Please send your CV mentioning reference P-26 at info@phd-jobs.net Contact person: Vitaly Pryadka Tel.: +40 765 734 800 Web: http://www.phd-jobs.net

Funding not stated 7 Dec 2026

Senior Physician Gynaecology, Switzerland

PhD-Jobs.NET

  • Switzerland
  • Medical sciences
  • Vitaly Pryadka

We are currently looking for candidates for several Senior Physician positions in Gynaecology in German-speaking Switzerland. The positions each have a different focus and requirements and are paid between €120,000 and €150,000 p.a. NET (depending on the tax class, knowledge and experience). Requirements: EU citizenship MD and Specialist’s qualification obtained within the EU Several years of relevant experience To apply: Please send your CV mentioning reference P-22 at info@phd-jobs.net Contact person: Vitaly Pryadka Tel.: +40 765 734 800 Web: http://www.phd-jobs.net

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