PhD position in biomineralization of digitally fabricated granular materials EPFL in Switzerland

EPFL is offering a full-time PhD position in the Laloui Group in Lausanne, Switzerland, within the SNSF-funded DFabuLis project, “Digital Fabrication Using Living Systems.” The project is conducted with Dr. Dimitrios Terzis, Senior Scientist in the Laloui Group at EPFL, and co-PI Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger of the Chair of Digital Building Technologies at ETH Zurich. The research explores how biologically driven mineralization can transform demolition and excavation materials into granular mater...

Enrique M. del Castillo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University, is recruiting up to two fully funded Ph.D. students. The positions are for research in computational geomechanics and fracture mechanics , with a planned start in Fall 2027 and the possibility of an earlier Spring 2027 start. This is a strong fit for students interested in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, earth science, and materials science topics related t...

ETH Zurich invites applications for a PhD project on robotic spraying and additive manufacturing for biocementation within the SNSF-funded DFabuLis: Digital Fabrication Using Living Systems project. The research explores how microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) can function as a controllable fabrication parameter. The doctoral researcher will develop a robotic fabrication process that deposits bacterial and cementation solutions, adapting existing deposition hardware and cr...

ETH Zurich is offering two paid, full-time doctoral fellowships in Architecture and Technology through the A&T Doctoral Programme . The programme is interdisciplinary and sits within the Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA), bringing together architecture, engineering, computation, digital fabrication, robotic construction, building systems, structural design, and related research areas. Successful applicants will join one of the participating professorships, such as Architecture and Di...

Empa in Switzerland is advertising a fully funded PhD position in multi-scale modelling and experimental assessment of volumetrically prestressed concrete . The project is part of the EU Horizon research and innovation initiative SURPASS (Smart and Sustainable Resilient Performance-based Cementitious Composites for Adaptive Strengthening and Repair System), which focuses on adaptive strengthening and repair strategies for ageing infrastructure in aggressive environments. The PhD will work on str...