Postdoctoral Fellowships in Computational Biology, Biomaterials, Bitumen Chemomechanics, CO2 Electrocatalysis, and CO2 Solid Adsorbent Shaping at EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in Switzerland

EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) in Zurich, Switzerland is advertising multiple postdoctoral fellowship opportunities across different research areas. The post highlights several openings, including computational biology, injectable hydrogels for intraocular drug delivery, bitumen chemomechanics, CO2 electrocatalysis under realistic conditions, and CO2 solid adsorbent shaping and degradation.

The computational biology project focuses on the crosstalk between the tumor and immune system in metastatic colorectal cancer. It emphasizes biomedicine, data analysis, integration of newly generated datasets with multi-omics profiles, machine learning model development, and collaboration with the Swiss Data Science Centre. The hydrogel project is centered on biomaterials and controlled drug delivery for retinal diseases, with work alongside chemistry, cell biology, and clinical partners.

The bitumen chemomechanics role seeks a PhD-level researcher in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field, with strong communication and management skills. Experience in asphalt binder characterization, production process optimization, scalability, and pavement design is advantageous. The CO2 electrocatalysis position requires a PhD in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, physics, or a related discipline, with prior electrochemistry/catalysis experience preferred. The CO2 solid adsorbent shaping role is linked to EMPA’s sorbents and carbon capture expertise and is part of the NCCR Separations collaboration led by EPFL (Prof. Wendy Queen) with partners including ETH Zurich, University of Fribourg, HES-SO, Northwestern University, and University of Alberta.

These are postdoctoral openings, not scholarship calls. The post says the positions are open until filled and encourages applicants to apply as soon as possible. Funding, stipend, and contract specifics are not provided in the excerpt.

Interested candidates should review the individual vacancy details and use the application links on the EMPA vacancy page. The post also references a postdoc application cover letter template and guidance on writing a postdoc application email.