PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Aerospace Engineering in Switzerland

This PhD project is part of the TurboImpact network, a Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network focused on the aerodynamic design, optimisation, material selection, and manufacturing of small-scale turbomachinery . The doctoral researcher will work at STI IGM LAMD at EPFL in Neuchâtel within an international, collaborative consortium of 14 Doctoral Candidates and partner universities and companies. The research topic sits at the intersection of turbomachinery aerodynamics , manufacturing-aware desig...

The Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism (LQM) at EPFL offers a PhD project in experimental quantum magnetism focused on microwave spectroscopy of rare-earth quantum magnets. The project explores how electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom become entangled, how electro-nuclear states evolve under external magnetic fields, and how their occupancy can be manipulated by external perturbations. Research will be carried out in a laboratory environment that combines synthesis of novel materials with in-...

The Micromechanical and Horological Design Laboratory (INSTANT-LAB) at EPFL is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to advance the design of flexure-based mechanisms. These compliant mechanisms rely on elastic deformation rather than conventional joints, enabling precise motion in demanding environments where frictionless operation, repeatability, reduced maintenance, and monolithic construction are especially valuable. The project focuses on developing a new design and modelling framework for f...

The Singapore-ETH Centre is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to lead research on technology-enabled home rehabilitation after stroke within the Future Health Technologies Programme. The project addresses the need for scalable rehabilitation that extends beyond therapist-led clinical care and supports stroke survivors in their homes. The research focuses on the RELab tenoexo , a soft robotic hand exoskeleton designed to enhance upper-limb rehabilitation in clinical therapy and provide additio...

The EPFL Computer Vision Lab is seeking a postdoctoral fellow for research on co-design of aerodynamic shape and control, building on a recent technical report and aiming toward applications such as model gliders for FAI competitions. The project sits at the intersection of machine learning, control, and aerodynamic design. The selected researcher will work on methods for integrating learning-based approaches with classical and deep-learning-based control theory to tackle shape-and-control co-de...

EPFL’s Micromechanical and Horological Design Laboratory (INSTANT-LAB) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance the design and modelling of flexure-based mechanisms. These compliant mechanisms generate motion through the elastic deformation of slender structural elements instead of conventional sliding or rolling joints. The research addresses the performance trade-offs that limit high-performance flexure mechanisms, including motion range, load-carrying capability, stiffness and sensitiv...

The CREATE Lab at EPFL is hiring for multiple research positions in soft robotics, manipulation, and robot design, including PhD and postdoctoral opportunities. Applications are reviewed continuously, with a stated deadline of November 13, 2026. PhD projects include continuum body robots for modular, variable-stiffness robotic bodies; soft robotic simulation of human organs using soft lattice structures and integrated actuation; and morphing compliant and cellular-inspired robotic systems involv...

The University of Bern’s Astronomical Institute invites applications for a Postdoc or Senior Research Assistant in astronomical instrumentation within its Space Weather group in Bern, Switzerland. The successful candidate will contribute to an ERC-funded project developing a unique instrument to measure the full visible spectrum of solar and stellar flares. A stellar prototype is installed at the University’s observatory in Zimmerwald, while the solar instrument is in the design phase and planne...

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, is offering a PhD position in Real-Space Quantum Geometry within the Laboratory for Multiscale Materials Experiments. The project focuses on magnetic thin films and their nanoscale behavior. The successful candidate will grow and pattern magnetic thin films using nanolithography, perform micromagnetic simulations, and investigate patterned films through electron and X-ray imaging techniques and electronic transport measurements. Responsibil...