PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Human Resources in Switzerland

ETH Zurich is offering a fully funded Master's scholarship opportunity in engineering and advanced technology for students beginning in Autumn 2027. The opportunity supports thesis work focused on engineering innovation, advanced technology, and interdisciplinary technical research. Eligible areas include Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Science, Robotics, and Energy Science. The programme is suitable for applicants interested in innovative engineering ...

The University of Zurich is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Economics of Children and Families for the Department of Economics and the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development in Zurich, Switzerland. The research will address topics broadly related to the economics of children and families. The postdoctoral researcher may contribute to Assistant Professor Ana Costa-Ramón's research agenda and the European Research Council Starting Grant SAFECHILD: Safeguarding Childhood: Bullying,...

The University of Fribourg in Switzerland is offering a full-time, ERC-funded PhD position in the Department of Chemistry within Pascal Bertsch’s group and the ERC Starting Grant project GI-CORONA. The doctoral researcher will formulate lipid-based colloids, including emulsions, liposomes and lipid nanoparticles, and investigate how these systems digest in the gut and which proteins form their gastrointestinal “biocorona.” The project aims to use this knowledge to design improved oral drug-deliv...

PhD opportunity in Applied Marketing Research at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland , within the Institute for Marketing and Customer Insight. The position focuses on marketing , consumer behavior , AI-driven marketing , and social media , with hands-on collaboration with companies and the chance to contribute to empirical research in leading international journals. The role is embedded in an interdisciplinary team and offers access to a strong executive network in marketing, communi...

Postdoctoral Researcher opportunity at ETH Zurich in public economics, with a focus on international corporate taxation or local public finance / urban economics . The Chair of Public Economics at the Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) invites applications for a fixed-term postdoc position (100%, Zurich). The research environment centers on theoretical and empirical work in public economics, including fiscal federalism, taxation of multinational enterprises, internationa...

Doctoral Student in Magnetic Resonance for the Study of Granular Systems at ETH Zurich This 100% fixed-term PhD position is offered at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, in the research group of Prof. Klaas Prüssmann. The project sits at the intersection of Physics , Biomedical Engineering , Electrical Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , Materials Science , and Mathematics , with a strong emphasis on nuclear magnetic resonance, particle tracking, imaging, and granular syste...

EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Urban Verticality and Geospatial Digital Observatory within the CEAT research unit. This position is part of Vertical Africa (VERTICAF) , an interdisciplinary project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) . The postdoctoral researcher will work on urban verticality , Earth Observation , environmental modelling , geospatial data science , and remote sensing , with a strong focus on measurin...

University of Bern is advertising a Postdoc in Educational Sociology within the Department of Sociology of Education / Institute of Educational Science in Switzerland . The position is designed for researchers interested in educational sociology , educational inequality , social inequality , family processes , and the intergenerational transmission of inequality . The successful candidate will conduct independent research on educational processes across the life course and contribute to ongoing ...

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is offering a Master’s thesis project in chironomid biodiversity across Swiss lakes. The project is linked to the Swiss National Assessment of Lake Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SNALBES) , an initiative focused on building a stronger scientific basis for monitoring biodiversity in Swiss lakes and connecting research with conservation and management needs. The student will work with chironomids collected during the plann...