PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in mining engineering in Switzerland

Master’s student opportunity in Environmental Toxicology at the University of Basel . The project focuses on endocrine disruptors in the placenta as part of a PhD project, with an emphasis on environmental health and laboratory-based research. This is a good fit for students interested in toxicology, reproductive biology, and related biomedical/environmental science topics. The position is described as an unpaid Master’s thesis opportunity, but it offers valuable lab experience and the chance to...

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Ecological Stability at the University of Zurich , Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies. This is a postdoctoral opportunity for an early-career researcher to develop and lead an original research programme on ecological stability, including the development and application of concepts and tools such as response diversity . The group led by Owen Petchey studies the determinants of ecological stability in temporal and spatial dimensions, u...

Empa and ETH Zürich are advertising a fully funded PhD position in the SURPASS EU Horizon Europe project, focused on multi-scale modelling and experimental assessment of volumetrically prestressed concrete . The research combines finite element modelling (FEM) , large-scale experimental testing , shape memory alloys , and 3D concrete printing to advance sustainable infrastructure . The position is based in Dübendorf / Zurich, Switzerland and runs for 48 months . Supervision is listed under Prof....

Empa in Switzerland is advertising a postdoctoral researcher position in the Coating Technologies Group within the Laboratory for Surface Science & Coating Technologies. The project focuses on the development of thin films and advanced deposition processes using artificial intelligence , machine learning , and autonomous experiments . The research sits at the intersection of materials science , physics , chemistry , and electrical engineering , with applications in ferroelectric memory, photonic...

PhD opportunity at the University of Basel in Psychology of Sustainability and Behavior Change . The position is based in the newly established research group Sustainability and Behavior Change within the Faculty of Psychology. The project focuses on understanding how environments and behavior change interventions can be designed to systematically promote pro-environmental behaviors . The PhD candidate will contribute by experimentally examining human behaviors of environmental relevance using b...

Master's thesis opportunity in Toxicology at the University of Basel , within the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Molecular and Systems Toxicology (MolSysTox) Group / SCAHT - Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology . The project focuses on investigating substances that interfere with the function of placental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2) , with an emphasis on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as bisphenols. The work is strongly experimental and incl...

ETH Zurich’s Atmospheric Chemistry group at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science (IAC) is inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in atmospheric chemistry on “Investigating oxidized nitrogen in the troposphere” . The project focuses on the cycling of NOx and other forms of oxidized nitrogen in the troposphere, with implications for air quality and climate . The research will use global modeling tools such as GEOS-Chem and CESM , together with analysis of large observational ...