PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Nursing in Switzerland

The University of Zurich invites applications for a 50% Postdoctoral Researcher position in family-focused, participatory sepsis research , starting in January 2027 or by agreement. The role is part of the PPIE/Family Work Package of Learn4Sepsis, a University Medicine Zurich research ecosystem for precision medicine and healthcare in sepsis. The postdoctoral researcher will lead work on age-sensitive patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), research co-design across the Learn4Sepsi...

The University of Zurich is offering a fully funded PhD position at the Spinal Cord Injury Center of University Hospital Balgrist. The project, “Enhancing reticulospinal plasticity through paired stimulation to promote functional recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury,” focuses on developing innovative neurorehabilitation strategies for people with incomplete spinal cord injury. The research examines the reticulospinal pathway, an important neural system involved in motor recovery after sp...

This postdoctoral project investigates how the metabolic tumor microenvironment of pediatric neuroblastoma is organized, reprogrammed and potentially exploited for treatment. The position is part of the NCCR Children and Cancer consortium and connects the Laboratory of Exercise and Health at ETH Zurich, headed by Prof. Katrien De Bock, with the Morscher Lab at University Children's Hospital Zurich, led by Dr. Raphael Morscher. The researcher will establish and characterize genetic and/or orthoto...

Postdoc.Mobility is a recurring fellowship scheme from the Swiss National Science Foundation for researchers who have completed a doctorate and want to strengthen their academic profile through a research stay abroad. The fellowship is designed to support postdoctoral mobility and independence, giving researchers the opportunity to deepen their expertise in an international setting while building a stronger research trajectory for an academic career in Switzerland. The scheme is open to a range ...

The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship for early career researchers working to improve the development, learning, and living conditions of children and youth. The fellowship supports research across a broad interdisciplinary scope, including education sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies, political science, linguistics, neurosciences, and medical sciences . It is intended for researchers developing projects that...

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 University of Zurich’s Implementation Science in Health Care Research Group, based at the Medical Faculty, is offering a PhD position in the UMZH-funded Learn4Sepsis project. The group is led by Prof. Lauren Clack and focuses on optimizing the integration of evidence-based practices and research findings into routine health-care delivery. The doctoral researcher will contribute to the LEARN AND IMPLEMENT work package, which combines implementation science, human-centered design, and organiza...

The University of Zurich is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher for the UZH Population Research Center and the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute. The researcher will join the Swiss National Science Foundation-funded project “Mapping Mental Health in Municipalities.” The project investigates how mental health and wellbeing can be understood at the local level, with particular attention to ensuring that underrepresented populations are included in population-based research. It com...

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,...