PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Polymer Science in Switzerland

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance sustainable structural systems for hybrid steel–timber buildings. The project combines structural dynamics, mechanical metamaterials, numerical simulation and experimental testing to improve vibration performance, occupant comfort and resource-efficient construction. The researcher will lead the design and optimisation of metamaterial resonators targeting frequencies from 1–20 Hz for human-induced vibratio...

EPFL is offering a full-time PhD position in the Laloui Group in Lausanne, Switzerland, within the SNSF-funded DFabuLis project, “Digital Fabrication Using Living Systems.” The project is conducted with Dr. Dimitrios Terzis, Senior Scientist in the Laloui Group at EPFL, and co-PI Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger of the Chair of Digital Building Technologies at ETH Zurich. The research explores how biologically driven mineralization can transform demolition and excavation materials into granular mater...

This PhD project is hosted in the Laloui Group at EPFL in Lausanne and is carried out within the SNSF-funded project DFabuLis: Digital Fabrication Using Living Systems . The research sits at the intersection of geomaterials, material science, and engineering applications, focusing on how biologically driven mineralization can be used to transform demolition and excavation materials into feedstocks for digital fabrication under ambient conditions. The doctoral researcher will investigate the coup...

EPFL ALCHEMY, the Laboratory for the Chemistry of Materials and Manufacturing at EPFL Neuchâtel, is offering a full-time postdoctoral position focused on polymer design for vat photopolymerization. The lab develops accessible chemistries and processing strategies to enable advanced functional materials and devices, with an emphasis on turning chemical design into new manufacturing routes. The postdoc project is centered on the development of either (macro)monomers for the synthesis of microstruc...

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...

This PhD position is hosted at EPFL’s STI IGM LAMD in Neuchatel and is part of the TurboImpact project, a Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network focused on advancing the design, optimization, materials selection, and manufacturing of small-scale turbomachinery. The project addresses a broad set of technical challenges relevant to compact machines used in heat pumps, fuel cells, organic Rankine cycles, and gas turbines. Within this network, the doctoral researcher will contribute to research on mul...

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 postdoctoral researcher will join the Photovoltaics and Thin Film Electronics Laboratory (PV-Lab) at EPFL in Neuchâtel to develop and scale up innovative recycling approaches for silicon photovoltaic modules. The project sits at the interface of sustainable photovoltaic technologies, materials recovery and circularity. The successful researcher will work on mechanical, thermo-mechanical, delamination and advanced separation routes for conventional and emerging PV modules, with attention to r...

This PhD project in Bioprocess Technology – Downstream is based in the Bioprocess Technology Lab at the School of Life Sciences, Institute for Pharma Technology and Biotechnology, in Muttenz, Switzerland. The research is conducted closely with an industrial partner and focuses on rethinking how antibodies and other biologics are purified. The doctoral researcher will develop and optimize tangential flow filtration (TFF) processes for ultrafiltration and diafiltration, concentration, buffer excha...