
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory (EL) offers a research appointment within a broad environmental science and engineering environment. As one of seven laboratories in USACE-ERDC, EL focuses on solving environmental challenges for the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, and the nation through applied research and development. Participants will work under the guidance of a mentor in a real-world laboratory setting and gain hands-on experience with ...
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This internship/fellowship is based at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in the Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience , within the Integrated Systems Biology Branch . The project is centered on integrative biology approaches to military-relevant health, with a focus on understanding the etiology of health problems and developing solutions that support performance, resilience, and readiness. Participants will work under a men...
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University of Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
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PhD and MScR opportunity in Integrative Physiology at the University of Edinburgh , within the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and the School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences. The programme is based at Edinburgh BioQuarter in the United Kingdom and focuses on understanding fundamental mechanisms and pathways relevant to human function in health and disease across the life course. Research in this area spans molecular, cellular, systems, and behavioural biology , with strong links ...
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Forschungszentrum Jülich
Germany
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Master Thesis opportunity at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Biotechnology (IBG-1), Modeling and Simulation Group. The project sits at the interface of computational systems biology , mathematics/statistics , and open research software development. The topic is Efficient Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques for Studying Large-scale Metabolic Models , with a focus on Bayesian inference for high-dimensional parameter estimation in biochemical networks and metabol...
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University of Basel
Switzerland
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The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the University of Basel is inviting applications for 6 fully funded PhD positions in the SNI Nanoscience PhD program. These projects span a broad nanoscience portfolio, including quantum physics , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , biochemistry , cell biology , and nanomedicine . Example topics include circuit quantum electrodynamics in atomically thin nanoelectronic devices, nano photonics with fibre cavities, nanopore detection of nanoclus...
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Martin Fussenegger
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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Doctoral Position in Advanced Bioelectronic & Electrical Conversion Research at ETH Zurich (Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Basel, Switzerland). The Biotechnology and Bioengineering group led by Prof. Dr. Martin Fussenegger invites applications for a PhD position focused on the intersection of synthetic biology , nanotechnology , bioelectronics , electrical engineering , and bioelectronic medicine . The project aims to engineer programmable human cells that respond to electrica...
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Tu Ni
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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PhD opportunity in Design and Analysis of Human-AI Systems at ETH Zurich The Decision Sciences and Analytics group at ETH Zurich , led by Prof. Tu Ni , is seeking a doctoral student to study the design and analysis of human-AI systems . The project focuses on developing AI systems while understanding and reshaping the role of humans in high-stakes decision settings. The research context is broad and may include AI for clinical decisions , AI for legal decisions , and AI for learning and educatio...
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Estimated costs in Switzerland.
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![]() Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | CHF132 $150/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | CHF9.5k $10,800/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Head of Clinical Virology Department
University Hospital Basel
Switzerland
Virology
Immunology
Hiv
Allergy Immunology
Immune Response
Assistant Professor
University of Geneva
Switzerland
Cell Biology
Marine Biology
Endosymbiosis
Biology
Meiosis
Has grant
Professor
University of Bern
Switzerland
Animal Science
Veterinary Pathology
Genomic
Animal Breeding
Canine Genetics
Has grant
Associate Professor
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Laboratory of Computational Systems Biotechnology
Switzerland
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Metabolic Biology
Chemical Kinetics
Carbon Metabolism
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Gut Microbiota
Metabolic Biology
Microbial Ecology
EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Switzerland
Biochemical Engineering
Biochemistry
Metabolic Biology
Kinetics Modeling
Kinetic Resolution

EPFL Excellence Fellowships are merit-based awards for outstanding students applying to selected master's programmes at EPFL in Switzerland.

The ETH Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme supports outstanding students applying for a Master's degree at ETH Zurich with funding and mentoring.

Fully funded Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships support international researchers and some arts students for research, PhD, postdoctoral, and selected arts master's study in Switzerland.
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