PhD Opportunities in Business in Switzerland

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...

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...

PhD opportunity at EPFL in aerodynamic design of small-scale turbomachinery This is a full-time PhD position at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne), based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, within the TurboImpact project funded by Horizon Europe – MSCA Doctoral Network . The project brings together 14 doctoral candidates working on complementary topics in small-scale turbomachinery for applications such as heat pumps, fuel cells, organic Rankine cycles, and gas turbines. The selected doctora...

EPFL is advertising a PhD position in Integrated Design and Optimization within the STI IGM LAMD group in Neuchatel, Switzerland . The project is part of TurboImpact , a Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network focused on the design, optimization, material selection, and manufacturing of small-scale turbomachinery for applications such as heat pumps, fuel cells, organic Rankine cycles, and gas turbines. The research emphasis is on model order reduction , surrogate modeling , machine learning / AI , ...

PhD Position in Applied Marketing Research at the University of St.Gallen (Switzerland) , hosted by the Institut für Marketing und Customer Insight and supervised individually by Prof. Dr. Reto Hofstetter . This is a full-time research associate position (100%) leading to a doctorate in applied marketing research. The role combines academic research with practical collaboration on current topics in AI-driven marketing , consumer behavior , and social media , while working in an interdisciplinary...

PhD opportunity in Mountain Tourism and Politics at the Institute of Geography and Sustainability (IGD), University of Lausanne . The position is based at the University of Lausanne’s campus in Sion (Bramois), Switzerland , in the Swiss Alps, and is offered as a Graduate Assistant / PhD Candidate (80%) . The project focuses on contemporary challenges in mountain tourism and is a strong fit for candidates interested in geography , tourism studies , sociology , political science , environmental sc...

IMOS Lab at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is hiring a PhD researcher in Trustworthy AI for Autonomous Plant Operations . The project combines agentic AI , physics-informed models , digital twins , and engineering knowledge to monitor plant conditions, diagnose abnormalities, and support operating decisions in complex process plants. This opportunity is well suited to applicants with a strong background in machine learning and engineering, especially those interested in trustwor...

Two PhD positions are open at the University of Zurich in the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (IAOS), Chair of Modern Chinese Studies, for the SNSF-funded project “Governing the Party: How the Chinese Communist Party Holds Itself Together” . The project examines the Chinese Communist Party as an organisation, focusing on how it governs itself through institutions, routines, ideology, supervision, recruitment, training, evaluation, promotion, and organisational expansion. The team welcome...

The University of Bern is advertising a PhD student and assistant position in Business Administration at the Chair of Quantitative Methods in Business Administration, with a specialization in Operations Research . The research topic focuses on developing Operations Research methods for resource planning in project management . This is a 100% temporary position based in Bern, Switzerland . The role combines doctoral research with teaching and academic service: the successful candidate will conduc...