PhD Opportunities in Computational Biology in Switzerland

ETH Zurich is advertising a PhD position in Computational Methods for Digital Twins of Embryonic Development & Disease at the Computational Biology Group of Prof. Dagmar Iber in the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), Basel, Switzerland. The project sits at the interface of computer science , mathematics , biology , and biomedicine . The research aims to build the algorithmic infrastructure for digital twins of living systems, with applications to embryonic development, re...

ETH Zurich is advertising 2 PhD positions in digital twins of embryonic development at its Basel location. The openings are in computational biology and focus on two related research directions: mathematical modelling of biology , and computing for parameter estimation (including PINNs ) plus simulation environments . This is a strong fit for applicants interested in biology , mathematics , and computer science , especially those with experience or motivation in modelling developmental processes...

The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) in Basel, Switzerland is inviting applications for its PhD Program and MD-PhD Program in biomedical research. Research training is offered in a highly international and collaborative environment with strengths in neurobiology , genome regulation , and multicellular systems . Students work with internationally recognized scientists and have access to cutting-edge technology platforms, including computational biology, advanced imaging ...

Incoming faculty at the University of Basel is recruiting for a new Computational Cellular Dynamics Lab in the Department of Biomedicine and the Basel Research Centre for Child Health . The lab will focus on computational biology , machine learning , single-cell genomics , spatial genomics , and generative models to study how human tissues develop, mature, regenerate, and change in disease, with a strong emphasis on child health. The research program includes questions about cell-fate decision m...

PhD Student Position at the University of Neuchâtel (UNINE), Switzerland , in the Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics with Prof. Daniel Croll . The project focuses on evolutionary genomics and fungal biology , with research directions including: genomic basis of rapid adaptation to host plants, climate and agrochemicals; tracking transposable element expansion dynamics; causes and consequences of fungal genome plasticity; and recapitulating evolutionary processes using DNA language models / LLMs...