PhD Opportunities in Drug Delivery in Switzerland

Fully funded PhD position in molecular microbiology is available at the Drescher Lab, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland . The doctoral thesis will investigate emergent behaviours in bacterial biofilm communities , with a focus on molecular microbiology and bacterial community biology. The project may involve approaches such as transcriptomics, bacterial genetics, confocal microscopy, bioinformatics, and microfluidic systems. Applicants should hold a Master's degree with a research the...

PhD position in Precision Psychiatry and Depression Research in Bern, Switzerland. The Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern is offering a doctoral position within PRECISE-MDD, a CHF 1.99 million research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The mult centre study investigates how EEG- and EKG-based biomarkers can support the selection of optimal treatments for patients with unipolar depression, including antidepressants, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS),...

PhD position in structural mass spectrometry is available at the University of Geneva, Switzerland , in the Gabelica Group within the Biophysical and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The project focuses on the structural mass spectrometry of oligonucleotides and their therapeutic applications. Research interests include molecular structure, biomolecular folding, oligonucleotide characterization, biophysical mass spectrometry, and pharmaceutical or b...

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, invites applications for three PhD positions in evolutionary ecology, evolutionary genomics, and ecosystem science. The four-year Swiss National Science Foundation-funded project investigates how biotic and abiotic selection shape species interactions, community assembly, evolution, and ecosystem functioning in sub-Arctic lakes of Southern Greenland. The three projects focus on: (1) evolutionary ecology of copepods, including ...

PhD Position in Machine Learning for Preterm Lung Health The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Basel, through the Analytics & Informatics for Child Health group in collaboration with University Children’s Hospital Basel, invites applications for a 100% PhD position starting in November 2026 or by agreement. The appointment is for four years. The project focuses on prematurity-associated lung disease and aims to develop a continuous, physiology-based risk-stratification fr...

The University of Fribourg in Switzerland is offering a full-time, ERC-funded PhD position in the Department of Chemistry within Pascal Bertsch’s group and the ERC Starting Grant project GI-CORONA. The doctoral researcher will formulate lipid-based colloids, including emulsions, liposomes and lipid nanoparticles, and investigate how these systems digest in the gut and which proteins form their gastrointestinal “biocorona.” The project aims to use this knowledge to design improved oral drug-deliv...

A four-year PhD position is available in Cancer Immunology and Leukemia Stem Cell Biology at the University of Bern, Inselspital, in Bern, Switzerland. The successful candidate will join a translational cancer research team working in tumor immunology. The project investigates how leukemia stem cells interact with immune cells, especially natural killer (NK) cells and B cells, within the bone marrow microenvironment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Research methods include cancer immunology and ...

Opportunities at EPFL LSAM, Switzerland: The laboratory is inviting applications for Master’s theses, internships, and PhD opportunities in biomedical engineering and related medical research areas. International Master’s students can join 5–6-month research projects, provided the project forms part of the official curriculum at their home university. These opportunities include a stipend of CHF 1,600 per month . PhD applicants must be enrolled in an EPFL Doctoral Programme, such as EDCH or EDBB...

Doctoral Position: Development of an Organ-on-chip Platform at ETH Zurich (Bioanalytics Group, ETH Zurich in Basel, Switzerland). This PhD opening sits at the interface of biomedical engineering , biology , and microfluidics . The group is developing organ-on-chip / microphysiological systems and vascularized tissue models to study how cells, cell-secreted molecules, and drugs cross endothelial barriers and how compounds move from tissue into the bloodstream. The project is connected to understa...