PhD Opportunities in Electrical Engineering in Switzerland

Meta XR 3D GenAI is seeking PhD research interns to contribute to research at the intersection of large language models, 3D generative AI, and agentic reinforcement learning . The internship is connected to Meta’s XR-focused 3D GenAI work and is intended for researchers interested in advancing intelligent systems for three-dimensional content and interactive experiences. Potential research directions include combining language-based reasoning with 3D generation, developing agentic methods that c...

The University of Zurich is advertising more than 25 fully funded PhD positions across a broad range of research areas. The opportunities are based in Zurich, Switzerland, and are offered as paid positions rather than as a single scholarship programme. Fields represented in the listings include life sciences, medicine, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, astrophysics, and the social sciences and humanities. The breadth of the call may suit applicants seeking doctoral research in biomedical an...

ETH Zurich’s Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems (HPE) is seeking a doctoral candidate for research on advanced magnetic concepts for future high-power grid interfaces. The project addresses the magnetic devices—such as inductors, transformers and filters—that are essential for filtering and protection in high-power electrical systems and that strongly influence power density and efficiency. The research will focus on bidirectional grid interfaces and active rectifiers connecting the AC...

The University of Zurich is offering a fully funded PhD position at the Spinal Cord Injury Center of University Hospital Balgrist. The project, “Enhancing reticulospinal plasticity through paired stimulation to promote functional recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury,” focuses on developing innovative neurorehabilitation strategies for people with incomplete spinal cord injury. The research examines the reticulospinal pathway, an important neural system involved in motor recovery after sp...

ETH Zurich's Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems Group (EECIS) is seeking a doctoral or postdoctoral researcher to develop full-duplex wireline transceivers for next-generation AI data centers. The Innosuisse innovation project addresses the growing connectivity bottleneck between thousands of GPUs. The research aims to extend the reach of high-speed electrical cables through space-time coded signaling, lower-baud-rate transmission, ADC-based reception, and digital equalization. Th...

ETH Zurich’s Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems Group (EECIS) is seeking a doctoral or postdoctoral researcher to develop energy- and area-efficient high-speed analog-to-digital converters for next-generation wireline transceivers serving AI data centers. The project addresses the interconnect bottleneck created by large-scale GPU clusters. It aims to develop active electrical cables with extended reach using space-time coded signaling, reduced baud rates, and ADC-based receivers ...

The Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems Group (EECIS) at the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at ETH Zurich is seeking a doctoral or postdoctoral researcher for an international industry-academia project on a next-generation single-chip RGB-D image sensor for robotics. The project aims to combine colour imaging and direct time-of-flight depth sensing on a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array. The resulting monolithic sensor system-on-chip is int...

ETH Zurich's Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems Group (EECIS) is seeking a doctoral or postdoctoral researcher to develop low-jitter frequency synthesis and clock-generation circuits for a next-generation single-chip RGB-D image sensor for robotics. The international industry-academia project combines colour imaging with direct time-of-flight depth sensing on a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array. Because depth accuracy depends directly on the timing precision of large para...

The University of Bern is offering a PhD position in the multicenter project PRECISE-MDD , investigating precision treatment selection in major depressive disorder. The study is a triple-blind randomized controlled trial examining whether EEG- and ECG-based biomarkers can predict the therapeutic effects of antidepressants, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, ketamine and electroconvulsive therapy in patients with unipolar depression. At the Bern study center, the doctoral researcher wi...