PhD Opportunities in Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Switzerland

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),...

The Geothermal Energy and Geofluids Group at ETH Zürich is hiring a PhD researcher in magnetic resonance applied to porous media. The project focuses on method development using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), pulsed-EPR-MRI, and dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP). These techniques will be used to investigate chemical and physical processes in porous media, including natural rock formations relevant to geothermal energy and geofluids. The position is available...

ETH Zurich’s Geothermal Energy & Geofluids Group in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences invites applications for a full-time PhD position in magnetic resonance applications for porous media. The project develops and applies multimodal nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging (NMR/MRI), pulsed-EPR-MRI, and dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) techniques to investigate chemical and physical processes in natural rock and fractured porous media. Research topics may include ...

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 position in Clinical Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bern The Clinical Radiology Department of the Vetsuisse Faculty at the University of Bern is offering a 100% PhD position limited to 24 months , starting 1 April 2027 (or earlier by arrangement). The role combines clinical work and scientific research in MRI and/or CT diagnostics , with a dissertation as the main research output. You will be fully integrated into the department’s daily clinical workflow and will take responsibilit...

PhD opportunity in Auditory Neuroscience at Inselspital Bern / University of Bern within the SOUND Study. The project focuses on state-of-the-art neuroimaging methods including MRI and fNIRS , together with cochlear implants and machine learning . The research goal is to better understand and predict speech understanding after cochlear implantation . This is a student-oriented research opening for candidates interested in sensory neuroscience, clinical hearing research, brain imaging, and data-d...

PhD position in Clinical Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bern , Switzerland, in the Clinical Radiology of Vetsuisse / Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern. This is a 100% temporary PhD opening for 24 months starting April 1, 2027 (earlier by arrangement). The position combines clinical work with scientific research and is centered on MRI and/or CT diagnostics in small animal patients. The successful candidate will be fully integrated into the department’s daily clinical workflows, with responsibil...

ETH Zurich is advertising a doctoral researcher position in Pulse Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR/ESR) within the Spin Dynamics and Hyperpolarisation group . The project is fully funded by a Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and is based in Zurich, Switzerland . The research sits at the interface of method development and applied chemical spectroscopy . The successful candidate will work with a state-of-the-art pulse EPR spectrometer with arbitrary phase and a...