PhD Opportunities in Materials Science 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...

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...

The University of Basel in Switzerland is offering a fully funded, four-year PhD position in the Atmospheric Sciences group within the Department of Environmental Sciences. The project focuses on aerosol-phase synthesis and photocatalytic applications of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles for CO2 reduction. The successful doctoral researcher will generate nanoparticles with different compositions in the gas phase and characterize them using advanced techniques, including transmission electron m...

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, is offering a PhD position in Real-Space Quantum Geometry within the Laboratory for Multiscale Materials Experiments. The project focuses on magnetic thin films and their nanoscale behavior. The successful candidate will grow and pattern magnetic thin films using nanolithography, perform micromagnetic simulations, and investigate patterned films through electron and X-ray imaging techniques and electronic transport measurements. Responsibil...

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 (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) is advertising a PhD position in Aerodynamic Design of Small-Scale Turbomachinery within the TurboImpact project, funded by Horizon Europe – MSCA Doctoral Network . The position is based at EPFL, Neuchâtel, Switzerland , and focuses on advanced research in turbomachinery aerodynamics , fluid dynamics , computational fluid dynamics (CFD) , finite element analysis (FEA) , and materials/manufacturing-aware design . The doctoral research will investiga...

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 opportunity at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland in the Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism (LQM). The project focuses on experimental quantum magnetism and microwave spectroscopy of rare-earth quantum magnets , with emphasis on entanglement between electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom, electro-nuclear states, and their manipulation by external magnetic fields and perturbations. The work sits at the intersection of physics and materials science , with strong rele...