
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026
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Universities with open PhD positions in nanoscience in Switzerland include Paul Scherrer Institut, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of Basel.
Paul Scherrer Institut
Switzerland
6 days ago
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...
6 days ago
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
2 weeks ago
EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) is advertising a PhD Student position in Numerical Modeling and Design of Plasmonic Crystals for Solar Energy within the SNSF project “Coupled oscillations in plasmonic crystals” . The work is hosted in the research group SCI-ENAC-AS: Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Conversion led by Prof. Andreas Schüler . The project focuses on coupling effects in plasmonic oscillations in metallic micro-/nanostructures and aims to explore plasmonic crystals with...
2 weeks ago
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
2 weeks ago
EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) is advertising a PhD student position in fabrication and characterization of plasmonic crystals for solar energy within the research group SCI-ENAC-AS: Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Conversion led by Prof. Andreas Schüler . The project is part of the SNSF project “Coupled oscillations in plasmonic crystals” and focuses on coupling effects in plasmonic oscillations in metallic micro-/nanostructures. The research aims to explore plasmonic crystals ...
2 weeks ago
Paul Scherrer Institut
Switzerland
3 weeks ago
The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland is advertising a PhD Student in Real-Space Quantum Geometry for the Laboratory for Multiscale Materials Experiments . This project sits at the intersection of physics and materials science , with hands-on work on magnetic thin films , nanolithography , micromagnetic simulations , electron and X-ray imaging , and electronic transport . The successful candidate will grow and pattern magnetic thin films, analyze data, present at international confere...
3 weeks ago
University of Basel
Switzerland
1 month ago
The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the University of Basel is inviting applications for 6 fully funded PhD positions in the SNI Nanoscience PhD program. These projects span a broad nanoscience portfolio, including quantum physics , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , biochemistry , cell biology , and nanomedicine . Example topics include circuit quantum electrodynamics in atomically thin nanoelectronic devices, nano photonics with fibre cavities, nanopore detection of nanoclus...
1 month ago
Martin Fussenegger
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
1 month ago
Doctoral Position in Advanced Bioelectronic & Electrical Conversion Research at ETH Zurich (Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Basel, Switzerland). The Biotechnology and Bioengineering group led by Prof. Dr. Martin Fussenegger invites applications for a PhD position focused on the intersection of synthetic biology , nanotechnology , bioelectronics , electrical engineering , and bioelectronic medicine . The project aims to engineer programmable human cells that respond to electrica...
1 month ago
University of Basel
Switzerland
1 month ago
PhD opportunity at the University of Basel, Switzerland in rationally engineered hydrogels for controlling osteogenesis via mechanoregulation . This interdisciplinary project, hosted by the Swiss Nanoscience Institute , combines biomedical engineering , materials science , biology , chemistry , and computational modelling . The research aims to design multifunctional culture matrices with tunable viscoelastic properties, study how hydrogel mechanics influence human dental pulp stem cell differen...
1 month ago
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University of Basel
Switzerland
1 month ago
The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the University of Basel is inviting applications for 6 fully funded PhD positions in the SNI Nanoscience PhD program. These projects span a broad nanoscience portfolio, including quantum physics , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , biochemistry , cell biology , and nanomedicine . Example topics include circuit quantum electrodynamics in atomically thin nanoelectronic devices, nano photonics with fibre cavities, nanopore detection of nanoclus...
1 month ago
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
1 month ago
Postdoctoral Position in Advanced Bioelectronic & Electrical Conversion Research at ETH Zurich (Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, D-BSSE), Basel, Switzerland. The Biotechnology and Bioengineering group led by Prof. Martin Fussenegger invites applications for a postdoc focused on the intersection of synthetic biology , nanotechnology , bioelectronics , electrochemistry , materials chemistry , and electrical engineering . The research aims to develop bioelectronic interfaces for cl...
1 month ago
John Abendroth
Université de Fribourg Adolphe Merkle Institute
Switzerland
1 week ago
The Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg is offering a fully funded PhD position in the Quantum Sensing & Spin Chemistry Group led by Assistant Professor John Abendroth. This project, titled Quantum Sensing of Radical Chemistry in Biomimetic Thin Films , explores the growth and chemical reactivity of nanoscale biomimetic coatings such as polydopamine and related catechol-derived materials. These coatings are scientifically important because they have potential applications in b...
1 week ago
Estimated costs in Switzerland.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | CHF132 $150/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | CHF9.5k $10,800/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Full Professor (Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
University of Geneva
Switzerland
Pharmacology
Pharmacotherapy
Drug Delivery
Drug Formulation
Skin Biology
Prof.
University of Fribourg
Switzerland
Polymer Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Microscopy
Molecular Electronics
Exciton Physics
Professor at University of Basel
University of Basel
Switzerland
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Materials Science
Metal-organic Framework
Nanoscience
Adolphe Merkle Institute
Switzerland
Cell Biology
Polymer Physics
Nanoscience
Microplastics Research
Fluorescence Imaging
Permanent lecturer
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Switzerland
Materials Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Catalysis
Cross-coupling Reactions
Sustainable Chemistry
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Microbiology
Biochemical Engineering
Biosensor
Microfluidic
Diagnostic Assay

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