PhD Opportunities in Veterinary Science in Switzerland

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 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...

The University of Basel’s Translational Immuno-Oncology research group, co-led by Prof. Dr. Mascha Binder and Dr. Sarah Adamo , is offering a PhD position in Translational Tumor Immunology . The project sits at the interface of basic immunology, translational oncology, and patient-centered cancer research, with a strong emphasis on how anti-tumor immune responses emerge, evolve, and support durable disease control. The successful candidate will investigate whether cancer therapies can induce end...

PhD student – Molecular microbiology of bacterial biofilms at the Biozentrum, University of Basel (Switzerland). The research group of Prof. Knut Drescher is seeking a PhD student to study the molecular microbiology of bacterial biofilms . The project focuses on how biofilm communities develop emergent behaviors that do not occur in isolated bacterial cells, with relevance to both basic biology and human infections. Research topics include bacterial biofilms , transcriptomics , genetics , confoc...

University of Bern is advertising a European College of Veterinary Microbiology Residency or a combined Residency-PhD opportunity at the Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology in Bern, Switzerland . This position is aimed at a flexible and motivated veterinarian with a strong interest in diagnostic microbiology . The residency combines work in the diagnostic laboratory with external placements (externships) and is designed to prepare the successful candidate for the European College of Veterinary...

PhD position or research assistant opening in farm animal medicine at the University of Bern , based at the Ruminant Clinic, Bern , focused on infection control in calves and respiratory disease prevention. The project builds on ongoing work to protect calves from respiratory pathogens during transport from fattening farms. The research environment includes barns, clinic facilities, and offices at the Bern Animal Clinic, with collaboration across university institutions supporting innovation and...

PhD position available in the PANDORA MSCA Network at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, in the Lab of Prof. Patricia Boya. The project focuses on autophagy and complement dysregulation in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with specific emphasis on mitophagy and lysophagy in iPSC-derived RPE cells and murine retina models. Applicants should have an MSc in biomedical sciences, molecular biology, biotechnology, or neuroscience. Cell culture experience is required, and experience with i...

PhD position at the University of Bern / Inselspital in Clinical Pediatric Obesity Research & Cardiovascular Phenotyping . This structured PhD project is based in the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Inselspital, Bern , and is embedded in the established BOCAB registry study (Biorepository of Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Bern). The project focuses on childhood and adolescent obesity , cardiovascular risk indicators , vascular phenotyping , and metabolic profiles unde...

FMI International PhD Program Fall Call 2026 at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) in Basel, Switzerland, is a funded PhD opportunity for students interested in cutting-edge biomedical research. The program focuses on the molecular and cellular basis of human disease and offers advanced interdisciplinary training across Genome Regulation , Multicellular Systems , and Neurobiology . Successful candidates will carry out a research project under the guidance of an FMI gr...