Postdoc Opportunities in Cancer Research in Switzerland

EPFL PV-Lab in Neuchâtel is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in photovoltaic recycling and circularity . The position sits at the interface of research, technology development, project management, and industrial collaboration, with a strong focus on sustainable photovoltaic technologies. The successful candidate will develop and optimize recycling approaches for silicon-based and other PV modules, including mechanical, thermo-mechanical, delamination, and advanced separation processes. Resea...

Senior Research Fellow (Oberassistenz) in Cultural Studies and European Ethnology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. This is a postdoctoral opening (60%) starting in the spring semester of 2027, with the appointment beginning on 1.2.2027. The post is designed for researchers aiming to complete a habilitation while contributing to a dynamic department working across culture, everyday life, politics, globalization, migration, mobility, anthropology of knowledge, science and technology studie...

Postdoctoral position at the University of Zurich in the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI) and the Population Research Center (PRC) for the SNSF-funded project “Mapping Mental Health in Municipalities” . The project combines epidemiology , biostatistics , public health , psychology , political science , and statistics to compare sampling and recruitment strategies, including setting-based and participatory approaches, and to generate municipality-level evidence on menta...

Novartis is recruiting for an Industrial Post Doctoral Researcher in Biocatalysis and Protein Engineering within Global Discovery Chemistry at Novartis Genesis Labs in Basel, Switzerland . This is an 18-month industrial postdoc focused on reimagining the synthesis of new medicines through biocatalysis , enzyme engineering , and protein engineering . The role is designed for someone who wants to innovate, invent, engineer, and implement biocatalytic solutions across diverse drug therapeutics and ...

Open postdoc position in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Fribourg for an ERC project focused on lipid interfaces , digestion , and drug delivery . This opportunity is suitable for candidates with a background or strong interest in chemistry, biochemistry, biomaterials, pharmaceutical sciences, or related areas. The post is being shared by Pascal Bertsch, Senior Scientist at the Food Research and Innovation Center, who invites interested candidates to share the opportunity furthe...

Maria Brbic’s lab at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is advertising several postdoc positions in an exciting interdisciplinary area at the intersection of AI and biology . The research themes mentioned include foundation models for single-cell biology , spatial biology , multimodal AI , and AI agents for scientific discovery . This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in computational biology, machine learning, and data-driven biological discovery. The post does not spec...

EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher / scientific collaborator for the Laboratory for Bio- and Nano-Instrumentation in Lausanne, Switzerland. The project focuses on advanced nanoscale measurement technologies for nanoscience, materials science, and life science , with a specific emphasis on developing next-generation MEMS probes and instrumentation for cryogenic scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and quantum measurements . The position is part of a...

Silvia Monticelli’s Molecular Immunology lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Bellinzona, Switzerland is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher . The project focuses on molecular immunology , especially how RNA-binding proteins and post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms shape human T cell functions . This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in RNA biology , immune regulation, and translational biomedical research. The post explicitly announces a postdoc position ...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Tabular Foundation Models for Building and District Energy Systems This postdoctoral opportunity is a collaboration between the Urban Energy Systems Laboratory at EMPA and the Intelligent Maintenance and Operations Systems (IMOS) Laboratory at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) . The project sits at the intersection of computer science , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , and statistics , with a strong focus on machine learning for...