Postdoc Opportunities in Chemical Engineering in Switzerland

EPFL's Theory Group invites applications for a postdoctoral position in theoretical computer science within its theory of computation research community in Lausanne, Switzerland. The postdoctoral researcher will conduct independent research while selecting topics aligned with their expertise and interests. Research areas include probabilistic proofs, succinct arguments, combinatorial optimization, approximation algorithms, online algorithms, sublinear algorithms, computational complexity—includi...

The Theory Group at EPFL is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to carry out independent work in theory of computation . The position spans a broad set of topics in theoretical computer science, including probabilistic proofs, succinct arguments, combinatorial optimization, approximation algorithms, online algorithms, sublinear algorithms, and (quantum) computational complexity. The research scope also includes proof complexity, communication complexity, quantum cryptography, algorithms, and quant...

This postdoctoral project investigates how the metabolic tumor microenvironment of pediatric neuroblastoma is organized, reprogrammed and potentially exploited for treatment. The position is part of the NCCR Children and Cancer consortium and connects the Laboratory of Exercise and Health at ETH Zurich, headed by Prof. Katrien De Bock, with the Morscher Lab at University Children's Hospital Zurich, led by Dr. Raphael Morscher. The researcher will establish and characterize genetic and/or orthoto...

EPFL ALCHEMY, the Laboratory for the Chemistry of Materials and Manufacturing at EPFL Neuchâtel, is offering a full-time postdoctoral position focused on polymer design for vat photopolymerization. The lab develops accessible chemistries and processing strategies to enable advanced functional materials and devices, with an emphasis on turning chemical design into new manufacturing routes. The postdoc project is centered on the development of either (macro)monomers for the synthesis of microstruc...

The ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship programme supports incoming postdoctoral researchers at ETH Zurich and is designed to foster early-career scientists who have already demonstrated strong scientific excellence. The fellowship is structured around a host-based research placement at ETH Zurich, with the successful fellow working alongside an ETH Zurich professor who serves as mentor. The programme places emphasis on independent research ideas and on strong synergies between the fellow’s propo...

Eawag – the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology – is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for a two-year interdisciplinary study on the environmental analysis and fate of synthetic oligonucleotide therapeutics in aquatic environments. Synthetic oligonucleotides are an expanding class of nucleic-acid-based therapeutics. Chemical modifications that protect these compounds from enzymatic degradation in the human body may also influence their persistence, transformation, and bi...

The EPFL Laboratory for Bio- and Nano-Instrumentation is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop next-generation MEMS probes and instrumentation for cryogenic scanning probe microscopy and quantum measurements. The project sits at the interface of microfabrication, nanoscale instrumentation, and low-temperature measurement technology. The successful candidate will contribute to the design, fabrication, and characterization of advanced self-sensing MEMS probes for cryo-SPM, with particular e...

The postdoctoral researcher will join the Photovoltaics and Thin Film Electronics Laboratory (PV-Lab) at EPFL in Neuchâtel to develop and scale up innovative recycling approaches for silicon photovoltaic modules. The project sits at the interface of sustainable photovoltaic technologies, materials recovery and circularity. The successful researcher will work on mechanical, thermo-mechanical, delamination and advanced separation routes for conventional and emerging PV modules, with attention to r...

The University of Zurich is advertising PhD student and postdoctoral opportunities in high-throughput vibrational spectroscopy of protein dynamics , based in Zurich, Switzerland. The project centers on developing or applying high-throughput vibrational spectroscopy to investigate how proteins move, change conformation, and function. The research sits at the intersection of spectroscopy, biophysics, molecular science, and protein dynamics, offering an opportunity to work with advanced spectroscop...