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Postdoc Opportunities in Control Systems in Switzerland
Postdoc Positions in control systems in switzerland
2 positions foundnewest posted
Universities with open postdoc positions in control systems in Switzerland include École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and ETH Zurich.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Switzerland
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The CREATE Lab at EPFL is hiring for multiple research positions in soft robotics, manipulation, and robot design, including PhD and postdoctoral opportunities. Applications are reviewed continuously, with a stated deadline of November 13, 2026. PhD projects include continuum body robots for modular, variable-stiffness robotic bodies; soft robotic simulation of human organs using soft lattice structures and integrated actuation; and morphing compliant and cellular-inspired robotic systems involv...
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
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ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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4 weeks ago
ETH Zurich’s Center for Robotics, RobotX, is inviting applications for the RobotX Postdoctoral Fellowship in robotics . The fellowship is designed for outstanding postdoctoral researchers who want to build robots that work in the real world and collaborate across multiple RobotX research groups at ETH Zurich. The research scope is broad and includes soft and musculoskeletal robotics , robotic locomotion and manipulation , biohybrid robots , perception and computer vision , human-robot interactio...
Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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4 weeks ago
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ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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2 weeks ago
ETH Zurich’s Advanced Manufacturing Lab (am|z), led by Prof. Markus Bambach, is recruiting a Doctoral Researcher in humanoid robotics , 3D perception , and embodied AI for autonomous manufacturing. The project focuses on enabling humanoid robots to perceive, understand, and interact with complex manufacturing environments using novel RGB-D sensing technologies. Research topics include robot perception , semantic segmentation , 3D scene understanding , simulation-to-real transfer , autonomous man...
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
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2 weeks ago
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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3 months ago
EPFL is offering Master Excellence Fellowships in Switzerland for outstanding students pursuing a master’s degree at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) . The fellowship is described as fully funded and provides CHF 10,000 per semester plus student housing assistance . It is open to all nationalities and supports study for up to 4 semesters . Relevant fields mentioned in the post include engineering , computer science , AI , data science , biotech , robotics , physics , architect...
Computer Science
Data Science
Environmental Science
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3 months ago
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Switzerland
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Posted Yesterday
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The CREATE Lab at EPFL is hiring for multiple research positions in soft robotics, manipulation, and robot design, including PhD and postdoctoral opportunities. Applications are reviewed continuously, with a stated deadline of November 13, 2026. PhD projects include continuum body robots for modular, variable-stiffness robotic bodies; soft robotic simulation of human organs using soft lattice structures and integrated actuation; and morphing compliant and cellular-inspired robotic systems involv...
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
+8 more
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Living costs in Switzerland
Estimated costs in Switzerland.
MonthlyYearly | Switzerland |
|---|---|
 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
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ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
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ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
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ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Power System
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Energy Economics
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ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Control System
Flight Dynamics
Optimal Control
Robust Control
Nonlinear Programming
Istituto dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale
Switzerland
Research Interests
Control System
Systems Neuroscience
Model Predictive Control
Discrete-time Systems
Reinforcement Learning
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
Switzerland
Research Interests
Control System
Flight Dynamics
Optimal Control
Robust Control
Continuous-time Systems
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