Postdoc Opportunities in Fluid Mechanics in Switzerland

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...

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...

EPFL’s A. Mathis Group for Computational Neuroscience and AI (CNAI) is recruiting two postdoctoral fellows for research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience . Position 1: Computer Vision & AI for Behavior Analysis focuses on behavioral datasets, animal and environment reconstruction, multi-view video and audio understanding, multimodal large language models, and the next generation of DeepLabCut and related open-source tools. Position 2: Embodied AI focuses on muscle-a...

EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) is recruiting a Postdoc in ML-Based Co-Design at its Computer Vision Lab (CVLab) in Lausanne, Switzerland. The project focuses on machine learning , control theory , aerodynamic shape optimization , and aircraft/glider design , with a potential application to model gliders for FAI competitions. The successful candidate will work on co-design problems that combine aerodynamic shape and control, building on ideas described in the linked technical rep...

EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) is advertising a postdoctoral position in the Chair of Numerical Modelling and Simulation, focused on formal verification and algorithm discovery for numerical analysis . The project sits at the intersection of mathematics and computer science , with a strong emphasis on Lean , proof assistants, AI tools, and the design/analysis of numerical algorithms for partial differential equations (PDEs) . The group is interested in exploring where formal met...

Two postdoctoral positions are available in block copolymer self-assembly and soft photonics at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland . The positions are in the Soft Matter Physics Group , with Prof. Ullrich Steiner as project lead and Dr. Andrea Dodero involved in the project. The research sits at the intersection of materials science , polymer science , physics , and chemistry , with a strong experimental focus on linking material structure to optical properties . A...

ETH Zurich and Eawag invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher in the adsorption and environmental fate of water-soluble polymers . The project is hosted by the Environmental Chemistry Group in the Department of Environmental Systems Sciences and is conducted jointly at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) . The research focuses on how synthetic water-soluble and water-dispersible polymers interact with mineral and organic surfaces, soils, ...

ETH Zurich is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Quantum Physics and Computation at the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Zurich, Switzerland. This is an elite 2-year postdoctoral appointment focused on pushing the boundaries of quantum algorithms , quantum cryptography , and complex system computation . The post is aimed at researchers with strong interests in theoretical and computational aspects of quantum science. Funding: The position includes an annual postdoctoral salary...

ETH Zurich’s Geothermal Energy & Geofluids (GEG) Group is hiring a Postdoctoral Position in Process & Energy Systems Modeling in Zurich, Switzerland. The role sits in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences and focuses on physics-based numerical modeling, scientific software development, and engineering analysis for engineered energy and fluid systems. The postdoc will co-develop an open-source power plant and wellbore flow simulator integrated into TANGO , the group’s techno-economic analy...