Postdoc Opportunities in Industrial 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...

The University of Zurich invites applications for a 50% Postdoctoral Researcher position in family-focused, participatory sepsis research , starting in January 2027 or by agreement. The role is part of the PPIE/Family Work Package of Learn4Sepsis, a University Medicine Zurich research ecosystem for precision medicine and healthcare in sepsis. The postdoctoral researcher will lead work on age-sensitive patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), research co-design across the Learn4Sepsi...

The Policy & Sustainability (PASU) lab at EPFL invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to join a new SNSF-funded project on managing a just transition to net zero. The project combines applied and theoretical research on the economics and politics of sustainable development, with a strong focus on how decarbonization policies affect workers, regions, and public preferences. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to three main strands of work: measuring economic and job vulnerabilitie...

The Structural Xploration Lab at EPFL is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join its work on building technology, with a strong focus on the characterization and circular performance assessment of building envelopes in Europe. The project spans multiple scales, from construction details and building archetypes to the large-scale inference of building stocks. It is embedded in a EU-Horizon project and carried out in collaboration with foreign industrial and research partners. The successful can...

ETH Zurich is advertising three postdoctoral positions in Circular Engineering for Architecture at the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA), led by Prof. Dr. Catherine De Wolf in the Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management (IBI), Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG). The research theme is digitalization towards a circular built environment , combining circular economy principles with digital innovation in construction. The three pos...

EPFL Swiss CAT+ West Hub is advertising a postdoctoral position in High-Throughput Self-Driving Analytical Chemistry . The project sits at the intersection of analytical chemistry , LC-MS , optimization algorithms (including Bayesian approaches), automated signal processing , deconvolution , and machine learning for automated method prediction. This opportunity is a strong fit for candidates interested in self-driving laboratories, data-driven chemistry, and automation-enabled analytical workflo...

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 (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Building Technology within the Structural Xploration Lab (SXL), located at the Smart Living Lab in Fribourg, Switzerland . The position focuses on building technology , with research on the characterization and circular performance assessment of building envelopes in Europe . The work spans construction details, building archetypes, and large-scale inference of building stocks, and is embedded in an EU-Hor...