Postdoc Opportunities in Psychology in Switzerland

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 Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in computational modelling of agency and resilience. The role is part of the SNSF-funded project “Building Resilience: A Lab-to-Life Investigation of How Control Beliefs and Active Coping Develop in Stressful Transitions” , led by Dr. Laura Meine. The project investigates how psychological resilience is actively built and sustained during stressful life transitions. It focuses on ho...

ETH Zurich and Novartis Biomedical Research are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher for a collaborative project in Basel, Switzerland. The work sits at the interface of academic and industrial research and focuses on neuroimmunology, bioengineering, and therapeutic development. The project will develop and apply advanced human in vitro models of the blood-brain barrier to investigate mechanisms driving disease progression in Multiple Sclerosis. Building on an established multicellular, flow-enable...

The University of Bern is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in forensic meta-science for the project “After the Flood: Near-Future Scenarios and Countermeasures of AI-Accelerated Research Fabrication.” The project is funded by UKRI’s Metascience funding scheme and is led by Principal Investigator Prof. Sebastian Deterding of Imperial College London. Working with PD Dr. Ian Hussey, the postdoctoral researcher will contribute to the development of a roadmap for methods and tools that formalise “sc...

The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship for early career researchers working to improve the development, learning, and living conditions of children and youth. The fellowship supports research across a broad interdisciplinary scope, including education sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies, political science, linguistics, neurosciences, and medical sciences . It is intended for researchers developing projects that...

The Kim Laboratory at EPFL is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to study how neuronal activity and the physical tumor microenvironment cooperate to drive brain cancer progression. The project focuses on the mechanochemical dialogue between the nervous system and glioma cells. Building on recent work from the group showing that neuron-derived neuroligin-3 engages CSPG4, increases membrane tension, and activates the mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO1, the successful candidate will investigate ...

The Singapore-ETH Centre is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to lead research on technology-enabled home rehabilitation after stroke within the Future Health Technologies Programme. The project addresses the need for scalable rehabilitation that extends beyond therapist-led clinical care and supports stroke survivors in their homes. The research focuses on the RELab tenoexo , a soft robotic hand exoskeleton designed to enhance upper-limb rehabilitation in clinical therapy and provide additio...

Postdoctoral researcher in fly neuroscience and robotics at EPFL This postdoctoral project is based in the Neuroengineering Laboratory at EPFL and is centred on understanding how neural circuits in the fly motor system control limb movement and autonomous behaviour in complex environments. The research aims to reverse-engineer insect limb motor control for bioinspired robotics as part of an ERC-funded project. The successful researcher will work on microscopy-based neural recordings in behaving ...

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Zurich is recruiting two postdoctoral researchers for the SNSF-funded projects Shining Light on Praise and The Social Power of Praise . The projects sit at the intersection of moral philosophy and experimental philosophy, examining the nature, mechanisms, and social impact of moral praise. The Zurich positions are dedicated to empirical and experimental research. Postdoctoral researchers will conduct high-quality research on moral praise, co-auth...