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Civil Engineering Professors and Supervisors in Switzerland

Professors in civil engineering in switzerland

29 professors found

Professor at ETH Zürich

ETH Zürich

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Structural Engineering

Solid Mechanics

Reinforced Concrete

Construction Materials Engineering

Composites Engineering

Professor and Chair of Geotechnical Engineering

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Geotechnical Engineering

Structural Engineering

Earthquake Engineering

Geomechanics

Civil Engineering

EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Structural Engineering

Solid Mechanics

Structural Health Monitoring

Reinforced Concrete

Civil Engineering

Professor

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Structural Engineering

Solid Mechanics

Construction Materials Engineering

Building Science

Geomechanics

Head of Laboratory for Nondestructive Evaluation

SVTI Swiss Association for Technical Inspections

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Structural Engineering

Drilling Engineering

Non-destructive Testing

Civil Engineering

Nondestructive Testing Ultrasonic

Professor

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Structural Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

State Estimation

Geological Engineering

Test And Measurement

EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Structural Engineering

Solid Mechanics

Masonry

Building Science

Earthquake Engineering

Has grant

Lecturer

Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften School of Engineering

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Structural Engineering

Solid Mechanics

Geomechanics

Civil Engineering

Safety Engineering

Lecturer

ETH Zürich

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Structural Engineering

Solid Mechanics

Building Physics

Civil Engineering

Earthquake Engineering

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Popular positions

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EPFL

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Switzerland

Top university

TurboImpact is a Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network project hosted at EPFL in Neuchatel, within STI IGM LAMD. The position focuses on the integrated design and optimization of small-scale turbomachinery for applications such as heat pumps, fuel cells, organic Rankine cycles, and gas turbines. The PhD project aims to build robust design methods for high-speed turbomachinery systems. The successful candidate will work on developing reduced-order models for gas-bearing supported turbomachinery, c...

Computer Science
Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Dimitrios Terzis

EPFL

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Switzerland

Top university

This PhD project is hosted in the Laloui Group at EPFL in Lausanne and is carried out within the SNSF-funded project DFabuLis: Digital Fabrication Using Living Systems . The research sits at the intersection of geomaterials, material science, and engineering applications, focusing on how biologically driven mineralization can be used to transform demolition and excavation materials into feedstocks for digital fabrication under ambient conditions. The doctoral researcher will investigate the coup...

Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
Civil Engineering
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5 days ago

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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Switzerland

Opportunities at EPFL LSAM, Switzerland: The laboratory is inviting applications for Master’s theses, internships, and PhD opportunities in biomedical engineering and related medical research areas. International Master’s students can join 5–6-month research projects, provided the project forms part of the official curriculum at their home university. These opportunities include a stipend of CHF 1,600 per month . PhD applicants must be enrolled in an EPFL Doctoral Programme, such as EDCH or EDBB...

Biomedical Engineering
Medical Science
Internship

2 weeks ago

Living costs in Switzerland

Estimated costs in Switzerland.

MonthlyYearly
Switzerland

Visa & Immigration Fees

Student visa and residence permit fees per year

CHF132

$150/yr

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Utilities & Connectivity

Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year

CHF845

$960/yr

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Personal Care

Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year

CHF845

$960/yr

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Housing

Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year

CHF9.5k

$10,800/yr

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Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo

Popular professors

Head of Intelligent Production Systems

inspire AG

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Industrial Automation

Tissue Engineering

Digital Manufacturing

Microfabrication

Digital Fabrication

Assistant Professor

University of Lausanne

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Hydrology

Sedimentology

Fluvial Geomorphology

Surface Water

River Engineering

Junior Lecturer

Università della Svizzera italiana Accademia di Architettura

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Environmental Politics

Environmental Sociology

Alpine Ecology

Urbanism

Environmental Anthropology

Has grant

Opportunities these professors hire for

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Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

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Switzerland

Just Landed

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance sustainable structural systems for hybrid steel–timber buildings. The project combines structural dynamics, mechanical metamaterials, numerical simulation and experimental testing to improve vibration performance, occupant comfort and resource-efficient construction. The researcher will lead the design and optimisation of metamaterial resonators targeting frequencies from 1–20 Hz for human-induced vibratio...

Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science
Civil Engineering
+4 more

2 days ago

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Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

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Switzerland

Just Landed

Doctoral research in structural dynamics and hybrid construction This doctoral project at the ZHAW Institute of Building Technology and Process investigates structural dynamics and vibration mitigation in hybrid steel–timber buildings. The research addresses how building components and connections behave under dynamic loads, with the goal of supporting safer, more comfortable and resource-efficient construction. The doctoral student will review research on vibrations in hybrid steel–timber struc...

Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science
Civil Engineering
+4 more

2 days ago

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ETH Zurich

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Switzerland

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ETH Zurich’s Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems (HPE) is seeking a doctoral candidate for research on advanced magnetic concepts for future high-power grid interfaces. The project addresses the magnetic devices—such as inductors, transformers and filters—that are essential for filtering and protection in high-power electrical systems and that strongly influence power density and efficiency. The research will focus on bidirectional grid interfaces and active rectifiers connecting the AC...

Electrical Engineering
Digital Twin Technology
Multiphysics Simulation
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2 days ago

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