ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich , one of the world’s leading universities for science and technology, is inviting applications for a massive pool of 127 vacant PhD, Postdoc, and academic positions .
This is a premier opportunity to join a university consistently ranked among the Top 10 global institutions , renowned for its groundbreaking research and innovation. With a legacy that includes 22 Nobel Laureates (most notably Albert Einstein), ETH Zurich offers an inspiring, international, and stimulating environment to advance your career.
PhD, Postdoc, and Academic Positions at ETH Zurich
Communication and Events Officer80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term21.11.2025 | NCCR Catalysis
Sus.lab Internship100%, Zurich, fixed-term21.11.2025 | Management, Technology, and Economics Department
Postdoctoral Position: 3D Imaging and Organ-on-Chip Models of Human Lung Lymphatics100%, Zurich, fixed-term20.11.2025 | D-CHAB, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Student Assistant in the International Political Economy and Environmental Politics group10%-30%, Zurich, fixed-term20.11.2025 | International Political Economy and Environmental Politics group, D-GESS
Senior Bioinformatics Analyst80%-100%, Basel, permanent20.11.2025 | NEXUS Personalized Health
Delegierte:r der Hochschulversammlungen/ Délégué:e des assemblées d’école ETH Zürich & EPFL in ETH-Council (m/f/d)40%-50%, Zurich, fixed-term19.11.2025 | Hochschulversammlungen — les Assemblées d’Ecole de l’EPFL et de l’ETHZ
Elektriker:in (m/w/d)100%, Zürich, unbefristet18.11.2025 | Departement für Chemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften (D-CHAB)
Co-Projektmanager:in Leadership Companion (m/w/d)50%-80%, Zürich, befristet18.11.2025 | Departement Informatik und Vizepräsidium für Personalentwicklung und Leadership
Scientific Assistant in Biomedical Machine Learning and Data Science80%, Zurich, fixed-term18.11.2025 | Department of Health Sciences and Technology
PhD in Meta-optics based optomechanics100%, Zurich, fixed-term18.11.2025 | Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)
Mitarbeiter:in Wissenschaftskommunikation (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, befristet18.11.2025 | Center for Security Studies
Experienced Researcher in Development and application of computational methods for functional genomics100%, Basel, fixed-term18.11.2025 | Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering
Fachkraft PR & Kommunikation (m/w/d)40%-60%, Zürich, befristet17.11.2025 | Departement Maschinenbau & Verfahrenstechnik – Team PR & Kommunikation
Postdoctoral Researcher in Modeling damage mechanics in cavitation of soft materials100%, Zurich, fixed-term17.11.2025 | Institute for Building Materials (IfB)
Doctoral fellowship in History and Theory of Architecture100%, Zurich, fixed-term17.11.2025 | Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture
Operational & Scientific Support at EPIC50%, Zurich, permanent14.11.2025 | ETH Phenomics Center
Postdoctoral Researcher: Experimental Fracture Mechanics100%, Zurich, fixed-term13.11.2025 | Institute for Building Materials (IfB)
Postdoctoral Researcher in Trustworthy Machine Learning100%, Zurich, fixed-term13.11.2025 | Partnerinserat | ML group at the Institute of Machine Learning
PhD position Wood Materials Science – DC11:Electrically conductive bio-based materials -within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions –Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) RE-Fibre100%, Zurich, fixed-term13.11.2025 | Partnerinserat | D-BAUG, Institute for Building Materials, Wood Materials Science
Führungsunterstützung Leiter CSS Think Tank / Researcher (m/w/d)100%, Zürich, befristet12.11.2025 | Center for Security Studies (CSS)
Administrative:r Assistent:in im Departement Biosysteme (m/w/d)60%-80%, Basel, befristet11.11.2025 | D-BSSE
Doctoral Positions in AI for Computational Thinking100%, Zurich, fixed-term11.11.2025 | D-INFK; Programming, Education, and Computer-Human Interaction group
Studentische Hilfskraft (HiWi) bei der Inventarisierung der Imkereisammlung – Integration in die Anatomische Sammlung der Haustiere (m/w/d)10%-20%, Zürich, befristet11.11.2025 | Tierphysiologie
Projektleiter:in Instandhaltung / Instandsetzung (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet11.11.2025 | Facility Services
Event Manager at ETH AI Center80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term11.11.2025 | ETH AI Center
Gebäudetechniker:in (m/w/d)100%, Zürich, unbefristet10.11.2025 | Gebäudebereich Ingenieurwesen (HI)
Leitende:r Fachspezialist:in für das Exercise Performance Lab (m/w/d)100%, Zürich, unbefristet10.11.2025 | Labor für Human- und Sportphysiologie
Software Engineer – LISA Space Mission100%, Zurich, fixed-term07.11.2025 | ETH Zurich | Space / Gravitational Physics Research Group, ETH Zurich
Labortechniker:in Felslabor (Polymechaniker:in/Physiklaborant:in) (m/w/d)50%-70%, Zürich, befristet07.11.2025 | D-BAUG
Informationsspezialist:in (m/w/d)60%, Zürich, befristet07.11.2025 | ETH-Bibliothek
PhD Position in Energy-Efficient Machine Learning for Wearable and Augmented Reality Systems100%, Zurich, fixed-term06.11.2025 | Integrated Systems Laboratory (D-ITET)
PhD Student in Macroeconomic Forecasting100%, Zurich, fixed-term06.11.2025 | KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Research Division Macroeconomic Forecasting and Data Science
Transformationsmanager:in Rektorat mit Fokus auf Grossprojekte (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, befristet06.11.2025 | Rektorat
Programmleiter:in (m/w/d) Finanzielle Transparenz und Steuerung (FITS)80%-100%, Zürich, befristet05.11.2025 | Vizepräsidium Finanzen und Controlling
Postdoctoral Position in Science, Technology and Society (STS)100%, Zurich, fixed-term05.11.2025 | Professorship for Ethics, Technology and Society, D-GESS
PhD Position – C++ Software Engineering of a 3D Cell-Based Tissue Simulation Framework100%, Basel, fixed-term04.11.2025 | D-BSSE, CoBi
Research Data Expert80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term04.11.2025 | Scientific IT Services, ETH IT Services
Lehrspezialist:in und Dozent:in am Departement Informationstechnologie und Elektrotechnik (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet04.11.2025 | Informationstechnologie und Elektrotechnik
Chemielaborant:in, Pharma- bzw. Chemietechnolog:in (Produktion & Qualitätskontrolle Radiopharmaka) (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, befristet04.11.2025 | Das Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences (CRS)
PhD candidate for developing highly efficient and ultra-wide range converter systems for DC power supplies100%, Zurich, fixed-term03.11.2025 | Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems / D-ITET
Office Manager:in in der Food Structure Engineering Group (m/w/d)60%, Zürich, befristet03.11.2025 | Departement Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie
Gruppenleiter:in Online-Storage (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet31.10.2025 | Informatikdienste – Infrastructure
PhD candidate for developing multi-physics models of high-power medium frequency transformers100%, Zurich, fixed-term31.10.2025 | Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems / D-ITET
Postdoctoral Researcher: Technologies and Policies for Carbon Dioxide Removal100%, Zurich, fixed-term31.10.2025 | Energy and Technology Policy Group
Product Manager – Biomedical Informatics Platform (BMIP)80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term30.10.2025 | NEXUS Personalized Health Technologies
Researcher – Cyber-Security and Strategic Technologies100%, Zurich, fixed-term30.10.2025 | Center for Security Studies
Scientific Collaborator to the ERC Vice President for Physical Sciences & Engineering100%, Zurich, fixed-term30.10.2025 | Materials Theory | D-MATL
Administrative:r Mitarbeiter:in in der Studien- und Doktoratsadministration (m/w/d)60%-80%, Basel, unbefristet30.10.2025 | D-BSSE
Partnership Manager80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term29.10.2025 | ETH AI Center
Research Assistant for Impact Studies and CEMETS Reform Lab80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term29.10.2025 | Chair of Education Systems (D-MTEC)
Scientific Assistant in Data Science for Spinal Cord Injury Research100%, Zurich, fixed-term29.10.2025 | Department of Health Sciences and Technology
Doctoral Student in Development Economics100%, Zurich, fixed-term29.10.2025 | ETH Zurich – Development Economics Group (ETH-DEC)
PhD Student in Food Process Engineering100%, Zurich, fixed-term28.10.2025 | Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health
Abteilungsleiter:in Financial Management & Compliance (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet28.10.2025 | Vizepräsidium Finanzen und Controlling
PhD Position in Fire Behaviour of Timber-encased Steel Composite Structures100%, Zurich, fixed-term28.10.2025 | Institute of Structural Engineering, D-BAUG (Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering)
Apprendista operatore / operatrice di edifici e infrastrutture AFC con orientamento ai servizi di portineriaLugano, Vocational training28.10.2025 | CSCS – Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
PhD position in Experimental mechanics100%, Zurich, fixed-term28.10.2025 | Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
PhD position in Computational mechanics100%, Zurich, fixed-term28.10.2025 | Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
PhD Position in Advanced 3D Organotypic Bone Models for In Vitro Osteosynthesis Research100%, Zurich, fixed-term27.10.2025 | Institute for Biomechanics
Senior Linux System-Engineer (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet27.10.2025 | Informatikdienste
Fachliche:r Lehrkoordinator:in/-entwickler:in im Wasser- und Flussbau (m/w/d)60%-100%, Zürich, befristet24.10.2025 | Departement Bau, Umwelt und Geomatik
Hilfsassistent:in für die Konferenz ICBBM 27 (m/w/d)10%-30%, Zürich, befristet23.10.2025 | Institut für Bau- und Infrastrukturmanagement (IBI), Professur für Nachhaltiges Bauen
Lehrkoordination Siedlungswasserwirtschaft (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, befristet23.10.2025 | Professuren für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft
Laboratory Technician / Design Engineer80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term23.10.2025 | Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeitende, Doktorierende oder Postdoktorierende im Bereich der numerischen und experimentellen Untersuchung von Mauerwerk (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, befristet23.10.2025 | Professur für Massiv- und Brückenbau
PhD positions in computational quantum many-body physics, machine learning, non-Hermitian systems100%, Zurich, fixed-term22.10.2025 | Department of Physics, Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP)
Postdoctoral position automated scientific discovery, computational quantum many-body physics, and machine learning100%, Zurich, fixed-term22.10.2025 | Department of Physics, Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP)
PhD positions in High-voltage circuit breaker technology100%, Zurich, fixed-term22.10.2025 | High Voltage Laboratory
Postdoc position in High-voltage insulation systems100%, Zurich, fixed-term22.10.2025 | High Voltage Laboratory
Research Assistant in Applied Plant Biochemistry100%, Zurich, fixed-term21.10.2025 | D-BIOL
PhD Position: Spatio-temporal causal modeling of shared EV demand100%, Zurich, fixed-term21.10.2025 | Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation, Dept. Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Doktorand:in Minimal Viable Products and Innovation Pathways in Engineering (m/w/d)100%, Zürich, befristet20.10.2025 | Professur für Produktentwicklung und Konstruktion an der ETH Zürich, Departement Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik
Two PhD positions in Biophysics and rheology of bacterial biofilms100%, Zurich, fixed-term20.10.2025 | Institute of Environmental Engineering
PhD Position: Synthetic surrogates to trace microbial transmission in healthcare settings100%, Zurich, fixed-term17.10.2025 | D-CHAB
Senior Space Systems Engineer80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term17.10.2025 | ETH Zurich | Space
Mission Architect – LIFE Space Mission100%, Zurich, fixed-term17.10.2025 | ETH Zurich | Space
PhD position on Nonlinear Topological Metamaterials100%, Zurich, fixed-term17.10.2025 | Combustion, Acoustics & Flow Physics (CAPS)
PhD position/ Doktorand:In – Navigating Safety-Security Interrelations and Related Human Factors in Critical Infrastructures (m/w/d)100%, Zürich, befristet16.10.2025 | Security, Privacy & Society, D-GESS
Leiter:in D-PHYS Gasverflüssigung (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet15.10.2025 | Technische Betriebe – Departement Physik
Leiter:in Lehrlabor Chemielaborant:innen EFZ (m/w/d)100%, Zürich, unbefristet15.10.2025 | Departement Chemie und angewandte Biowissenschaften
Fachspezialist:in Gefässpflanzensammlung der Vereinigten Herbarien Zürich (m/w/d)60%-80%, Zürich, befristet15.10.2025 | Vereinigten Herbarien
Postdoc position – Developing novel ways to control viruses for the targeted infection of cellular systems100%, Basel, fixed-term14.10.2025 | Bio-Engineering Systems for Therapeutics (BEST)
PhD student position in fluid dynamics and optics for biomedical applications100%, Zurich, fixed-term14.10.2025 | Institute of Fluid Dynamics
Administrative Assistenz am Quantum Center und dem Quantum Device Lab (m/w/d)100%, Zürich, befristet14.10.2025 | D-PHYS | Quantum Center der ETH Zürich
Portfolio Manager:in (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet13.10.2025 | Immobilien
Lehrassistent:in (m/w/d)10%-20%, Zürich, befristet09.10.2025 | Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center
PhD Position in Ultrafast Condensed Matter Physics100%, Zurich, fixed-term08.10.2025 | Ultrafast physics, ultrafast spectroscopy, condensed matter, quantum materials
PhD Position in Deformation & Microstructures of Eclogites100%, Zurich, fixed-term07.10.2025 | Structural Geology and Tectonics/ Geological Institute / Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Postdoctoral Researcher in Reinforcement Learning100%, Zurich, fixed-term07.10.2025 | D-INFK, Institute of Machine Learning, ETH Zurich ODI Group (Led by Prof. Niao He)
Postdoctoral Researcher in Experimental Rheology of Eclogites100%, Zurich, fixed-term07.10.2025 | Structural Geology and Tectonics/ Geological Institute / Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PhD position on hydrogen turbulent combustion100%, Zurich, fixed-term06.10.2025 | Combustion, Acoustics & Flow Physics (CAPS)
Postdoc position in Rewilding of Forest Ecosystems100%, Zurich, fixed-term06.10.2025 | Forest Ecology, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems
Labortechniker:in für Soft- und Biohybride Robotik Forschung (m/w/d)40%-70%, Zürich, befristet06.10.2025 | MAVT – Soft Robotics Lab
Postdoc position in Forest Stand Dynamics under Pressure100%, Zurich, fixed-term06.10.2025 | Forest Ecology, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems
Doctoral Fellowships in Architecture and Technology100%, Zurich, fixed-term06.10.2025 | Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA) / Department of Architecture (D-ARCH)
Postdoctoral Researcher / Senior Scientist100%, Zurich, fixed-term06.10.2025 | Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering
Scientific Assistant in the Optimization of Rail System Development Processes100%, Zurich, fixed-term03.10.2025 | Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management
PhD Position in Decentralized Resource-Constrained Machine Learning100%, Zurich, fixed-term03.10.2025 | Distributed Computing Group
Apprendista informatico/a AFC sviluppo di applicazioniLugano, Vocational training03.10.2025 | CSCS – Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
Apprendista mediamatico/a AFCLugano, Vocational training03.10.2025 | CSCS – Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
Postdoctoral Fellowship at Design++100%, Zurich, fixed-term01.10.2025 | Center for Augmented Computational Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction
EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) PhD Position: Bioprinting next generation functional tissues100%, Zurich, fixed-term01.10.2025 | Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication
PhD position on quantum computing100%, Zurich, fixed-term30.09.2025 | Theoretical computer science, physics, applied mathematics
Postdoctoral Researcher in Organoid Microengineering100%, Zurich, fixed-term30.09.2025 | Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich
PhD position in Biomaterials Engineering100%, Zurich, fixed-term30.09.2025 | Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich
Postdoctoral Researcher in 3D tomography of ferroic order at the nanoscale100%, Zurich, fixed-term29.09.2025 | Laboratory for Mesocopic Systems
Chief Operations Officer80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term29.09.2025 | Wyss Zürich
Business Development Intern at Tethys Robotics100%, Zurich, permanent29.09.2025 | Tethys Robotics at Wyss Zurich Translational Center
PhD Position in Atmospheric Chemistry100%, Zurich, fixed-term29.09.2025 | Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science (IAC)
Fachreferent:in Baubibliothek (m/w/d)80%-100%, Zürich, befristet25.09.2025 | ETH-Bibliothek
PhD Position in Novel Frequency Combs and Coupled Cavity Physics100%, Zurich, fixed-term25.09.2025 | Department of Physics
PhD Position in Frequency Lattices and RF-Controlled Comb Dynamics100%, Zurich, fixed-term25.09.2025 | Department of Physics
Two PhD positions in atmospheric selenium research: field & lab analyses and process-based modeling100%, Zurich, fixed-term25.09.2025 | Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics
Tier-/Landwirtschaftspfleger:in für unser Rehgehege (m/w/d)20%-30%, Zürich, befristet24.09.2025 | Gruppe Tierphysiologie
Postdoctoral Position/Data Scientist in Animal Nutrition100%, Zurich, fixed-term19.09.2025 | Institute of Animal Sciences, Animal Nutrition Group
Project Leader in Advanced Perovskite Image Sensors100%, Zurich, fixed-term10.09.2025 | Anorganische Funktionsmaterialien, Metal Halide Perovskite Optoelectronics
RobotX Postdoctoral Position100%, Zurich, fixed-term05.09.2025 | Center for Robotics
RobotX PhD Program100%, Zurich, fixed-term05.09.2025 | Center for Robotics
Lab manager with expertise in wetlab techniques and proven track record in the management of a wetlab laboratory100%, Zurich, permanent02.09.2025 | Environmental Microfluidics Group
Postdoctoral research position on the physics of microbubbles and ultrasound100%, Zurich, fixed-term01.09.2025 | Medical Microsystems Lab at the Department for Health Sciences and Technology
Fachperson Betriebsunterhalt EFZ (m/w/d) 2026 – Hausdienst – ZürichZürich, Lehrstelle01.09.2025 | Berufsbildung
PostDoctoral position in Advanced Perovskite Image Sensors100%, Zurich, fixed-term28.08.2025 | Anorganische Funktionsmaterialien
PhD position: Development of catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to higher alcohols100%, Zurich, fixed-term28.08.2025 | Laboratory of Energy Science and Engineering
PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction: Adaptive Systems in Mixed Reality (UI + LLMs)100%, Zurich, fixed-term20.08.2025 | Sensing, Interaction & Perception Lab | Institute of Intelligent Interactive Systems | Department of Computer Science
PhD position in the Distributed Computing Group100%, Zurich, fixed-term12.08.2025 | Distributed Computing Group
Laborant:in EFZ (m/w/d) 2026 – ChemieZürich, Lehrstelle01.08.2025 | Berufsbildung
Tierpfleger:in EFZ (m/w/d) 2026 – VersuchstiereZürich, Lehrstelle01.08.2025 | Berufsbildung
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