Last Updated on March 16, 2026 by Scholar Idea
ETH Zurich in Switzerland invites application for vacant PhD Scholarships, one of the leading universities for technology and the natural sciences in Switzerland.
PhD Scholarships Open at ETH Zurich
Doctoral Positions in Control, Stochastic Dynamics, and Machine Learning for Synthetic Biology100%, Basel, fixed-term09.03.2026 | Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich
PhD Position in Search for Earth-Sized Planets Transiting Nearby Ultra-Cool Dwarf Stars (DUET Project)100%, Zurich, fixed-term06.03.2026 | Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics – Queloz Group
PhD Position in Extreme-Precision Radial Velocity Instrumentation for Earth-like Exoplanets (HARVY Project)100%, Zurich, fixed-term06.03.2026 | Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics – Queloz Group
PhD Researcher100%, Singapore, fixed-term05.03.2026 | Future Health Technologies II (FHT II)
PhD Student Position in Stomatal Immunity and Metabolism100%, Zurich, fixed-term02.03.2026 | Institute of Integrative Biology – Department of Environmental Systems Science
Two PhD positions in Statistical Genomics / Computational Genomics100%, Zurich, fixed-term20.02.2026 | Institute of Agricultural Sciences
PhD position on the topic of tropical cyclones100%, Zurich, fixed-term16.02.2026 | Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science (D-USYS)
PhD position in numerical and experimental studies of non-spherical and deformable granular systems100%, Zurich, fixed-term13.02.2026 | Laboratory of Energy Science and Engineering, D-MAVT
PhD Position on Educational Approaches to Misinformation100%, Zurich, fixed-term11.02.2026 | Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences at ETH Zürich, Professorship for Research on Learning and Instruction
Doctoral Researcher (PhD) in Magnetic Resonance with Photo-Excited Molecules100%, Zurich, fixed-term10.02.2026 | Institute of Molecular Physical Science, D-CHAB
PhD Position in Membrane Separations100%, Zurich, fixed-term09.02.2026 | Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)
PhD Position in Tropical Organic Geochemistry: Modern and Ancient Microbial Drivers of Biogeochemical Cycling100%, Zurich, fixed-term09.02.2026 | Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (D-EAPS)
PhD Position in Tropical Geomicrobiology: Modern and Ancient Microbial Drivers of Biogeochemical Cycling100%, Zurich, fixed-term09.02.2026 | Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department Environmental Systems Science
PhD position: Structure-activity relationships for CO2 capture materials100%, Zurich, fixed-term05.02.2026 | Laboratory of Energy Science and Engineering
Doctoral student position – Evaluating novel mineral sources for treatment of micronutrient deficiencies in humans100%, Zurich, fixed-term02.02.2026 | Department of Health Science and Technology
PhD Position in Human–Computer Interaction and Extended Reality in Architectural Design and Fabrication100%, Zurich, fixed-term28.01.2026 | Department Architecture, Architecture and Human Augmentation
Doctoral Researcher in Food Processing for Planetary and Human Health100%, Zurich, fixed-term27.01.2026 | ETH Zurich Sustainable Food Processing Laboratory, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health IFNH, Department of Health Science & Technology D-HEST
Doctoral candidate in Artistic Research100%, Zurich, fixed-term27.01.2026 | Departement Architecture
PhD position in Data-Informed Reduced Order Modelling for Wind Energy Structures100%, Zurich, fixed-term27.01.2026 | Chair of Structural Mechanics & Monitoring
Doctoral position in severe thunderstorms, mountains and climate change100%, Zurich, fixed-term26.01.2026 | Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science
PhD Position in Biofluid Sampling Technologies for Localized Physiological Measurements (SDC19)100%, Zurich, fixed-term26.01.2026 | Department of Mechnical and Process Engineering & Department of Health Science and Technology
Doctoral Researcher in Sustainability Assessment for Evaluating Future Global Food Systems100%, Zurich, fixed-term19.01.2026 | ETH Zurich Sustainable Food Processing Laboratory, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health IFNH, Department of Health Science & Technology D-HEST
PhD Position in Computational Materials Discovery for Extreme Environments100%, Zurich, fixed-term14.01.2026 | Department of Materials
PhD position in mechanochemical hydrogen production in natural silica-rich rocks100%, Zurich, fixed-term13.01.2026 | Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PhD position – Electrochemistry for Environmental Applications100%, Zurich, fixed-term13.01.2026 | Institute of Environmental Engineering
PhD position: Modeling friction in colloidal suspensions100%, Zurich, fixed-term09.01.2026 | Institute for Building Materials
PhD Position in AI and Strategy100%, Zurich, fixed-term05.01.2026 | Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation (SMI)
PhD position focused on Electrocatalysis100%, Zurich, fixed-term16.12.2025 | Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich
PhD Position in Meta-Structures with Autonomous Sensing Capacities100%, Zurich, fixed-term08.12.2025 | Institute of Structural Engineering
PhD in Active Meta-Structures for Enhanced Damage Detection and Localization on Wind Turbine Blades100%, Zurich, fixed-term08.12.2025 | Institute of Structural Engineering
PhD position in Environmental Chemistry of Biodegradable Polymers100%, Zurich, fixed-term01.12.2025 | Department of Environmental Systems Sciences (ETH) and Eawag
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
