At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental...

Call 4 for PhD applications within the RESPONSE Doctoral Programme «to society and policy needs through plant, food and energy sciences» RESPONSE DP is offering 6 early-stage researcher’s positions for min. 36 months (100%) at the interface of science and policy, as well as science and innovation at one of the three world-leading academic host organization - ETH Zurich. RESPONSE DP will train ESRs to reflect on their role as scientists in...

The Swiss Programme for International Research by Scientific Investigation Teams promotes team-oriented cross-border research.   The SPIRIT programme facilitates knowledge exchange between Swiss researchers and researchers in selected countries that are receiving development assistance. With SPIRIT, the SNSF is giving Swiss researchers more opportunities to collaborate with partners in many countries around the world. Funding is awarded to...

Four (4)  training position designed to contribute towards the completion of a PhD degree are open for application, funded by the Horizon 2020 Innovative Training network ITN HIDDeN (Hunting Invisibles: Dark sectors, Dark matter and Neutrinos). Each position is for 3 years, with starting dates during 2021, and no later than October 1st, 2021. Three (3) of the positions are intended to carry research in particle theory and phenomenology and/or...

EPFLglobaLeaders is a new doctoral fellowship programme funding early stage researchers to become leaders in the transition towards sustainable societies. Forty-eight doctoral fellows will benefit from a multifaceted training programme, including a secondment in the non-academic sector. Call 2 is now open with a deadline of 15 April 2021. DETAILS...

Within the ETH AI Centre's Post-Doc fellowship programme you will conduct research that has an impact on the future of AI. You will work in a co-located team that lives an interdisciplinary approach. ETH AI Centre looks at AI from many different angles like mathematical principles, medicine, architecture, robotics, and social sciences/future of work. You will be working on your own project (that you will propose) and continuously have an...

The Life Science Zurich Graduate School consists of several highly competitive PhD programmes run jointly by the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. The programmes offer research and education opportunities in a stimulating international environment for ambitious students who wish to work towards a PhD degree. Accepted candidates will perform their research project in one of the participating research groups according to their scientific...

The programme enables selected applicants to undertake a PhD / Post-doctoral / research stay from all academic fields at all Swiss cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences and the two federal institutes of technology. The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree. One minute introduction to Swiss...

The Leading House Asia, ETH Zurich has decided to launch a special COVID-​​19 call for project grants in order to support the collective effort to better understand the virus as well as its numerous implications, and prepare for society’s future. The call is open to all scientific disciplines including social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to allow researchers based in Switzerland and Asian countries to collaborate on research...

The Max Planck Society (MPG) and the University of Zurich (UZH) invite applications for interdisciplinary predoctoral fellowships in the field of Digital Visual Studies (DVS) for a duration of 2+1 years. The program is part of a five-year cross-institutional Digital Humanities research project funded by the MPG, supported by the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History (BHMPI) and collaborating with the Swiss Art Research...