International Scholarships

The Laboratory of Nanostrucrures and Novel Electronic Materials at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL) invites applications for a Ph.D. position in experimental solid state physics. The successful candidate will use electrical transport measurements (resistivity, Hall-effect and thermopower) under high pressure to study novel electronic materials like … [More Info]

The Theoretical Physical Chemistry Group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL) invites applications for a Ph.D. position in theoretical chemistry and chemical physics. The preferred start date is between January and August 2008. The successful candidate will use quantum-mechanical and semiclassical methods to explain physicochemical properties … [More Info]

KOF Swiss Economic Institute at the ETH Zurich offers various positions as (Senior) Researchers and Doctoral Students KOF is the leading economic research institute in Switzerland (www.kof.ethz.ch). Our research activities concentrate on the following three areas: Swiss business cycle developments, Switzerland in a globalised world, and long-term growth perspectives of Switzerland. KOF works in close … [More Info]

Academic Year 2007/2008 Art. 1 Aim of the Master’s Degree Programme For the academic year 2007/2008, UniCredit S.p.A.(*) and the Fondazione Cassamarca are sponsoring, for the fifth year running, a “New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship”. The Master is a post-graduate programme aimed at enriching technical and practical understanding of the European banking system … [More Info]

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the area of spatial statistical modelling applied to mapping schistosomiasis transmission in different settings of Africa. The studentship covers living cost and tuition fees and provides support for 3 years. The starting date is June 1st, 2007 or as soon as possible after that date by negotiation.Appropriate … [More Info]

We are looking for a highly motivated Ph.D. student. The research will focus on the commercialization of science, specifically academic entrepreneurship and patenting behaviour of scientists. Experience in empirical analysis, theoretical modelling, and survey research is desirable. Candidates will support a new research project “Commercialization of Science.” Candidates for the position should have a Diploma/Master’s … [More Info]

Through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), the Swiss Government grants foreign students university scholarships (Swiss universities, Federal Institutes of Technology). These scholarships are offered on the basis of reciprocity (fixed number of scholarships for each country) or within the frame of a scholarship pool (scholarships without fixed distribution by country). They … [More Info]