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Application & Admission

ZGSM is an international graduate school in mathematics. Each year 10-20 doctoral positions for international students are offered on a competitive basis. Mathematicians with the necessary qualifications are welcome to apply within any of the two application periods.   

Online application  is required.  

Information on the admission process can be found under the header 'Admission & Enrollment'.  

Announcement:

WE HAVE NEW DEADLINES: April 05 and December 05

Deadlines of the two application periods

April 05,       December 05,       

The review of the applications received in a given application period starts right after the deadline has passed.  

© 2024 ZGSM Feb 5, 2024 Contact:   [email protected]

Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

Welcome at ZGSM

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics is a joint venture of the department of mathematics at ETH (D-MATH) and the Institute of Mathematics at University Zurich (I-MATH). Collaborating closely in research fields and programs in the past, the departments founded the Graduate School in 2003 to offer a common and internationally recognized PhD-education in all major areas of mathematics and hence extend and enrich the sense of community.

At this time we are working on a structured PhD-program including existing activities such as the Zurich Graduate Colloquium in Mathematics, several International Research Training Groups as well as graduate courses, research seminars, lectures, workshops, summer schools and conferences. The close cooperation with the FIM (Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik) and further special events will provide an international and challenging atmosphere. A broad spectrum of scholary activities completes the program.

You find on this website various informations about our Graduate School such as its academic programm and the online application form.

All of us in the Graduate School wish you good fortune as you pursue your advanced degree, and we hope you will contact us if we can help you along the way. Graduate study is exhilarating and life-changing.

Sincerely, Prof. Thomas Kappeler, Prof. Michael Struwe Directors of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

The Graduate Campus of the University of Zurich has been established to support PhD students and Postdocs in their scientific career. The Campus offers funding for interdisciplinary activities, access to a large network of junior researchers and organizes courses, e.g. on transferable skills.

In a joint effort of the research groups at the Department of Mathematics at ETH (D-MATH) and the Institute of Mathematics at University Zurich (I-MATH) we offer an intensive, broad and internationally recognized graduate education in mathematics.

The program consists of a wide range of graduate courses and research seminars and is complemented by the program of the Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik. Moreover, special programs are launched that include block-courses and sequences of lectures focussing on recent developments. It offers a broad spectrum of scholarly activity and a challenging and stimulating atmosphere so as to provide young researchers with an excellent base for a career in mathematical research.

In collaboration with the Institute of Mathematics at Humboldt University Berlin the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics is participating in an International Graduate College, thus providing the students with an international framework for exchanging ideas and experiences in research and instruction.

Our Graduate School consists of faculty, graduate students, a number of postdocs and some affiliated members. It is within the obligations of all these members of the Graduate School to contribute to its scientific life and to regularly participate in the various seminars, colloquia and courses offered within the program of the school.

• Directors and Board
• Students and Postdocs

Publications

Zurich Lectures in Advanced Mathematics (ZLAM, grown out of Lectures in Mathematics)

(In cooperation with FIM.)

Edited by: Erwin Bolthausen (Managing Editor), Freddy Delbaen, Thomas Kappeler (Managing Editor), Christoph Schwab, Michael Struwe, Gisbert Wüstholz

Mathematics in Zurich has a long and distinguished tradition, in which the writing of lecture notes volumes and research monographs play a prominent part. The “Zurich Lectures in Advanced Mathematics” series aims to make some of these publications better known to a wider audience. The series has three main constituents: lecture notes on advanced topics given by internationally renowned experts, graduate text books designed for the joint graduate program in Mathematics of the ETH and the University of Zurich, as well as contributions from researchers in residence at the mathematics research institute, FIM-ETH. Moderately priced, concise and lively in style, the volumes of this series will appeal to researchers and students alike, who seek an informed introduction to important areas of current research.

Publishing house of the European Mathematical Society (Series: Zurich Lectures in advanced Mathematics)

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Open positions

PhD positions

We offer a number of PhD-positions to excellent students each year. Beyond a number of grants for graduate students is given. Please find further details as well as the online application form

Impressions from Switzerland

Wintertime in Guarda (Unterengadin) Greifensee near Zurich “Centro Stefano Francini - Monte Verita” in Ascona-Lago Maggiore

PhD-Program

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics covers a broad spectrum of research fields in mathematics.

Research areas:

• Applied Mathematics
• Discrete Mathematics
• Insurance Mathematics
• Mathematical Finance
• Mathematical Physics
• Number Theory
• Numerical Analysis
• Operations Research
• Probability Theory
• Scientific Computing

Course List for Doctoral Students

As PhD student you should fill in the “Course List for Doctoral Students”.

This course list provides proof of the courses you have successfully completed during your doctoral studies and of the credit units you have earned. Every course that you have attended has to be signed by the instructor of the course. The complete course list has to be signed by your advisor.

Additional requirements for students enrolled at ETH: After the signature of the advisor the course list finally has to be signed by the chair of the doctoral committee. For this signature you should hand in the course list at the secretariat of D-Math at ETH main building, room HG G 33.4 (phone +41 44 632 3737). You should hand in the course list together with the form “Registration for doctoral examination” which you find here. Please don’t contact the chair of the doctoral committee directly.

Please remember to fill in the course list timely to be sure that the course instructor is available for the signature.

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is Switzerland’s leading provider of scientific research funding. Actually the SNSF is supporting several projects of the ZGSM.

Learning German

Most of the PhD fellowships of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics are teaching fellowships. Typically graduate students teach exercise classes for undergraduates in German. We expect that PhD students from abroad acqire within the first year of their studies adequate proficiency in German for teaching math classes.

As a courtesy ZGSM offers German language program for their members specially designed to aquire the needed skills in German within their first two years of study. The courses cover the international standards A1, A2 and B1. As a special feature the course at level B1 includes practice classes for teaching mathematics in German. By the end of the first respectively second year students have the possibility of taking the exam of the certificate for the level A2 respectively B1 of the Goethe Institut.

To a large extent, the courses are financially supported by the ZGSM. However we ask each participant for a financial contribution.

Our course program is a two-year program. The first year program is intensive but leaves ample time for reasearch, graduate course work and research seminars. Our aim is to enable all members of the ZGSM in relatively short time to communicate in German in daily life, thus making life in Zurich much more enjoyable.

Courses, Seminars, Events

Graduate courses fs 16.

Di, 15.00-16.45 Y27H12 Fr, 13.00-14.45 Y27H12 Ashkan Nikeghbali | | MAT941.1 | Algebraic Geometry | Di, 15.15-17.00 ETH HG E 1.2 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Rahul Pandharipande | 401-3146-12V | | 2 Algebraic Topology II | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Fr, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Paul Biran | 401-3002-12G | | 3 Brownian Motion and Stochastic Calculus | Di, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Mi, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Pierre Nolin | 401-3642-00V | | 2 Classical Mechanics for Mathematicians | Di, 13.00-14.45 Y27H12 Mi, 10.15-12.00 Y36K08 Do, 10.15-12.00 Y27H12 Marcello Porta | | MAT629.1 | Combinatorial Optimization | Do, 16.15-18.00 ETH HG G 26.1 Rico Zenklusen | 401-4904-00V | | 2 Combinatorics of integer partitions | Di, 13.00-14.45 Y27H25 Bis 8.4. jeweils am Freitag, 10:15-11:00, im Raum 27-H-28 Ab 13.4. jeweils am Mittwoch, 12:15-13:00, im Raum 27-H-28 Jehanne Dousse | | MAT648.1 | 2 Computational Methods for Quantitative Finance: PDE Methods | Mi, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG D 1.2 Fr, 13.15-14.00 ETH HG D 1.2 Christoph Schwab | 401-4658-00V | | 3 Computational Quantum Physics | Di, 09.45-11.30 ETH HIT H 42 Sebastian Huber | 402-0810-00V | | 2 Convex Optimization | Do, 15.00-17.00 Y35F32 Michel Baes | | MAT932.1 | 2 Differential Geometry II | Mo, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG D 3.2 Mi, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG E 1.2 Marc Burger | 401-3532-00V | | 3 Diffusion Processes | Mo, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 33.1 Ron Rosenthal | 401-4614-16V | | 2 Enumerative combinatorics | Di, 08.00-09.45 Y27H12 Mi, 10.15-12.00 Y27H25 Valentin Féray | | MAT969.1 | 2 Functional Analysis II | Mo, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 5 Do, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG G 5 Dietmar Salamon | 401-3462-00V | | 3 General Relativity for Mathematicians | Do, 15.00-17.00 Y27H25 Michele Schiavina | | MAT751.1 | 2 Geometric and Topological Aspects of Coxeter Groups and Buildings | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 43 Anne Thomas | 401-5004-16V | | 2 Geometric Integer Programming | Do, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Fr, 09.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Robert Weismantel | 401-3903-11V | | 2 Graph Theory | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Benjamin Sudakov | 401-3052-05V | | 2 Harmonic Analysis: Theory and Applications in Advanced Signal Processing | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH ETZ E 7 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH ETZ E 7 Helmut Bölcskei | 227-0434-00V | | 2 High Dimensional Expanders | Di, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 43 Alexander Lubotzky | 401-5002-16V | | 2 Interest Rate Modeling in Discrete Time | Do, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG D 7.1 Mario Valentin Wüthrich | 401-3953-00V | | 2 Introduction to Harmonic Analysis | Mi, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG F 26.5 Vedran Sohinger | 401-3422-15V | | 1 Introduction to optimal transport and applications | Do, 10.15-12.00 Y27H46 Maria Colombo | | MAT647.1 | 2 Introduction to String Theory | Di, 08.45-10.30 ETH HIT F 32 Christoph Andreas Keller | 402-0897-00V | | 2 Introduction to the Regularity Theory in Free Boundary Problems | Mo, 13.00-14.45 Y27H26 Karen Yeressian Negarchi | | MAT651.1 | 2 Inverse Problems | Di, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG G 5 Fr, 10.15-11.00 ETH HG E 33.5 Rima Alaifari | 401-4653-63G | | 2 Market-Consistent Actuarial Valuation | Mo, 16.15-18.00 ETH HG D 1.1 Mario Valentin Wüthrich | 401-4920-00V | | 1 Mathematics of Super-Resolution Biomedical Imaging | Mo, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 22 Do, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG E 22 Habib Ammari | 401-4788-16G | | 3 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos II | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH NO D 11 Do, 16.15-17.00 ETH ML J 34.3 George Haller | 151-0530-00G | | 2 Numerical Analysis of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Arnulf Jentzen | 401-4606-00G | | 3 Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic PDEs | Di, 08.15-10.00 Y27H46 Mi, 08.15-10.00 Y27H46 Mi, 10.15-12.00 Y27H46 Rémi Abgrall | | MAT827.1 | 3 Quantitative Risk Management | Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 3 Paul Embrechts | 401-3629-00V | | 2 Quantum Field Theory II | Di, 12.45-13.30 ETH HCI J 3 Fr, 08.45-10.30 ETH HCI J 7 Gino Isidori | 402-0844-00V | | 3 Selected Topics in Probability | Fr, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.1 Alain-Sol Sznitman | 401-4605-16V | | 2 Spatial Statistics | Blockkurs vom 6.6. - 10.6.2016, 9:00 - 17:00, 27-H-46 Emilio Porcu | | STA651.1 | 1 Stochastic Loss Reserving Methods | Mi, 16.15-18.00 ETH ML E 12 René Dahms | 401-3917-00V | | 1 Survival Analysis | Di, 09.00-11.00 Y13L11/13 Di, 11.15-12.00 Y13L11/13 Torsten Hothorn | | STA425.1 | Topics in Automorphic Forms | Do, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.1 Paul D. Nelson | 401-3108-16V | | 2 Topics in Mathematical and Computational Fluid Dynamics | Di, 15.15-17.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Siddhartha Mishra | 401-4766-16V | | 2 Topics in Number Theory | Do, 10.15-12.00 Y27H25 Nahid Walji | | MAT550.1 | 2 Unitary Representations of Lie Groups and Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups | Mi, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Fr, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Manfred Einsiedler | 401-3226-01G | | 3 Variational Approach to SPDEs and Corresponding Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov Equations | Do, 14.15-16.00 ETH HG G 19.2 Michael Röckner | 401-5006-16V | | 2

Colloquia FS 16

Kolloquium über anwendungsorientierte statistik thu, 16.00-18.00 y27h46.

P. Bühlmann R. Furrer L. Held T. Hothorn M. Kalisch H.R. Künsch M. Maathuis M. Mächler L. Meier N. Meinshausen M. D. Robinson C. Strobl S. Van de Geer STA671.1

Zurich Colloquium in Applied and Computational Mathematics Wed, 15.30-17.00 Y27H25

R. Abgrall M. Chipot P. Grohs R. Hiptmair A. Jentzen S. Mishra S. Sauter C. Schwab MAT870.1

Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics Tue, 17.15-18.30 KO2F150

R. Abgrall J. Ayoub P. Bühlmann M. Burger C. De Lellis H. Knörrer S. Mishra R. Pandharipande W. Werner MAT070.1

Zurich Graduate Colloquium Tue, 17.15-18.30 KO2F150

C. De la Cruz Mengual M. Hempel A. Iozzi J. Oesinghaus M. Schiavina V. Schlegel J. Schmitt MAT075.1

Arbeitsgemeinschaften + Research Seminars

Advanced students seminars.

Seminar: Selected Topics in Representation Theory Fri, 10.15-12.00 Y27H46 R. Fonseca Gomes de Campos MAT595.1 Additional Courses: see semester program of ETH and UZH

Weekly bulletin of FIM

Weekly bulletin of FIM: current information about lectures, colloquia and further events.

International Cooperation

By collaborations with other graduate schools the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics provides an international framework for exchanging ideas and experiences in research and instruction.

Regulations

• Course List for Doctoral Students (ETH Zurich and University of Zurich)
• Ordinance on Doctoral Studies and Rector’s Implementation Provisions (English)
• Doktoratsverordnung (German)
• Detailed Regulations of D-MATH Concerning Doctoral Studies (English)
• Detailbestimmungen des D-MATH zum Doktoratsstudium (German)

University of Zurich

• Ordinance for Obtaining a PhD Degree and Ordinance of the Doctoral Program in Mathematics (German)

Doing a PhD in Zurich

• Doctoral Studies ETH
• Doctoral administration of ETH
• Information for PhD Candidates UZH
• Doctoral Studies UZH
• PHD Survival guide

Associations for PhD students

• European Council of doctoral candidates and young researchers

Other useful links

Finding Accomodation

• Housing Office of University and ETH Zurich
• Stiftung für Studentisches Wohnen Zürich
• wg-zimmer.ch (flat sharing)
• students.ch
• Marktplatz Uni Zürich
• Wimdu - private accommodations
• Youthhostel
• city-backpacker.ch
• Alle-immobilien.ch
• Immoscout24
• map.search.ch

For members of UZH and ETH

• Various organisations of UZH
• Various organisations of ETH

Mathematics

• Departement of Mathematics at ETH Zürich
• Institute of Mathematics at University Zürich
• Swiss Mathematical Society
• Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung
• European Mathematical Society (EMS)
• International Mathematical Union
• Mathematics on the web (by ams)
• Polycareer - Recruiting platform of ETH
• AcademicKeys’ e-Flier for Mathematics and Computer Sciences
• Jobs for mathematicians

Life in Zurich

• Official Website of Zuerich
• Willkommen in Zürich
• The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
• Hallo Schweiz
• Kulturinfo Zürich
• Zuerich einfach
• Tourenguide
• VBZ (Public Transport)

We appreciate that you are interested in admission to the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics. In order to cultivate and broaden our truly diverse population and a lively international research atmosphere we offer a number of PhD-positions to excellent students each year.

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics only accepts online applications. Please refrain from sending paper based applications.

Admission process

The application process of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics is devided into two phases:

Online application. Only electronic documents are required here.

Registration and enrollment at University or ETH. Certified copies and / or original documents are required.

PHASE 1: Online application

Required degrees

For admission to the 3 year doctoral program a the candidates should have a Master or Diploma degree in mathematics equivalent to the degrees of the ETH Zurich respectively of the University of Zurich. Specific requirements such as examinations can be necessary.

Submission of the online application

In phase 1 only online applications are accepted. Applicants should fill in the online application form completely and send the supplemental electronic documents by the dates of the current application period.

Our application deadlines are announced on this site. However, applicants are invited to send their applications at any time. Only complete applications, including also the letters of recommendation (sent by mail) can be regarded.

Supplement electronic documents: Transcripts and letters of recommendation

In addition to the online application we require electronic versions of your transcripts and, if available, a certificate of the master degree or equivalent. After you will have submitted the application you will receive automatically a mail with an address where you can upload electronic copies of your documents especially transcripts and degrees. Only pdf-documents are accepted. (To convert a paper document into an electronic file you can use a scanner or a fax machine and a free e-fax account.) The upload function will only be valid for seven days after submission of the application. After this you can still see the status of your application and of the incoming letters of recommendation.

Furthermore we require three letters of recommendation as an e-mail, preferably including one of the master thesis advisor. The letters shall be send by the recommenders to [email protected] soon after the application has been sent. Applicants are supposed to ask their recommenders for the letter. To guarantee the correct assignment of the letters applicants have to give the recommenders names and email addresses in the application form.

Please refrain from sending any hard copies or additional documents in this phase of the application process. Additional documents you submit unasked are not accepted and they will not be considered for your application.

Special Requirements of ETH and University of Zurich

In the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics the departments of mathematics of ETH and University decide in common about graduate applicants (phase 1). Specific requirements for the admission to the Graduate School will be necessary in the second phase.

Decisions of the admission committee and information to the applicants

The admission committee of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics will decide about the applications. All applicants will be informed by mail about the results.

In case your application will pass the first selection you will be invited to send further information (e.g. attestations, language tests, certified transcripts, original letters of recommendation).

In some cases questionable candidates might be invited to the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics to have some enquiry talks with the professors.

PHASE 2: Requirements and procedure or enrollment at ETH or University of Zurich

ETH and University - some differences

After being accepted by the graduate school you have to enroll at ETH or University of Zurich, depending to the departement the supervising professor belongs to. The enrollment procedures of ETH and University differ. Specific requirements such as examinations can be necessary. For detailed information see the regulations of ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.

www.doktorat.ethz.ch www.rektorat.ethz.ch/ueber_uns/organisation/zulassungsstelle www.rektorat.ethz.ch/dienste/dienst_dokt

• Student Administration
• Faculty of Science, Office of the Dean of Studies
• Recognition for non-swiss degrees or diplomas
• Registration for PhD studies (Download form here)

Information Leaflet for Postgraduate Students: Admission for Doctorate Studies Scheme: enrollment and registration (german only) Further leaflets and Information for postgraduate students at the faculty of science

Employment (More information are following soon.)

Scholarship (More information are following soon.)

Online Application

How to apply to the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

To apply for the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics fill out this form completely. This application form has to be submitted prior to submitting supporting documents. Fields with an * have to be filled in. After submitting your application you will automatically receive an e-mail with an address to which you can upload electronic files of necessary supporting documents, especially transcripts and degrees.

For further details please read carefully the instructions (see admission process).

Are there any application deadlines?

Our application deadlines are April 30, September 30, and December 30. The current period is announced here. However, applications are accepted at all times. The applicant should necessarily arrange that his recommenders mentioned in the application form send their recommendations shortly after the application.

Which degrees are required?

The requirements for an admission to our Graduate School are a masters degree or a diploma. Only excellent and outstanding applicants can be affiliated by way of an exception.

I studied a math-related subject. Can I apply for a PhD-position at ZGSM nevertheless?

Candidates for the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics should have a degree in mathematics. Degrees in math-related subjects can be accepted if the candidates`fields of studies fit into our program.

How can I transmit the application documents: as file or as hard copy?

In the first phase of the admission process the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics only admits electronic documents. They can be uploaded in addition to the online application. In particular transcripts and, if available, a certificate of the master degree or equivalent are required. The letters of recommendation are supposed to be sent via email to [email protected] (see also in the application form). Applicants are supposed to give the recommenders email addresses in the application form.

In this phase of the application process no hard copies or additional documents that are submitted unasked will be considered.

How is the procedure of enrollment at ETH and University?

After being accepted by the graduate school you have to enroll at ETH or University of Zurich, depending to the department the supervising professor belongs to. The enrollment procedures of ETH and University differ. Specific requirements such as examinations can be necessary. For detailed information see the regulations of ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.

ETH: www.doktorat.ethz.ch www.rektorat.ethz.ch/ueber_uns/organisation/zulassungsstelle www.doktorat.ethz.ch/de/studsek/anmeldeverf.html (application) www.doktorat.ethz.ch/de/Infodok/bewerbdok.html (application) www.rektorat.ethz.ch/dienste/dienst_dokt (enrollment)

Universität www.mnf.unizh.ch/administration/reglemente/promoneu.html www.mnf.unizh.ch/administration/studiendekanat/

I do not speak German. Can I apply nevertheless?

The language of the lectures is English and German, in particular many of the more advanced classes are offered in English. However, to take part in our PhD-Program as well as for daily life in Zurich it is necessary to speak a little German at least.

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics offers intensive German language courses for foreigners specially designed for graduate students who want to acquire sufficient german language skills.

Information about further German courses: www.unizh.ch/studium/zulassung/aubild/dkurse.html www.sprachenzentrum.unizh.ch/index.php www.mobilitaet.ethz.ch/incomings/studium/sprache www.ethbib.ethz.ch/bildarchiv/sprachkurse.html cornelia.siteware.ch/sprachkurse/index.html

I already know who I wish to be my advisor. Where do I have to apply?

If you specify in your application names of potential or desired supervisors, your application details will be passed on to those persons. If you know the professors you want to be supervised by it makes sense to contact them, too. Nevertheless, please address your application to the secretary of the Graduate School.

Do I get any funding?

Students with an offer to the graduate program are generally awarded a teaching assistantship, which is renewed after one year for students making satisfactory progress towards their degree. The type of support may sometimes vary. For those applicants who do not speak enough German or English the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics offers a small number of scholarships. These scholarships last up to one year and are meant to begin the research work as well as to learn German. During this time the candidates do not have any teaching duty. The decision is made when the admission committee considers the application.

You will find here some information about the costs of living in Zurich:

www.mobilitaet.ethz.ch/incomings/leben/index_EN

www.rektorat.ethz.ch/dienste/dienst_stud_new/dienst_verz/sd_studienkosten_info

Are there any tuition-fees?

ETH: Before beginning a PhD-program there is an application fee of 110,- CHF. The examination fee at the end is 380,-. The tuition fees are singular 1200,-CHF, they are payed at the end of the program.

University: Ph.D. students have to pay a tuition-fee of Fr. 282.– CHF per semester.

I am interested in pursuing a Masters Degree in in Mathematics. Where do I get information?

www.study.ethz.ch www.studentoffice.unizh.ch/index.html

How can I find accommodation?

For some helpful addresses see: www.ethz.ch/prospectives/phd/housing www.mobilitaet.ethz.ch/incomings/leben/unterkunft/index_EN www.study.ethz.ch/faq/accomodation www.marktplatz.ethz.ch/index.cgi www.unizh.ch/leben/wohnen/

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics offes several PhD positions each year. Applicants are invited to send their application online.

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Department of Computer Science

Application and admission.

Students holding a Master's degree in computer science or a related field are cordially invited to apply for doctoral studies in Computer Science.

Application and admission are possible at any time; there are no deadlines.

Applicants need a Master's degree with a strong background in computer science or a closely related field. Also, applicants need to be proficient both in written and spoken English. Language tests are not required. However, if you have documental proof, please include it in your application. Typically, personal interviews are conducted with candidates considered for admission. GRE tests are not mandatory. However, if proof of results is available, please include it in your application.  

Applications are always accepted in one of two ways:

Option 1 : You can contact a professor in an area of your interest to find out whether they have openings and may be interested in supervising you as a doctoral student.

List of professors and research groups: Research Groups

Once you have found a supervisor, you must submit your application via eApply. Details and further information you will find here .

Option 2 : You can submit your application online via our central application system . This way, your application will automatically be available to and reviewed by our entire faculty. The application is free of charge.

The online application is exclusively electronic. Please provide the following documents:

• Scans of diplomas of completed degrees
• Scans of grade records for all attended universities
• Statement of objective (text only in English)
• Contact information of three references providing recommendations

Note that all uploaded files should be unprotected PDFs each not exceeding 2 MB in size.

Once your application is submitted, it will remain active for four months. In this period, you may be contacted by any interested faculty member. Otherwise, you will receive a notification at the end of this period.

Doctoral students are employees and students. Therefore, upon admission, they receive an employment contract and a confirmation of provisional admission. Only after having passed the aptitude colloquium, which must take place after twelve months at the latest, doctoral students are admitted definitively.

Enrolment in myStudies at the beginning of every semester is compulsory right up to the decision on conferral of the doctoral degree.

In addition to conducting research, doctoral students are also teaching assistants and supervise student projects from the bachelor's and master's programmes. Open positions for teaching assistants are to be found here .  

Doctoral students generally have an employment contract. At D-INFK, the salary rates for doctoral students are Rate 4 or Rate 5, which enables them to cover their living expenses  comfortably in Switzerland.

Additional information on admission costs, tuition and semester fees, and living costs can be found here .  

Open positions at ETH Zurich

About 30’000 people from more than 120 countries study, carry out research and work at ETH Zurich. Find out about our current open positions here. Available professorships are advertised here:

Available professorships are advertised on the website Office for Faculty Affairs call_made

92 open positions

• Doctoral (PhD) student in Integrated planning and operation of energy systems 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 02.05.2024 | Automatic Control Laboratory, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
• PhD Position in Machine Learning Seismology 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 02.05.2024 | Swiss Seismological Service
• Hilfsassistent:in für Erstellen von Statistikpodcasts (m/w/d) 20%-40%, Zürich, befristet 02.05.2024 | Lehr- und Lernforschung, DGESS
• Head of Windows Services (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 02.05.2024 | Informatikdienste
• Quality Engineer 80%-100%, Zurich, permanent 02.05.2024 | Nanoflex Robotics Project - Wyss Zurich
• Postdoctoral Researcher – Molecular and Systems Biology & Toxicology 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 02.05.2024 | Laboratory of Toxicology, D-HEST, ETH Zürich
• Trainee IT-Infrastruktur mit Fokus auf Cloud & Automation (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, befristet 30.04.2024 | Informatikdienste
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• Postdoctoral Researcher - Public Economics: International Taxation/ Local Public Finance/ Urban Economics 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 29.04.2024 | D-MTEC, Chair of Public Economics PEC
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• Postdoctoral Scholar in Dairy Food Quality 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 18.04.2024 | Institute of Agricultural Sciences
• Postdoctoral position in Systems or Hardware Security 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 17.04.2024 | Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
• Stv. Leiterin der Abteilung für Lehre und Lernen (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 17.04.2024 | Abteilung für Lehre und Lernen (bisher Abteilung Lehrentwicklung und -technologie & Stabsbereich Strategische Initiativen)
• Python Developer and Geodata Processing Engineer 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 17.04.2024 | Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation
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• Postdoc on resilience of forests to air pollution and climate extremes 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 17.04.2024 | Department of Environmental Systems Science
• PhD Position: Nanotechnology for Gas Sensing 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 17.04.2024 | Department of Mechnical and Process Engineering
• PhD Position: Molecular sensor system engineering for food applications 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 17.04.2024 | Department of Mechnical and Process Engineering
• PhD Position in Solid-State NMR 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 16.04.2024 | Departement of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences
• Postdoctoral Researcher in Solid-State NMR and DNP 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 16.04.2024 | Departement of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences
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• Group Leader Biomedical Data Management 80%-100%, Zurich, permanent 15.04.2024 | NEXUS Personalized Health Technologies
• PhD position: Development of catalysts to convert CO2 into alcohols 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 15.04.2024 | Laboratory of Energy Science and Engineering
• Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of 3D magnetization nano-tomography 100%, fixed-term 15.04.2024 | Laboratory for Mesocopic Systems (D-MATL)
• PhD Position in Robotic System Integration for Musculoskeletal Robotic Hands 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 15.04.2024 | Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
• Doctoral researcher in Dynamic stochastic learning of train dynamics as enabler to highly automated train operation 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 15.04.2024 | Institute for Transport Planning and Systems (IVT) at Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
• Research assistant with possibility for PhD – Optimization of Railway using Artificial Intelligence with Physical Models 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 12.04.2024 | Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing (IWF)
• Postdoctoral Researcher in Generative AI for Mechanism Design 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 10.04.2024 | Biomechanics, Assistive Device Design, Deep Learning, Explainable AI, automation
• Research Assistant in Generative AI for Morphology Optimization of Assistive Devices 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 10.04.2024 | Topological design, deep learning, generative models, databases,
• Postdoctoral Position at the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 10.04.2024 | D-BAUG - IBI - CEA
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• PhD Position: Personalized Prediction and Prevention of Dropouts in Digital Biomarker Studies 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 10.04.2024 | CSS Health Lab
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• PhD Positions on the Application of Generative AI in Customer Service 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 03.04.2024 | Department of Management, Technology, and Economics
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• PhD position in Computer Science for Circular Construction 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 27.03.2024 | D-BAUG - IBI - CEA
• Research Technician - Cell and Molecular Biology 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 26.03.2024 | Genome Engineering and Measurement Lab
• Labortechniker:in / Manager:in für Soft- und Biohybrid Robotik Forschung (m/w/d) 50%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 26.03.2024 | MAVT - Soft Robotics Lab
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• PhD Position in Experimental Cloud Physics 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 25.03.2024 | Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science in the Departement of Environmental Systems Science
• PhD student in nonlinear optics for analog computing 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 22.03.2024 | Optical Nanomaterial Laboratory in the Physics Department at ETH Zurich
• Post-Doctoral Researcher / Senior Assistant in Energy Systems Analysis 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 20.03.2024 | D-MAVT
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• Eiermann Postdoctoral Fellowship 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 18.03.2024 | The Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta)
• Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of Microscale Robots 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 15.03.2024 | Laboratory for Mesocopic Systems
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• Design++ Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 07.03.2024 | Center for Augmented Computational Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction
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• Postdoctoral position for research in functional materials for sensing technology in e-textiles 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 16.02.2024 | Department of Health Sciences and Technology
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Microbiology and Immunology PhD program

Application for prospective phd students, * next deadlines are may 1, 2024 &  november 1, 2024*.

Intending to perform a PhD thesis at either UZH or ETHZ in the field of Microbiology & Immunology

Dear Visitor   You have reached a stage in your education that might be decisive for your future career as a scientist: choosing an appropriate topic for research towards a PhD degree, choosing a caring mentor who will competently guide you through the next 3 to 4 years, and choosing an institution where you find every possible support to pursue your research goals. If you decide to enroll in the PhD program in Microbiology and Immunology in Zurich, you will substantially enhance your chances of being successful. Microbiology and Immunology are hot topics in contemporary research, our two academic schools – the ETH and the University of Zurich – have a large number of renowned faculty members, and the technical equipment and experimental tools available are first class. Take your chance and do doctoral work with us, which promises to become a highlight in your scientific life!

We look forward to your application.

Prof. Dr. Rolf Kümmerli & Prof. Dr. Jörn Piel

Required qualification

Applicants must hold a Master's degree or equivalent from a university in the field of Natural Sciences before starting the PhD program in Microbiology & Immunology.

Application process

Please fill out the online application form of the Life Science Zurich Graduate School. Deadlines are November 1st & May 1st .

Evaluation and assessment procedure

Applications are evaluated by the admission committee. Selected candidates are invited for a virtual interview in week 24 / 50, and the onsite visits are going to take place in week 28 / 3 (following year).  Invited candidates will have the opportunity to meet with group leaders of their choice to discuss possible areas of research. Accommodation and travel expenses are reimbursed by the program. Accepted candidates are informed shortly after the interviews and should start their work within six months of acceptance to the program.

Applicants accepted for the program will have to register with either the University of Zurich or ETH Zurich, depending on the affiliation of their future research group.

Open positions

The complete list of open positions is only available for selected candidates.

The following PhD position(s) are already advertised as part of the official recruitment round. If you are interested, please fill in external page the online form: call_made

Alternative

If you have clear idea about the project / group you would like to work on / with, contact the groups directly. After receiving a job offer, you apply as Track II candidate instead of applying as Track I candidate.

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Department of Mathematics

Application areas.

For a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics, students have to choose one application area. Below you can find a list of available application areas and recommended courses.

What's an application area?

• It is a group of lectures to a specific topic.
• It has to be chosen at the beginning of the studies, but can be changed later.
• It is listed in the course catalogue.
• Please note that only courses from your chosen application area will count toward your degree. Courses from further appliction areas will be listed in the  addendum to the final academic record.