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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

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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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Mathematics

(doctoral program), degree program: doctorate faculty of science.

General description Admission requirements ECTS credits Degree Language of instruction

General description

The international PhD program Mathematics der Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics (ZGSM) is organized jointly by the Institute of Mathematics (UZH) and the Department of Mathematics (ETHZ). The essential part of the program is the independent scientific research of the PhD student and the writing of the thesis on his / her research. On a regular basis, the PhD student meets with his advisor and at least once a year with his / her doctoral committee to discuss the progress of the dissertation. The program includes a curricular part of at least 12 ECTS credits. Each PhD student is free of choosing courses from the course program of the ZGSM. The advisor can also award ECTS credits for a Doctoral Studies Course which includes activities such as articipating at a summer school. Moreover, as part of their doctoral studies, PhD students teach an average of 50 hours per semester, including teaching recitation classes or proctoring exams.

Admission requirements

Admission to doctoral study is governed by the ordinance on admission to studies at the University of Zurich (Verordnung über die Zulassung an der Universität Zürich VZS). The main requirement for admission to doctoral study is a Master's degree from a university or an equivalent degree. Each PhD project must receive approval from a professor at the Faculty of Science or from a person who has the right to confer a PhD at the Faculty of Science. There is no general right to be granted admission to a PhD program. Admission may be made contingent on conditions and/or restrictions in the form of additional coursework. Conditions must be met prior to admission to doctoral study; restrictions may be fulfilled during doctoral study. Coursework required to meet conditions and/or restrictions may not exceed a total of 60 ECTS credits; requirements are specified according to the demands of the subject in which the PhD thesis will be written. The Vice Dean of Studies decides on admission, on recognition of similar degrees, and on conditions and/or additional requirements that may apply. As a rule, the language of instruction in the PhD programs is English. All applicants whose native language is not English, or whose prior studies have not been conducted in English, are required to provide proof of sufficient knowledge of English.

ECTS credits

12 ECTS Credits

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Language of instruction

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Functional Materials Laboratory

Phd students.

Functional materials perform in many disciplines with outstanding precision. So do our PhD students.

Porous Materials

Shimon Schweinfurth

Samuel Heiniger

Zhiyuan Fan

Soft Machines

Damir Temiraliuly

DNA Engineering

Francesca Granito

Anne Lüscher

Andreas Gimpel

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Nanoparticles

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Physical Oceanography

Phd students, duncan p dale (fgs).

I am a PhD student from the UK with an Earth Sciences background with extensive experience in geology and geochemistry. Coming from a maritime nation, I have always had a deep fascination with the ocean, which I understand to be the engine of Earth surface geochemistry and have oriented my work and studies towards it whenever possible. Having studied ancient changes to ocean geochemistry for many years, I am excited to now be directly measuring and assessing the changes happening today to this potential driver of climate change.

My contribution to the Group is in understanding the ocean movements in the Subpolar North Atlantic: the seas between Norway and Greenland and particularly the vicinity of Iceland where there are important highways of ocean circulation into and out of the Arctic. I am using anthropogenic radionuclides such as 129 I and 236 U to trace the complex ocean circulations in this key region to better understand the inputs, outputs and internal dynamics of this crucial Arctic gateway.

MSc Earth Sciences (2021) – ETH Zürich, Switzerland MSc Thesis: A reconstruction of Middle and Upper Triassic seawater δ 26 Mg from dolomites of the Lombardian Alps Supervisors: Prof Derek Vance, Dr Netta Shalev, Prof Stefano Bernasconi BSc Geology (2019) – Birkbeck, University of London, UK IT & Operations Manager (2005 – 2019) – Crawford Aviation Ltd, London, UK BSc Science Communication & Policy (2004) – UCL, London, UK

I am a PhD student from Germany, with a big interest in ocean science. I’m studying chemical tracer distribution in the subpolar north Atlantic, from Portugal to Greenland and the Labrador Sea. I want to better understand the pathways and timescales of water mass circulation to be able to provide further information on the future ocean in a changing climate. Therefore, I am using the anthropogenic radionuclides 129I and 236 U as well as the 14C as “atomic buoy” to trace water masses, which are important for our climate. Further, as a chemist by training, I am fascinated by bridging orders of magnitude in size, from atoms to global scale processes.

Curriculum Vitae

MSc in Chemistry (2019) – Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel, Germany BSc in Chemistry (2016) - Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel, Germany

Annabel Payne

I’m a paleoceanographer by training, and I have previously used the radiogenic isotopes of Nd, Sr, Pb and Hf to trace sediment weathering and ocean transport during both the Cretaceous and the Last Glacial Maximum using TIMS and MC-ICPMS. My interest lies in applying these more traditional tracers to the present with our new transient tracers 129 I and 236 U to trace ocean circulation through the Arctic. The goal is to better understand transport processes and mixing regimes across the Amerasian Basin and the wider Arctic Ocean, particularly in the context of the ongoing "Atlantification" of the Arctic as a result of climate change.

M.Sc in Marine Geoscience (2021) - CAU Kiel, Germany Thesis: Early Cretaceous evolution of weathering pathways - implications for the Southern Ocean Supervisors: Prof. Dr Martin Frank & Dr Sascha Flögel B.Phil in Geoscience (2019) - Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia B.Sc in Geology & Geophysics (2018) - Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Marcel Scheiwiller 

My research is dedicated to unraveling ocean circulation dynamics in the Arctic Ocean, with a particular emphasis on the Fram Strait—the main water gateway between the Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is a focal point due to its accelerated warming, which has unprecedented implications on many different levels, such as altering circulation regimes. My goal is to expand our knowledge of timescales, pathways, and water mass mixing within these circulation regimes. To this purpose, we use various tracers in the group as a type of tracking device for water masses. To measure and study these tracers, we engage in research expeditions to remote locations to collect water samples. Through my work, I aspire to contribute valuable insights to the urgent challenge of climate change.

Master of Science ETH in Environmental Sciences (2023), Major in Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics Bachelor of Science ETH in Environmental Sciences (2020)

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Doctoral studies in economics.

Doctoral studies in economics include advanced micro- and macroeconomics, econometrics, computational economics, environmental and resource economics, the design of institutions, and policy dynamic macroeconomics.

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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:

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104 open positions

• Übungsassistent:in zur Vorlesung “Chemie für Mediziner” (m/w/d) 10%, Zürich, befristet 26.04.2024 | D-CHAB
• PhD student in Physiological Sensing/BioEng 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 25.04.2024 | Sensing, Interaction & Perception Lab | Institute of Intelligent Interactive Systems | Department of Computer Science
• ICT-Infrastruktur Architekt:in (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 23.04.2024 | Informatikdienste, IT Infrastructure
• Teamleiter:in Automationstechnik (m/d/w) 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 23.04.2024 | Engineering und Systeme
• SAP FI Spezialist:in (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 23.04.2024 | Competence Center SAP
• Techniker:in im Labor Support Team des Physikdepartements (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 22.04.2024 | Laborsupportgruppe(LSG) - Departement Physik
• Staff Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 22.04.2024 | Institute of Microbiology
• Quality Specialist 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 22.04.2024 | Wyss Zurich
• Informatikkoordinator:in (m/w/d) 80%, Zürich, unbefristet 22.04.2024 | Laboratorium für Anorganische Chemie
• Fundraising Lead 60%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 22.04.2024 | Global Ecosystem Ecology Lab; ETH Zurich
• Fachperson für Finanzen und Buchhaltung (m/w/d) 60%, Zürich, unbefristet 22.04.2024 | Wyss Zurich (ETH Zurich / University of Zurich)
• Departements-Controller:in (m/w/d) 60%-80%, Zürich, unbefristet 22.04.2024 | Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie, D-HEST
• Junior Researcher in Economic and Social Policy Evaluation 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 19.04.2024 | KOF Swiss Economic Institute
• Internship in Sustainable Robotic Fabrication and Additive Manufacturing 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 19.04.2024 | Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication
• Doctoral Student in Environmental Politics 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 19.04.2024 | International Political Economy and Environmental Politics Group
• Junior IT-Supporter:in (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 18.04.2024 | Informatiksupportgruppe - Departement für Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie
• 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
• PhD and Postdoc Positions in European Politics 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 17.04.2024 | Center for Comparative and International Studies, European Politics Research Group, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
• 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
• Administrative Assistant Congressi Stefano Franscini 50%-70%, Ascona, permanent 16.04.2024 | Congressi Stefano Franscini (CSF)
• 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
• Postdoc positions in Experimental Quantum Engineering Group 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 16.04.2024 | The Experimental Quantum Engineering (EQE)
• Two Postdoctoral positions in the Electrochemical Energy Systems Laboratory 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 16.04.2024 | Electrochemical Energy Systems Laboratory
• 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)
• Labortechniker:in / Manager:in im Umweltmikrobiologie Labor (m/w/d) 50%-80%, Zürich, befristet 15.04.2024 | Departement für Umweltsystemwissenschaften
• 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
• Student Editor (m/w/d) 40%, Zürich, befristet 10.04.2024 | Center for Security Studies
• Laboratory Technician 60%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 10.04.2024 | Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health
• PhD Position at the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation (SMI) 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 10.04.2024 | D-MTEC, Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation (SMI)
• Doctoral Student, Food Chemistry and Biochemistry 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 10.04.2024 | Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health
• PhD Position: Personalized Prediction and Prevention of Dropouts in Digital Biomarker Studies 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 10.04.2024 | CSS Health Lab
• IT-Business Controller:in (w/m/d) 100%, Zürich, unbefristet 09.04.2024 | Informatikdienste
• Teaching and Research Assistant at the Institute of Design and Architecture 50%, Zurich, fixed-term 09.04.2024 | Department of Architecture, Institute of Design and Architecture
• Research Assistance in Wearables API for Android App Development 20%-60%, Zurich, fixed-term 09.04.2024 | App development, wearable technology, medical sensory system
• Traineeship «Real Estate Management» (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, befristet 08.04.2024 | Hier Abteilung oder Institut eingeben
• Traineeship Informatik – Fokus Software (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, befristet 08.04.2024 | Informatikdienste
• Traineeship Informatik – Fokus Cloud & Automation (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, befristet 08.04.2024 | Informatikdienste
• Research Assistant Position: Development of Rail Roughness Measuring Technique and Big Data Analysis 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 08.04.2024 | Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing
• Research Assistant - Architecture and Urban Design 60%, Zurich, fixed-term 05.04.2024 | D-ARCH Department of Architecture, LUS Institute for Landscape and Urban Studies
• PhD candidate for developing physics-based loss models of advanced magnetic devices for future highly efficient drive and converter systems 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 05.04.2024 | Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems
• AI Engineer for Manufacturing 100%, Lugano, permanent 05.04.2024 | Partner advertisement | inspire AG
• Two Doctoral (PhD) Positions in Coupled Interior-Atmosphere Evolution of Venus and Rocky Exoplanets 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 04.04.2024 | Department of Earth Sciences
• Hochschulpraktikant:in Diversity (m/w/d) - befristet auf 6 Monate 60%-80%, Zürich, befristet 04.04.2024 | ETH Diversity
• Researcher - Sea-City Interface Research Project (C3183) 100%, Singapore, fixed-term 04.04.2024 | Singapore-ETH Centre
• Co-Projektleitung: Focus Sustainability (m/w/d) 80%, unbefristet 04.04.2024 | Partner advertisement | Focus Sustainability
• Postdoc position in experiment-guided computational neuroscience 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 03.04.2024 | Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics (LBB)
• PhD Positions on the Application of Generative AI in Customer Service 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 03.04.2024 | Department of Management, Technology, and Economics
• Fachperson für Assessment und Accessibility (m/w/d) 80%, Zürich, unbefristet 03.04.2024 | Abteilung für Lehre und Lernen (UTL)
• 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
• Scientific Researcher (w. PhD) / Senior Lecturer 70%, Zurich, fixed-term 26.03.2024 | Chair of the History and Theory of Urban Design, ETH Zurich
• Labortechniker:in / Manager:in für Soft- und Biohybrid Robotik Forschung (m/w/d) 50%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 26.03.2024 | MAVT - Soft Robotics Lab
• Multiple PhD positions on "Single Cell Proteome Profiling" 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 26.03.2024 | Institute for Biomedical Engineering (D-ITET)
• 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
• Scientific Assistant in Systems Immunology 100%, Basel, fixed-term 25.03.2024 | D-BSSE
• Teaching Assistant for General Chemistry, Organic Part-1 10%-20%, Zurich, fixed-term 25.03.2024 | Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences
• 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
• System/DevOps Engineering (m/w/d) 80%, Zürich, befristet 19.03.2024 | Departement Informatik
• Coordinator and tutor of the MAS ETH Architecture and digital fabrication 80%, Zurich, fixed-term 19.03.2024 | Please enter the institute or the departement
• Student Assistant at KOF Swiss Economic Institute 10%-20%, Zurich, fixed-term 19.03.2024 | KOF Swiss Economic Institute
• Teamleiter:in "Risiko und Resilienz" (m/w/d) 100%, Zürich, befristet 19.03.2024 | Center for Security Studies
• 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
• Postdoctoral or Senior Researcher in Carbon Strategies and Innovations 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 15.03.2024 | Group for Sustainability and Technology (SusTec), Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC)
• Doctoral researcher (PhD Position) in Computer Science: Mental Resilience in the Digital Age 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 14.03.2024 | Department of Management, Technology, and Economics
• PhD position in Electrohydraulic Actuators for Robotic Systems 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 14.03.2024 | Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
• Mitarbeiter:in Campus Info (m/w/d) 60%-80%, Zürich, unbefristet 14.03.2024 | Campus Services
• Doktorierende in Baugeschichte/Bauforschung (m/w/d) 100%, Zürich, befristet 13.03.2024 | Professur Bauforschung und Konstruktionsgeschichte
• PostDoc in Baugeschichte/Bauforschung (m/w/d) 100%, Zürich, befristet 13.03.2024 | Professur Bauforschung und Konstruktionsgeschichte
• Creative Media Production Manager and Script Writer for Scientific-Educational Content 40%-80%, Zurich, fixed-term 12.03.2024 | EduMedia - Unit for Teaching and Learning (Former LET)
• ESA BIC Switzerland Programm & Start-up Manager:in (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, befristet 12.03.2024 | Vizepräsidium für Wissenstransfer und Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (VPWW)
• Postdoctoral position for research in mobile/wearable cardiac solutions and signals 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 12.03.2024 | Department of Health Sciences and Technology
• Technologie-Manager:in Engineering/Informatik mit Berufserfahrung (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, befristet 12.03.2024 | ETH transfer - IP und Lizenzen
• Researcher – Circular BIM and Temporary Works 100%, Singapore, fixed-term 11.03.2024 | Singapore-ETH Centre
• Design++ Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 07.03.2024 | Center for Augmented Computational Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction
• Post-Doctoral Researcher – Innovative Meat Substitutes to Support Human Nutrition and Health 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 06.03.2024 | Laboratory of Sustainable Food Processing, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics, and ETH Laboratory of Translational Nutrition Biology
• Software Engineer with Experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling - EXCLAIM Project 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 05.03.2024 | Center for Climate Systems Modeling
• 2 PhD positions: Real structure of materials with local lattice instabilities 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 05.03.2024 | Department of Materials
• Care and Complaint Officer 30%-40%, Zurich, fixed-term 04.03.2024 | Department Architectur (D-ARCH)
• PhD Position on “Secure Machine Learning on RISC-V Servers and Accelerators” 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 04.03.2024 | Digital Circuits and Systems Group
• Postdoctoral Researcher in Explainable Machine Learning for Health Status Monitoring and Modelling 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 04.03.2024 | SCAI Lab
• PhD position: Development of an in vitro platform to investigate glioma – neuron interactions 100%, Basel, fixed-term 29.02.2024 | Bio Engineering Laboratory
• Applikationssupport (m/w/d) 50%, Zürich, unbefristet 26.02.2024 | Informatikdienste
• Postdoctoral position for research in antenna design for e-textiles 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 16.02.2024 | Department of Health Sciences and Technology
• 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
• Maturand:in für ein Praktikum im Bereich Administration (m/w/d) 100%, Zürich, befristet 07.02.2024 | Collegium Helveticum
• PhD in Electrochemical and materials engineering for nerve regeneration 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 03.01.2024 | Electrochemical Systems Engineering
• PhD position in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 20.10.2023 | Electrochemical Energy Systems Laboratory
• PhD Position in Self-assembled Colloidal Micromachines 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 12.10.2023 | Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems
• PhD Position in Digital Identities for Regenerative Materials 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 29.09.2023 | D-BAUG - Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management - Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture

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Eth student summer research fellowship.

The Student Summer Research Fellowship (ETH SSRF) programme offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain their first research experience in an area of their choice. The fellowship provided by the Computer Science Department of ETH takes place during two summer months and is open to all students worldwide. The department is committed to increasing diversity in the computer science area.

Research opportunities are available in the following areas:

• Data Management & Machine Learning
• Information & System Security
• Computer Systems
• Intelligent Interactive Systems and Physical Computing
• Programming Languages & Software Engineering
• Theory & Algorithms
• Visual Computing

Marina, SSRF Student: "My mentors gave me a chance to try out my own research ideas."

Gokul, SSRF Student: "My peers were a major highlight of the fellowship."

Prof. Markus Püschel, Head of the ETH SSRF programme: "We aim to offer students both a real research experience and an exciting time in our beautiful country."

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These are some of the questions addressed at the event organized by the Master of Advanced Studies ETH Mediation in Peace Processes (MAS ETH MPP) on June 7. The event will consist of a keynote speech by Alexandre Fasel , State Secretary at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, and a panel discussion with Itonde Kakoma , President of Interpeace; Asif R. Khan , Director of Policy and Mediation Division, UN DPPA; Stephanie Williams , Former Special Adviser on Libya to the United Nations Secretary General; Mohamed Ali Guyo , IGAD Special Envoy for the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Somalia; and Katia Papagianni , Director, Policy and Mediation Support, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.

Alexandre Fasel Alexandre Fasel took up his position as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs on 1 September 2023. From June 2021 onwards he served as the Special Representative for Science Diplomacy of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. As Ambassador of Switzerland in the United Kingdom from autumn 2017, he contributed to the implementation of the Swiss Government’s ‘Mind the Gap’ strategy on Brexit. During his career, he has engaged with the topics of European integration, the interface between foreign and domestic policy, foreign policy analysis and policy formulation as well as multilateral diplomacy, the latter as Head of the UN Division at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and as Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Office of the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva

Itonde Kakoma assumed the role of President of Interpeace on October 2, 2023. Prior to Interpeace, he most recently served as the Permanent Representative of the International Federation of the Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to the African Union and International Organizations (2021-2023). In this capacity, Kakoma advanced continental wide humanitarian diplomacy initiatives with the African Union in public health security; climate change; disaster risk management; food security; and humanitarian affairs. Mr. Kakoma served in various leadership capacities on matters of international peace mediation, including as Director for Global Strategy and member of the leadership team at CMI Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation. Over a period of eight years at CMI, he steered mediation support teams for both official and informal peace processes, and advanced high-level peace mediation and dialogue undertakings in the Great Lakes, the Horn, and wider Red Sea region. Mr. Kakoma was an Executive-in-Residence and subsequently Global Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). He holds an Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict from the Geneva Academy for International Humanitarian Law & Human Rights and the Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies.

Mohamed Ali Guyo is the Special Envoy for the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Somalia of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Prior to joining IGAD, he served as the Director for Peace and Security in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, with a focus on the Greater Horn of Africa. He also served as a Special Advisor to the IGAD peace processes for South Sudan and Sudan, and as Director of the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) Nairobi office. Ambassador Guyo holds a Doctorate in Peace and Security (Norway).

Asif Khan is Director of the Policy and Mediation Division within the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. He was also an adjunct lecturer at Columbia University and most recently a visiting fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in Oslo.

Andreas Wenger is professor of International and Swiss Security Policy at ETH Zurich. He studied History, Political Science and German Literature at the University of Zurich. He holds a Doctorate from the University of Zurich and was a visiting fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Center of International Studies, Princeton University. Andreas Wenger was a guest scholar at Princeton University (1992–1994), Yale University (1998), the Woodrow Wilson Center (2000), and the George Washington University (2005). He serves as Director of studies for the Master of Advanced Studies Mediation in Peace Processes (MAS ETH MPP), the Diploma of Advanced Studies ETH in Military Sciences (DAS ETH MILWISS), and the BA ETH in Public Policy; as President’s delegate for professor appointment procedures; and as member of ETH Zurich Strategy Commission.Andreas Wenger has been the Director of the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich since 2002. The CSS is a center of excellence for national and international security policy. Since its foundation in 1986, the CSS has fulfilled a national role at the intersection of academia and public policy and a key bridging function vis-​à-​vis society and politics. The CSS maintains a strong partnership with the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). These partnerships cover research, education, and policy engagement.

Katia Papagianni serves as Director for Policy and Mediation Support at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) in Geneva.  Having joined HD in 2006, she is an expert in the design of peace processes, including national dialogues and constitution-making.  At HD, she has supported peace processes in Liberia, Libya, Syria, Myanmar, Ukraine, the Philippines and elsewhere along with being seconded to the United Nations to support national dialogue efforts in Yemen. Before joining HD, worked for the National Democratic Institute, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights and the UN Development Programme. She has been based in Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq, and she has taught about peacebuilding at Geneva’s Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies and at Columbia University. Katia holds a Bachelor’s degree from Brown University, Master’s degree from Princeton University and a Doctorate in Political Science from Columbia University.

Stephanie Turco Williams served as United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs (2018-20) and Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General (2020-21), at the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). In December 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Stephanie Williams of the United States as his Special Adviser on Libya. Stephanie has more than 27 years of experience in Government and International Affairs, mostly in the Middle East region. Before joining the United Nations, Stephanie spent 24 years in the U.S. Foreign Service. Her last assignment prior to her retirement in 2018 was Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at the United States Embassy in Tripoli (Libya External Office).  She also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Missions in Iraq (2016-2017), Jordan (2013-2015) and Bahrain (2010-2013) and as a Senior Adviser on Syria. Ms. Williams graduated with honors from the University of Maryland in 1987 with a double degree in Economics and Government Relations.  In 1989, she earned a Master’s Degree in Arab Studies from Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies.  She is a Distinguished Graduate of the National War College, where she earned a Master’s Degree in National Security Studies in 2008.  She is a career Middle East specialist and an Arabic speaker.

MAS ETH MPP

The MAS ETH MPP is a two-year postgraduate program for mid-career professionals involved in mediating violent political conflicts and supporting peace processes globally. The program has the vision of contributing to a more peaceful and secure world by providing peace mediators with the knowledge, skills, techniques, and networks to effectively mediate violent political conflicts. Since its launch in 2017, around sixty participants from 41 countries have participated in the program. The MAS ETH MPP is built on a close partnership between ETH Zurich and its strategic partners, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations (UN) and the foreign ministries of Germany and Finland. More: www.mas-mediation.ethz.ch .

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Janka gets her phd.

On the 9th of April, Janka Zsok successfully defended her thesis titled “The nuclear basket regulates the distribution of nuclear pore complexes in budding yeast”. Congratulations Janka!!

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Future Cities Laboratory

'L iveable and Sustainable Cities: Rejuvenate, Reinvent, Reimagine '

Date: 2-4 June 2024 Venue: Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore More Details (including registration): external page WCS website call_made

For 2024, the Future Cities Laboratory Global programme is an official strategic partner of the external page World Cities Summit (WCS) 2024 call_made in Singapore.

Researchers from the FCL Global programme and the SEC will also be taking part in the WCS 2024 from 2-4 June. They will be sharing their latest research and discussing insights on reimagining the future of our cities.

The biennial WCS is a platform for government leaders and industry experts to address liveable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions and forge new partnerships. The summit is jointly organised by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

If you are at the summit, catch our researchers at the following events:

WCS SCIENCE OF CITIES SYMPOSIUM 2 June

Targeted at academics, the SoC Symposium convenes international researchers, city, and industry leaders to share their scientific insights and methodologies on tackling urban challenges.

Panel 1: Science of Climate Adaptive Cities

Climate change and the escalating challenges posed by rising temperatures, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events, require cities to adapt the way its planned, designed and managed. The complexity of the urban ecosystem requires the cities to employ integrated solutions rooted in science, technology and partnership with stakeholders, to address both the short-term challenges and impacts of climate change, and the long-term sustainability for a resilient, adaptive city that thrive in the face of climate change. The science of climate adaptive cities continually evolves, driven by ongoing research, innovation, and collaboration among experts from diverse fields, and this session will focus on how cities are employing science to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.  

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Dr Thomas Schroepfer Professor, Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Director, FCL Global, SEC

Paper & Poster Presentations  

Elevating urban ecology: assessing the connectivity of skyrise greenery in singapore.

Dr Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan Associate Director (Research), Singapore, FCL Global; Module Coordinator of Dense and Green Cities (Singapore)

Singapore's Digital Urban Climate Twin: Analysis of Measures from Island to Neighborhood Scale

Dr Kristina Orehounig Lead Principal Investigator of Cooling Singapore

Poster Presentations  

Integrating solar photovoltaics and evs to decarbonise singapore for climate mitigation  .

Jiazu Zhou Postdoctoral Researcher of Powering the City

Land-Use Patterns and the Deployment Potential of Distributed Solar Energy System in a High-Density Tropical City: A Singapore Case Study

Kang Jidong Postdoctoral Researcher of Powering the City

Urban Densification and Microclimate Optimization for Liveable Cities: A Case Study in Altstetten-Albisrieden, Zurich

Dr Michelle Yingying Jiang Module Coordinator of Dense and Green Cities (Zurich)

Panel 2: Science of People-Centric Cities

People-centric cities prioritise the well-being, needs, and experiences of its residents in its planning, design, and implementation. As the demographics, needs and preferences of people change, cities also need to adapt to maintain their relevance and efficiency to ensure high quality of life and well-being of the residents. Applying a science-based approach for data-driven decision-making and innovative solutions to support the changing needs of people is fundamental to create liveable cities that are adaptable, sustainable, and conducive for the continued well-being of the people. This session will focus on how cities are employing science to develop people-centric cities.  

Architectural Cognition in Practice: A Framework for Integrating User Cognition Evidence into Architectural Design

Prof. Dr Christoph Hoelscher Principal Investigator of Architectural Cognition in Practice; Co-Investigator of Dense and Green Cities; Co-Investigator of Semantic Urban Elements

Dr Lara Gregorians Postdoctoral Researcher of Architectural Cognition in Practice

A Comprehensive Taxonomy and Comparative Review of Tools for Integrating User Cognition and Behaviour in Architectural Design

Yuqin Zhong PhD Researcher of A rchitectural Cognition in Practice

YOUNG LEADERS' SUMMIT

Joshua Vargas Research Assistant of Agropolitan Territories of Monsoon Asia

Anjanaa Devi Srikanth PhD Researcher of Dense and Green Cities

Dr Cai Chenyi Postdoctoral Researcher of Sematic Urban Elements

Dr Ye Qiming Postdoctoral Researcher of Adaptive Mobility, Land Use and Infrastructure

Lawrence Tseng Ting-Hsiang PhD Researcher, FRS

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Department of Health Sciences and Technology

Master's graduation celebration agricultural sciences and food science.

With the Master's ceremony on April 19, 2024, a total of 109 graduates of ETH Zurich's Agricultural Sciences and Food Science study programs celebrated their successful graduation.

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In keeping with tradition, this year's Master's celebration began with a poster exhibition featuring posters on all the work in the two degree programs. This was accompanied by coffee and cake, and the graduates had the opportunity to present their work to their relatives and friends.

The subsequent celebration took place in the Audimax, which was full as usual. The Master's ceremony was opened by Prof. Michael Siegrist, Director of Studies in Food Science. In the keynote address that followed, Ariane Bulant, who completed her Master's degree in Food Science in 2017, gave the graduates some thoughts to take with them and advised them to activate their energy and take their first step into professional life, however small, without hesitation. The beer served at the apero came from her own small brewery.

After the keynote speech, a total of seven prize winners received their awards:

• Agricultural Sciences: Fiona Stewart-Smith
• Food Science: Jiatong Nie
• Food Science: Natalie Kallay
• Hochdorf Prize for a master's thesis in Food Science : Katrin Müller
• SGLWT Prize for a master's thesis in Food Science, focus on Food Technology : Thomas Mair
• Wilhelm Schaumann Prize for a master's thesis in Agricultural Sciences : Pascal Urscheler
• Hans Vontobel Prize for an outstanding doctoral thesis : Gregor Perich

As always, the highlight of the ceremony was the congratulatory sequence in which the graduates were honored (55 in Agricultural Sciences and 54 in Food Science).

Natalie Kallay, a graduate in Food Science, and Ramon Winterberg, a graduate in Agricultural Sciences, hosted the ceremony in a highly professional and entertaining manner. And the Lucerne duo "RUN" provided the musical accompaniment with their unmistakable style, earning much applause. The band even got the whole audience in the Audimax to sing along to their last song.

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Department of Mathematics

Master's programmes, mathematics or applied mathematics.

The Master’s programme in mathematics consolidates the knowledge acquired in the ETH Zurich Bachelor’s degree programme and leads to a Master's degree either in Mathematics or in Applied Mathematics.

To obtain a Master's degree in Mathematics, students can choose from a broad range of courses and seminars. The requirements for the Master's degree in Applied Mathematics are similar, but students are required to focus on an area of applied mathematics and select an application area.

Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)

This Master's degree programme in CSE is a response to the rapid progress in computer technology and numerical methods which has brought about a fundamental change in both research and industrial development. It rounds off the knowledge acquired in the Bachelor's degree programme.

This programme is aimed at a wide variety of students who are interested in statistics. A Bachelor's or Master's degree, a solid background in mathematics and computer science, as well as excellent grades, are expected. The Master's degree programme requires 90 credit points in total: 60 credits from core and elective courses from both statistics/mathematics and a field of application, and 30 credits from the Master's thesis.

Data Science

The specialized Master's degree programme in data science, offered in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science as well as the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, provides a high quality education geared towards nurturing the next generation of data scientists. It is a two-year programme fully taught in English.

Quantitative Finance

This Master's degree programme, which is entirely taught in English, offers its prospective students advanced training in quantitative finance. One of its special features is the combination of economic theory of finance with mathematical methods (probability theory, statistics and numerical analysis) for finance and insurance. Recent developments in the f inancial technology area are included in several lectures.