PhD position requirements — 30 open positions across Switzerland

  • Electromechanical Engineer - Normal-Conducting Magnets (TE-MSC-NCM-2026-180-LD) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Manufacturing Support and planner — Thermo Fisher Scientific (Schweiz) AG · Lengnau, Switzerland
  • Senior Software Engineer - Image and Data Processing Libraries — NVIDIA (ufficio Zurich) · Zürich
  • Site Head Basel / Kaiseraugst — Roche · Basel
  • Postdoctoral Researcher — Idorsia Pharmaceuticals · Basel
  • Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Macroeconomics and Political Economy — ETH Zürich · Zurich
  • Thin Film Materials Scientist (TE-VSC-SCC-2026-133-GRAP) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Full-Stack Software Engineer (IT-CA-IR-2026-198-GRAE) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Full-stack Software Engineer (IT-CA-IR-2026-199-GRAE) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Computational Physicist for Accelerators (BE-OP-SPS-2026-135-GRAP) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Postdoc position in Computational Neuroscience — Universität Bern · Bern
  • Executive Director, Therapeutic Area Strategy, Oncology and Hematology — Novartis · Basel
  • PhD Position in Nanomedicine: Quantitative Design of Multi-Cargo Nanoparticles for Cancer Gene Delivery — Empa · St. Gallen
  • Scheduling and Coordination Engineer (EN-ACE-2026-123-LD) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Associate Director - Extractables & Leachables - Technical Development — Novartis · Basel
  • Senior Principal Scientist / Associate Director– Soluble Biomarkers, Molecular & Cellular Sciences (MCS) — Novartis · Basel
  • Postdoc in Intravital Microscopy — ETH Zürich · Zurich
  • Doctoral Student in Operational Decision Making with Data Science — ETH Zürich · Zurich
  • ISOLDE System Engineer (SY-STI-TSP-2026-131-GRAP) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Software Developer - Beam Optics (BE-ABP-LNO-2026-132-GRAP) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Postdoctoral Researcher – Next-Generation CAR Immune Cell Therapies Against Malignant Brain Tumors (ERC-funded), — Universität Zürich · Zurich
  • Statistical Scientist — Roche · Basel
  • (Senior) Scientist for EMC in Power Electronics — ABB Svizzera (sede Ticino) · Baden
  • Electronics Engineer (HSE-TS-IMS-2026-161-LD) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Silicon Photonics Characterisation and Design Engineer (EP-ESE-BE-2026-109-GRAP) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Project Engineer – Building Projects (SCE-PPM 2026-110-GRAP) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Data Storage R&D Engineer (IT-SD-TAB-2026-130-GRAP) — CERN · Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland
  • Tech Lead – Advanced Analytics — TotalEnergies · Genève
  • Small molecule Lead Chemist in DSP / Preparative chromatography - Chemist / Chemical Engineer 80-100% — Lonza · Visp
  • Biomarker Experimental Medicine Leader in Ophthalmology — Roche · Basel
More about this search for cross-border applicants

You are looking for "PhD position requirements" across Switzerland. We indexed 30 active positions matching this query, collected from Swiss employers' career portals and the main Swiss ATS active nationwide.

Employers hiring for "PhD position requirements" include CERN, Roche, ETH Zürich. Recurring locations are Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland, Lengnau, Switzerland, Zürich, Basel: factor in commute time and crossing type (Brogeda, Stabio, Ponte Tresa) before picking one opportunity over another. For Italian cross-border applicants, every role requires the G permit filed by the Swiss employer — it is free of charge and typically issued in 2-6 weeks after contract signature.

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