Are you a Master’s graduate looking for fully funded PhD opportunities? Explore the range of funded PhD programs available at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Apply online now and kickstart your doctoral journey!
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in interface of data science, hydrogeophysics and climate change research
Summary of PhD Program:
The Institute of Earth Sciences is seeking to fill three PhD positions in a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The project entitled Geophysics-assisted Rare Event Estimation in Changing Environments (GREECE) is interdisciplinary in nature and includes project partners with strong expertise in environmental geophysics, hydrology, climate science, data science and statistics. PhD A will develop methodologies for the efficient estimation of rare event probabilities, related to subsurface properties and in the presence of climate change, within an inversion setting. PhD B will develop efficient deep-learning-based surrogate models to replace computationally costly forward solvers in subsurface hydrology and near-surface geophysics. PhD C will generate meteorological time-series that are representative of different climate scenarios and use them together with the methodological advances by PhDs A and B to assess how the probabilities of rare events depend on the chosen process model.
Application Deadline: 24.11.2024
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in MAPK-induced transcription
Summary of PhD Program:
The aim of the project is to study the dynamics of transcription stimulated by MAPK pathways in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In all eukaryotic cells, MAPK cascades relay extracellular information into a defined biological response, which encompasses the induction of a specific transcriptional program. We have established several live-cell microscopy assays to monitor the dynamics of transcription upon activation of a MAPK pathway in budding yeast. The objective of this project is to apply these tools to understand the role of the promoter sequences in defining the characteristics of the transcription dynamics. In addition, optogenetics will be used to control the localization of the MAPK in the nucleus and single molecule imaging techniques will be implemented to get deeper insights into the binding of transcription factors on DNA.
Application Deadline: 01.12.2024
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Regulating the Algorithmic State with Regulatory Sandb
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you interested in the topic of regulating AI and the algorithmic state? Are you enthusiastic about developing research at the crossroads between Public Administration and Public Law. Join our research team in the project “Regulating the Algorithmic State with Regulatory Sandboxes”. The project will explore issues of experimental regulation and administrative authorities in the context of the deployment and uses of AI systems in public administration. In this context, it will map the practices of public authorities and explore legal and organizational issues regarding such implementation tools.
Application Deadline: 01.12.2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in political science
Summary of PhD Program:
This project has two objectives: to study political reconfigurations in France, particularly in the south-east, and to analyse interactions between groups at the regional level. We will focus on the PACA region, where collectives have interacted with the political, medical and judicial fields, contesting health measures and defending fundamental rights.
Application Deadline: November 17, 2024
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational Biology applied to T cell Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
The Systems T-cell Engineering Lab led by Pr George Coukos and Dr. Jesus Corria-Osorio at the University of Lausanne invites applications for a PhD position generously supported by the Swiss Cancer League Foundation, (@krebsliga, Krebsliga Schweiz). The student will be co-supervised by Dr. Santiago Carmona, at the University of Lausanne.
Application Deadline: 15.11.2024
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Survey Methodology
Summary of PhD Program:
The successful candidate will contribute to the SNSF funded project ‘Digital Trust: Understanding and addressing its impact on digital data collection in surveys’ under the direction of Dr. Caroline Roberts. The project will investigate the extent to which digital trust acts as a barrier to using digital data collection methods in survey research and its implications for data quality.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Fully Funded PhD Position in gut microbiota ecology and evolution
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for an outstanding and highly motivated candidate to join our research group to work on the gut microbiota of social bees. The thesis project will take place in the framework of the SNSF Consolidator grant project called ‘GLOBEE’ (https://engelbeelab.com/project/globee). In this project, we use computational and experimental approaches to study the ecology and evolution of the specialized gut microbiota across different social bee species. The project could include field work in Brazil and/or Malaysia (5%), high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics analysis of metagenomics datasets (i.e. coding and using computing cluster, 70%), wet lab experiments if desired (5-20%) and writing and reading scientific literature (20%).
Application Deadline: 31.12.2024
8. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position
Summary of PhD Program:
Our project aims to explore the long-term effects of the development of postal services since 1850 on the local socio-economic development of Swiss municipalities. To do so, we structure our research into four sub-projects aiming to empirically quantify the impact of the historical expansion of the presence and quality of postal services on i) population dynamics, ii) the rise of the banking and insurance sector, iii) local real estate development, and iv) individuals’ attitudes toward state capacity and central government’s voting recommendations.
Application Deadline: November 15th, 2024
