The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) has five open positions for PhD candidates in the framework of its PhD Program. We are looking for outstanding PhD candidates eager to engage in research activities addressing the cutting edge scientific and interdisciplinary approach of Nanoscience and Technology. The research projects root in disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, medicine and engineering, see the titles of the supported projects below. The earliest start date for selected candidates will be January 1st, 2016.

Applications completed by Sept. 30th, 2015 will receive full consideration.

Further information about the PhD projects and the application procedure is available under
http://phd.nanoscience.ch.

Projects

1. Nanomechanical mass and viscosity measurement‐platform for cell imaging
2. Investigating Individual Multiferroic and Oxidic Nanoparticles.
3. Watching Giant Multienzymes at Work using High‐Speed AFM.
4. Valleytronics in Strain‐Engineered Graphene.
5. A programmable e‐beam shaper for diffractive imaging of biological structures at Angstrom resolution.