2 PhD Positions: Designing intelligence in battery-less micromechanical structures

ETH

📍 zürich, zurich, Switzerland 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 04, 2026

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  Job description   
 The tasks of the student will be: 
 Design mechanical structures that use nonlinear elasticity to perform computations using ambient energy 
 Develop efficient simulation algorithms capable of tackling complex devices consisting of thousands of parts 
 Conducting table-top experiments to validate the concepts 
 The envisioned starting date is  October/November   . 
 
  Your profile   
 We are looking for two students with experience (or strong interest to learn) in the topics of: 
 Finite Element Method (FEM) simulation, specifically nonlinear FEM 
 Model reduction and substructuring component mode synthesis methods 
 Nonlinear and stochastic dynamics 
 Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) 
 Digital logic and physical computing 
 Furthermore, we expect excellent command of English, both written and oral....
            

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Job Details

Location zürich, zurich
Job Type Full-time
Category CAR
Posted Date June 04, 2026
Application Deadline July 14, 2026