
The SNI PhD School is highly interdisciplinary and international.
The SNI PhD School
In 2012, the Swiss Nanoscience Institute founded a PhD School to promote the education of young researchers in the nanosciences. The research activities address the cutting edge scientific and interdisciplinary approach of nanoscience and technology and root in disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, medicine and engineering.
Each doctoral student is supervised by two scientists from the interdisciplinary SNI network and belongs to the successful SNI PhD School. Within this network, scientific exchange and networking is of great importance. All PhD student participate in these meetings of the network as well as in their Winter School and several courses that are specifically designed to meet the requirements of the doctoral students.
The PhD School is highly international. Currently, PhD students from 15 different countries are enrolled.
Call for project proposals
You can now submit project proposals for new PhD School projects. Please read the flyer carefully and send your applications to Claudia Wirth by 30 April 2023 (new deadline!)
If you have any questions about the SNI PhD School, please contact Andreas Baumgartner.
Timeline 2023/2024
30 April 2023 | Deadline for project proposal submission to Claudia Wirth |
May - June | Review process |
Late June | Information about project acceptance |
July - November | Search for candidates, interviews and hiring |
October - November | Online application tool open |
1 January 2024 | Earliest project start |
1 July 2024 | Latest project start |
Upcoming events
Your future in Pharma?
2 May 2023
SNI Rhetoric Workshop:
1- 2 June 2023
10 years PhD School
10 June 2023
Swiss NanoConvention:
15-16 June 2023
Annual Event:
6-8 September 2023

"I can recommend the SNI PhD School to everybody who is interested in interdisciplinary science."
Dr. Thomas Mortelmans, former doctoral student at the SNI