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.
There are still vacancies from last year's PhD projects. You can immediately apply directly to the PIs.
P2202 Search for 2D ferromagnetism at room temperature
(Monica Ciomaga Hatnean (PSI) and Michel Kenzelmann (PSI/ University of Basel)
P2303 Vertical Quantum Dots in Coupled Ge Quantum Wells
Andrea Hofman (University of Basel) and Ilaria Zardo (University of Basel)
PhD School projects starting in 2025
Ref. Nr. | Project | Principal Investigator | Co-PI(s) | |
P2401 | Induced quantum dot microscopy of germanium and graphene quantum devices | Andrea Hofmann (University of Basel) | Martino Poggio (University of Basel) | |
P2402 | Spin waves get a twist! (project description) | Valerio Scagnoli (PSI) | Patrick Maletinsky (University of Basel) | |
P2403 | Live recording of functional stimuli in single protein molecules using NV-ODMR (project description) | Sonja Schmid (University of Basel) | Patrick Maletinsky (University of Basel) | |
P2404 | Recruiting synthetic metal oxo nanoclusters as enzyme cofactors | Florian Seebeck (University of Basel) | Jonathan De Roo (University of Basel) | |
P2405 | Novel mRNA nanotherapeutics against antibiotic-resistant pulmonary infections (project description) | Oya Tagit (FHNW) | Scott McNeil (University of Basel) | |
P2406 | Artificial Photosynthesis at Sub-zero Temperatures within Cryo-protective Lipidic Mesophase Nanoconfinement | Yang Yao (University of Basel) | Fanni Juranyi (PSI) | |
You can apply for the projects mid of August using an application tool that we will open.
Timeline 2024/2025
30 April 2024 | Deadline for project proposal submission to Claudia Wirth |
May - June | Review process |
Late June | Information about project acceptance |
July - December | Search for candidates, interviews and hiring, online application tool open |
1 January 2025 | Earliest project start |
| 1 July 2025 | Latest project start |
Upcoming events
Annual Event 2024:
4-6 September 2024
SNI Start-up Workshop (by invitation, participation once while being an SNI PhD student)
16-17 October 2024
NanoTec Apéro 2024 with industry partners
30 October 2024
Annual Event 2025:
10-12 September 2025
"I can recommend the SNI PhD School to everybody who is interested in interdisciplinary science."
Dr. Thomas Mortelmans, former doctoral student at the SNI