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 is still one vacancy from a last year's PhD project. 
You can immediately apply directly to the main PIs.

P2505Hybrid opto-SQUID sensing of collective magnetism in layered materials 
Tomasz Smoleński, University of Basel, Martino Poggio, University of Basel

Annual Meeting 2026
02–04 September 2026

Online Info event for new PhD students at the University of Basel 2026
24 September

Startup Workshop (by invitation only, participation once during the doctoral studies)
15-16 October 2026