ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowships

ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowships

About ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowships

The ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship programme (ETH Fellows) supports incoming postdoctoral researchers at ETH Zurich. The programme is intended to foster young researchers who have already demonstrated scientific excellence in the early stages of their careers. This prestigious early career programme is geared towards high potential academics with 40-50% of the fellows securing a professorship within a few years after the fellowship.

Applications have to be supported by an ETH Zurich professor who is willing to act as the mentor of the fellow. A professor may only submit with one candidate in each evaluation round. There must be convincing synergies between the host (group) and the ETH Fellow. The fellowships are intended as early support towards academic independence, hence priority will be given to applicants who propose their own projects. Thus, it is important that applicants come up with their own ideas and draft the application themselves, and that the applicant and mentor have not closely collaborated prior to the fellowship.

The duration of an ETH Fellowship is two years and cannot be prolonged. The fellowship is competitive with only a limited number of fellowships available each year. The success rate was about 25% in the last rounds.

Applications from candidates of all genders and backgrounds are strongly encouraged. We monitor success rates in order to avoid potential biases.

Deadline & submission

There are two ETH Fellowship calls per year. Submission deadlines are 1 March and 1 September, 17:00 Swiss local time. Applications should be submitted electronically using the ETH Zurich grant application system (eResearch). The reference letters must be sent directly to ethfellows@sl.ethz.ch at the latest 10 days before the deadline.

Information Document

For more details and Online Application Process Refer the Official Website

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