Opportunities in the lab
We have open PhD positions. At ETH Zürich, PhD students can start anytime and only require a completed master's degree.
Application site
Please submit your documents here. We can no longer respond to applications by email.
Application materials
- CV.pdf
- transcripts of records
- names and contacts of two academic references
- optional: link to your portfolio/website
Our current research directions
- egocentric perception (motion tracking, action understanding, and planning)
- input decoding for adaptive systems (user modeling for computational interaction)
- behavioral AI (human affect, emotions, and traits via digital biomarkers)
Apply for
ETH Zürich normally requires a completed master's degree to enroll into the PhD program. The exception is our Direct Doctorate program, which is open to strong bachelor's students and integrates the master's into the PhD.
- open to exceptional applicants after undergrad studies
- tuition waivers + stipend for a 2-year research master's
- automatic transition into the regular PhD program afterwards
- central application required, no individual admission
- deadline: November 30, 2026
- more information: Direct Doctorate
- apply here
We recruit PhD students who are interested in our current research topics. PhD students at ETH Zürich can start anytime after completing a master's degree.
- submit your application materials on our application site
- briefly describe which of our research directions you would like to work on
- include links to prior research projects, code, systems, or publications when available
- project-specific openings, when available, are listed separately above and must be submitted through the ETH Jobs portal
AI Center Doctoral Fellowship program
In addition to positions in our lab, we also participate in the AI Center's PhD program:
- full PhD funding for the whole duration
- co-supervision between two AI Center faculty
- deadline: November
- see more information and apply here
ETH Fellowship program
- full postdoc funding for two years (salary, equipment, travel, conferences)
- deadlines: March and September
- see more information and apply here
AI Center Postdoc Fellowship program
- full postdoc funding for two years
- co-supervision between two AI Center faculty
- deadline: November
- see more information and apply here
We are regularly hosting research interns, PhD visitors, and pre-docs (➜ past visitors). If you're interested, please submit your documents here.
ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship
- funded two-month internship
- covers visa, travel, stipend, housing in Zurich
- bachelor's and master's students eligible
- apply here (deadline: December 2026)
Research at ETH Zürich
ETH Zürich is a great place to do exciting research!