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Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics (ZGSM) is the joint doctoral program of the Department of Mathematics at ETH (D-MATH) and the Institute of Mathematics at UZH (I-MATH).

Our deadlines: April 05 (NEW!) and December 05 - please see Application & Admission.

Announcement:

On May 30, 2022, Prof. Thomas Kappeler passed away. Thomas co-founded the ZGSM in 2003, he shaped it with his ideas and he served as a director (on the side of I-Math) from 2006 until his retirement in 2018. The ZGSM would not exist in its present form without Thomas' efforts. We are very sad about his sudden death and we wish to express our deepest condolences to the family in this difficult time.

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Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

Welcome at ZGSM

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics is a joint venture of the department of mathematics at ETH (D-MATH) and the Institute of Mathematics at University Zurich (I-MATH). Collaborating closely in research fields and programs in the past, the departments founded the Graduate School in 2003 to offer a common and internationally recognized PhD-education in all major areas of mathematics and hence extend and enrich the sense of community.

At this time we are working on a structured PhD-program including existing activities such as the Zurich Graduate Colloquium in Mathematics, several International Research Training Groups as well as graduate courses, research seminars, lectures, workshops, summer schools and conferences. The close cooperation with the FIM (Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik) and further special events will provide an international and challenging atmosphere. A broad spectrum of scholary activities completes the program.

You find on this website various informations about our Graduate School such as its academic programm and the online application form.

All of us in the Graduate School wish you good fortune as you pursue your advanced degree, and we hope you will contact us if we can help you along the way. Graduate study is exhilarating and life-changing.

Sincerely, Prof. Thomas Kappeler, Prof. Michael Struwe Directors of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

The Graduate Campus of the University of Zurich has been established to support PhD students and Postdocs in their scientific career. The Campus offers funding for interdisciplinary activities, access to a large network of junior researchers and organizes courses, e.g. on transferable skills.

In a joint effort of the research groups at the Department of Mathematics at ETH (D-MATH) and the Institute of Mathematics at University Zurich (I-MATH) we offer an intensive, broad and internationally recognized graduate education in mathematics.

The program consists of a wide range of graduate courses and research seminars and is complemented by the program of the Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik. Moreover, special programs are launched that include block-courses and sequences of lectures focussing on recent developments. It offers a broad spectrum of scholarly activity and a challenging and stimulating atmosphere so as to provide young researchers with an excellent base for a career in mathematical research.

In collaboration with the Institute of Mathematics at Humboldt University Berlin the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics is participating in an International Graduate College, thus providing the students with an international framework for exchanging ideas and experiences in research and instruction.

Our Graduate School consists of faculty, graduate students, a number of postdocs and some affiliated members. It is within the obligations of all these members of the Graduate School to contribute to its scientific life and to regularly participate in the various seminars, colloquia and courses offered within the program of the school.

• Directors and Board
• Students and Postdocs

Publications

Zurich Lectures in Advanced Mathematics (ZLAM, grown out of Lectures in Mathematics)

(In cooperation with FIM.)

Edited by: Erwin Bolthausen (Managing Editor), Freddy Delbaen, Thomas Kappeler (Managing Editor), Christoph Schwab, Michael Struwe, Gisbert Wüstholz

Mathematics in Zurich has a long and distinguished tradition, in which the writing of lecture notes volumes and research monographs play a prominent part. The “Zurich Lectures in Advanced Mathematics” series aims to make some of these publications better known to a wider audience. The series has three main constituents: lecture notes on advanced topics given by internationally renowned experts, graduate text books designed for the joint graduate program in Mathematics of the ETH and the University of Zurich, as well as contributions from researchers in residence at the mathematics research institute, FIM-ETH. Moderately priced, concise and lively in style, the volumes of this series will appeal to researchers and students alike, who seek an informed introduction to important areas of current research.

Publishing house of the European Mathematical Society (Series: Zurich Lectures in advanced Mathematics)

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Open positions

PhD positions

We offer a number of PhD-positions to excellent students each year. Beyond a number of grants for graduate students is given. Please find further details as well as the online application form

Impressions from Switzerland

Wintertime in Guarda (Unterengadin) Greifensee near Zurich “Centro Stefano Francini - Monte Verita” in Ascona-Lago Maggiore

PhD-Program

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics covers a broad spectrum of research fields in mathematics.

Research areas:

• Applied Mathematics
• Discrete Mathematics
• Insurance Mathematics
• Mathematical Finance
• Mathematical Physics
• Number Theory
• Numerical Analysis
• Operations Research
• Probability Theory
• Scientific Computing

Course List for Doctoral Students

As PhD student you should fill in the “Course List for Doctoral Students”.

This course list provides proof of the courses you have successfully completed during your doctoral studies and of the credit units you have earned. Every course that you have attended has to be signed by the instructor of the course. The complete course list has to be signed by your advisor.

Additional requirements for students enrolled at ETH: After the signature of the advisor the course list finally has to be signed by the chair of the doctoral committee. For this signature you should hand in the course list at the secretariat of D-Math at ETH main building, room HG G 33.4 (phone +41 44 632 3737). You should hand in the course list together with the form “Registration for doctoral examination” which you find here. Please don’t contact the chair of the doctoral committee directly.

Please remember to fill in the course list timely to be sure that the course instructor is available for the signature.

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is Switzerland’s leading provider of scientific research funding. Actually the SNSF is supporting several projects of the ZGSM.

Learning German

Most of the PhD fellowships of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics are teaching fellowships. Typically graduate students teach exercise classes for undergraduates in German. We expect that PhD students from abroad acqire within the first year of their studies adequate proficiency in German for teaching math classes.

As a courtesy ZGSM offers German language program for their members specially designed to aquire the needed skills in German within their first two years of study. The courses cover the international standards A1, A2 and B1. As a special feature the course at level B1 includes practice classes for teaching mathematics in German. By the end of the first respectively second year students have the possibility of taking the exam of the certificate for the level A2 respectively B1 of the Goethe Institut.

To a large extent, the courses are financially supported by the ZGSM. However we ask each participant for a financial contribution.

Our course program is a two-year program. The first year program is intensive but leaves ample time for reasearch, graduate course work and research seminars. Our aim is to enable all members of the ZGSM in relatively short time to communicate in German in daily life, thus making life in Zurich much more enjoyable.

Courses, Seminars, Events

Graduate courses fs 16.

Di, 15.00-16.45 Y27H12 Fr, 13.00-14.45 Y27H12 Ashkan Nikeghbali | | MAT941.1 | Algebraic Geometry | Di, 15.15-17.00 ETH HG E 1.2 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Rahul Pandharipande | 401-3146-12V | | 2 Algebraic Topology II | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Fr, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Paul Biran | 401-3002-12G | | 3 Brownian Motion and Stochastic Calculus | Di, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Mi, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Pierre Nolin | 401-3642-00V | | 2 Classical Mechanics for Mathematicians | Di, 13.00-14.45 Y27H12 Mi, 10.15-12.00 Y36K08 Do, 10.15-12.00 Y27H12 Marcello Porta | | MAT629.1 | Combinatorial Optimization | Do, 16.15-18.00 ETH HG G 26.1 Rico Zenklusen | 401-4904-00V | | 2 Combinatorics of integer partitions | Di, 13.00-14.45 Y27H25 Bis 8.4. jeweils am Freitag, 10:15-11:00, im Raum 27-H-28 Ab 13.4. jeweils am Mittwoch, 12:15-13:00, im Raum 27-H-28 Jehanne Dousse | | MAT648.1 | 2 Computational Methods for Quantitative Finance: PDE Methods | Mi, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG D 1.2 Fr, 13.15-14.00 ETH HG D 1.2 Christoph Schwab | 401-4658-00V | | 3 Computational Quantum Physics | Di, 09.45-11.30 ETH HIT H 42 Sebastian Huber | 402-0810-00V | | 2 Convex Optimization | Do, 15.00-17.00 Y35F32 Michel Baes | | MAT932.1 | 2 Differential Geometry II | Mo, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG D 3.2 Mi, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG E 1.2 Marc Burger | 401-3532-00V | | 3 Diffusion Processes | Mo, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 33.1 Ron Rosenthal | 401-4614-16V | | 2 Enumerative combinatorics | Di, 08.00-09.45 Y27H12 Mi, 10.15-12.00 Y27H25 Valentin Féray | | MAT969.1 | 2 Functional Analysis II | Mo, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 5 Do, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG G 5 Dietmar Salamon | 401-3462-00V | | 3 General Relativity for Mathematicians | Do, 15.00-17.00 Y27H25 Michele Schiavina | | MAT751.1 | 2 Geometric and Topological Aspects of Coxeter Groups and Buildings | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 43 Anne Thomas | 401-5004-16V | | 2 Geometric Integer Programming | Do, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Fr, 09.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Robert Weismantel | 401-3903-11V | | 2 Graph Theory | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Benjamin Sudakov | 401-3052-05V | | 2 Harmonic Analysis: Theory and Applications in Advanced Signal Processing | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH ETZ E 7 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH ETZ E 7 Helmut Bölcskei | 227-0434-00V | | 2 High Dimensional Expanders | Di, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 43 Alexander Lubotzky | 401-5002-16V | | 2 Interest Rate Modeling in Discrete Time | Do, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG D 7.1 Mario Valentin Wüthrich | 401-3953-00V | | 2 Introduction to Harmonic Analysis | Mi, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG F 26.5 Vedran Sohinger | 401-3422-15V | | 1 Introduction to optimal transport and applications | Do, 10.15-12.00 Y27H46 Maria Colombo | | MAT647.1 | 2 Introduction to String Theory | Di, 08.45-10.30 ETH HIT F 32 Christoph Andreas Keller | 402-0897-00V | | 2 Introduction to the Regularity Theory in Free Boundary Problems | Mo, 13.00-14.45 Y27H26 Karen Yeressian Negarchi | | MAT651.1 | 2 Inverse Problems | Di, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG G 5 Fr, 10.15-11.00 ETH HG E 33.5 Rima Alaifari | 401-4653-63G | | 2 Market-Consistent Actuarial Valuation | Mo, 16.15-18.00 ETH HG D 1.1 Mario Valentin Wüthrich | 401-4920-00V | | 1 Mathematics of Super-Resolution Biomedical Imaging | Mo, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 22 Do, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG E 22 Habib Ammari | 401-4788-16G | | 3 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos II | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH NO D 11 Do, 16.15-17.00 ETH ML J 34.3 George Haller | 151-0530-00G | | 2 Numerical Analysis of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Arnulf Jentzen | 401-4606-00G | | 3 Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic PDEs | Di, 08.15-10.00 Y27H46 Mi, 08.15-10.00 Y27H46 Mi, 10.15-12.00 Y27H46 Rémi Abgrall | | MAT827.1 | 3 Quantitative Risk Management | Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 3 Paul Embrechts | 401-3629-00V | | 2 Quantum Field Theory II | Di, 12.45-13.30 ETH HCI J 3 Fr, 08.45-10.30 ETH HCI J 7 Gino Isidori | 402-0844-00V | | 3 Selected Topics in Probability | Fr, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.1 Alain-Sol Sznitman | 401-4605-16V | | 2 Spatial Statistics | Blockkurs vom 6.6. - 10.6.2016, 9:00 - 17:00, 27-H-46 Emilio Porcu | | STA651.1 | 1 Stochastic Loss Reserving Methods | Mi, 16.15-18.00 ETH ML E 12 René Dahms | 401-3917-00V | | 1 Survival Analysis | Di, 09.00-11.00 Y13L11/13 Di, 11.15-12.00 Y13L11/13 Torsten Hothorn | | STA425.1 | Topics in Automorphic Forms | Do, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.1 Paul D. Nelson | 401-3108-16V | | 2 Topics in Mathematical and Computational Fluid Dynamics | Di, 15.15-17.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Siddhartha Mishra | 401-4766-16V | | 2 Topics in Number Theory | Do, 10.15-12.00 Y27H25 Nahid Walji | | MAT550.1 | 2 Unitary Representations of Lie Groups and Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups | Mi, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Fr, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Manfred Einsiedler | 401-3226-01G | | 3 Variational Approach to SPDEs and Corresponding Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov Equations | Do, 14.15-16.00 ETH HG G 19.2 Michael Röckner | 401-5006-16V | | 2

Colloquia FS 16

Kolloquium über anwendungsorientierte statistik thu, 16.00-18.00 y27h46.

P. Bühlmann R. Furrer L. Held T. Hothorn M. Kalisch H.R. Künsch M. Maathuis M. Mächler L. Meier N. Meinshausen M. D. Robinson C. Strobl S. Van de Geer STA671.1

Zurich Colloquium in Applied and Computational Mathematics Wed, 15.30-17.00 Y27H25

R. Abgrall M. Chipot P. Grohs R. Hiptmair A. Jentzen S. Mishra S. Sauter C. Schwab MAT870.1

Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics Tue, 17.15-18.30 KO2F150

R. Abgrall J. Ayoub P. Bühlmann M. Burger C. De Lellis H. Knörrer S. Mishra R. Pandharipande W. Werner MAT070.1

Zurich Graduate Colloquium Tue, 17.15-18.30 KO2F150

C. De la Cruz Mengual M. Hempel A. Iozzi J. Oesinghaus M. Schiavina V. Schlegel J. Schmitt MAT075.1

Arbeitsgemeinschaften + Research Seminars

Advanced students seminars.

Seminar: Selected Topics in Representation Theory Fri, 10.15-12.00 Y27H46 R. Fonseca Gomes de Campos MAT595.1 Additional Courses: see semester program of ETH and UZH

Weekly bulletin of FIM

Weekly bulletin of FIM: current information about lectures, colloquia and further events.

International Cooperation

By collaborations with other graduate schools the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics provides an international framework for exchanging ideas and experiences in research and instruction.

Regulations

• Course List for Doctoral Students (ETH Zurich and University of Zurich)
• Ordinance on Doctoral Studies and Rector’s Implementation Provisions (English)
• Doktoratsverordnung (German)
• Detailed Regulations of D-MATH Concerning Doctoral Studies (English)
• Detailbestimmungen des D-MATH zum Doktoratsstudium (German)

University of Zurich

• Ordinance for Obtaining a PhD Degree and Ordinance of the Doctoral Program in Mathematics (German)

Doing a PhD in Zurich

• Doctoral Studies ETH
• Doctoral administration of ETH
• Information for PhD Candidates UZH
• Doctoral Studies UZH
• PHD Survival guide

Associations for PhD students

• European Council of doctoral candidates and young researchers

Other useful links

Finding Accomodation

• Housing Office of University and ETH Zurich
• Stiftung für Studentisches Wohnen Zürich
• wg-zimmer.ch (flat sharing)
• students.ch
• Marktplatz Uni Zürich
• Wimdu - private accommodations
• Youthhostel
• city-backpacker.ch
• Alle-immobilien.ch
• Immoscout24
• map.search.ch

For members of UZH and ETH

• Various organisations of UZH
• Various organisations of ETH

Mathematics

• Departement of Mathematics at ETH Zürich
• Institute of Mathematics at University Zürich
• Swiss Mathematical Society
• Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung
• European Mathematical Society (EMS)
• International Mathematical Union
• Mathematics on the web (by ams)
• Polycareer - Recruiting platform of ETH
• AcademicKeys’ e-Flier for Mathematics and Computer Sciences
• Jobs for mathematicians

Life in Zurich

• Official Website of Zuerich
• Willkommen in Zürich
• The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
• Hallo Schweiz
• Kulturinfo Zürich
• Zuerich einfach
• Tourenguide
• VBZ (Public Transport)

We appreciate that you are interested in admission to the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics. In order to cultivate and broaden our truly diverse population and a lively international research atmosphere we offer a number of PhD-positions to excellent students each year.

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics only accepts online applications. Please refrain from sending paper based applications.

Admission process

The application process of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics is devided into two phases:

Online application. Only electronic documents are required here.

Registration and enrollment at University or ETH. Certified copies and / or original documents are required.

PHASE 1: Online application

Required degrees

For admission to the 3 year doctoral program a the candidates should have a Master or Diploma degree in mathematics equivalent to the degrees of the ETH Zurich respectively of the University of Zurich. Specific requirements such as examinations can be necessary.

Submission of the online application

In phase 1 only online applications are accepted. Applicants should fill in the online application form completely and send the supplemental electronic documents by the dates of the current application period.

Our application deadlines are announced on this site. However, applicants are invited to send their applications at any time. Only complete applications, including also the letters of recommendation (sent by mail) can be regarded.

Supplement electronic documents: Transcripts and letters of recommendation

In addition to the online application we require electronic versions of your transcripts and, if available, a certificate of the master degree or equivalent. After you will have submitted the application you will receive automatically a mail with an address where you can upload electronic copies of your documents especially transcripts and degrees. Only pdf-documents are accepted. (To convert a paper document into an electronic file you can use a scanner or a fax machine and a free e-fax account.) The upload function will only be valid for seven days after submission of the application. After this you can still see the status of your application and of the incoming letters of recommendation.

Furthermore we require three letters of recommendation as an e-mail, preferably including one of the master thesis advisor. The letters shall be send by the recommenders to [email protected] soon after the application has been sent. Applicants are supposed to ask their recommenders for the letter. To guarantee the correct assignment of the letters applicants have to give the recommenders names and email addresses in the application form.

Please refrain from sending any hard copies or additional documents in this phase of the application process. Additional documents you submit unasked are not accepted and they will not be considered for your application.

Special Requirements of ETH and University of Zurich

In the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics the departments of mathematics of ETH and University decide in common about graduate applicants (phase 1). Specific requirements for the admission to the Graduate School will be necessary in the second phase.

Decisions of the admission committee and information to the applicants

The admission committee of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics will decide about the applications. All applicants will be informed by mail about the results.

In case your application will pass the first selection you will be invited to send further information (e.g. attestations, language tests, certified transcripts, original letters of recommendation).

In some cases questionable candidates might be invited to the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics to have some enquiry talks with the professors.

PHASE 2: Requirements and procedure or enrollment at ETH or University of Zurich

ETH and University - some differences

After being accepted by the graduate school you have to enroll at ETH or University of Zurich, depending to the departement the supervising professor belongs to. The enrollment procedures of ETH and University differ. Specific requirements such as examinations can be necessary. For detailed information see the regulations of ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.

www.doktorat.ethz.ch www.rektorat.ethz.ch/ueber_uns/organisation/zulassungsstelle www.rektorat.ethz.ch/dienste/dienst_dokt

• Student Administration
• Faculty of Science, Office of the Dean of Studies
• Recognition for non-swiss degrees or diplomas
• Registration for PhD studies (Download form here)

Information Leaflet for Postgraduate Students: Admission for Doctorate Studies Scheme: enrollment and registration (german only) Further leaflets and Information for postgraduate students at the faculty of science

Employment (More information are following soon.)

Scholarship (More information are following soon.)

Online Application

How to apply to the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

To apply for the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics fill out this form completely. This application form has to be submitted prior to submitting supporting documents. Fields with an * have to be filled in. After submitting your application you will automatically receive an e-mail with an address to which you can upload electronic files of necessary supporting documents, especially transcripts and degrees.

For further details please read carefully the instructions (see admission process).

Are there any application deadlines?

Our application deadlines are April 30, September 30, and December 30. The current period is announced here. However, applications are accepted at all times. The applicant should necessarily arrange that his recommenders mentioned in the application form send their recommendations shortly after the application.

Which degrees are required?

The requirements for an admission to our Graduate School are a masters degree or a diploma. Only excellent and outstanding applicants can be affiliated by way of an exception.

I studied a math-related subject. Can I apply for a PhD-position at ZGSM nevertheless?

Candidates for the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics should have a degree in mathematics. Degrees in math-related subjects can be accepted if the candidates`fields of studies fit into our program.

How can I transmit the application documents: as file or as hard copy?

In the first phase of the admission process the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics only admits electronic documents. They can be uploaded in addition to the online application. In particular transcripts and, if available, a certificate of the master degree or equivalent are required. The letters of recommendation are supposed to be sent via email to [email protected] (see also in the application form). Applicants are supposed to give the recommenders email addresses in the application form.

In this phase of the application process no hard copies or additional documents that are submitted unasked will be considered.

How is the procedure of enrollment at ETH and University?

After being accepted by the graduate school you have to enroll at ETH or University of Zurich, depending to the department the supervising professor belongs to. The enrollment procedures of ETH and University differ. Specific requirements such as examinations can be necessary. For detailed information see the regulations of ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.

ETH: www.doktorat.ethz.ch www.rektorat.ethz.ch/ueber_uns/organisation/zulassungsstelle www.doktorat.ethz.ch/de/studsek/anmeldeverf.html (application) www.doktorat.ethz.ch/de/Infodok/bewerbdok.html (application) www.rektorat.ethz.ch/dienste/dienst_dokt (enrollment)

Universität www.mnf.unizh.ch/administration/reglemente/promoneu.html www.mnf.unizh.ch/administration/studiendekanat/

I do not speak German. Can I apply nevertheless?

The language of the lectures is English and German, in particular many of the more advanced classes are offered in English. However, to take part in our PhD-Program as well as for daily life in Zurich it is necessary to speak a little German at least.

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics offers intensive German language courses for foreigners specially designed for graduate students who want to acquire sufficient german language skills.

Information about further German courses: www.unizh.ch/studium/zulassung/aubild/dkurse.html www.sprachenzentrum.unizh.ch/index.php www.mobilitaet.ethz.ch/incomings/studium/sprache www.ethbib.ethz.ch/bildarchiv/sprachkurse.html cornelia.siteware.ch/sprachkurse/index.html

I already know who I wish to be my advisor. Where do I have to apply?

If you specify in your application names of potential or desired supervisors, your application details will be passed on to those persons. If you know the professors you want to be supervised by it makes sense to contact them, too. Nevertheless, please address your application to the secretary of the Graduate School.

Do I get any funding?

Students with an offer to the graduate program are generally awarded a teaching assistantship, which is renewed after one year for students making satisfactory progress towards their degree. The type of support may sometimes vary. For those applicants who do not speak enough German or English the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics offers a small number of scholarships. These scholarships last up to one year and are meant to begin the research work as well as to learn German. During this time the candidates do not have any teaching duty. The decision is made when the admission committee considers the application.

You will find here some information about the costs of living in Zurich:

www.mobilitaet.ethz.ch/incomings/leben/index_EN

www.rektorat.ethz.ch/dienste/dienst_stud_new/dienst_verz/sd_studienkosten_info

Are there any tuition-fees?

ETH: Before beginning a PhD-program there is an application fee of 110,- CHF. The examination fee at the end is 380,-. The tuition fees are singular 1200,-CHF, they are payed at the end of the program.

University: Ph.D. students have to pay a tuition-fee of Fr. 282.– CHF per semester.

I am interested in pursuing a Masters Degree in in Mathematics. Where do I get information?

www.study.ethz.ch www.studentoffice.unizh.ch/index.html

How can I find accommodation?

For some helpful addresses see: www.ethz.ch/prospectives/phd/housing www.mobilitaet.ethz.ch/incomings/leben/unterkunft/index_EN www.study.ethz.ch/faq/accomodation www.marktplatz.ethz.ch/index.cgi www.unizh.ch/leben/wohnen/

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics offes several PhD positions each year. Applicants are invited to send their application online.

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How to apply for a doctorate.

The external page Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics (ZGSM) call_made offers international applicants the possibility of doing a doctorate at ETH Zurich or the University of Zurich. If you want to apply, please use the external page ZGSM's online application form call_made .

Please be aware that doctorates are in general associated with an offer of employment.

Before registration you must have applied and been accepted by an examiner . Please keep in mind that the hiring process may take some time (2-4 weeks), especially if a visa needs to be obtained (6-8 weeks).

Who can act as doctoral thesis supervisor/examiner?

A doctoral thesis can be supervised by a professor as indicated under Art. 1 of the external page Ordinance on Professorships ETH (only availabe in German) call_made . Privatdozenten resp. Privatdozentinnen working full-​time at ETH Zurich can also act as doctoral thesis supervisors. However, this requires approval from the Department. The required approval form Download Supervision of the Doctorate by a Privatdozent (PDF, 236 KB) vertical_align_bottom must be submitted along with the application for your doctorate. Please note in this context that, where a thesis is supervised by a Privatdozentin resp. a Privatdozent, at least one co-​examiner must be a professor as indicated under Art. 1 of the external Ordinance on Professorships ETH ( link see above ). Professors can act as examiners in doctoral examinations for up to one year after their retirement. The relevant department (that provides the infrastructure and the funding) is responsible for approving them as examiners after the end of their office. It should be noted that during the first year after retirement or resignation, at least one professor as indicated under Art. 1 of the Ordinance on Professorships ETH (link see above) must be called in as co-​examiner. If the doctoral examination has not been taken after the expiry of this year, retired professors must give up the role of doctoral thesis supervisor and a new supervisor must be decided upon.

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How to apply:  The application form (see below) has to be submitted prior to submitting supporting documents. Fields with an * are mandatory for the application to be considered. After having submitted the application electronically the applicant will automatically receive an e-mail with an address to which he/she can upload electronic files (pdf files) of supporting documents, such as transcripts and degree certificates. 

Required degrees:   Master degree in mathematics equivalent to either a Master degree of ETH Zurich or University of Zurich. The degree has to be obtained before the time of enrollment.  

Required documents:   Electronic versions of transcripts and degree certificate. The degree certificate has to be handed in at the time of enrollment at the latest. The documents have to be in English or German and have to be submitted as pdf files. 

Recommendations:   The applicant has to provide contact data (including e-mail addresses) of three individuals from academia who agree to write a letter of recommendation on his/her behalf. They will be contacted by ZGSM directly.

Further information on the admission process can be found under the header 'Admission/Enrollment'.

Next deadline: December 05, 2024

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The PhD programme in Computational Science is a joint initiative of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, which aims to:

• Foster sustained interactions between PhD students, faculty and staff
• Promote exchanges between academia, industry and society enabled by computational science

Computational Science (CS) integrates Information Technology and Mathematics to address scientific and societal challenges such as Energy, Health, Climate and Finance.

CS is a unique method of scientific inquiry, complementing theory and experiments, providing us with unprecedented potential for scientific discovery and innovation.

Application and enrollment

The Computational Sciences PhD programme is a 3-4year MSc to PhD program. Participating students can choose from a broad selection of research topics and classes. Enrollment into the program is decided by an admission committee. In order to graduate, students need to fulfill the following requirements:

• Acquisition of 12 credit points of advanced courses
• Deposition and defense of a Ph.D. thesis describing the student’s original research work,
• Additional requirements imposed by the host institution (University of Zurich or ETH Zurich) so as to comply fully with their regulations.

The final degree is conferred by either the University of Zurich or the ETH Zürich, depending on the academic affiliation of the host laboratory.

Official PhD regulations for the Computational Science Programme: PDF EN / PDF DE

Link to the official page of the Graduate School for CS

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Admission to Doctoral Studies at the University of Zurich

Factsheet Admission to a PhD Program at the ICS (PDF, 238 KB)

Checklist for PhD students

Institute for Computational Science "Confirmation of Supervision for Doctoral Students" (PDF, 242 KB)

Institute for Computational Science "Acceptance Confirmation Structured Doctoral Program" (PDF, 136 KB)

Institute for Computational Science "Doctoral Agreement" (PDF, 908 KB)

Annual committee meeting minutes (PDF, 927 KB)

Confirmation Sheet - TA Hours (PDF, 107 KB)

Fact sheet PhD Defence (EN) / Merkblatt (DE)

Program Director Prof. Dr. Robert Feldmann [email protected]

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• 3. Further funding opportunities for PhD's

The question of whether and how to do a doctorate depends to a large extent on how to finance it. Basically, there are two possibilities: through a employment at UZH or by pursuing a professional activity outside the university.

Employment at the university can take place in different ways: you have the opportunity to apply for a position as an assistant or doctoral candidate. information about open doctoral positions is best obtained directly from your supervisor or on the uzh job platform . or you can raise funds independently to finance your doctorate. below you will find funding instruments where doctoral researchers can apply for fellowships or a project funds..

The following opportunities enable you to fully or partially finance your doctoral research at UZH. This overview is not exhaustive. Be sure to inquire about specific funding opportunities in your department or faculty.

Mobility experience is of great importance for a academic career. The following programmes offer financial support for a stay abroad during doctoral research.

3. Further funding opportunities for PhD's

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National and UZH Sources of Funding

UZH Grants Office Hirschengraben 48 8001 Zurich

The staff of the UZH Grants Office will be happy to support your inquiry for possible sources of funding. Phone +41 44 634 20 50

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EU GrantsAccess Seilergraben 53 8001 Zurich

The staff of EU GrantsAccess will be happy to support your inquiry for possible sources of funding. Tel. +41 44 634 53 50

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The ZHAW School of Engineering offers students with a Master’s degree the opportunity to do a doctorate in cooperation with its partner universities. While studying for your PhD, you work on applied research projects at the university of applied sciences and are supervised jointly by professors from the ZHAW and its partner university.

You thus benefit from the strengths of both types of university and, with your dissertation project, also contribute towards raising the profile of research at the School of Engineering. The School of Engineering, for its part, creates favourable conditions and prerequisites for supporting high-quality research.

As a doctoral student, you are enrolled in a regular PhD programme at a partner university and are required to go through its admission process. After completing the programme, you will receive a doctorate from the partner university in question. Most PhD networks are also open to students with a Master’s degree from a university of applied sciences. They are, however, required to complete the processes (specific to each faculty) that are necessary for admission to the partner university. In addition to formalised PhD programmes, it is also possible for individual agreements to be concluded between partner universities, doctoral students and ZHAW.

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Formal PhD programmes with partner universities

ZHAW is part of the PhD Network Data Science . We thus participate in the University of Zurich’s PhD Programme in Data Science . A broad selection of topics is available for doctoral studies in data science and these explicitly include data-intensive areas of Industry 4.0, such as predictive maintenance, data analytics and risk management, and cloud computing.

ZHAW graduates with a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) are also eligible for the joint doctoral programme run by ZHAW and the Università Ca' Foscari in Venice. They can complete their doctoral studies in data science over a period of four years. They spend one year in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics at the University of Venice and three years at the ZHAW School of Engineering. MSE graduates from ZHAW can participate directly in the programme without having to catch up on additional ECTS from the Master’s degree programme.

Important to know

• The doctorate is always awarded by the partner university. It is therefore the regulations of the partner university that are decisive.
• In most cases, doctoral students at ZHAW School of Engineering are employed as scientific assistants; the dissertation is normally embedded in a fairly large research project (Innosuisse, SNSF, Horizon Europe).
• ZHAW School of Engineering supports dissertation projects that are related to one of its main research areas.
• The dissertation topic is agreed on directly by the doctoral student and their supervising professors from the university of applied sciences and the partner university.
• Doctoral students are expected to display a high degree of independence and discipline and to actively exchange ideas with the contact persons in the institutes and centres.

How will the ZHAW School of Engineering support me with my dissertation project?

• Financial support through PhD programmes and internal calls
• Time support, including for caregivers
• Networking within the PhD community
• Access to foreign universities and networks (e.g. Horizon Europe Doctoral Network, PhD networks)

ZHAW employees and students will find further information in the Intranet .

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Today@Sam Article

Swiss cj professor returns to shsu after 17 years.

April 15, 2024 SHSU Media Contact: Campbell Atkins

Seventeen years after studying at Sam Houston State University as part of a master’s exchange program, Swiss criminal justice professor Nora Markwalder returned to Huntsville for her sabbatical during the spring semester. Her story highlights the importance of global understanding in an ever-changing field as well as the university’s commitment to fostering international relations.

“I have always encouraged people to travel abroad and participate in an exchange semester or year if they can,” Markwalder said. “For me, it is very important to compare other countries’ systems and identify the differences. It enlarges your vision of the social phenomenon of crime.”

While Markwalder pursued her Master of Law in Criminal Justice at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland in 2005, SHSU Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology Jurg Gerber was teaching a one-week intensive seminar in white collar crime at the Swiss university. Markwalder happened to be a student in this course.

“Thanks to Dr. Gerber, my university had an exchange agreement with SHSU,” Markwalder said. “I always wanted to participate in an exchange year during my studies and decided to go to Sam since I already had a relationship with him. I also thought it would be more interesting to go to Texas than New York or California, as other colleagues of mine did, because I wanted to have an authentic American feel.”

Gerber, who is also from Switzerland, has taught at SHSU since 1990. Throughout his tenure, he has been instrumental in establishing and growing the university’s global reach. He serves as director of International Initiatives for the College of Criminal Justice and was director of International Programs for the entire university from 2001-05. He has also held a number of administrative roles, including chair of the Department of Security Studies (2014-16), associate dean for Academic Administration (1998-2000), assistant dean for Graduate Programs (1997-98) and assistant dean for Undergraduate Programs (1994-97).

“I am a firm believer in the idea that in order to understand your own system well, you have to understand other systems,” Gerber said. “There are both academic and professional exchanges going on in our criminal justice program at the same time and there is a lot of support for the idea that they can learn from us and we can learn from them.”

Gerber served as Markwalder’s unofficial adviser during her first stint at SHSU as a student. The two kept in touch over the years and reconnected at conferences for the American Society of Criminology as well as Gerber’s summer stints in Switzerland.

Since finishing her master’s at Sam during the 2006-07 academic year, Markwalder completed her Doctor of Laws degree at the University of Zurich in 2012 and was admitted to the Zurich Bar in 2014. After working as a defense attorney, she accepted an assistant professorship at the University of St. Gallen. She has since been promoted to a full-time professor at St. Gallen and chiefly focuses on criminal law and procedures, white collar crime and criminology.

“When I told Dr. Gerber that I would have my sabbatical and wanted to go back to the U.S., he suggested I come back to SHSU,” Markwalder said. “I thought it would be a great idea because I loved it here and wanted to see how everything changed.”

Her unique perspective offers insight into how much the campus, and Huntsville as a whole, has transformed in 17 years.

“I hardly recognized it; it has grown immensely,” Markwalder said. “But I am very happy and thankful that I could come back for another great experience.”

During her sabbatical semester, Markwalder has mainly focused on updating her mentor’s German-language textbook, which focuses on the generalities of crime and requires heavy research. She has also spent the time focusing on other projects, such as updating Swiss homicide databases and researching future articles, including a special issue for the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice.

Markwalder will return to Switzerland in July to resume her role at the University of St.Gallen.

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