Application and Registration

APPLICATION

Track I (Application via Life Science Zurich Graduate School)

Until further notice we do not recruit PhD students via the Life Science Zurich Graduate School online application portal (Track 1).

Track II (Direct Application via ZNZ Group Leader)

You can contact ZNZ group leaders directly to enquire about PhD openings and apply to the group of your choice (Track II).

For an overview of our research groups, please see the following link: https://www.neuroscience.uzh.ch/en/research.html

Please also check the job market on our website.

To ensure equal treatment of all applicants and in accordance with the rules of the LSZGS, group leaders are required to organize a formal admission interview with their future PhD students if recruited via track II. The interview should be conducted in presence of at least one other PI or faculty member and the supervisor should fill out a short interview protocol (download template (PDF, 112 KB)).

REGISTRATION

If the candidate and the future supervisor have both agreed on the PhD research project and a position is provided by the supervisor, the registration process can be started.

1) Registration for the ZNZ PhD Program in Neuroscience

a) Fill out the registration form (PDF, 2 MB) for the ZNZ PhD Program.

b) Provide proof of admission: admission interview protocol (PDF, 112 KB)

Please send the completed above form(s) via Email to hgauss@neuroscience.uzh.ch. We do not need the original paper forms.

2) Matriculation as a PhD student at UZH or ETH

In addition to the registration at the ZNZ office (see above), the prospective PhD student must also matriculate at the University of Zurich or ETH Zurich, depending on the PhD supervisor’s affiliation.

Important: Please note that your supervisor’s group will deal with your employment contract and the necessary HR and visa formalities but it is your responsibility to register in parallel as a PhD student at either UZH or ETH. Permits for foreign PhD students are linked to the registration at a Swiss University, students should therefore start the registration process early on.

Here is a summary of the registration processes for PhD students at UZH and ETH:

a) Registering as a PhD Student at the University of Zurich

b) Registering as a PhD Student at ETH Zurich