Available Positions

PhD Positions

Currently no open positions available.

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Postdoctoral Positions

Fully funded Postdoctoral position (2 years)

Possible funding schemes for postdoctoral researchers:

SNSF Ambizione

Marie-Curie individual fellowship (European funding)

Swiss Excellence Scholarships

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Job offers at PROUD

PROUD is a young and dynamic startup located in Lausanne, Switzerland, within close proximity to Lake Leman. Being experts in the Chemical Vapor Deposition lab-grown diamond growth, we are developing diamond-based solutions that will disrupt the electronic industry among others. Currently we have positions available:

R&D Project Leader (Internship)

R&D Engineer: two 6 months internship positions

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Master Projects / Semester Projects

Proposed projects for Spring 2024 semester:

Characterization, optical measurements

• Fabrication and Characterization of Diamond Photonic Cavities for absorption based quantum sensing

Fabrication, cleanroom microfabrication

• Bacteria-trapping microfluidics for spectroscopic analysis of bacteria-gold nanoparticles complexes

Electrochemistry, biochemistry

• Biochemistry for the binding of bacterial cells with gold nanoparticles for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)
• Electrochemical Etching of diamond nanostructures.

Design and simulation, data science

• Design and simulation of diamond nanophotonic components.
• Machine learning model development for the classification of bacterial strains using their Raman chemical fingerprint

Click “Apply Here” to apply. For semester projects, feel free to contact the responsible researcher as indicated on the information sheet for each project.

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Spontaneous applications from EPFL students for Master Thesis and research internships are welcomed.

Students outside Switzerland willing to come for an internship should secure financial support (e.g. fellowship). The living costs are around 1’600 CHF / month.