Location: ETHZ, Zurich, Switzerland
Number of placements: upto 2 (2 hosts)
- Professor Joerg Loeffler: Metal Physics and Technology (1 students) - work to be based at ETHZ (Zurich)
- Prof Laura Heyderman: Mesoscopic Systems (1 student) - work to be based at PSI (Villigen)
Period of placements: 7-8 weeks between July and mid-September
Visitor status information - new conditions for 2020:
1. Students will be admitted as 'visitors'. This means there is no longer a tuition fee charge. Also, this means there is no formal support for finding an accommodation. This status is valid for all students staying at ETH for less than 3 months. https://ethz.ch/services/en/employment-and-work/downloads.html
2. Students undertaking a visit to ETHZ as a "visitor" must be an EU or EFTA passport holder.
Accommodation arrangements: CHF 600-650 (~£500-530) per month. You will need to find your own accommodation for the stay. The Housing Office of ETHZ say that you may register on their search portal if you have a visit confirmation document from the institute of D-MATL at ETHZ - https://www.wohnen.ethz.ch. There are also a number of other routes to finding accommodation. For e.g. https://www.wohnen.ethz.ch/en/search-accommodation/further-search-alternatives.html. The student of Prof Heyderman may be able to use the PSI guesthouse accommodation for their visit.
Financial support from hosts: CHF 830 (~£615) for 6-week stay, CHF 1100 (~£815) for 8-week stay
Language: German, with English widely spoken
Profile of institution:The Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule in Zurich is one of the two Federal Swiss Universities (the other being at the EPFL at Lausanne). Zurich is a prosperous and attractive city, at the head of the Zurichsee lake. The ETHZ, which is located close to the historic centre, has an excellent reputation for research in materials-related areas. Placements are available in the areas listed below. The students should have some experience in the field in which the group is active.
Project areas:
Metal physics and technology, mesoscopic systems
URL for further information: and https://www.mat.ethz.ch/research/research-groups.html
Contact: Prof Peter Walde peter.walde@mat.ethz.ch