2 PhD Positions in Earthquake Engineering / Structural Engineering (ENAC/EESD)

École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL • Switzerland, vaud • Posted June 26, 2026

About the Role

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institution: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 18,500 people, including over 14,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

2 PhD Positions in Earthquake Engineering / Structural Engineering (ENAC/EESD)

Mission

We are offering two challenging positions as a full-time (100%) PhD Student at ENAC at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. Our Laboratory EESD is focused on investigating the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete and unreinforced masonry buildings. Our approaches include numerical and mechanical modeling, large-scale testing as well as data-driven methods. The PhD ca...