Open Positions

We always welcome the applications of prospective PhD students and post-docs who share our excitement for cell biology and like to work in a friendly and team-oriented environment. For your application, please supply a CV, a letter of motivation, and the contact details of up to three people who can give a reference on your previous work.

Postdoctoral fellows should preferably have less than 2 years of postdoctoral experience. Please also include a short outline of your postdoctoral research interests. All applicants will also be encouraged to apply for fellowships.

If you are interested in doing a PhD in the Kutay lab, you can either apply directly by sending an e-mail to and/or you can file an application to the external pageLife Science Zurich Graduate Schoolcall_made; Molecular Life Science or RNA Biology PhD programs.

Registered ETH Master students, please go to protected pageKutay Masters projectslock with your ETH user name and password, and send an e-mail to Ulrike explaining briefly what sparked your interest. External students who have an interest in performing their Masters research within the Institute of Biochemistry, please contact Alicia Smith for more information.