MaP Doctoral School
The MaP Doctoral School of ETH Zurich provides top-class international doctoral education in advanced materials, processes, and manufacturing technologies. It is embedded within the Competence Center for Materials and Processes (MaP), one of the most interdisciplinary and collaborative research communities at ETH Zurich.
The MaP Doctoral School at ETH Zurich supports advanced doctoral education in materials, processes, and manufacturing technologies. It is part of the university’s Competence Center for Materials and Processes (MaP), a cross-departmental initiative connecting over 80 research groups across 10 departments. These groups collectively host over 600 doctoral students.
Currently, over 350 students are enrolled in the MaP Doctoral School. If you are a doctoral student in a MaP research group and would like to join them, please click here.
Please note: The MaP Doctoral School does not offer doctoral positions or admissions. It is open exclusively to doctoral students who are already employed at ETH Zurich in research groups associated with the MaP network. If you are interested in pursuing a doctorate in Materials and Processes at ETH Zurich, please refer to our Open Positions page.
The MaP Doctoral School fosters academic excellence, networking, and interdisciplinary exchange among doctoral students working in MaP-affiliated research groups. Offers are clustered in thematic tracks that align with key technological and scientific challenges in materials and processes.
Doctoral students remain free to customise their academic path according to the study ordinance of their home department, while benefiting from:
- Course recommendations based on the student’s research focus (thematic tracks)
- A varied programme of courses, workshops, and events
- Opportunities to present their research (talks, posters, etc.)
- A vibrant, international doctoral community
- Interdisciplinary collaboration across ETH departments
- Access to MaP’s networking and knowledge-sharing initiatives
Questions & Support
to the MaP Doctoral School team.