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Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics (ZGSM) is the joint doctoral program of the Department of Mathematics at ETH (D-MATH) and the Institute of Mathematics at UZH (I-MATH).

Our deadlines: April 05 (NEW!) and December 05 - please see Application & Admission.

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Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

Welcome at ZGSM

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics is a joint venture of the department of mathematics at ETH (D-MATH) and the Institute of Mathematics at University Zurich (I-MATH). Collaborating closely in research fields and programs in the past, the departments founded the Graduate School in 2003 to offer a common and internationally recognized PhD-education in all major areas of mathematics and hence extend and enrich the sense of community.

At this time we are working on a structured PhD-program including existing activities such as the Zurich Graduate Colloquium in Mathematics, several International Research Training Groups as well as graduate courses, research seminars, lectures, workshops, summer schools and conferences. The close cooperation with the FIM (Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik) and further special events will provide an international and challenging atmosphere. A broad spectrum of scholary activities completes the program.

You find on this website various informations about our Graduate School such as its academic programm and the online application form.

All of us in the Graduate School wish you good fortune as you pursue your advanced degree, and we hope you will contact us if we can help you along the way. Graduate study is exhilarating and life-changing.

Sincerely, Prof. Thomas Kappeler, Prof. Michael Struwe Directors of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

The Graduate Campus of the University of Zurich has been established to support PhD students and Postdocs in their scientific career. The Campus offers funding for interdisciplinary activities, access to a large network of junior researchers and organizes courses, e.g. on transferable skills.

In a joint effort of the research groups at the Department of Mathematics at ETH (D-MATH) and the Institute of Mathematics at University Zurich (I-MATH) we offer an intensive, broad and internationally recognized graduate education in mathematics.

The program consists of a wide range of graduate courses and research seminars and is complemented by the program of the Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik. Moreover, special programs are launched that include block-courses and sequences of lectures focussing on recent developments. It offers a broad spectrum of scholarly activity and a challenging and stimulating atmosphere so as to provide young researchers with an excellent base for a career in mathematical research.

In collaboration with the Institute of Mathematics at Humboldt University Berlin the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics is participating in an International Graduate College, thus providing the students with an international framework for exchanging ideas and experiences in research and instruction.

Our Graduate School consists of faculty, graduate students, a number of postdocs and some affiliated members. It is within the obligations of all these members of the Graduate School to contribute to its scientific life and to regularly participate in the various seminars, colloquia and courses offered within the program of the school.

• Directors and Board
• Students and Postdocs

Publications

Zurich Lectures in Advanced Mathematics (ZLAM, grown out of Lectures in Mathematics)

(In cooperation with FIM.)

Edited by: Erwin Bolthausen (Managing Editor), Freddy Delbaen, Thomas Kappeler (Managing Editor), Christoph Schwab, Michael Struwe, Gisbert Wüstholz

Mathematics in Zurich has a long and distinguished tradition, in which the writing of lecture notes volumes and research monographs play a prominent part. The “Zurich Lectures in Advanced Mathematics” series aims to make some of these publications better known to a wider audience. The series has three main constituents: lecture notes on advanced topics given by internationally renowned experts, graduate text books designed for the joint graduate program in Mathematics of the ETH and the University of Zurich, as well as contributions from researchers in residence at the mathematics research institute, FIM-ETH. Moderately priced, concise and lively in style, the volumes of this series will appeal to researchers and students alike, who seek an informed introduction to important areas of current research.

Publishing house of the European Mathematical Society (Series: Zurich Lectures in advanced Mathematics)

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Open positions

PhD positions

We offer a number of PhD-positions to excellent students each year. Beyond a number of grants for graduate students is given. Please find further details as well as the online application form

Impressions from Switzerland

Wintertime in Guarda (Unterengadin) Greifensee near Zurich “Centro Stefano Francini - Monte Verita” in Ascona-Lago Maggiore

PhD-Program

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics covers a broad spectrum of research fields in mathematics.

Research areas:

• Applied Mathematics
• Discrete Mathematics
• Insurance Mathematics
• Mathematical Finance
• Mathematical Physics
• Number Theory
• Numerical Analysis
• Operations Research
• Probability Theory
• Scientific Computing

Course List for Doctoral Students

As PhD student you should fill in the “Course List for Doctoral Students”.

This course list provides proof of the courses you have successfully completed during your doctoral studies and of the credit units you have earned. Every course that you have attended has to be signed by the instructor of the course. The complete course list has to be signed by your advisor.

Additional requirements for students enrolled at ETH: After the signature of the advisor the course list finally has to be signed by the chair of the doctoral committee. For this signature you should hand in the course list at the secretariat of D-Math at ETH main building, room HG G 33.4 (phone +41 44 632 3737). You should hand in the course list together with the form “Registration for doctoral examination” which you find here. Please don’t contact the chair of the doctoral committee directly.

Please remember to fill in the course list timely to be sure that the course instructor is available for the signature.

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is Switzerland’s leading provider of scientific research funding. Actually the SNSF is supporting several projects of the ZGSM.

Learning German

Most of the PhD fellowships of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics are teaching fellowships. Typically graduate students teach exercise classes for undergraduates in German. We expect that PhD students from abroad acqire within the first year of their studies adequate proficiency in German for teaching math classes.

As a courtesy ZGSM offers German language program for their members specially designed to aquire the needed skills in German within their first two years of study. The courses cover the international standards A1, A2 and B1. As a special feature the course at level B1 includes practice classes for teaching mathematics in German. By the end of the first respectively second year students have the possibility of taking the exam of the certificate for the level A2 respectively B1 of the Goethe Institut.

To a large extent, the courses are financially supported by the ZGSM. However we ask each participant for a financial contribution.

Our course program is a two-year program. The first year program is intensive but leaves ample time for reasearch, graduate course work and research seminars. Our aim is to enable all members of the ZGSM in relatively short time to communicate in German in daily life, thus making life in Zurich much more enjoyable.

Courses, Seminars, Events

Graduate courses fs 16.

Di, 15.00-16.45 Y27H12 Fr, 13.00-14.45 Y27H12 Ashkan Nikeghbali | | MAT941.1 | Algebraic Geometry | Di, 15.15-17.00 ETH HG E 1.2 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Rahul Pandharipande | 401-3146-12V | | 2 Algebraic Topology II | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Fr, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Paul Biran | 401-3002-12G | | 3 Brownian Motion and Stochastic Calculus | Di, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Mi, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Pierre Nolin | 401-3642-00V | | 2 Classical Mechanics for Mathematicians | Di, 13.00-14.45 Y27H12 Mi, 10.15-12.00 Y36K08 Do, 10.15-12.00 Y27H12 Marcello Porta | | MAT629.1 | Combinatorial Optimization | Do, 16.15-18.00 ETH HG G 26.1 Rico Zenklusen | 401-4904-00V | | 2 Combinatorics of integer partitions | Di, 13.00-14.45 Y27H25 Bis 8.4. jeweils am Freitag, 10:15-11:00, im Raum 27-H-28 Ab 13.4. jeweils am Mittwoch, 12:15-13:00, im Raum 27-H-28 Jehanne Dousse | | MAT648.1 | 2 Computational Methods for Quantitative Finance: PDE Methods | Mi, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG D 1.2 Fr, 13.15-14.00 ETH HG D 1.2 Christoph Schwab | 401-4658-00V | | 3 Computational Quantum Physics | Di, 09.45-11.30 ETH HIT H 42 Sebastian Huber | 402-0810-00V | | 2 Convex Optimization | Do, 15.00-17.00 Y35F32 Michel Baes | | MAT932.1 | 2 Differential Geometry II | Mo, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG D 3.2 Mi, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG E 1.2 Marc Burger | 401-3532-00V | | 3 Diffusion Processes | Mo, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 33.1 Ron Rosenthal | 401-4614-16V | | 2 Enumerative combinatorics | Di, 08.00-09.45 Y27H12 Mi, 10.15-12.00 Y27H25 Valentin Féray | | MAT969.1 | 2 Functional Analysis II | Mo, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 5 Do, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG G 5 Dietmar Salamon | 401-3462-00V | | 3 General Relativity for Mathematicians | Do, 15.00-17.00 Y27H25 Michele Schiavina | | MAT751.1 | 2 Geometric and Topological Aspects of Coxeter Groups and Buildings | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 43 Anne Thomas | 401-5004-16V | | 2 Geometric Integer Programming | Do, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Fr, 09.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Robert Weismantel | 401-3903-11V | | 2 Graph Theory | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 1.1 Benjamin Sudakov | 401-3052-05V | | 2 Harmonic Analysis: Theory and Applications in Advanced Signal Processing | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH ETZ E 7 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH ETZ E 7 Helmut Bölcskei | 227-0434-00V | | 2 High Dimensional Expanders | Di, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 43 Alexander Lubotzky | 401-5002-16V | | 2 Interest Rate Modeling in Discrete Time | Do, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG D 7.1 Mario Valentin Wüthrich | 401-3953-00V | | 2 Introduction to Harmonic Analysis | Mi, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG F 26.5 Vedran Sohinger | 401-3422-15V | | 1 Introduction to optimal transport and applications | Do, 10.15-12.00 Y27H46 Maria Colombo | | MAT647.1 | 2 Introduction to String Theory | Di, 08.45-10.30 ETH HIT F 32 Christoph Andreas Keller | 402-0897-00V | | 2 Introduction to the Regularity Theory in Free Boundary Problems | Mo, 13.00-14.45 Y27H26 Karen Yeressian Negarchi | | MAT651.1 | 2 Inverse Problems | Di, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG G 5 Fr, 10.15-11.00 ETH HG E 33.5 Rima Alaifari | 401-4653-63G | | 2 Market-Consistent Actuarial Valuation | Mo, 16.15-18.00 ETH HG D 1.1 Mario Valentin Wüthrich | 401-4920-00V | | 1 Mathematics of Super-Resolution Biomedical Imaging | Mo, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG E 22 Do, 13.15-15.00 ETH HG E 22 Habib Ammari | 401-4788-16G | | 3 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos II | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH NO D 11 Do, 16.15-17.00 ETH ML J 34.3 George Haller | 151-0530-00G | | 2 Numerical Analysis of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations | Mi, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Arnulf Jentzen | 401-4606-00G | | 3 Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic PDEs | Di, 08.15-10.00 Y27H46 Mi, 08.15-10.00 Y27H46 Mi, 10.15-12.00 Y27H46 Rémi Abgrall | | MAT827.1 | 3 Quantitative Risk Management | Do, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 3 Paul Embrechts | 401-3629-00V | | 2 Quantum Field Theory II | Di, 12.45-13.30 ETH HCI J 3 Fr, 08.45-10.30 ETH HCI J 7 Gino Isidori | 402-0844-00V | | 3 Selected Topics in Probability | Fr, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.1 Alain-Sol Sznitman | 401-4605-16V | | 2 Spatial Statistics | Blockkurs vom 6.6. - 10.6.2016, 9:00 - 17:00, 27-H-46 Emilio Porcu | | STA651.1 | 1 Stochastic Loss Reserving Methods | Mi, 16.15-18.00 ETH ML E 12 René Dahms | 401-3917-00V | | 1 Survival Analysis | Di, 09.00-11.00 Y13L11/13 Di, 11.15-12.00 Y13L11/13 Torsten Hothorn | | STA425.1 | Topics in Automorphic Forms | Do, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.1 Paul D. Nelson | 401-3108-16V | | 2 Topics in Mathematical and Computational Fluid Dynamics | Di, 15.15-17.00 ETH HG G 26.3 Siddhartha Mishra | 401-4766-16V | | 2 Topics in Number Theory | Do, 10.15-12.00 Y27H25 Nahid Walji | | MAT550.1 | 2 Unitary Representations of Lie Groups and Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups | Mi, 08.15-10.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Fr, 10.15-12.00 ETH HG G 26.5 Manfred Einsiedler | 401-3226-01G | | 3 Variational Approach to SPDEs and Corresponding Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov Equations | Do, 14.15-16.00 ETH HG G 19.2 Michael Röckner | 401-5006-16V | | 2

Colloquia FS 16

Kolloquium über anwendungsorientierte statistik thu, 16.00-18.00 y27h46.

P. Bühlmann R. Furrer L. Held T. Hothorn M. Kalisch H.R. Künsch M. Maathuis M. Mächler L. Meier N. Meinshausen M. D. Robinson C. Strobl S. Van de Geer STA671.1

Zurich Colloquium in Applied and Computational Mathematics Wed, 15.30-17.00 Y27H25

R. Abgrall M. Chipot P. Grohs R. Hiptmair A. Jentzen S. Mishra S. Sauter C. Schwab MAT870.1

Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics Tue, 17.15-18.30 KO2F150

R. Abgrall J. Ayoub P. Bühlmann M. Burger C. De Lellis H. Knörrer S. Mishra R. Pandharipande W. Werner MAT070.1

Zurich Graduate Colloquium Tue, 17.15-18.30 KO2F150

C. De la Cruz Mengual M. Hempel A. Iozzi J. Oesinghaus M. Schiavina V. Schlegel J. Schmitt MAT075.1

Arbeitsgemeinschaften + Research Seminars

Advanced Students Seminars

Seminar: Selected Topics in Representation Theory Fri, 10.15-12.00 Y27H46 R. Fonseca Gomes de Campos MAT595.1 Additional Courses: see semester program of ETH and UZH

Weekly bulletin of FIM

Weekly bulletin of FIM: current information about lectures, colloquia and further events.

International Cooperation

By collaborations with other graduate schools the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics provides an international framework for exchanging ideas and experiences in research and instruction.

Regulations

• Course List for Doctoral Students (ETH Zurich and University of Zurich)
• Ordinance on Doctoral Studies and Rector’s Implementation Provisions (English)
• Doktoratsverordnung (German)
• Detailed Regulations of D-MATH Concerning Doctoral Studies (English)
• Detailbestimmungen des D-MATH zum Doktoratsstudium (German)

University of Zurich

• Ordinance for Obtaining a PhD Degree and Ordinance of the Doctoral Program in Mathematics (German)

Doing a PhD in Zurich

• Doctoral Studies ETH
• Doctoral administration of ETH
• Information for PhD Candidates UZH
• Doctoral Studies UZH
• PHD Survival guide

Associations for PhD students

• European Council of doctoral candidates and young researchers

Other useful links

Finding Accomodation

• Housing Office of University and ETH Zurich
• Stiftung für Studentisches Wohnen Zürich
• wg-zimmer.ch (flat sharing)
• students.ch
• Marktplatz Uni Zürich
• Wimdu - private accommodations
• Youthhostel
• city-backpacker.ch
• Alle-immobilien.ch
• Immoscout24
• map.search.ch

For members of UZH and ETH

• Various organisations of UZH
• Various organisations of ETH

Mathematics

• Departement of Mathematics at ETH Zürich
• Institute of Mathematics at University Zürich
• Swiss Mathematical Society
• Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung
• European Mathematical Society (EMS)
• International Mathematical Union
• Mathematics on the web (by ams)
• Polycareer - Recruiting platform of ETH
• AcademicKeys’ e-Flier for Mathematics and Computer Sciences
• Jobs for mathematicians

Life in Zurich

• Official Website of Zuerich
• Willkommen in Zürich
• The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
• Hallo Schweiz
• Kulturinfo Zürich
• Zuerich einfach
• Tourenguide
• VBZ (Public Transport)

We appreciate that you are interested in admission to the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics. In order to cultivate and broaden our truly diverse population and a lively international research atmosphere we offer a number of PhD-positions to excellent students each year.

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics only accepts online applications. Please refrain from sending paper based applications.

Admission process

The application process of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics is devided into two phases:

Online application. Only electronic documents are required here.

Registration and enrollment at University or ETH. Certified copies and / or original documents are required.

PHASE 1: Online application

Required degrees

For admission to the 3 year doctoral program a the candidates should have a Master or Diploma degree in mathematics equivalent to the degrees of the ETH Zurich respectively of the University of Zurich. Specific requirements such as examinations can be necessary.

Submission of the online application

In phase 1 only online applications are accepted. Applicants should fill in the online application form completely and send the supplemental electronic documents by the dates of the current application period.

Our application deadlines are announced on this site. However, applicants are invited to send their applications at any time. Only complete applications, including also the letters of recommendation (sent by mail) can be regarded.

Supplement electronic documents: Transcripts and letters of recommendation

In addition to the online application we require electronic versions of your transcripts and, if available, a certificate of the master degree or equivalent. After you will have submitted the application you will receive automatically a mail with an address where you can upload electronic copies of your documents especially transcripts and degrees. Only pdf-documents are accepted. (To convert a paper document into an electronic file you can use a scanner or a fax machine and a free e-fax account.) The upload function will only be valid for seven days after submission of the application. After this you can still see the status of your application and of the incoming letters of recommendation.

Furthermore we require three letters of recommendation as an e-mail, preferably including one of the master thesis advisor. The letters shall be send by the recommenders to [email protected] soon after the application has been sent. Applicants are supposed to ask their recommenders for the letter. To guarantee the correct assignment of the letters applicants have to give the recommenders names and email addresses in the application form.

Please refrain from sending any hard copies or additional documents in this phase of the application process. Additional documents you submit unasked are not accepted and they will not be considered for your application.

Special Requirements of ETH and University of Zurich

In the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics the departments of mathematics of ETH and University decide in common about graduate applicants (phase 1). Specific requirements for the admission to the Graduate School will be necessary in the second phase.

Decisions of the admission committee and information to the applicants

The admission committee of the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics will decide about the applications. All applicants will be informed by mail about the results.

In case your application will pass the first selection you will be invited to send further information (e.g. attestations, language tests, certified transcripts, original letters of recommendation).

In some cases questionable candidates might be invited to the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics to have some enquiry talks with the professors.

PHASE 2: Requirements and procedure or enrollment at ETH or University of Zurich

ETH and University - some differences

After being accepted by the graduate school you have to enroll at ETH or University of Zurich, depending to the departement the supervising professor belongs to. The enrollment procedures of ETH and University differ. Specific requirements such as examinations can be necessary. For detailed information see the regulations of ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.

www.doktorat.ethz.ch www.rektorat.ethz.ch/ueber_uns/organisation/zulassungsstelle www.rektorat.ethz.ch/dienste/dienst_dokt

• Student Administration
• Faculty of Science, Office of the Dean of Studies
• Recognition for non-swiss degrees or diplomas
• Registration for PhD studies (Download form here)

Information Leaflet for Postgraduate Students: Admission for Doctorate Studies Scheme: enrollment and registration (german only) Further leaflets and Information for postgraduate students at the faculty of science

Employment (More information are following soon.)

Scholarship (More information are following soon.)

Online Application

How to apply to the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics

To apply for the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics fill out this form completely. This application form has to be submitted prior to submitting supporting documents. Fields with an * have to be filled in. After submitting your application you will automatically receive an e-mail with an address to which you can upload electronic files of necessary supporting documents, especially transcripts and degrees.

For further details please read carefully the instructions (see admission process).

Are there any application deadlines?

Our application deadlines are April 30, September 30, and December 30. The current period is announced here. However, applications are accepted at all times. The applicant should necessarily arrange that his recommenders mentioned in the application form send their recommendations shortly after the application.

Which degrees are required?

The requirements for an admission to our Graduate School are a masters degree or a diploma. Only excellent and outstanding applicants can be affiliated by way of an exception.

I studied a math-related subject. Can I apply for a PhD-position at ZGSM nevertheless?

Candidates for the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics should have a degree in mathematics. Degrees in math-related subjects can be accepted if the candidates`fields of studies fit into our program.

How can I transmit the application documents: as file or as hard copy?

In the first phase of the admission process the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics only admits electronic documents. They can be uploaded in addition to the online application. In particular transcripts and, if available, a certificate of the master degree or equivalent are required. The letters of recommendation are supposed to be sent via email to [email protected] (see also in the application form). Applicants are supposed to give the recommenders email addresses in the application form.

In this phase of the application process no hard copies or additional documents that are submitted unasked will be considered.

How is the procedure of enrollment at ETH and University?

After being accepted by the graduate school you have to enroll at ETH or University of Zurich, depending to the department the supervising professor belongs to. The enrollment procedures of ETH and University differ. Specific requirements such as examinations can be necessary. For detailed information see the regulations of ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.

ETH: www.doktorat.ethz.ch www.rektorat.ethz.ch/ueber_uns/organisation/zulassungsstelle www.doktorat.ethz.ch/de/studsek/anmeldeverf.html (application) www.doktorat.ethz.ch/de/Infodok/bewerbdok.html (application) www.rektorat.ethz.ch/dienste/dienst_dokt (enrollment)

Universität www.mnf.unizh.ch/administration/reglemente/promoneu.html www.mnf.unizh.ch/administration/studiendekanat/

I do not speak German. Can I apply nevertheless?

The language of the lectures is English and German, in particular many of the more advanced classes are offered in English. However, to take part in our PhD-Program as well as for daily life in Zurich it is necessary to speak a little German at least.

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics offers intensive German language courses for foreigners specially designed for graduate students who want to acquire sufficient german language skills.

Information about further German courses: www.unizh.ch/studium/zulassung/aubild/dkurse.html www.sprachenzentrum.unizh.ch/index.php www.mobilitaet.ethz.ch/incomings/studium/sprache www.ethbib.ethz.ch/bildarchiv/sprachkurse.html cornelia.siteware.ch/sprachkurse/index.html

I already know who I wish to be my advisor. Where do I have to apply?

If you specify in your application names of potential or desired supervisors, your application details will be passed on to those persons. If you know the professors you want to be supervised by it makes sense to contact them, too. Nevertheless, please address your application to the secretary of the Graduate School.

Do I get any funding?

Students with an offer to the graduate program are generally awarded a teaching assistantship, which is renewed after one year for students making satisfactory progress towards their degree. The type of support may sometimes vary. For those applicants who do not speak enough German or English the Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics offers a small number of scholarships. These scholarships last up to one year and are meant to begin the research work as well as to learn German. During this time the candidates do not have any teaching duty. The decision is made when the admission committee considers the application.

You will find here some information about the costs of living in Zurich:

www.mobilitaet.ethz.ch/incomings/leben/index_EN

www.rektorat.ethz.ch/dienste/dienst_stud_new/dienst_verz/sd_studienkosten_info

Are there any tuition-fees?

ETH: Before beginning a PhD-program there is an application fee of 110,- CHF. The examination fee at the end is 380,-. The tuition fees are singular 1200,-CHF, they are payed at the end of the program.

University: Ph.D. students have to pay a tuition-fee of Fr. 282.– CHF per semester.

I am interested in pursuing a Masters Degree in in Mathematics. Where do I get information?

www.study.ethz.ch www.studentoffice.unizh.ch/index.html

How can I find accommodation?

For some helpful addresses see: www.ethz.ch/prospectives/phd/housing www.mobilitaet.ethz.ch/incomings/leben/unterkunft/index_EN www.study.ethz.ch/faq/accomodation www.marktplatz.ethz.ch/index.cgi www.unizh.ch/leben/wohnen/

The Zurich Graduate School in Mathematics offes several PhD positions each year. Applicants are invited to send their application online.

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About 30’000 people from more than 120 countries study, carry out research and work at ETH Zurich. Find out about our current open positions here. Available professorships are advertised here:

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• PhD in Machine Learning for 3D Computer Vision 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 13.08.2024 | Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry
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• Adminstrative Assistenz Departementsstab (m/w/d) 50%-60%, Zürich, unbefristet 13.08.2024 | Departement Informatik
• Events and Communications Manager 40%-60%, Zurich, fixed-term 13.08.2024 | Quantum Center at ETH
• PhD student in Protein Chemistry and Biocatalysis 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 13.08.2024 | Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences
• Leiter:in HR Beratung (m/w/d) für die Schulleitungsbereiche 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 12.08.2024 | Vizepräsidium für Personalentwicklung & Leadership | HR Beratung
• Information Security Governance Officer mit Fokus Assurance (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 12.08.2024 | Informatikdienste
• Spezialist:in für innovative Automatisierung und nachhaltige Energiesysteme (m/w/d) 60%-100%, Zürich, befristet 12.08.2024 | Power Systems Laboratory and Automatic Control Laboratory, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
• Business Data Analyst:in / Data Scientist - Institutional Research (m/w/d) 80%-100%, Zürich, unbefristet 12.08.2024 | Controlling / Institutional Research
• Student Assistant for the ArtEmis project and FEAR experiment in Bedretto Underground Laboratory 20%-30%, Zurich, fixed-term 09.08.2024 | BedrettoLab (ERDW)
• Coordinator of Hands-On Projects in Automation and Power Systems 60%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term 09.08.2024 | Power Systems Laboratory and Automatic Control Laboratory, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
• Head of People Operations 100%, Lugano, permanent 08.08.2024 | CSCS - Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
• Electrical Engineer 100%, Zurich, permanent 08.08.2024 | Institute of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
• Research Assistant for Hate Speech Annotation (German-speaking) 10%-20%, Zurich, fixed-term 07.08.2024 | Public Policy Group / Immigration Policy Lab
• PhD student in Digital Fabrication and Computational Optimization 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 07.08.2024 | Institute of Intelligent Interactive Systems, Department of Computer Science
• Fully funded PhD position: Molecular dissection of epithelium-microbiota crosstalk 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 07.08.2024 | Department of Health Sciences and Technology
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Claire Bowen (ACMS PhD'18) elected American Statistical Association (ASA) Fellow

Published: August 14, 2024

Author: Kathy Phillips

Claire Bowen, ACMS (PhD'18) was elected as an American Statistical Association (ASA) Fellow in 2024 "For her significant contributions in the field of statistical data privacy, leadership activities in support of the profession, and commitment to mentoring the next generation of statisticians and data scientists."

Bowen is the first alumni from ACMS to be elected as an ASA fellow, a prestigious recognition and the fellow designation limited to one-third of 1% of membership each year. At Notre Dame, Bowen worked with Professor Fang Liu on her doctoral thesis titled "Data Privacy via Integration of Differential Privacy and Data Synthesis"

Bowen is currently a senior fellow and leads the Data Governance and Privacy Practice Area at the Urban Institute. Her research focuses on developing technical and policy solutions that aim to safely expand access to confidential data for advancing evidence-based policy-making. She also has interests in improving science communication and integrating data equity into the data privacy process. Further, she is a member of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee and several other data governance and data privacy committees as well as an adjunct professor at Stonehill College.

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Chances of Getting into MSc Mathematics at ETH Zurich

Hello everyone,

I am a math student from India. I am currently in my 5th year (9th semester) of my Integrated MSc program (BSc +MSc) at a top 10 university (according to NIRF ranking) in India. I had good grades in my first 2 years (first 4 semesters - 9.02,9.23,8.83,9.09) but unfortunately due to COVID, my 3rd year was half online and half offline. I scored well in the online semester (first half of 3rd year - 7.60). But when we came back to university in the next half of the 3rd year, I had a huge gap in my knowledge and struggled a lot to cope with my courses which led me to fail in two subjects. I eventually cleared them through supplementary examinations before the start of my 4th year and received a 5.40 GPA. The MSc program at our university is extremely difficult. In our 4th year, we were merged with the MSc people and all of us struggled with the toughness of the courses in addition to the post-pandemic effect. Out of 42 of us, 16-20 of us had failed at least one subject at some point (this happened to me in my 3rd year, as mentioned).

I started to cope better in my 4th year and did not fail in any subject but my grades weren't great. I received a 5.20 GPA. My second semester of 4th year also had some improvement in grades - I received a 6.7 GPA (I got an A in one subject as well). I am currently in the first semester of my fifth year and its going really good but I know that they will not lookat this semester grades because the deadline of the MSc application is 15th Dec and I have my end semester exams going on at that time.

Some more information about me:

Outside of my coursework, I have done 2 internships during my 2nd and 3rd years and one internship this summer May 2023-July 2023. I am an active member of the science club at our university. Me and my classmate organised an integration bee event for Pi Day this year. I work for a website that does science communication articles for high school and undergrad students. I have written 4 articles for them in the last 1.5 years. I am currently doing my masters project in Gauss Sums and wish to eventually do research in Number Theory (preferably, Algebraic Number Theory). I don't know if this information is important, but I am also an AMerican citizen but my entire schooling and college was in India. I don't know if this is a pro or a con. Just putting the information out there.

I am passionate about math communication and doing a PhD in math eventually. Doing another Masters at ETH Zurich is something I've been thinking about since last year. I wanted to exit with a bachelors degree after my course and apply there for a masters program but I didn't cope well with the pandemic and missed the chance. I will work hard and I know my grades dipped post pandemic, but they have also been increasing recently. I really want a chance at another Masters in ETH Zurich.

What is your guys's honest opinion about my chances of getting in there?

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