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Genève, Genève49

Become an IB Examiner for DP Chemistry in Korean

International Baccalaureate
Basel, Basel-Stadt58

Postdoctoral Position in AI-Driven Drug Design

University of Basel
Dübendorf, Zürich77

Postdoc position on redox-targeted flow batteries

Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen54

PhD position in the development of life-like materials that learn, remember, and forget for use in soft robotics

Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Lausanne, Vaud67

Faculty position in Computational Modeling in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne
Dübendorf, Zürich62

Postdoctoral Researcher in Ceramic Proton Conductors and Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry

Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

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