Forschungsstiftung für Informationstechnologie und Gesellschaft

Zurich

Numerical Modeling and Experimental Validation for Wireless Power Transfer Exposure Assessment and Applications (PhD)

  • 30 October 2026
  • 100%
  • Permanent position
  • Zurich

Job summary

Join the IT'IS Foundation in Zurich, Switzerland, a non-profit research organization. We focus on enhancing safety and quality in EM technologies.

Tasks

  • Conduct research on wireless power transfer exposure assessment.
  • Develop innovative methods for medical implant safety evaluation.
  • Support design optimization of WPT systems using numerical dosimetry.

Skills

  • PhD candidate with experience in numerical modeling and measurements.
  • Proficient in EM solvers and compliance evaluation.
  • Strong background in computational life and health sciences.

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About the job

Workplace: | Zurich, Switzerland Company: | IT'IS Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society (IT'IS), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich Description: | The IT'IS Foundation is an independent non-profit research organization dedicated to improving and advancing the quality of people’s lives through enhancing the safety and quality of emerging electromagnetic (EM) technologies. The Foundation’s primary activities include computational EM in complex environments, computational life and health sciences (CLaHS) applied to devices in and around the human body, and the development of medical-image-based high-resolution, computable whole-body anatomical models. We are seeking a PhD candidate to perform research in numerical modeling and measurements to achieve breakthroughs in methods for assessment of exposure to wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. The topic will fall within the standardization activities of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee (TC) 106 Working Group (WG) 9. The position involves: (i) the use of EM solvers to assess WPT exposure, (ii) evaluation of compliance with respect to current guidelines, (iii) development of innovative approaches for assessment of medical implant safety, (iv) support of the design and optimization of WPT systems through numerical dosimetry and experimental validation. Education / Profile: | What IT'IS offers: | Beginning: | As soon as possible. Application process: | Applications should consist of: For further information or to discuss the scope of this position, please contact Prof. Dr. Niels Kuster. Contact address: | We look forward to receiving your complete resume materials as a single pdf file sent to: Yvonne Maeder IT'IS Foundation Zeughausstrasse 43 CH-8004 Zurich Switzerland EMAIL APPLICATION

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