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Ph.D. Students Careers

 

Are you a Ph.D. student interested in an academic career?

You can also benefit from all of the following services:

Career & CV Counselling: The Career Service works with counsellors specialized in academic careers with the aim of providing advice on career planning, the application dossier, and interview preparation. 

Book here an individual counselling session with Prof. Edoardo Beretta

Academic mentoring: Mentoring service for USI PhD female students.

USI Job Offers: Academic positions in USI.

Research Service: Its main objective is to provide support to researchers regarding the acquisition and management of research funding, as well as advice on research data management.

Career Stories: Career testimonials from USI alumni working in national and international academic environments.

 

Are you a Ph.D. student interested in a non-academic career?

You can also benefit from all of the following services:

Career & CV Counselling: The Career Service works with a team of counsellors specialized in non-academic careers with the aim of providing advice on career planning, the application dossier, and interview preparation.

USI Career Gate Job Bank: Internship and job offers for USI students and recent graduates.

Career Management Workshops: A series of meetings on topics related to entering the world of work.

Career Calendar: Events organized by the Career Service related to career topics.

Career Stories: Career testimonials from USI alumni working in national and international professional environments.

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  • Career Prospects

    Academic Careers and non-academic careers

     

    Ph.D. Employment Data

    PhD Alumni 1 year after graduation 5 years after graduation
    Class 2023 Class 2019
    Employed 96.7% 100%
    Salary* 98.300 CHF 130.000 CHF

    *Average/100% gross annual salary in CHF

    Place of Work

    Switzerland 65.4%
    Ticino 42.3%
    Other Swiss Cantons 23.1%
    Italy 11.5%
    Other Countries 23.1%

     

    Source: The following data are based on USI Alumni Survey of 2024, carried out by the USI Career&Alumni Service.

     

     

  • Main Employers

    Main Non-academic Employers 

    • Allianz Group
    • Amazon
    • Banca d'Italia
    • BlackRock
    • Bloomberg
    • Bosch
    • Cisco Systems
    • European Commission
    • Frontiers
    • Goldman Sachs
    • Google
    • IBM
    • Intel
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Meta
    • Microsoft
    • NVIDIA
    • OpenAI
    • Oracle
    • Pirelli
    • Roche
    • RSI
    • Siemens
    • Swisscom
    • The World Bank
    • UBS
    • Unicredit
    • World Health Organization

    Main Academic Employers

    • Brown University

    • Duke University

    • EPFL

    • ESADE Business School

    • ESCP Business School

    • ETH Zurich

    • Harvard University

    • HEC Montreal

    • Imperial College London

    • Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

    • Johns Hopkins University

    • Politecnico di Milano

    • Sorbonne University

    • SUPSI - Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana

    • Università Bocconi

    • Università di Bologna

    • University College London

    • University of Amsterdam

    • University of Birmingham

    • University of Bristol

    • University of Cambridge

    • University of Cape Town

    • University of Groningen

    • University of St. Gallen

    • University of Sydney

    • University of São Paulo

    • University of Tongji

    • University of Zurich

    • USI - Università della Svizzera italiana

    • Utrecht University

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