CSCS Swiss National Supercomputing Centre

Sought and found: stable 1D materials for future electronics

12.10.2026

As electronic components shrink, conventional materials such as copper are reaching their limits at the nanoscale.…

ETH Zurich to host a new IBM quantum computer

10.09.2026

Switzerland is to host one of the world’s most advanced quantum computers from IBM. The new system is intended to…

A new development pushes DFT material simulations to higher accuracy

10.08.2026

Accurately calculating a semiconductor’s band gap is essential for predicting its properties. With the help of CSCS’s…

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Alps Empowers Scientists:Martin Jaggi

25.09.2026

They design AI systems that make the most of our world-class supercomputer. They see the Alps as a platform for…

Cristina Fernández-Simal Bernard: My internship at CSCS

22.09.2026

CSCS offers internships at various levels across most organizational units. We sat down with Cristina Fernández-Simal…

Apertus partners with Proton’s Lumo AI assistant

22.09.2026

The Apertus team, a group of researchers at EPFL, ETH Zurich, and CSCS, partners with Swiss technology company Proton to…

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MISSION

Founded in 1991, CSCS, the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, develops and provides the key supercomputing capabilities required to solve important problems to science and/or society. The centre enables world-class research with a scientific user lab that is available to domestic and international researchers through a transparent, peer-reviewed allocation process.

Careers

Join us, and become part of the CSCS team. We are an equal opportunity employer and provide a very international and inclusive working environment. Thanks to the small size of the operation there is strong team cohesion and employees are often granted opportunities and encouraged to develop into areas beyond their job description.