Marc Janoschek

Head of PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences at Paul Scherrer Institute | Associate Professor Researching Quantum Materials at University of Zurich | Mentor and Educator

Brugg, Aargau, Switzerland

About

I am an experienced academic leader, senior manager, educator and mentor. I am also a firm believer in diversity, equity and inclusion. I have a passion for building “big research machines” and using them to understand how the world around us works. These accelerator-based large-scale research infrastructures, which we develop, build and operate at the Paul Scherrer Institute, have an important role in tackling current and future scientific, technological and societal challenges. For example, we use them to gain insights in how the universe was created, reveal the inner workings of the quantum world, to understand, improve and design advanced functional materials, and to make sure that the breaks in your car work optimally or that the next Arianne rocket takes off effortlessly. I love that working in the international community of large-scale research infrastructures provides me with endless opportunities to learn from and collaborate with the most amazing people with diverse backgrounds in terms of expertise, knowledge and training but also regarding culture, background, ethnicity, and gender.

Experience

  • University of Zurich (5 yrs 6 mos)
    • Co Director NCCR Muoniverse
      May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • Associate Professor
      Feb 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

      Physics Institute. Correlated Quantum Matter Group. https://www.physik.uzh.ch/en/groups/janoschek.html

  • PSI Paul Scherrer Institut (Full-time · 7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Head Of Laboratory
      Nov 2018 - Jun 2025 · 6 yrs 8 mos

  • Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Oct 2011 - Sep 2018 · 7 yrs

  • Feodor Lynen Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California, San Diego
    Sep 2009 - Aug 2011 · 2 yrs

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Cologne
    Sep 2008 - Aug 2009 · 1 yr