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Assistant professorship (non-tenure-track) in Assyriology at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites applications for an assistant professorship (non-tenure-track) in Assyriology starting on January 1st, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The assistant professorship is a fixed-term position for three years from January 2027 to December 2029.

Introduction
The Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (https://ccrs.ku.dk) covers the study of culture, religion, ethics, language and society around the world historically and today. The department hosts both language-based regional studies outside Western Europe and thematically oriented studies including comparative cultural studies, minority studies and the study of religions. The assistant professor will work in the interdisciplinary Ancient Culture Studies section, which consists of Assyriology, Middle Eastern Archaeology, Egyptology, and Mesoamerican Studies (https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/ancientcultures/).

The section focuses on the world’s earliest complex societies in the Middle East and Mesoamerica and the lasting legacies of their ideas. Our research and teaching span combines ancient languages and archaeology to understand some of the most significant transformations in our collective past, including the rise of villages and cities, the emergence of writing and religion, and the development of technology, craftsmanship, political power, and social inequality. Our researchers study both ancient texts and material culture, as well as the context of these past legacies in the present.

The Ancient Culture Studies section at UCPH maintains the only full-degree program in Assyriology in the Nordic countries, from BA and MA, to PhD degrees. Assyriology at UCPH builds on a long-standing and internationally recognized research tradition, characterized by philological expertise, high academic standards, and active participation in global scholarly networks. The field has contributed significantly to the study of the ancient Near East and continues to foster international collaboration and excellence in both research and teaching. Applicants are invited to familiarize themselves with the Faculty’s strategic landmarks: Strategic landmarks – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

Job description
The assistant professor (non-tenure-track) position is a fixed-term three-year academic position. The successful candidate is expected to conduct philologically founded research in Assyriology at a high international standard and to contribute to knowledge exchange with international scholarly communities, relevant stakeholders, and the wider public. The candidate will be expected to conduct research-based lectures and seminars, supervision, and examination of undergraduate and graduate students in Assyriology, as well as in courses taught in collaboration with Middle Eastern Archaeology, Egyptology, and Mesoamerican Studies. The teaching load equates up to seven contact hours per week over the course of a 14-week semester, in addition to examining and supervising students. The position includes the mandatory completion of a university teacher-training course for assistant professors. In addition, the assistant professor will participate in outreach activities and share in the administrative responsibilities of the Ancient Culture Studies section, including convening courses, attending meetings, and participating in shared academic governance.

The assistant professor will have a background in Assyriology, and a track record of conducting innovative and impactful research in one or more areas of cuneiform studies that complements existing expertise in Assyriology and the section for Ancient Culture Studies. In addition to relevant language/dialect and period specialization, applicants are encouraged to demonstrate knowledge and expertise in one or more Assyriological fields of research, such as – but by no means limited to – religion and ritual practices; political, social and economic history; literature and intellectual history; law and administration; linguistics and philology; as well as writing, epigraphy, and palaeography.

The assistant professor will effectively deliver or contribute to core modules in Assyriology at both BA and MA level, as well as to shared courses. Furthermore, the applicant will have the opportunity to actively contribute to the upcoming revision of our current MA program in Assyriology, and to participate in various initiatives designed to attract students to Assyriology. The candidate is encouraged to propose ideas for attracting new students to study Assyriology.

Since the work will be divided equally between teaching and research (including administration and communication), applicants must document competencies in both of these areas.
Further information on careers for faculty and academic staff at UCPH.

Qualification requirements
The appointment as a non-tenure-track assistant professor requires research qualifications corresponding at least to what can be achieved through a satisfactorily completed PhD degree within the subject area, and we expect the successful applicant to have completed a PhD in Assyriology. We seek someone with strong expertise in Assyriology and experience of working with Akkadian and Sumerian cuneiform sources, including text editing, philological analysis, interpretation, and contextualization. Furthermore, the candidate should have significant knowledge of cuneiform studies and advanced competences in Akkadian and/or Sumerian, including the ability to edit cuneiform tablets in the original and to conduct rigorous philological and historical analyses.

The position requires documented research experience in Assyriology. Documented experience with editing original cuneiform tablets and strong philological analytical skills are an advantage. The applicant should be qualified to teach potentially most of the courses offered in Assyriology at UCPH, including the language courses in Akkadian and Sumerian, and must be willing to contribute to the co-taught courses with Ancient Middle Eastern Archaeology, Egyptology, and Mesoamerican Studies that are part of the study program. Experience in supervising BA and MA students is desirable. The successful applicant must be capable of independently undertaking research, teaching, supervision, communication, and administration in relation to the subject, and, when necessary, provide academic input to our study program. As part of the application, the applicant should submit a research plan, outlining the envisioned research that the candidate would work on and develop during the assistant professorship.

The applicant is expected to provide a statement of his/her academic and pedagogical approaches to university teaching. Applicants should be able to document teaching qualifications, and they are encouraged to send teaching evaluations or student testimonies. Applicants are encouraged to read the university’s guidelines for job applications and for compiling teaching portfolios at Job application portfolio – University of Copenhagen

Documented experience with outreach activities, e.g. in regard to research dissemination or media experience is not a requirement but will be considered. Applicants are expected to be able to document academic production at a high international level and have the potential to make a significant impact in their field at an international level.

We expect the successful applicant to be highly motivated and team-oriented within the section.

For further details about the qualification requirements for assistant professorships, please read the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities: Ministerial_Order_no._1443_of_11_December_2019_on_Job_Structure_for_Academic_Staff_at_Universities.pdf (ku.dk)

Assessment criteria
To be assessed as qualified for an assistant professorship at the University of Copenhagen, the candidate must meet the University’s criteria of academic merit: Criteria for recognising merit – University of Copenhagen

General criteria apply to the appointment of professors at the University of Copenhagen. The criteria (research, teaching, Innovation & societal impact, organisational contribution and leadership) are considered as a framework for an overall assessment of the applicant. In addition, each applicant will be assessed according to the specific requirements listed in this advertisement.
Applicants are encouraged to read the University of Copenhagen's Guidance on the merit criterion Innovation and Societal Impact here: Guidance_on_the_merit_criterion_Innovation_and_Societal_Impact_for_applicants_and_assessors.pdf.

Assistant professors must be able to show an academic record demonstrating internationally competitive research, and/or have internationally recognized potential to make a future impact.

The assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of documented, internationally competitive research. Teaching qualifications are not mandatory, but documented teaching qualifications and teaching experience will be taken into account. The applicant’s outreach qualifications, including the ability to attract external funding, will also be considered.
Applicants are asked to describe as precisely as possible how their competencies match the above criteria.

The duties of the position are evenly distributed between tasks related to research and teaching, which include administrative duties as well as knowledge-sharing and outreach. Documented competences in both areas, as well as the ability to reflect on them, will be evaluated in the assessment process.

Application
Applications must be submitted online. Click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of this advertisement to apply.

The application must be written in Danish or English, and include the following enclosures in Adobe PDF or Word format:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae (with the applicant’s email address, telephone number)
Documentation of qualifications (exam certificates, PhD diploma, etc.)
Publications: Applicants can submit a maximum of five publications for assessment, of which a minimum of two must have been published within the last five years prior to the deadline for applications in internationally recognized, peer-reviewed journals or in comparable high-ranking series. The publication dates must be clearly marked on the list with a star*. The selected publications must be uploaded as attachments and numbered 1 to 5. Should any material submitted consist of work with named co-authors, or work that is otherwise the result of collective academic endeavors, the extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work must be clearly specified. A signed statement from the co-authors specifying the extent and nature of everyone’s contribution must be included.
Complete publication list (attached publications must be marked with a star*).

The list must be structured systematically and divided into the following categories:

- Peer-reviewed publications:
  - Monographs
  - Articles in journals
  - Book chapters/anthology contributions to proceedings, etc.
- Non-peer-reviewed publications:
  - Publications disseminating research findings, notes, etc.
Research plan (max. three pages).
Teaching portfolio. Please consult the UCPH guide: Job application portfolio – University of Copenhagen

Only documentation in English, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish will be considered.

Salary and terms of employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The salary range starts for Assistant Professor at DKK 42,100 (EUR 5600) + a 18,07 % contribution to the pension scheme. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.

Recruitment procedure
After the application deadline, the Head of Department selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointment Committee. All applicants are notified whether their application has been accepted for assessment. The Head of Department subsequently appoints an expert assessment committee tasked with carrying out an assessment of the selected applicants for the specific post. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee. Applicants are ultimately offered the opportunity of commenting on the part of the assessment relating to themselves before the appointment is finalized. You can find further information on the recruitment process at UCPH here: Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their personal backgrounds.
For more information on the diverse working place environment at UCPH and our participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, please consult our website: HR Excellence in Research – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

International applicant?
UCPH offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including support before and during your relocation and career counselling to expat partners: Dual Career ~ Spouse Network – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

Contact information
Information about the recruitment process is available from HR South, email: HR-SOENDRE@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to case number: 211-0583/26-2A #2.
Additional information about the position can be obtained from the Head of Department Annika Hvithamar, email: i-leder.tors@hum.ku.dk.
The deadline for applications is 6 September 2026 23:59 CEST.
Applications or enclosures received after the deadline will not be considered.
Applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

Fuldmægtig eller specialkonsulent til udvikling og implementering af forskningsstrategiske indsatser på Københavns Universitet

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Vil du være med til at omsætte Københavns Universitets ambition om at være det bedste sted for de bedste idéer til konkrete initiativer? Og motiveres du af en alsidig hverdag, hvor du både driver langsigtede strategiske indsatser og løser forskningspolitiske ad-hoc opgaver?

I Koncernenheden Forskning og Informationssikkerhed på Københavns Universitet (KU) søger vi en stærk akademisk profil til vores strategiteam til blandt andet at understøtte implementeringen af KU’s strategi 2030 og håndtere forskellige opgaver på den forskningspolitiske dagsorden.

Om stillingen mere konkret

Du bliver du en del af et team, der arbejder tæt sammen med ledelsen og interessenter på tværs af universitetet om at udvikle og realisere strategiske virkemidler. Du vil få en central rolle i at:

Planlægge, koordinere og vejlede om strategiske indsatser, der fremmer forskningsexcellence og tværvidenskabelighed.
Udarbejde og koordinere bidrag til analyser, beslutningsoplæg og afrapportering.
Samarbejde på tværs af organisationen – både med videnskabeligt ansatte og i Universitetsadministrationen – og sikre fremdrift i projekter.
Understøtte udvalg og arbejdsgrupper samt udarbejde beslutningsoplæg til Forskningsledelsen, Universitetsledelsen og bestyrelsen.
Understøtte ledelsens samarbejde med eksterne parter og planlægge kommunikation om strategiske initiativer.

Vi tilbyder

En spændende og fagligt udfordrende stilling i et dynamisk og fagligt stærkt, uformelt universitetsmiljø med dygtige og engagerede kollegaer og samarbejdspartnere.
Høj grad af ledelsesmæssig bevågenhed og muligheden for at komme helt ind i maskinrummet på store, institutionsbærende projekter.
Et tæt og tillidsfuldt teamsamarbejde med rig mulighed for faglig sparring og fælles opgaveløsning.
Gode muligheder for at præge dine arbejdsopgaver og udvikle din portefølje og dine kompetencer over tid.
Arbejdsplads i en smuk, historisk bygning i Nørregade, centralt i København, og mulighed for fleksibel arbejdstid og hjemmearbejde.

Vi søger dig, der

Har en relevant akademisk uddannelse (fx samfundsvidenskab, humaniora eller lignende) og arbejder sikkert på både dansk og engelsk.
Har stærke analytiske evner og kan omsætte komplekse politiske og strategiske problemfelter og behov til klare anbefalinger og konkrete indsatser og handling i en stor, mangfoldig organisation.
Trives med projektarbejde, arbejder struktureret og grundigt, og samtidig er klar til at sadle om og handle hurtigt, når det er nødvendigt.
Er god til at samarbejde med kolleger fra andre fagområder og kommunikere på alle niveauer i organisationen.
Er proaktiv, selvstændig og serviceorienteret, fokuseret på at skabe resultater og har interesse for universitetsverdenen og forskningspolitik.

Dine kollegaer

Du kommer til at indgå i et fagligt stærkt team, der varetager en varieret og emnemæssigt bred opgaveportefølje med ledelsesmæssig bevågenhed og høje forventninger til kvaliteten af arbejdet. Vi løser både langvarige udviklingsprojekter og ad hoc-opgaver inden for en bred vifte af forskningspolitiske emner.

Teamet er placeret i Forskningsservice og udvikling, der er en del af Forskning & Informationssikkerhed i KU's fælles administration. Du vil løse dine konkrete opgaver i tæt samarbejde med kollegaer i teamet samt universitetets seks fakulteter og de øvrige afdelinger i Universitetsadministrationen.

Ansættelsesvilkår

Du ansættes som fuldmægtig eller specialkonsulent alt efter dine kvalifikationer. Stillingen er 37 timer om ugen. Aflønning aftales i henhold til gældende overenskomst mellem Finansministeriet og AC. Der er mulighed for at forhandle tillæg efter kvalifikationer.

Stillingen er en treårig stilling med tiltrædelse den 1. november 2026 eller snarest muligt derefter.

Ansøgningsfrist den 6. september 2026. Ansættelsessamtaler forventes afholdt i uge 37-38.

Vi ønsker at afspejle det omgivende samfund og opfordrer alle uanset personlig baggrund til at søge stillingen.

Din ansøgning bilagt CV samt dokumentation for uddannelse skal sendes elektronisk via http://jobportal.ku.dk/tap/ (tryk på linket "Send ansøgning" nederst i opslaget).

Hvis du vil vide mere

Kontakt koordinator for strategiteamet, chefkonsulent Katrine Borg Albertsen katrine.albertsen@adm.ku.dk, tlf. 40499250 eller kontorchef Poul Schjørring poul.schjorring@adm.ku.dk, tlf. 26715136.

Associate Professor of Forensic Toxicoloy and Head of Section

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Forensic Medicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

The University seeks to appoint an associate professor and Head of Section to the Department of Forensic Medicine to commence as soon as possible.

Information on the Department can be found at: https://sund.ku.dk/.

Job description
To fulfill the obligations as head of section the applicant must document an expert level within the field of forensic toxicology. A central role in the daily work is participation in forensic toxicological casework at a supervising level. The Head of section is expected to oversee the preparation of forensic statements to the police and the legal system and serve as an expert witness in court. The applicant must therefore have considerable experience (expert level) in the performance and evaluation of forensic toxicology analyses used as evidence in a judicial context. The applicant must be accustomed to working with the police and other public authorities. The applicant must be able to express him-/herself clearly and concisely in Danish - both in writing and verbally.

In considering applications for the associate professorship, the main emphasis will be on the applicant´s ability to document a body of original scientific work on an international level within the areas of forensic toxicology.

The Section of Forensic Toxicology teaches undergraduates and PhD students in forensic toxicology. The applicant must have adequate qualifications to teach medical students and PhD students.

We focus on interdisciplinary research across three research sections of the department and collaborate with national and international institutions, municipalities and regional hospitals to solve complex challenges.

The Head of Section´s duties will primarily consist of:

exercising leadership for the Section, both personnel and admin
participation in the daily case work at supervisor level
leadership of quality assurance

The Head of Section will be part of the leadership of the section of forensic toxicology.

The associate professor's duties will primarily consist of:

education and supervision of bachelor and graduate students and PhD students
research, including obligations with regard to publication/scientific communication
research leadership as well as educational guidance and supervision of junior researchers
research-based public-sector consultancy in forensic toxicology.

Required qualifications
To be qualified for an associate professor position, you will be assessed according to these five overall criteria for recognising merit at the University of Copenhagen: Research, teaching, innovation & societal impact, organisational contribution and leadership. Find information about each criterion.

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to document:

Research qualifications at the level that can be achieved by satisfactorily completing a period of employment as an assistant professor/postdoc, but may also be obtained in other ways
Teaching qualifications and pedagogical competencies
The associate professor is also required to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills.

Specifically, the successful applicant should be able to:

document specialist level as forensic toxicologist
demonstrate a track-record of case work within the field of forensic toxicology
demonstrate a track-record of supervisor experience in case work
demonstrate a record of original scientific research on an international level, including contributions to the development of the subject area
provide research-based teaching
manage research as well as communicate research results to the public. You are supposed to address relevant aspects related to the field of drug abuse.

The Section of Forensic Toxicology has approximately 35 employees. The Section handles approximately 15000 cases pr year, including 13000 DUI cases, as well as a significant number of post-mortem tox analyses, hair analyses, and analyses of seized effects. The Section has state-of-the-art instrumentation, with advanced robotics, and a comprehensive LIMS system.

Certain tasks at the department may involve exposure to situations that can be psychologically demanding. To address this, the department provides various forms of support and assistance, including preventive measures.

Selected applicants may be asked to undergo a psychological profiling test.

Terms of employment
The position is a permanent position.

The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2025.

Questions
For further information, please contact Head of Department Niels Lynnerup, nly@sund.ku.dk.

Foreign applicants may find the university’s International Staff Mobility useful.

Application
The application must be submitted in English and must include the following documents:

Application (Including motivations for applying for the position (Maximum 2 pages))
Curriculum vitae (Including information about external funding
Diplomas (Master’s, PhD, and other relevant certificates)
A complete list of publications
Research plan (3‐5 pages)
Uploads of maximum 5 publications to be considered in the assessment
Teaching plan
Teaching portfolio (Guidelines)

Please note that the applicant will be contacted if the assessment committee requires further documentation.

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen encourages all interested applicants to apply for this position.

Please submit the application with the required attachments. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, Sunday, 6 September 2026.

Interviews for this position are likely to be held in week 41 2026.

Postdoc in Embryonic DNA Replication and Chromatin Biology at The Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic postdoc for a 3-year position to commence in April 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is part of a research programme entitled 'From a Single Cell to a Complex Organism: Establishing Life with DNA Replication', financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation through a Hallas-Møller Emerging Investigator grant.

Information on the department can be found at: https://icmm.ku.dk/english/

Our research

The Halliwell Group at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM), University of Copenhagen, investigates one of the most fundamental questions in biology: how a single fertilised egg successfully gives rise to a complex organism. We combine molecular biology, embryology, genomics and genome engineering to understand how DNA replication is established during the earliest stages of mammalian development, and how failures in this process contribute to infertility, pregnancy loss and developmental disorders.

Our research is highly interdisciplinary and combines human embryology, mouse models, single-cell genomics, advanced imaging and genome engineering. As a member of the group, you will work in an international and collaborative environment alongside PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, technicians and clinician-scientists, with opportunities to develop both technical expertise and scientific independence.

The Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) provides outstanding research infrastructure, including dedicated facilities for human and mouse embryology, transgenic mouse generation, advanced microscopy and integrated single-cell genomics, creating an ideal environment for ambitious experimental research.

Your job

This postdoctoral position is part of a newly funded research programme investigating how DNA replication is established during the earliest stages of mammalian development. Accurate genome duplication is essential from the very first embryonic cell division, yet early embryos are remarkably susceptible to replication errors that can compromise development and are thought to contribute to infertility, pregnancy loss and congenital disease.

Our goal is to uncover the molecular mechanisms that establish robust DNA replication immediately after fertilisation. To achieve this, we combine cutting-edge approaches including single-embryo proteomics, allele-resolved replication sequencing, CRISPR-based genome engineering and innovative embryological techniques in both human samples and mouse models.

The successful candidate will lead two major components of the project. The first focuses on identifying maternal proteins that promote successful early embryonic development through quantitative single-embryo proteomics. The second explores a fundamental question in genome biology: whether DNA replication programmes are determined by chromatin itself or by the surrounding nuclear environment.

This position offers an exceptional opportunity to establish expertise at the interface of developmental biology, genome regulation and reproductive medicine while contributing to technically ambitious and conceptually innovative research.

Profile
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist within the fields of Molecular or Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Embryology or alike with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills:

You have obtained a PhD degree or equivalent.
You are experienced in mammalian cell culture, standard molecular biology and embryology techniques.
You are experienced in supervising BSc, MSc and/or PhD students.
You have good communication skills and the ability to work in teams with, e.g., PhD and MSc students.
Experience with mouse/human embryology, IVF/ICSI, or embryo microinjection.
You have excellent English skills, both written and spoken.

Desirable experience and skills:

Have obtained FELASA ABD accredited certificate in animal handling or equivalent.
You are experienced in CRISPR/Cas9-based genome engineering.
Experience in the field of DNA replication, DNA repair, genome instability and/or chromatin biology.
Experience with next-generation sequencing and associated bioinformatic analysis.
Experience with single-cell or single-embryo genomic/proteomic workflows.
You have obtained a first author publication.

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment with access to modern laboratories, an integrated single-cell genomics facility, and state-of-the-art embryology and imaging equipment.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of up to 3 years, with a starting date of April 2027 or thereafter.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 39.900 DKK/approx. 5,350 EUR (October 2021 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 18,07% to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Questions
For further information please contact Jason Halliwell; jhalliwellund.ku.dk. www.sund.ku.dk

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Application procedure
Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
List of publications.

Deadline for applications: 6 September 2026

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor. Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 40.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Academic Consultant (AC-TAP) – Reporting and Communication at the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are looking for a highly motivated and independent Academic Consultant to support our efforts at the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center (SIC) commencing 15 October 2026 or as soon as possible hereafter.

Our research

SIC is dedicated to improving understanding, preventing and treating skin diseases affecting a quarter of the world’s population.

Anchored at the Department of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM) at the University of Copenhagen, SIC brings together Danish and international researchers to explore and uncover the complex mechanisms behind skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, and other chronic skin disorders.

Supported by the LEO Foundation, SIC uses cutting-edge technologies and collaborates closely with hospitals and research institutions to ensure that discoveries contribute to improved understanding and treatment of skin diseases.

Two PhD fellowships in Medical Science and Technology Studies/Medical Anthropology at the Department of Public Health

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

University of Copenhagen

The Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for two fully funded three-year PhD fellowships in Medical Science and Technology Studies/Medical Anthropology. The positions are available from January 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The PhD projects will focus on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics in healthcare, employing ethnographic methods to explore their implications for contemporary medical practice. The fellowships are available via the Carlsberg Foundation Semper Arden Accelerate-funded project “PATHWAYSs of precision: AI-driven predictions in neurocognitive and mental illness (PATHWAY)”: PATHWAYs of precision: AI-driven predictions in neurocognitive and mental illness | Carlsbergfondet.dk.

Project description

We seek two highly motivated applicants with a strong interest in ethnographic research on the social, ethical, and organizational implications of novel digital and data-intensive medical technologies. Specifically, the PhDs will investigate and theorize how predictive AI tools establish new pathways for patient- and personhood, professional practice, and healthcare delivery:

PhD 1 will investigate how predictive AI is employed in dementia diagnostics
PhD 2 will investigate how predictive AI is employed in the treatment of mental illness

Both PhDs will conduct participant observation in clinical settings at hospitals, qualitative interviews with healthcare professionals, patients, and biomedical/bioinformatics scientists, as well as document analysis of policy papers and clinical guidelines related to AI in healthcare. Please indicate which of the two projects, you are applying for.

Our group and research
The PhD candidates will be based at the Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies (MeST) at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. MeST is a vibrant, internationally recognized, and highly interdisciplinary research environment with scholars from public health, anthropology, sociology, history, psychology, medicine, and philosophy. United by a shared interest in how medical technologies shape and interact with humans and healthcare systems, MeST researchers explore a wide range of topics, with a particular—though not exclusive—focus on precision medicine and digital health. The center provides a stimulating intellectual setting, offering opportunities for collaboration, academic exchange, and methodological innovation.

Principal supervisor is Associate Professor Iben Mundbjerg Gjødsbøl, e-mail: ibgj@sund.ku.dk, direct phone: 35337318.

Start: January 1, 2027

Duration: 3 years as a PhD student

Job description
Your key tasks as a PhD student at SUND are:

Carrying through an independent research project under supervision.
Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
Participating in active research environments, including a stay with an international research team.
Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
Teaching and disseminating your knowledge
Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project

PhD Programme Description:
The PhD programme is a three-year full-time research education within the framework of the 5+3 scheme. We seek candidates holding a relevant academic degree within the project’s subject area of the project, e.g. anthropology, ethnology, public health, sociology.

Qualifications and key criteria for the assessment of applicants

If you have completed your academic education in Denmark, the admission to the PhD programme requires a relevant Master’s degree (equivalent to 180 ECTS BSc + 120 ECTS MSc).

If you have an academic education from abroad, you must have either a degree equivalent to a Danish master's degree (180 ETCS + 120 ECTS MSc), or at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) and be academically qualified at master's level.

As part of the assessment of whether you meet the educational requirements, you must also achieve a positive academic evaluation and be assessed as the best qualified for the position.
The successful applicant will have experience or training in ethnographic methods, i.e. participant observation and qualitative interviews. The applicant should be interested and skilled in theoretical development within the social studies of medical science and technology/medical anthropology. Also, the applicant should be interested in learning to communicate research findings in teaching, conference presentations, and by writing scientific papers for high-ranking international journals. The PhD will engage in interdisciplinary research collaborations, and we therefore highly value human qualities and collaboration skills.

It is a prerequisite that the applicant can be and is not already enrolled as a PhD student at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

Other important criteria are:

The grade points achieved
Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
Other professional activities
A curious mind-set with an interest in the social studies of medical science and technology
Language skills in written and oral English
Language skills in written and oral Danish for fieldwork

Place of employment

Place of employment is the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic, international research environment.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The start date is January 1, 2027, or after agreement.

The employment is conditioned upon the applicant’s successful enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree. Salary, pension and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary begins around 29.691 DKK /approx. 3.973 EUR (November 2025-level) plus pension.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowships, please contact Associate Professor Iben M. Gjødsbøl.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/

Application procedure
Your application including all attachment must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:

Cover letter explaining your qualifications and research focus (max. one page).
Motivation letter explaining your reasons for applying for the position (max. two pages). The motivation letter should include a short, suggested project outline, including motivation for the study, research questions, and methodology. You are welcome to apply for both subprojects.
CV including education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
Original diplomas (Bachelor and Master degree or equivalent) and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science
Publication list (if possible)
A writing sample (e.g., master’s thesis or other relevant material)
Names and email addresses of two references (reference letters are not required)

Application deadline: September 7, 2026, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The assessor makes a non-prioritized assessment of the academic qualifications and experience with respect to the above-mentioned area of research and other requirements listed in the advertisement.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You find information about the recruitment process at: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicants will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 43

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

PhD fellowship in “Agentic AI and Large Language Models for Global Pathogen Analysis”

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are offering a PhD fellowship in “Agentic AI and Foundation Models for Global Pathogen Analysis” commencing July 1st 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Our group and research
The Bhatt-Duchene Group is based in the Section for Health Data Science and AI at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Public Health. The group works at the intersection of computer science, mathematics, biology, and epidemiology, developing and applying novel statistical methods and deep learning approaches for global health challenges. The group’s research spans disease modelling, genomic analysis, causal inference with machine learning, and deep learning for various health-related domains.

The Global Pathogen Analysis Platform (GPAP) is a new international initiative to strengthen global pandemic preparedness by developing a freely available, AI-powered platform for pathogen genomic analysis. GPAP is supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation with up to DKK 200 million over six years. The platform will be established with its main hub at DTU's National Food Institute and partner nodes at the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut, and Imperial College London, together with international collaborators around the world. The GPAP consortium brings together expertise in artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, pathogen genomics, epidemiology, public health, and software infrastructure.

Project description
The PhD project will focus on developing intelligent AI systems, language language models (LLMs), and AI-for-Science approaches that can be integrated into the GPAP platform. The project is expected to combine methodological research with robust software implementation and real-world deployment in a large international research infrastructure.

Relevant research directions include, but are not limited to:

Benchmarking and evaluation of large language models and foundation models for biological, genomic, and phylogenetic tasks.
Pre, mid, and post-training, adaptation of large language models for biological, genomic, and phylogenetic tasks.
Agentic AI systems that can interact with bioinformatics pipelines, databases, and scientific software for pathogen genomic analysis, interpretation, and automated scientific reporting.
Reliable, reproducible, and auditable dashboards and workflows for infectious disease surveillance and outbreak analysis.

The successful candidate will be expected to formulate an independent PhD project within this area in collaboration with the supervisory team.

Principal supervisor is Professor Samir Bhatt, Department of Public Health, Email: samir.bhatt@sund.ku.dk

Co-supervisor is Dr Harrison Bo Hua Zhu, Department of Public Health, Email: harrison.zhu@sund.ku.dk

Co-supervisor is Dr Neil Scheidwasser, Department of Public Health, Email: neil.clow@sund.ku.dk

Start: July 1st, 2027

Duration: 3 years as a PhD student (+ 3 months as research assistant for enrolment, if relevant)

Job description
Your key tasks as a PhD student will be to:

Carry out an independent research project under supervision.
Develop new AI methods and software systems relevant to GPAP.
Implement, evaluate, and document research prototypes and platform-facing tools.
Publish scientific papers in high-quality international venues.
Complete PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS credits.
Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution.
Contribute to teaching, supervision, or other forms of knowledge dissemination related to the PhD project.
Write and defend a PhD thesis based on the project.

Key criteria for the assessment of applicants
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree related to the subject area of the project, e.g. data science, statistics, economics, computer science, computational linguistics, or a related quantitative discipline. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years). In addition, the following will be considered:

Essential experience and skills:

A strong academic background and degree in computer science or related field.
Experience with large language model pre/mid/post-training (e.g. Agentic Reinforcement Learning), evaluation and agentic harness construction
Strong software engineering skills, proficiency in Python programming, experience with Git and modern deep learning frameworks (PyTorch/Jax/TensorFlow)
Ability to work independently and in collaboration with researchers, engineers, and domain experts.
Strong motivation to conduct internationally competitive research and translate methods into working software.
Experience and interest with AI for Science, computational biology, pathogen genomics, phylogenetics, epidemiology, or bioinformatics workflows.
Excellent written and spoken English.

Desirable experience and skills:

Publications, open-source contributions, research software, or other documented outputs relevant to the project.

Place of employment
The place of employment is at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and high-performance computing infrastructure with GPU clusters for large-scale analyses.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The start date is July 1st, 2027.

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree.

Salary, pension, and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at approximately 31,800 DKK/Roughly 4,250 EUR (August 2026 level) plus pension.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/

Application procedure
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)

2. CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position

3. Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science

4. Publication list (if possible)

Application deadline: 8 September 2026, 23.59 (CEST)

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The assessor makes a non-prioritized assessment of the academic qualifications and experience with respect to the above-mentioned area of research, techniques, skills and other requirements listed in the advertisement.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You find information about the recruitment process at: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicants will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Staff Scientist or Research Consultant in Bioinformatics at Globe Institute

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

University of Copenhagen

We are looking for a highly motivated bioinformatician with strong experience in data science to join our bioinformatics team and support our work on ancient environmental genomes at the Centre for Ancient Environmental Genomics (CAEG) and the AEGIS center. The position is available from 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Workplace
The Centre for Ancient Environmental Genomics (CAEG) is an interdisciplinary research center specializing in the sequencing and analysis of ancient DNA (aeDNA). Our international research team collects samples from ice, soil, and lake sediments and uses advanced sequencing technologies to extract and analyze ancient DNA from these materials.

By reconstructing ancient environments, our research provides important insights into ecological and evolutionary processes, including the effects of climate change and human activity. The team brings together researchers with backgrounds in geology, genetics, ecology, evolutionary biology, computer science, statistics, and related fields. Particular emphasis will be placed on a good onboarding process and strong integration into the Center and the Institute.

Your job
You will be part of a multidisciplinary team working with large next-generation sequencing and metagenomic datasets. Your responsibilities will include processing and analyzing large-scale sequencing data, and designing and automating robust pipelines for data summarization, visualization, and quality control.

You will also support ongoing research projects by developing bioinformatic tools, benchmarking computational methods, and solving complex scientific problems in close collaboration with researchers across disciplines.

Profile
We are seeking a motivated and forward-thinking academic with a strong scientific background. The successful candidate will be able to work independently, contribute to collaborative projects, and help advance research at the intersection of ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics.

Essential experience and skills

Master’s degree or PhD in life sciences, computer science, bioinformatics, data science, or a related field.
Advanced proficiency in Python, R, and Unix shell scripting.
Experience with version control systems such as Git.
Experience working with genomic and high-throughput sequencing data.
Familiarity with HPC environments and queue management systems such as Slurm.
Ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
Strong written and spoken English.

Desirable skills

Knowledge of low-level programming languages such as C/C++/rust.
Experience analyzing large-scale ancient DNA datasets.
Knowledge of bioinformatic pipelines for taxonomic assignment.
Experience developing workflows and pipelines using tools such as Snakemake, Nextflow, and Docker.
Experience with metagenomic or environmental DNA analysis.
Experience in ancient DNA analysis

Personal attributes

Innovative and analytical mindset.
Strong collaborator who thrives in interdisciplinary environments.
Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
Able to work effectively in a fast-paced research environment and adapt to new challenges and technologies.
A curious mindset and strong ability to troubleshoot complex issues.

Place of employment
The place of work is at the Section for GeoGenetics, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen. We offer supportive, creative, and stimulating working conditions within a dynamic and international research environment.

Globe Institute is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where employees and students can thrive. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years.

The position will be either as an Academic employee or Special Consultant, depending on the successful candidate’s background, qualifications, and experience. Salary and employment conditions will be in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Akademikerne (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The monthly salary will be based on seniority. There will be an opportunity to negotiate supplements based on qualifications. You can read more about salary levels in the state sector www.loenoverblik.dk (in Danish).

Questions
For further information regarding the position, please contact Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen at tskorneliussen@sund.ku.dk.

Application
Your application should be in English and include:

Letter of application addressing the requirements, max. one page
Curriculum vitae
Certified or signed copy of educational certificates

Please submit your application by clicking “Apply Now” below. Only online applications will be accepted.

Application deadline: 8 September 2026, 23:59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not meet the above requirements.

The University of Copenhagen seeks to reflect the diversity of society and encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Staff Scientist or Research Consultant in Bioinformatics and Genomic Reference Catalogue Development at Globe Institute

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

University of Copenhagen

We are looking for a highly motivated informatician to join our team and play a central role in developing large-scale genomic reference catalogues for environmental and ancient DNA research. The position is available from 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Workplace
The Centre for Ancient Environmental Genomics (CAEG) and AEGIS is an interdisciplinary research centre specializing in the sequencing and analysis of ancient environmental DNA (aeDNA). Our international research team collects samples from ice, soil, and lake sediments and uses advanced sequencing technologies to extract and analyse ancient DNA from these materials.

By reconstructing ancient environments, our research provides important insights into ecological and evolutionary processes, including the effects of climate change and human activity. The team brings together researchers with backgrounds in geology, genetics, ecology, evolutionary biology, computer science, statistics, and related fields. We place a strong emphasis on providing excellent onboarding and integrating new staff into both the Centre and the Institute.

Your job
You will play a central role in developing large-scale genomic reference catalogues that capture the genomic diversity of life on Earth. The primary objective of the position is to identify, acquire, curate, and continuously expand collections of genomes and other relevant FASTA resources from public repositories, scientific initiatives, and other openly available sources worldwide.

You will establish automated and reproducible workflows for discovering newly available genomic resources, retrieving and organizing sequence data, and integrating them into versioned catalogue releases. The work will involve handling very large and heterogeneous collections of sequence data in high-performance computing environments.

A major part of the position will be the scientific curation and quality assessment of the collected resources. This includes assessing genome and assembly quality, identifying contamination, detecting redundancy, evaluating taxonomic assignments, and selecting suitable reference sequences. You will develop and apply procedures that ensure the resulting catalogues are comprehensive, traceable, reproducible, and scientifically robust.

Existing software might not address every challenge encountered in this work and you will therefore curate, adapt, and develop small bioinformatic programs and computational methods for tasks such as contamination detection, sequence-quality assessment, taxonomic validation, reference selection, and scalable processing of large genome collections.

Although the development and curation of genomic reference catalogues will be your primary responsibility, you will also be an integral member of the informatics group. You will contribute to the broader activities of the group by supporting ongoing research projects, collaborating on computational analyses, developing bioinformatic software and workflows, and helping maintain and further develop the computational infrastructure used across the Centre.

You will work closely with bioinformaticians, evolutionary biologists, ecologists, and other researchers to create reference resources that enable next-generation analyses of ancient environmental DNA, metagenomics, and biodiversity.

Key responsibilities

● Systematically identify and acquire genomes and other relevant FASTA resources from public repositories and scientific initiatives.

● Build, curate, document, version, and continuously expand large-scale genomic reference catalogues.

● Develop automated and reproducible workflows for resource discovery, download, processing, quality control, and catalogue construction.

● Assess sequence and assembly quality and identify contamination, redundancy, taxonomic inconsistencies, and other potential problems.

● Curate, adapt, and develop small bioinformatic programs where existing tools are insufficient.

● Process very large sequence collections using high-performance computing systems.

● Collaborate with researchers to ensure that the catalogues meet the scientific needs of environmental DNA, ancient DNA, metagenomic, and biodiversity research.

● Contribute to software development, computational analyses, workflows, and other activities within the informatics group.

Profile
We are seeking an independent, motivated, and forward-thinking academic with a strong scientific and computational background. The successful candidate will be able to take responsibility for a technically ambitious long-term task, work systematically with very large data collections, and contribute effectively to collaborative research projects.

Essential experience and skills

● Master's degree or PhD in bioinformatics, computer science, computational biology, genomics, data science, or a related field.

● Strong programming skills in Python and Unix shell scripting.

● Experience working with genomic sequence data and FASTA-based resources.

● Experience developing automated and reproducible computational workflows.

● Experience with version control systems such as Git.

● Familiarity with HPC environments and queue-management systems such as Slurm.

● Ability to work independently and effectively in interdisciplinary teams.

● Strong written and spoken English.

Desirable skills

● Experience working with public genomic repositories and large-scale sequence resources.

● Experience with genome assembly assessment, contamination detection, or sequence-quality control.

● Knowledge of taxonomy, taxonomic classification, or the curation of taxonomic reference resources.

● Experience with metagenomic, environmental DNA, or ancient DNA data.

● Experience developing workflows using tools such as Snakemake or Nextflow.

● Knowledge of low-level programming languages such as C, C++, or Rust.

● Experience processing and organizing very large biological datasets.

● Experience developing and maintaining scientific software.

Personal attributes

● Analytical and systematic mindset.

● Curiosity and a strong ability to troubleshoot complex technical and scientific problems.

● Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

● Ability to take long-term ownership of a large computational resource.

● Strong collaborator who thrives in an interdisciplinary environment.

● Ability to adapt to new challenges, data sources, and technologies.

Place of employment
The position is based at the Centre for Ancient Environmental Genomics (CAEG), Section for GeoGenetics, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, physically located at the geological museum. We offer supportive, creative, and stimulating working conditions within a dynamic and international research environment.

Globe Institute is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where employees and students can thrive. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 4 years.

Questions
For further information regarding the position, please contact Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen at tskorneliussen@sund.ku.dk.

Application
Your application should be in English and include:

● Letter of application addressing the requirements, maximum one page.

● Curriculum vitae.

● Certified or signed copy of educational certificates.

Please submit your application by clicking "Apply Now" below. Only online applications will be accepted.

Application deadline: 8 September 2026, 23:59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline and not to consider applications that do not meet the above requirements.

The University of Copenhagen seeks to reflect the diversity of society and encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Student ved CEO, Center for Erhvervsret og Offentlig Regulering, Det Juridiske Fakultet

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Center for Erhvervsret og Offentlig Regulering (CEO) søger en student til at bistå centrets videnskabelige medarbejdere. Tiltrædelse fra snarest muligt.

CEO er et både nationalt og internationalt orienteret forskningscenter, der arbejder med markeds- og erhvervsretlige problemstillinger. CEO ønsker at være et attraktivt og samfundsrelevant forum for international og tværfaglig forskning og uddannelse inden for centrets interessefelt. CEO arbejder ud fra værdier om åbenhed, medejerskab, entusiasme og faglighed.

Arbejdsopgaver

Arbejdsopgaverne dækker over administrative og praktiske opgaver i forbindelse med forberedelse af artikler, foredrag og publikationer, informationsindhentning på flere sprog (især dansk og engelsk) samt kontakt til inden- og udenlandske akademikere og institutioner.

Om dig forestiller vi os

At du har interesse for og lyst til at arbejde med centerets arbejdsområder
At du er motiveret og ansvarsfuld i opgaveløsningen
At du har meget gode engelskkundskaber
At du er omgængelig og har gode kommunikationsevner

Løn- og ansættelsesvilkår

Arbejdstiden er i gennemsnit 10-15 timer om ugen. Vi tager hensyn til perioder, hvor du læser og går til eksamen, når vi tilrettelægger arbejdet.

Løn- og ansættelsesvilkår i henhold til fællesoverenskomsten mellem Finansministeriet og Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer – Det Statslige Område (OAO-S) og organisationsaftalen for kontorfunktionærer, laboranter og it-medarbejdere (HK/Stat) med indplacering som studerende.

Timelønnen er 145,73 kr. (1. august 2026-niveau). Du vil blive lønindplaceret på baggrund af tidligere ansættelser.

For at blive ansat er det en forudsætning, at du er indskrevet og aktiv studerende ved en videregående uddannelsesinstitution.

Tiltrædelse hurtigst muligt

Ansøgningen

Er du interesseret i stillingen, beder vi dig sende en kortfattet elektronisk ansøgning med CV og eksamensudskrift via Jobportalen (Klik på ”Søg Stillingen” nederst i opslaget).

Ansøgningsfristen er den 9. september 2026

Vi forventer at afholde ansættelsessamtaler hurtigt efter ansøgningsfristens udløb.

Vi ønsker at afspejle det omgivne samfund og opfordrer alle uanset personlig baggrund til at søge stillingen.

Yderligere oplysninger

Hvis du har spørgsmål til stillingen er du velkommen til at kontakte professor Caroline Heide-Jørgensen på caroline.heide-jorgensen@jur.ku.dk.

Københavns Universitet har etableret en ny fælles administrativ organisering, som fortsat implementeres. Det indebærer løbende forandringer og udvikling af bl.a. arbejdsgange og samarbejdsflader

PhD fellowship in the mechanisms of muscle-derived FGF21 signaling and age-related metabolic resistance in aging

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

University of Copenhagen

We are offering a PhD fellowship in the mechanisms of muscle-derived FGF21 signaling and age-related metabolic resistance, commencing 1 November 2026, or as soon as possible.

Our group and research

The Finger Group, part of the Division of Translational Metabolism at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, investigates how mitochondrial dysfunction, cardiolipin metabolism, and endocrine stress signals drive skeletal muscle decline during aging. We combine mouse models of aging and myopathy, mitochondrial bioenergetics, and endocrine signaling approaches (FGF21, leptin, insulin) with cutting-edge molecular and imaging techniques. As a newly established group, we offer a dynamic, hands-on environment where PhD students work closely with the PI and collaborate across an international network, including groups studying exercise physiology, redox biology, and metabolic endocrinology.

Project description

Skeletal muscle produces FGF21 as a stress hormone under mitochondrial and metabolic strain, signaling in an endocrine manner to distal organs such as liver, adipose tissue, and brain to coordinate a systemic metabolic stress response. However, with aging, target organs appear to become progressively resistant to muscle-derived FGF21, blunting its protective systemic effects and contributing to metabolic dysfunction associated with sarcopenia and metabolic myopathy. This project will dissect the molecular basis of this age-related FGF21 resistance in peripheral target organs, using in vivo mouse models (including AAV-mediated gene delivery and inducible systems), assessment of muscle-derived FGF21 release under metabolic and mitochondrial stress, and cellular/molecular readouts of FGF21 receptor signaling in target tissues. The successful candidate will characterize how target-organ FGF21 sensitivity declines with age, identify the receptor/downstream signaling nodes responsible for this resistance, and test strategies to restore FGF21 responsiveness in aged or diseased organs, with the aim of informing new therapeutic angles for age-related metabolic dysfunction.

Principal supervisor is Fabian Finger, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, fabian.finger@sund.ku.dk.

Start: 1 Novemberber 2026 (negotiable)

Duration: 3 years as a PhD student

Job description

Your key tasks as a PhD fellow at SUND are:

• Carrying through an independent research project under supervision, addressing FGF21 resistance in aging and disease

• Completing PhD courses or equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points

• Participating in an active research environment, including a stay at another research team preferably abroad

• Writing scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals

• Obtaining experience with teaching or other dissemination related to your PhD project

• Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project

Key criteria for the assessment of applicants

Applicants must hold qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree related to the subject area of the project, e.g. molecular biomedicine, nutritional science, physiology, biochemistry, or a related field. The master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).

Other important criteria are:

• The grade point average achieved

• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project, particularly hands-on experience with mouse models (including FELASA certification, in vivo/ex vivo muscle physiology assays, and molecular biology techniques (qPCR, Western blot, cell culture)

• Previous publications or presentations on skeletal muscle metabolism, mitochondrial biology, or endocrine/FGF21 signaling

• Relevant work experience in a translational metabolism or muscle physiology laboratory

• Other professional activities, e.g. participation in aging or metabolism research networks

• A curious mindset with a strong interest in mitochondrial biology, endocrine signaling, and aging-related muscle dysfunction

• Fluency in written and spoken English

Additional merits or desired skills

The ideal candidate has one or more of the following competencies: in vivo mouse handling and surgical techniques (IP injections, intramuscular injection, resistance training in mice), ex vivo muscle contraction assays, AAV-mediated gene delivery in skeletal muscle, CRISPR/Cas9 approaches, cell culture (e.g. C2C12 myotubes) and satellite cell isolation, and molecular/protein analysis techniques (qPCR, ELISA, Western blot, HPLC-based protein separation). Prior exposure to FGF21 biology, receptor signaling, or aging/sarcopenia research is a strong asset.

Place of employment

The place of employment is the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic, international research environment with modern laboratories for mouse physiology, molecular biology, and imaging.

Terms of employment

Average weekly working hours: 37. Fixed-term position for 3 years, conditioned on successful enrolment as a PhD student at the SUND Graduate School.

The employment as PhD Fellow follows the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations/AC collective agreement. Furthermore, the employment is covered by the rules concerning PhD Fellows as described in the Job structure for academic staff at universities of 2025.

Monthly salary starts at approximately 31,800 DKK (~4,250 EUR, August 2026 level) plus 18.07% employer-paid pension. There will be an opportunity to negotiate a supplement based on qualifications.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/

Application procedure
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)

2. CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position

3. Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database/?set_language=en. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science

4. Publication list (if possible)

Application deadline: 9 September 2026, 23:59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You find information about the recruitment process at: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicants will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 40.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Postdoc in Plant Biochemistry

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences invites applicants for a postdoc fellowship in plant biochemistry, financed by a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

The start date is 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The employment is for 18 months.

The project

The use of fertilizers in current agricultural systems results in The field of biological nitrification inhibitors (BNIs) has gained increasing attention over the past decades as a promising strategy to mitigate fertilizer-derived greenhouse gas emissions in the global north and improve yields with reduced nitrogen inputs in the global south. Yet, despite more than 20 years of research, only a limited number of BNI compounds have been identified and characterized, and their precise mode of action remains largely unknown [8]. This lack of mechanistic insight hampers the integration of BNI traits into breeding programs.

The project capitalizes on a newly developed pipeline for identification of new BNI compounds with comparable efficiency to the current marketed synthetic nitrification inhibitors.

This project combines bioinformatics, biochemistry and molecular biology to elucidate missing biosynthetic enzymes to reconstruct complete metabolic pathways in yeast for bioproduction of biological nitrification inhibitors.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates within the fields of Biology, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics or biotechnology, who wish to join a dynamic research group working on plant biochemistry and biosynthesis of specialized metabolites.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

The successful applicant will join Tomas Laursen and the Dynamic Metabolons Research Group, which specializes in the organization of biosynthetic pathways for production of bioactive compounds. The project is part of several ongoing research projects within the group focusing on understanding how plant produce and secrete bioactive compounds from the roots.

The Dynamic Metabolons research Group is a part of the the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, which hosts four major Sections spanning from molecular biology to crop science and environmental chemistry.

We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories, plant growth facilities, and a metabolomics platform hosted within the Section.

The principal supervisor is Associate Professor Tomas Laursen, tola@plen.ku.dk.

We are looking for the following qualifications:

Professional qualifications relevant to the Postdoc project
Relevant publications
Relevant work experience
Other relevant professional activities
Curious mind-set with a strong interest in the research field
Excellent English language skills

Application and Assessment Procedure

Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include:

Motivated letter of application
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
Original diplomas for BSc and MSc degrees and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in a language other than English or Danish. If the latest degree has not been completed, please include a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records and a written statement from the institution or supervisor.
Publication list (if possible)
Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 9 September 2026, 23:59 GMT+1.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified, whether you will be passed for assessment.

The assessor will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the above mentioned research area, techniques, skills and other requirements. The assessor will conclude whether each applicant is qualified and, if so, for which of the two models. The assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews with selected candidates are expected to be held during the first two weeks of september 2026.

Questions
For specific information about the Postdoc, please contact the principal supervisor.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Postdoctoral position in digital media and communication at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites applications for a postdoctoral position in digital media and communication research beginning January 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is a fixed-term position for three years.

Introduction
The successful applicant will become part of the project entitled, GREENWATCH – Green Surveillance: Imagining a Sustainable Internet of Things, funded through a European Research Council Advanced Grant, 2025-2029. The project examines the potentials and challenges of employing the Internet of Things (IoT) as a communication system monitoring the effects of human activities of Earth’s ecosystems, which simultaneously entails surveillance of human individuals and social institutions. The position represents a unique opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary and culturally comparative empirical work covering China, Europe, and the United States, and to contribute to theory development on a strategic issue with global ramifications.

Duties and Responsibilities
The successful applicant will undertake conceptual and normative analyses of imaginaries originating in China, Europe, and the United States regarding the pros and cons of employing the Internet of Things (IoT) as a communication system monitoring the effects of human activities of Earth’s ecosystems.

Qualification requirements and assessment criteria
Employment as a postdoc requires academic qualifications at PhD level.

Applicants must have specific theoretical and methodological competences for studying ethical and political aspects of digital media and communicative practices. Other things being equal, applicants with previous knowledge of non-western communication theory and philosophy, and/or experience from cross-cultural research, will be preferred.

Applicants must be fluent in speaking and writing English.

More information on careers at UCPH and the requirement for the different academic positions is available on:
Career at The University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

For more about postdoc positions and qualification requirements, see the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities: Bekendtgørelse om stillingsstruktur for videnskabeligt personale ved universiteter.

Applicants will primarily be assessed in relation to their research qualifications, including their publications, ability to conduct independent research and participate in research collaborations, and their experience with research management. In addition, the applicant’s research plan and research potential will be assessed in relation to the GREENWATCH project described above.

Application
Applications must be submitted in PDF or Word format. Click on the “Apply now” button at the bottom of this advertisement to apply.

Applications must be written in English and must include the following attachments:

1. Letter of motivation

2. CV

3. Documentation of qualifications (exam certificates and PhD diploma)

4. Complete publication list (attached publications must be marked with an asterisk). The list must be structured systematically and divided into the following categories:

Peer-reviewed publications:
- Monographs and anthologies
- Articles in journals
- Book chapters/anthology contributions, etc.
Non-peer-reviewed publications:
- Publications disseminating research findings, etc.

Applicants can attach a maximum of 3 publications. The publication dates must be clearly marked on the publication list. The selected publications must be uploaded as attachments and numbered 1-3.

5. Research plan.

Only documentation in English will be assessed.

Applicants are invited to familiarize themselves with the faculty's strategic landmarks here:Strategic landmarks – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

Salary and terms of employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The salary range starts at DKK 39,700.00 (EUR 5.,300.00) + an 18.07% contribution to the pension scheme. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.

The recruitment process
Once the deadline for applications has expired, the Head of Department will consider advice from the appointment committee and select applicants for assessment. All applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. The Head of Department will then set up an expert assessment committee to consider the applications. The selected applicants will be informed who is serving on the committee. They will be offered the opportunity to comment on the committee’s assessment of their application before the appointment is announced.

Further information on the recruitment process at University of Copenhagen can be found here: Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. For more on the diverse working place environment at the University and the University’s participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, see HR Excellence in Research – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

International applicant?
The University of Copenhagen offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including support before and during your relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about these services as well as information on entering and working in Denmark here: For international researchers at the University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

Contact information
Information about the recruitment process is available from HR South Centre, email: HR-Soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number: 211-2569/26-2I #2.

Additional information about the position can be obtained from Professor Klaus Bruhn Jensen, email: kbj@hum.ku.dk.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 [CEST] on September 11, 2026.

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

Teaching Assistant Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Pathology

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The University invites applicants for a full-time Teaching Assistant Professor to the research group of Veterinary Anatomy and Pathology, Section of Parasitology and Pathobiology, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences to commence 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The research group of Veterinary Anatomy and Pathology focus on the development of models for human and veterinary diseases in mammals together with the development of new diagnostic methods. This includes animal infectious diseases and welfare related lesions as well as laboratory related aspects. Besides the research activities, the research group is also highly involved with teaching in relation to veterinary education.

Information on the Department can be found at: https://ivh.ku.dk/

Job description
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic full-time Teaching Assistant Professor within veterinary anatomy and veterinary pathology. The position is linked to veterinarian education and includes primarily teaching in courses related to veterinary anatomy and pathology including supervision of students. The candidate needs to be able to contribute and further develop teaching within veterinary anatomy and pathology.

The Teaching Assistant Professor responsibilities will primarily consist of:

Delivering of teaching (including lectures, exercises, assessment, evaluation) in anatomy and pathology for undergraduate veterinary students.
Development of teaching strategies and materials.
Engaging in pedagogical training and implementation of relevant and novel educational tools in the daily teaching environment.
Contributing to administrative tasks related to teaching including taken on course responsibility.
The position does not require independent research, but there are opportunities to collaborate with ongoing research initiatives.
It is a requirement to undertake and complete the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen assistant professor pedagogical degree (adjunktpædagogikum).

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to document:

DVM degree and authorization to practice veterinary medicine in Denmark, or eligibility for Danish veterinary licensure within three months of appointment.
Documented teaching experience of veterinary students.
Strong interpersonal and communicative skills.

Terms of employment
Salary and employment terms are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant professional organizations.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities

The position is 37 hours per week and is not time limited. The successful candidate must complete university pedagogy training and may, upon positive evaluation, be employed as an associate professor within 6 years of employment.

The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant professional organisations.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2026.

Questions
For further information, please contact Head of Department Birgit Nørrung, e-mail: birn@sund.ku.dk or Research Group Leader, Professor Henrik Elvang Jensen, e-mail: elvang@sund.ku.dk.

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: https://www.ism.ku.dk/ (International Staff Mobility).

Application
The application must be submitted in English and must include the following documents:

Application, including information about teaching experience (Maximum 2 pages)
Curriculum vitae
Diplomas (veterinary authorization, Master’s, PhD, and other relevant certificates)
A complete list of publications
Teaching plan
Teaching portfolio (Guidelines: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio)

Application procedure
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointments Committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment. The Dean then appoints an expert assessment committee in order to make an assessment of the selected applicants for the specific post. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee and each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You can read about the recruitment process at https://jobportal.ku.dk/.

Please note that the applicant will be contacted if the assessment committee requires further documentation.

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen encourages all interested applicants to apply for this position.

Please submit the application with the required attachments. The closing date for applications is 11 September 2026.

Interviews for this position are likely to be held in weeks 40-41 2026.

Assistant Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Pathology

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The research activities focus on the development of models for human and veterinary diseases in mammals together with the development of new diagnostic methods. This includes animal infectious diseases and welfare related lesions as well as laboratory related aspects.

The position is linked to the veterinarian education and includes primarily teaching in courses related to veterinary anatomy and pathology including supervision of students. The candidates need to be able to contribute and further develop teaching within especially veterinary anatomy and pathology. The position is for 4 years.

The assistant professor’s duties will primarily include research, including obligations with regard to publication/scientific communication and research-based teaching with associated examination obligations within veterinary anatomy and pathology. To a limited extent this may also include performance of other duties.

Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of documented, internationally competitive research. The ability to attract external funding will be considered together with outreach qualifications. Teaching qualifications are not mandatory but documented teaching qualifications and teaching experience will be considered.

For Assistant professors: https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/kriterier-for-videnskabelige-stillinger/kriterier-for-meritering-maj-2026/5a_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-Assistant_professors.pdf.

Applicants are encouraged to read the University of Copenhagen's Guidance on the merit criterion Innovation and Societal Impact here

Further information on the Department can be found on https://kunet.ku.dk/fakultet-og-institut/ivh. Inquiries about the position can be made to Birgit Nørrung, e-mail: birgit.noerrung@sund.ku.dk

The position is open from 1 December 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

Curriculum vitae
Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
Research plan – description of current and future research plans
If available, description and documentation of teaching and supervision experience and qualifications - please describe and document:
- Experience with supervision of BSc and MSc students
- Teaching experience
- Formal pedagogical training
Complete publication list
Separate reprints of 5 particularly relevant papers

The deadline for applications is 11 of September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews/trial lectures will be held in weeks 40-41.

Studerende til forskningsprojekter om politisk repræsentation og sociale medier

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Institut for Statskundskab ved Københavns Universitet søger en studerende til følgende projekter:

(1) Advocacy in Digital Democracy: Use, Impact and Democratic Consequences (ADVODID, ERC Consolidator Grant) (information om projektet, teamet og publikationer findes på projektets hjemmeside). På Københavns Universitet omfatter teamet Anne Rasmussen (PI) og Daniel Cruz (postdoc), og du vil desuden samarbejde tæt med øvrige teammedlemmer ved King's College London.

(2) "SoMeRep" (Social Media and Political Representation). SoMeRep undersøger sociale medier og uligheder i den demokratiske repræsentation. Projektet undersøger bl.a. hvordan sociale medier påvirker demokratisk deltagelse, politisk responsivitet og den offentlige debat. Det ledes af Anne Rasmussen (Københavns Universitet og King's College London), Gregory Easy (Københavns Universitet) og Andreu Casas (Royal Holloway, University of London) sammen med samarbejdspartnere.

På begge projekter forventes den studerende at bidrage til opgaver med dataindsamling, kodning og analyse.

Løn og ansættelsesforhold

Løn- og ansættelsesvilkår er i henhold til fællesoverenskomsten mellem Skatteministeriet og Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer – Det Statslige Område (OAO-S) og organisationsaftalen for kontorfunktionærer, laboranter og it-medarbejdere (HK/Stat) med indplacering som studerende.

Minimumstimelønnen er kr. 145,73 (1. august 2026-niveau).

Du vil blive lønindplaceret på baggrund af tidligere ansættelser.

Den ugentlige gennemsnitlige arbejdstid, som svinger meget, er på ca. 3 ugentlige timer og efter aftale. I perioder kan der blive tale om flere timer op til 15 timer ugentligt.

Arbejdstiden koordineres sammen med projektlederen.

Tiltrædelse er snarest muligt.

For at blive ansat er det en forudsætning, at du er indskrevet og aktiv studerende ved en videregående uddannelsesinstitution.

Ansættelsen er udløber så snart du ikke længere er studerende.

Yderligere oplysninger

Hvis du ønsker flere oplysninger eller har du spørgsmål, kan du kontakte Anne Rasmussen (ar@ifs.ku.dk)

Ansøgning

Er du interesseret i stillingen, bedes du senest 11. september via jobportalen sende:

en kort ansøgningstekst (max 1 side), der beskriver, hvorfor du finder stillingen interessant, og hvorfor din profil passer til stillingen
CV (max 1 side)
Karakterudskrift
Indskrivningsbekræftelse

Vi forventer at afholde ansættelsessamtaler løbende.

Københavns Universitet ønsker at afspejle det omgivende samfund og opfordrer alle uanset personlig baggrund, til at søge stillingen.

Postdoctoral Position in Statistics Education

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for University Science Education (NNF-USE).

The Department of Science Education invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral position in university statistics education research, commencing on January 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is part of the research project Toolbox Courses in Data Science at the NNF-USE, led by Professor Carl Winsløw. The postdoc will be part of the research group on Didactics of Mathematics, which hosts several other scholars working with stochastics education at all levels. Besides the researchers located at UCPH, NNF-USE involves partners from two other Danish universities (University of Aarhus, University of Southern Denmark) and from abroad.

Project Description

The teaching of statistics and more broadly data science to students of other sciences is not limited to introducing them to standard techniques including those furnished by computer software. To be efficient, students must learn how scientific questions are investigated by statistical methods based on further analysis of the context and questions, planning of data collection and careful analysis of the conditions under which statistical theory and techniques serve to analyse the data in view of addressing the original questions. In the project, pairs of service/toolbox courses on statistics/data science, and some corresponding undergraduate and graduate science contexts, will already have been analysed in the project, within the framework of the anthropological theory of the didactics (ATD), with curriculum analysis based on paths of questions, praxeologies and other methods. Both the project participants, and the courses and programmes in question, come from both the University of Copenhagen and the University of Aarhus; significant time will be spent at the second institution as well.

The Postdoctoral Position

Based on the curriculum analysis, the postdoctoral fellow will construct and experiment didactical designs for students in the courses, which could provide them with authentic experiences of data analysis in their broader field, such as nanoscience or machine learning. The fellow will have the opportunity to work and publish with experts of statistics and of statistics education, at the frontier of research on the interactions between modern science and methods in data science.

Expected tasks include in collaboration with project participants:

Designing and experimenting study and research activities that relate questions in select sciences to statistical methods and theory;
Collect and analyse data related to the experiments;
Publish research results in high-quality international journals;
Participating actively in the local research environment and project activities.

In addition, teaching and dissemination work will occupy approximately 20% of the work time, primarily within courses and projects hosted by the Department of Science Education. The successful candidate will receive training and certification in university pedagogy, to support both teaching here and in later career steps.

Who Are We Looking For?

We are looking for a highly motivated early-career researcher with a strong interest in statistics education and its roles in undergraduate and graduate science.

It is required that applicants:

hold a PhD in statistics education or data science education by January 1, 2027, and a master degree in statistics or a closely related field;
have documented teaching proficiency in university level statistics, preferably including courses for students of other natural sciences;
are able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a research team.

It is considered an advantage if the applicant has experience with:

research on statistics education in relation to one or more fields of natural science;
design-based research in statistics education that involves collaborating with university teachers of both statistics and natural science in a research-intensive environment;
research within the ATD.

Applicants should explain, for all six points above, how their publications and other documentation submitted demonstrate their qualifications in relation to each point.

Danish language proficiency is not required for the position. However, it is expected that applicants can communicate research clearly in spoken and written English and are willing to adapt to an environment where Danish is often used, for instance by attending a basic course in this language.

About the Department of Science Education

The Department of Science Education aims to open up science and mathematics for all through research that enhances education, communication, and public engagement. The Department brings together expertise from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities to lead internationally in science and mathematics education, digital education, history and philosophy of science, and science communication.

The Department currently employs approx. 100 persons – many of whom are international. We offer a vibrant interdisciplinary research environment and an attractive and friendly work environment for all employees, and we are determined to support PhD students, postdocs, and assistant professors in building of a foundation for their future career within and outside academia. It is a hallmark of our research to unite strong fundamental and applied research, with high impact in society.

A large part of the Department’s teaching activities concerns the mandatory university pedagogical training and competence development for teaching faculty at the Faculties of Science and Health.

You may read the Department’s strategy towards 2030 and you can read more about the department in general here: https://www.ind.ku.dk/english/

Terms of Employment

The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 39,993 DKK/approx. 5,350 EUR (August 2026 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 18.07 % to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2025.

Application and Assessment Procedure

Applications must be submitted in English and uploaded electronically by clicking APPLY NOW.

The application must include:

Cover letter describing qualifications and motivation for applying (max. 2 pages, including accounting for the seven points mentioned above);
Research statement outlining relevant research experience and potential for contributing to the project on toolbox courses in data science (max. 2 pages);
Curriculum vitae (max 1 page);
Documentation of teaching qualifications (e.g. course certificates)
Copies of Master’s and PhD diplomas (or documentation for expected PhD completion);
Complete publication list;
Up to three relevant publications (reprints or preprints);
Names and email addresses of two references.

Application deadline: September 13, 2026, 23.59pm CET

After the deadline, applications will be assessed by an independent assessment committee. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for online interviews.

Further Information

For questions regarding the position or the project, please contact:

Professor Carl Winsløw
Department of Science Education
University of Copenhagen
Email: winslow@ind.ku.dk

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Postdoctoral Researcher Position at the Center for Volatile Interactions

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Biology
Faculty of SCIENCE

University of Copenhagen

Biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have a profound impact on local and regional climates. Yet, this impact is highly uncertain due to the lack of reliable estimates for natural emissions and uptake of these reactive volatiles. All organisms produce, and some consume, mixtures of diverse volatile compounds such as VOCs, reactive nitrogen gases (e.g., HONO), and sulfur/halogenated compounds (e.g., DMS and methylhalides). However, biological sources and sinks of volatiles, other than terrestrial plants, remain poorly characterized. In the Center for Volatile Interactions (VOLT), we focus on VOC production, consumption and transformations associated with soil, cryptogams, freshwater, seawater, and glacial ice environments, as well as plant leaf and rhizosphere microbial communities. Our research encompasses experimental (field and laboratory) and modelling work and includes e.g. rate measurements, experiments with stable isotopes, and molecular analyses to assess volatile production/consumption processes and identify the organisms involved. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic, collaborative, and international research environment. VOLT is a Center of Excellence housed in Universitetsparken, Copenhagen, where we have laboratory facilities and state-of-the-art instrumentation for analyses of volatile compounds, molecular analyses of microbial community structure and activity, as well as incubation and climate chamber facilities.

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a PhD in biology, chemistry or related fields, to conduct cutting-edge, hypothesis-driven research within the scientific area of VOLT, focusing on process understanding related to VOC exchange in terrestrial ecosystems. You have the opportunity to propose a research plan starting from your own skills and experience, working, for example, with leaf surfaces, tree stems, soil, or lake sediment.

The candidate should have a strong publication record in biological VOC research, biogeochemistry, metabolomics, microbiology, or related fields. Experience in designing and conducting experiments based on hypotheses is required while experience with VOC measurements using mass spectrometric methods, especially PTR-MS or GC-MS (or related instrumentation) is desirable as is experience with isotope-based approaches for studying biological processes. In addition, experience conducting independent research, securing competitive research funding, and contributing to the development of external funding applications will be considered an advantage. Experience in advanced statistical analyses and programming (e.g., R, Python, or related tools) is an asset.

Further information on the Department is linked at https://www1.bio.ku.dk/ and on the recruiting unit at https://volt.ku.dk/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Professor Riikka Rinnan, riikkar@bio.ku.dk.

The position is open from 1/12/2026 or as soon as possible thereafter, and is for 2 years.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

Curriculum vitae
Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
Research plan – description of research plan (max. 3 pages)
Complete publication list
Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

*The deadline for applications is 13 September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointment Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Teaching assistant professor in Companion Animal Cardiology

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a full-time position as a teaching assistant professor in Companion Animal Cardiology, starting from 1 November 2026, or as soon as possible after. The position will be part of the veterinary diagnostic imaging and cardiology group of the Diagnostic imaging, Surgery and Clinical Specialties.

The position is focused on planning and executing clinical teaching within companion animal cardiology. The teaching does not require new research.

Information on the Department can be found at: http://www.sund.ku.dk/ and www.ikv.ku.dk/english.

About the Department
The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences covers strong and internationally recognized research areas in clinical veterinary sciences. Based on these, we want to set a new standard for cross-disciplinary research, education and innovation within animal health and disease and be among the best public workplaces in Denmark. Our research supports teaching in a manner and quality, securing continued national and international benchmarking.

The culture of the department is typical Scandinavian: a flat structure with a tradition for close collaboration where all employees expect openness, mutual respect, and sharing of ideas, resources, and competencies.

About the Cardiology Group
Companion animal cardiology is a core discipline in the clinical veterinary curriculum as part of veterinary education in Denmark. The companion animal cardiology referral service is led by a Danish specialist in companion animal cardiology and consists of faculty and clinicians. Companion Animal Cardiology is part of The University Hospital for Companion Animals, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. The group runs a high throughput clinical referral service, seeing companion animal patients (dogs and cats) forming the basis for clinical teaching of veterinary and postgraduate master students (www.cacs.ku.dk). The cardiology service is equipped with state-of-the-art echocardiography systems (including 3D and strain imaging), Holter monitoring, and facilities for interventional cardiology procedures.

We provide primary care and referral services, continuous professional education seminars for fellow veterinarians in primary practice and contribute to an international postgraduate master’s program within Companion Animal Clinical Sciences (www.cacs.ku.dk).

The cardiology group has collaborative research with national and international research groups within feline genetics, late-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hemostasis in feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and canine angiostrongylosis, as well as biomarkers in feline and canine heart diseases among.

About the Position
The teaching assistant professor will be mainly responsible for teaching veterinary students and post-graduate master’s students in companion animal cardiology. In addition to clinical duties in the cardiology referral service, the teaching assistant professor will be interacting with and assisting faculty in the development of new teaching strategies. In addition, the teaching assistant professor will assist faculty in supervising younger clinicians in clinical cardiology training. For the right candidate, participation in research projects, publications and public outreach will be possible.

Required qualifications

The applicant must hold a DVM with a license to practice in Denmark
Documented high-level post-graduate clinical continuing education within companion animal cardiology, diplomate, ACVIM or ECVIM-Cardiology an advantage.
Documented undergraduate and post-graduate clinical teaching experience within companion animal cardiology
Ability to complete the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen assistant professor pedagogical degree (“universitetspædagogikum”)
Enterprising and possessing good interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate with pet owners in Danish/Scandinavian and English

Place of employment
The place of employment is at Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

Terms of employment
The start date is 1 November 2026, or after agreement. The position is a permanent position, and the average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The Department ensures that the teaching assistant professor will undergo evaluation to become teaching associate professor at least 6 months prior to the end of 6 years of employment at the latest.

After a positive assessment as teaching associate professor the assistant professor will advance to employment as teaching associate professor. Read more about the qualifications for teaching assistant professors in the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Questions
For further information about the post, please contact associate professor in veterinary cardiology Jakob Willesen: +45 4022 3993 or e-mail jw@sund.ku.dk.

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Application
The application must be submitted in English and must include the following:

Letter of application (1 page)
Curriculum vitae,
Publication list, if available
Diplomas - all relevant certificates
Teaching portfolio (https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio)

Only material in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, or English will be assessed.

Please note that the applicant will be contacted if the assessment committee requires further documentation.

The applicant will be evaluated according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of March 13; 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their backgrounds.

Application deadline is 13 September 2026, 23.59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements

The further process
After the expiry of the application deadline, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for review by an unbiased assessor. Once the assessment work has been completed, each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant themselves. You can read about the recruitment process at https://jobportal.ku.dk/ .

PhD position for 3 years in stem cell-based disease modelling of the hypothalamus

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW)

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

University of Copenhagen

Position: PhD position, full-time, 3 years

Start: 15/12-2026 or upon agreement

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) at University of Copenhagen is looking for a PhD student to join the research group led by PI Agnete Kirkeby. The position is scheduled to commence on the 15th of October 2026 or in the following months, as per agreement with the chosen candidate. The position as PhD student is for 3 years, with potential possibility for extension.

Research group

The Kirkeby research team is located at the The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences of University of Copenhagen. Our group works with stem cell-based models to produce high-quality neuronal, glial, 3D and assembloid models. We use these to develop stem cell transplantation therapies for neurodegenerative disorders as well as to perform disease modelling of CNS diseases in vitro. Our work has a strong translational focus, and we build our research on decade-long experience in clinical translational from bringing the first European pluripotent stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s Disease into clinical trial. In our disease modelling projects, we work on Parkinson’s disease, Lewy Body dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and models of hypothalamic appetite regulation.

We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and highly international research environment. Our team at University of Copenhagen currently consists of around 20 team members representing 13 different nationalities. Our students and postdocs always work collaboratively together in teams towards common goals to ensure that no one is left to work alone on a project. Our labs are located in the Center for stem cell medicine (https://renew.science/) placed in modernised research facilities and include state-of-the-art laboratories, pleasant office facilities and access to high-quality core facilities in transcriptomics, imaging, flow cytometry and proteomics. You can read more about the team here.

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious PhD candidate with a strong educational background from the field of stem cell biology, biotechnology, neuroscience or similar. You will be part of a n international interdisciplinary consortium project studying the molecular mechanisms of appetite regulation in human stem cell-derived hypothalamic in vitro models. You will, in close collaboration with several other project students and postdocs, investigate the intracellular pathways involved in receptor-mediated activation of human appetite-suppressing and appetite-stimulating neurons, using novel stem cell models of key hypothalamic nuclei. You will find yourself working in a highly collaborative environment, closely engaged with other team members who are also working on in vitro stem cell models.

The technologies you will apply are:

Culturing and subtype-specific differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into neurons ad glial cells
Quality control of neuronal subtypes in the dish through qRT-PCR and immunocytochemistry
Scaling up of stem cell cultures to high-throughput multiwell format for automated analysis
High-throughput screening of peptides and small molecules in the dish for identification of hypothalamic GPCRs with appetite-regulating roles
Proximity labelling in stem cell models using gene edited cell lines and proteomics
Mechanistic studies on key GPCRs and their function in stem cell models

Key criteria for the assessment of the applicants

The following requirements for the candidate will be assessed as key criteria for the recruitment.

Mandatory requirements:

Master’s degree related to the subject area of the project e.g. Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Human Biology, Medicine or similar
Experience in working with pluripotent stem cells and culturing of neural cell types
Collaborative mindset with strong team spirit
Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Positively assessed criteria:

Experience in working with 3D/organoid cultures
Experience in high-throughput screening assays and high-content image analysis
Experience in working with intracellular cAMP assays
Experience in working with assessment of neuronal connectivity, synapse formation or neuronal function (i.e. electrophysiology or MEA)
Experience in qRT-PCR, ICC, confocal imaging and automated image analysis

Experience in CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing of hiPSCs and hESCs

It is expected that you as the candidate will perform an independent research project with a high degree of autonomy in project planning. We’re looking for a candidate with strong scientific depth and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to interrogate complex biology, challenge assumptions, and critically interpret the existing literature. You are expected to positively embrace collaborations with other team members on your own project as well as on the projects of your colleagues. Overall, it is expected that you contribute actively to a pleasant work environment within the group. A strong academic track record with a productive publication list and positive reviews from previous supervisors, collaborators or mentors will also weigh strongly in the assessment.

Terms of salary, work, and employment :

The successful candidate will be offered a full-time position for a total of 3 years as PhD student. Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant professional organization. The position is covered by the “Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at the Universities” of June 28, 2013. In addition to the basic salary, a monthly contribution to a pension fund is added (18.07% of the salary). Candidates from abroad may be eligible to reduced tax payment, according to the Special Tax Scheme for Researchers. More information about this can be found here: https://ufm.dk/en/research-and-innovation/cooperation-between-research-and-innovation/researchers-mobility/the-special-tax-scheme-for-researchers

Application procedure

Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:

Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
CV incl. education, experience from previous research projects, previous employments, technical skills, language skills and other skills relevant for the position + contact information of two references.
Publication list
Master of Science diploma and transcript of records.

Contact information:

For questions about the project and group, please contact the principal supervisor:

Associate Professor Agnete Kirkeby, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine

e-mail: agnete.kirkeby@sund.ku.dk phone: +45 5168 5353

Application deadline: 13 September 2026, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Assessment procedure

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences comprises approximately 7500 students, 1500 PhD students and 3200 employees. The Faculty advances the field of health sciences through its core activities: research, teaching, knowledge sharing and communication. With basic research fields ranging from molecular studies to studies of society, the Faculty contributes to a healthy future through its graduates, research findings and inventions benefitting patients and the community. The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position. www.ku.dk

PhD fellowship in cellular mechanisms underlying severe post-acute disease biology at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are offering a PhD fellowship in cellular mechanisms underlying severe post-acute disease biology in the Desler Group at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen commencing on November 1, 2026 or as soon as possible hereafter.

Our group and research
The Desler Group investigates how alterations in cellular metabolism and immune function contribute to chronic disease development. Our research investigates how mitochondrial dysfunction, immunometabolic reprogramming, cellular senescence and persistent inflammatory responses contribute to disease development following viral infections and during aging. We do so by bridging human cohort studies with mechanistic molecular biology by integrating longitudinal clinical datasets, multi-omics analyses and advanced 2D and 3D cellular model systems to investigate the mechanisms underlying post-acute disease trajectories affecting the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal system. Furthermore, the group investigates aging at the molecular level and its link to age-related diseases. Our goal is to unveil novel molecular mechanisms in aging and chronic disease development, discover robust biomarkers for age-related diseases, and identify potential therapeutic targets.

The Desler Group coordinates the Horizon Europe POINT project and collaborates closely with clinical and international partners to translate fundamental discoveries into improved patient care. More information about the group can be found here (https://bmi.ku.dk/english/research-divisions/translational-metabolism/desler-group/)

Project description
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a major blind spot in our knowledge and mechanistic understanding as well as accelerated recognition of post-acute infectious disease biology with emerging evidence demonstrating similar long-term sequelae following influenza and other infectious disease. Though a link between the post-acute phase and chronic disease development has been identified, the molecular mechanisms and functional consequences remain poorly understood.

This interdisciplinary project will be conducted in collaboration with Amager & Hvidovre Hospital (AHH) and aims to identify conserved molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying severe post-acute disease following COVID-19 and influenza by integrating longitudinal patient cohorts with mechanistic experimental in vitro models. By integrating proteomic and metabolomic signatures of patient plasma with functional mechanistic outcomes of advanced cellular models, the project seeks to provide a translational framework for post-acute disease biology to move beyond descriptive profiling toward mechanistic functional validation of overlapping mechanisms of immunometabolism driving disease trajectories.

Your tasks will include the development and optimization of transwell barrier models to investigate the functional consequences of post-acute circulating factors on disease-relevant cellular systems and linking these with multi-omics analysis of circulating plasma factors.

Principal supervisor is Associate Professor Claus Desler, Department of Biomedical Sciences, cdesler@sund.ku.dk

Start: January 1, 2027

Duration: 3 years as a PhD student

Job description
The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary research environment investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying post-acute infectious disease. The PhD candidate will primarily contribute to the experimental work within mechanistic in vitro models focused on cellular immunometabolism.

As a PhD candidate in the Desler group, you will take on both teaching- and research-related responsibilities, including the supervision of students associated with this project. We strive for great outreach in our project, and part of the job includes presenting and communicating your research to the public as well as scientific community.

Your key tasks as a PhD fellow at SUND are:

Carrying out an independent research project under supervision.
Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
Participating in active research environments, including a stay at another research team.
Gaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project.
Teaching undergraduate students and disseminating your knowledge.
Writing a PhD thesis based on your project.

Profile
We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious candidate with a strong educational background in metabolism, mitochondrial bioenergetics, and in vitro models.

Required qualifications:

Master’s degree in a relevant field, such as Human Biology, Molecular Biomedicine, Biotechnology, or a related discipline.
Hands-on experience and expertise within mammalian cell culture is required.
Relevant laboratory experience in a molecular biology setting with molecular and cellular biology techniques such as qPCR and Western blotting.
Strong interest in mitochondrial metabolism and a strong background in performing mitochondrial analyses including Seahorse XF metabolic flux analysis.
Previous publications.
Prior experience with working on EU Horizon projects is required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
The applicant is expected to be highly engaged, structured, flexible, curious, and able to work both independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary and international research environment.

Additional desirable qualifications:

Experience with human plasma exposure in vitro models of inflammation.
Experience with transwell models and 3D spheroids is an advantage.

Place of employment
The place of employment is at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The start date is January 1, 2027 or as soon thereafter

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor, Claus Desler, at cdesler@sund.ku.dk

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/

Application procedure
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)

2. CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position

3. Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database/?set_language=en. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science

4. List of publications

Application deadline: 13 September, 23.59pm CET
We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You find information about the recruitment process at: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicants will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their personal background.

Postdoc in Computational Palaeoproteomics

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Globe Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

University of Copenhagen

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic postdoc for a 2.5 year (30 months) fixed term and full-time position starting on the 1 November 2026, or immediately thereafter.

The Palaeoproteomics research group led by Professor Enrico Cappellini is looking for a highly competent, motivated, and dynamic postdoc, with demonstrated experience in computational palaeoproteomics, mass-spectrometry data analysis and scientific software development. The position will contribute to the development of high-throughput computational infrastructure for palaeoproteomics and targeted biological sex identification. It will support reproducible processing, quality control and interpretation of mass-spectrometry data and connect customer-facing sample management with traceable analytical workflows and research outputs.

Information on the department can be found at https://globe.ku.dk.

Our research
The molecular identification of fossil taxa and reconstruction of the phylogenetic relationships connecting them remain central challenges in evolutionary research. The Palaeoproteomics group develops and applies mass-spectrometry-based methods to recover ancient protein sequences beyond the limits of ancient DNA preservation. The work will combine research-software engineering with computational analysis of DDA and PRM data from ancient and highly degraded protein samples. Close collaboration with laboratory scientists, archaeologists and external partners is central to the position. The candidate will work to develop scalable palaeoproteomic methods and high-throughput targeted proteomics. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary environment spanning palaeoanthropology, evolutionary biology, archaeology and mass spectrometry. The environment provides access to the University of Copenhagen's Mjolnir high-performance computing cluster, advanced proteomics expertise and active national and international collaborations.

Your job
The postdoc will develop, maintain and deploy scientific software and automated workflows for palaeoproteomics. Responsibilities include integrating order and sample metadata with analysis status and results; automating reproducible R-, Python- and Java-based processing on local and HPC infrastructure; analysing DDA data using database-search and de novo approaches; analysing targeted PRM data; improving and validating classification methods; documenting software and workflows; contributing to manuscripts and grant or translational activities; and participating in teaching and supervision.

Profile
We are looking for a collaborative and independent researcher who combines strong computational proteomics expertise with practical software-engineering skills. The candidate should be able to translate research requirements into reliable workflows and communicate results across disciplinary boundaries.

Essential experience and skills:

A PhD in palaeoproteomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, archaeological science or a closely related field.
Experience with computational analysis and interpretation of LC-MS/MS proteomics data.
Experience with both data-dependent acquisition and targeted PRM analysis, using MaxQuant, Skyline or comparable tools.
Proficiency in R or Python and Bash, including workflow automation in Linux or HPC environments.
Experience developing database-backed scientific software or web applications using Java/Spring, Vaadin and PostgreSQL, or equivalent technologies.
Experience with relational database design, sample and workflow traceability, and structured results management.
Experience with reproducible software practices, including version control, testing, containerisation and continuous integration/deployment.
Ability to document and communicate computational methods clearly in publications, technical documentation and presentations.
Ability to work effectively with laboratory researchers, archaeologists, bioinformaticians and external collaborators.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to deliver independent work to agreed deadlines.
Excellent spoken and written English.

Desirable experience and skills:

Experience with high-throughput targeted proteomics for biological sex identification from tooth enamel.
Experience developing R Shiny applications and converting interactive analyses into unattended Rscript workflows.
Experience with de novo peptide sequencing tools, such as InstaNovo, and comparison with database-search results.
Experience validating classifications using independent evidence, such as aDNA results and manual spectrum inspection.
Experience deploying secure, role-based production systems for internal or external users.
Experience teaching or supervising palaeoproteomics, proteomics data analysis or research software.
Experience contributing to successful grant applications, translational research or commercialisation activities.

Place of employment
The place of employment is at the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. The position provides access to computational infrastructure, including the Mjolnir HPC cluster, a dedicated windows server, and close interaction with the Institute's palaeoproteomics laboratories and mass-spectrometry research environment.

About Globe Institute
The Globe Institute is part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. The Institute’s main purpose is to address basic scientific questions through interdisciplinary approaches. The institute operates at the intersection of natural and medical sciences and the humanities. Information on the institute can be found at: www.globe.ku.dk.

Globe Institute is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where employees and students can belong and thrive. See website for more information. All qualified applicants will receive full consideration. Candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, contribute to diversity and competencies of our Institute are encouraged to apply. The University of Copenhagen strives to offer a family friendly and flexible working environment with a sustainable balance between work- and private life, including parental leave schemes (up to 47 weeks for both parents) and up to six weeks of paid holidays per year. Researchers that have not been tax liable in Denmark for the last 10 years can apply for a special (reduced) tax scheme. The university offers a variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families.

Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

There will be an opportunity to negotiate supplements based on qualifications. You can read more about salary levels in the state sector www.loenoverblik.dk (in Danish).

Questions
For further information please contact Enrico Cappellini; ecappellini@sund.ku.dk

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
List of publications.

Deadline for applications: 13 September, 23.59pm CET.
We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Computational Postdoc in Ribosome Specialization at the Biotech Research and Innovation Centre

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic computational postdoc for a 3-year position to join the Lund Group.

Our research
Our team aims to understand how ribosome specialization leads to the instalment of translational programs and how these processes are hijacked in human disease. Due to the central role of the ribosome in many biological processes, we use a broad panel of model systems, including human stem cells, neuronal cultures, and 2D and 3D cultures of human cells and patient samples.

The team is highly international, and we have a broad range of local and international collaborators. We believe that cooperation and collegiality are essential elements for research successes. You can find more information about the team and our work here: https://www.bric.ku.dk/research-groups/Research/lund_group/

The project
You will join the Lund Group focusing on ribosome heterogeneity and specialized translation. We use a broad array of wet lab and computational techniques and develop new techniques to push our research forward. We highly value collaboration and cocreation and you will have freedom to codevelop the project.

Your project will mainly focus on developing computational tools to analyse single molecule nanopore sequencing data with a focus on RNA modifications. Key methods in nanopore sequencing and computational modelling have been established in the group. The project is conducted in collaboration with the deep probabilistic programming group of Thomas Hamelryck: https://di.ku.dk/english/research/groups/machine-learning-in-biology/?pure=en/persons/271052

Profile
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills:

You have a PhD in biomedical or natural sciences
Strong foundation in bioinformatics and machine learning, including deep learning
Experience training and running models on shared HPC clusters and remote GPU servers, including working in multi-user environments
Familiarity with large-scale experimentation, model debugging, and resource management in clustered computing settings
Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
Excellent English skills written and spoken

Desirable experience and skills:

Prior experience in computational biology with respect to RNA modification prediction is a plus
Prior experience in working with protein synthesis/translation is an advantage
Prior experience in molecular and cellular biology is an advantage

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen (www.bric.ku.dk). We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and opportunities for networking and training through our Postdoc Career Program (https://www.bric.ku.dk/phd-and-postdoc-programme/postdoc-career-programme).

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The position is available from 15 November and the start date is after agreement.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 40,000 DKK/approx. 5,350 EUR (August 2026 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Questions
For further information please contact Anders H. Lund (anders.lund@bric.ku.dk).

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
List of publications.

Deadline for applications: 13 September 2026, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 41.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Philosophy

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The University of Copenhagen seeks to appoint a visionary and team-oriented tenure-track assistant professor to commence 1 February, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Candidates should work in one of the main areas of philosophy (theoretical philosophy, practical philosophy, and/or history of philosophy). They will be expected to teach some of the main courses in the philosophy programme and must be able to teach topics within German or French philosophy after 1900. Teaching qualifications in additional subjects not covered by other faculty members are welcome. The successful candidate will be part of the Section for Philosophy and is expected to take an active part in the Section’s research activities (e.g., section seminars, reading groups, and talks) and collegial events (e.g., end-of-term gatherings).

Job description
The tenure-track assistant professors’ responsibilities primarily consist of:

Research, including peer-reviewed publications and academic dissemination of results to the scientific community and the public.
Develop, organize, and conduct research-based teaching related to the fields mentioned above.

Additionally, the following tasks fall under the responsibility of tenure-track assistant professors:

Explore the societal perspective of their research through, e.g., research-based innovation.
Contribute to an active academic environment.
Applying for and managing funds for externally funded activities.
Contribute to diversity and a good working environment.

A tenure-track assistant professorship is a six-year, fixed-term academic position involving both research and teaching. The successful candidate will be obliged to complete a teacher-training course designed especially for assistant professors and will be expected to be able to take part in all the activities of the Department, including examinations and administration.

Approximately six months before the end of the six-year period as tenure-track assistant professor, a committee will evaluate whether the assistant professor can be promotedto a tenured position as associate professor.

Read more about the tenure-track program at Copenhagen University here: Tenure track at the University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen

Qualification requirements:
The successful applicant should present ambitious research and teaching plans. When evaluating applicants, primary emphasis will be placed on the applicant's ability to document original scientific work of the highest international standard, and an innovative and visionary mindset. Engagement with and further development of the Philosophy Section’s research profile will be evaluated positively. The applicant should possess strong interpersonal competences that support an inclusive, open-minded and engaging teaching environment at BA and MA philosophy programs.

The applicant should have:

Ph.D. level or equivalent qualifications within philosophy
a research profile within one of the above-mentioned areas of philosophy
teaching experience and a strong commitment to the development of innovative and research-based teaching

Further information on qualification requirements as assistant professor can be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities here: Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (In Danish only).

Within a reasonable period (3-6 years), non-Danish-speaking appointees are expected to acquire proficiency in Danish sufficient to be able to interact with colleagues and students.

For more information on careers at UCPH, and more general information about assistant professorships and qualification requirements, please follow the links below: Career at The University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk).

Furthermore, each candidate must be assessed according to the specific requirements stated in this job advertisement.

Overall criteria for a position at the University of Copenhagen:

Five overall criteria (Research, Teaching, Innovation and Societal Impact, Organizational Contribution, and Leadership) are considered a framework for the overall assessment of candidates at each academic level.

For assistant professors, this framework includes the following criteria:

Research
Assistant professors must demonstrate intellectual originality, develop their research profile and provide valuable contributions to research-based knowledge.

Teaching
Assistant professors provide research-based teaching within one or more disciplines.

Innovation and Societal Impact
Assistant professors can give their research a societal perspective and explore how it can benefit societal progress through, for example, research-based innovation, entrepreneurship, public-sector services, consultancy or dissemination.

Organizational Contribution
Assistant professors contribute to an active academic environment.

Leadership
Assistant professors have self-management skills, including management of their own projects.

More detailed information about the criteria for assistant professors is available here: 5a_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-Assistant_professors.pdf

Application
Please submit your application online. To apply, please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of this page. The application must be written in English, and include the following attachments in PDF or Word format:

CV (max. three pages)
Cover letter (max. one page)
Documentation of qualifications (exam certificates, PhD diploma, etc.)

Complete publication list (attached publications must be marked with an asterisk). The list must be structured systematically and divided into the following categories:

Peer-reviewed publications:
- Monographs and anthologies
- Articles in journals
- Book chapters/anthology contributions, etc.
Non-peer-reviewed publications:
- Publications disseminating research findings, etc.

You can attach a maximum of 5 publications. The publication date must be clearly marked on the list. The selected publications must be uploaded as attachments and numbered 1-5. A minimum of 2 of the publications must have been published within the last 5 years prior to the application deadline. Should any material submitted consist of work with named co-authors, or work that is otherwise the result of collective academic endeavours, the extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work must be clearly specified. A signed statement from the co-authors specifying the extent and nature of everyone’s contribution must be included.

Research plan (max. five pages).
Teaching portfolio. Please refer to the UCPH guidelines for teaching portfolios available at:Job application portfolio – University of Copenhagen.

You are encouraged to familiarize yourself with the faculty’s strategic landmarks here: Strategic landmarks – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk).

Only material in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English will be evaluated.

After the application deadline, the Head of Department will consider advice from the appointment committee and select applicants for assessment. All applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. The Head of Department will then set up an expert assessment committee to assess the shortlisted applications. The selected applicants will be informed who is serving on the committee. Each shortlisted applicant will be offered the opportunity to comment on the committee’s assessment before the appointment is announced.

Recruitment Process
You can find further information on our recruitment process at: Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk).

In addition, the applicant appointed will receive a start-up account of EUR 2,000 e.g. to cover
expenses for research assistance, fees and travel expenses for conferences and courses etc.: Tenure-track employment – University of Copenhagen

Place of Employment
The section for Philosophy is part of The Department of Communication (KOMM). The department is the largest department in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen. The department has approximately 2,000 students and 200 employees, including 80 faculty members. We offer six bachelor's and seven master's programs: Cognition & Communication, Film and Media Studies, Philosophy, Information Studies, Communication and IT, Pedagogy, and Rhetoric. Research at KOMM is organized into eight sections and four centers, and the programs are organized around subject groups. The department is characterized by strong academic expertise, an international outlook, and close contact with stakeholders in society. The department's researchers are leaders in their fields, participate in public debates, and contribute to the development of society. The programs at the department are highly sought after, and graduates have high professional competencies and the latest knowledge within their fields.

International Applicant?
The University of Copenhagen offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including support before and during your relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about our services at: For international researchers at the University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk).

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. To learn more about our diverse workplace and our participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in research, please visit HR Excellence in Research – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk).

Contact Information
For more Information about the recruitment process, please contact HR at: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number 211-0259/26-2N, #1.

For additional information about the position, please contact Head of Department Esben Nedenskov Petersen, email: enp@hum.ku.dk, phone +45 93565993.

The Application Deadline is 14 September 2026 at 23:59 [CEST].

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up until the deadline.

Applications or enclosures received after the deadline will not be considered.

164818 Clinical Professor of Cardiology with special focus on Intensive Care in critical Heart Disease (Fixed-Term, 5 Years)

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Clinical Professor of Cardiology

with special focus on Intensive Care in Critical Heart Disease (Fixed-Term, 5 Years)

Department of Clinical Medicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

The University seeks to appoint a clinical professor of Cardiology with special focus on Intensive Care in Critical Heart Disease to commence as soon as possible. The externally funded professorship is combined with a consultancy at Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Department of Cardiology in the Capital Region.

It is a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the professorship and the consultancy. In order to be considered for the position, the applicant must send two applications: one to the Faculty (the professorship) and one to the hospital (the consultancy) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the consultancy. This also applies to applicants who are already employed as consultants at the Hospital. Please find the advertisement for the consultancy here.

Both the professorship and the consultancy will be financed by Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet.

Find information about the department.

Job description
In the consideration of applications for the professorship, the main emphasis will be on the applicant's ability to document a high level of original scientific work at an international level within the area of Cardiology.

The professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:

Research, including publication/academic dissemination. The professor is expected to initiate and establish an infrastructure for large scale clinical trials in intensive care in critical heart disease, including management of patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest, with pulmonary embolism and critical heart valve disease. In addition, establishment of multidisciplinary research initiative to mitigate long term complications of critical heart disease.
Research-based teaching, including associated examination. The professor will supervise medical and technical university students, PhD students in research projects and thesis. The applicant will teach courses in the medical science curriculum, in the management of acute and critical heart diseases, in particular.
Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers. The professor will be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary research group focusing on collaborative clinical trials in intensive care of patients with critical heart diseases.
Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate
Academic assessments

Required qualifications
To be qualified for a clinical professor position, you will be assessed according to these five overall criteria for recognising merit at the University of Copenhagen: research, teaching, innovation & societal impact, organisational contribution and leadership. Find information about each criterion.

Applicants are encouraged to read the University of Copenhagen's Guidance on the merit criterion Innovation and Societal Impact here”

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to:

Document a high degree of original academic production at an international level, including considerable contributions to the development of the academic discipline
Manage research and other management functions, e.g. engage in the university’s external academic activities, as well as knowledge and technology transfer
Provide research-based teaching

The professor is also required to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills.

Terms of employment
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of five years. Extension is possible if the employed candidate performs well in the position.

For the professorship the appointee will receive a pensionable annual honorarium of DKK 219.882,33 (1 August 2026 level).

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2026.

Questions
For further information please contact Head of Department Nicolai W. Albrechtsen, nicolai.albrechtsen@regionh.dk.

Foreign applicants may find the university’s International Staff Mobility useful.

Application
The application must be submitted in English and must include the following documents:

Application (Including motivations for applying for this position (Maximum 2 pages))
Curriculum vitae (Including information about external funding)
Diplomas (Master’s and PhD and other relevant certificates)
Uploads of maximum 10 publications to be considered in the assessment
Self-declaration form (Template under ‘Nyttige links’ - Upload the completed and mandatory form as “Other relevant material”)
Teaching portfolio (Guidelines / Template for inspiration under ‘Nyttige links’)
Research plan (3‐5 pages)
Teaching plan
A complete list of publications

Please note that the applicant will be contacted if the assessment committee requires further documentation.

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen encourages all interested applicants to apply for this position.

Please submit the application with the required attachments. Only online applications will be accepted. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, 14 September 2026.

Interviews for this position are likely to be held on 25 January 2027.

Lektorat i Etik og Religionsfilosofi

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

GENOPSLAG

Ved Det Teologiske Fakultet ved Københavns Universitet opslås en 5-årig stilling som lektor i Etik og Religionsfilosofi til besættelse fra den 1. februar 2027 eller snarest derefter.

Stillingsindhold

Stillingen er på Afdeling for Systematisk Teologi. Afdelingen varetager forskning og undervisning i tre forskellige grene af den systematiske teologi: dogmatik, praktisk teologi samt etik og religionsfilosofi. Kandidaten skal varetage opgaver inden for etik og religionsfilosofi med særligt ansvar for undervisning af kurser i udbud med uddannelsesorganisationen Study Abroad in Scandinavia (DIS).: https://disabroad.org/

Forskningsmiljøet

Det Teologiske Fakultet er dedikeret til at fremme en arbejdspladskultur baseret på mangfoldighed, inklusion og lighed. Vi stræber efter at tilbyde et støttende miljø for forskere på alle stadier af deres karriere med vægt på både balance mellem arbejdsliv og privatliv og lige adgang til karriereudviklingsmuligheder.

Kvalifikationskrav

Ansøgere forventes at have en ph.d. i teologi med særligt fokus på etik og religionsfilosofi og at kunne påvise forskningsindsats inden for dette område. Der lægges især vægt på hermeneutik og fænomenologi, herunder fortrolighed med danske tænkere i denne tradition.

Derudover forventes undervisningskompetence på lektorniveau, der kan dokumenteres i form af undervisningsportefølje eller lignende, herunder dokumenteret undervisningserfaring med engelsksprogede og dansksprogede kurser på universitetsniveau. Det vil være en fordel, hvis ansøgeren har erfaring med undervisning i DIS-regi, samt erfaring med formidling af forskningsresultater.

Dokumenteret erfaring med individuelle og kollektive ansøgninger skal fremgå af ansøgningen, samt hvilke forskningsprojekter ansøger især ønsker at varetage og tilskynde igangsættelsen af som en del af sin ansættelse.

Stillingens arbejdsfelt fordeler sig ligeligt på uddannelses- og forskningsopgaver (inklusive dertil hørende administration og formidling). Der lægges i vurderingen af ansøgninger derfor særlig vægt på dokumenterede kompetencer og refleksioner inden for disse to områder (se yderligere nedenfor).

Ansøgere opfordres til at læse Københavns Universitets retningslinjer for undervisning portfolio her: Job application portfolio – University of Copenhagen

Faglige og personlige kvalifikationer

Forskningsmæssige kvalifikationer i relation til perioden af aktiv forskning og graden af originalitet og omfang i den videnskabelige produktion.
Ansøgerens videnskabelige indsats, faglig bredde og dybde, stringens, grundighed og akkuratesse.
Dokumenterede undervisningsmæssige kvalifikationer i at undervise på dansk og engelsk.

Fem generelle kriterier gælder for ansættelse af lektorer ved Københavns Universitet. De fem kriterier (forskning, undervisning, innovation & samfundsmæssig impact, organisatorisk bidrag og ledelse) betragtes som rammer for en samlet vurdering af ansøger. Derudover skal hver ansøger vurderes i henhold til de specifikke krav, der er anført i dette opslag.

Læs mere om Københavns Universitets kriterier her: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit/

KU’s kriterier for lektorer kan læses her:

5b_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-Associate_professors.pdf

Ansøgere opfordres til at læse Københavns Universitets vejledning til meriteringskriteriet Innovation og Samfundsmæssig Impact, her: Vejledning_til_meriteringskriteriet_Innovation_og_Samfundsm_ssig_Impact_for_ans_gere_og_bed_mmer.pdf

Læs mere om kvalifikationskravene til lektorater i bekendtgørelse om stillingsstruktur for videnskabeligt personale ved universiteter 2026 her: Bekendtgørelse om stillingsstruktur for videnskabeligt personale ved universiteter

Yderligere information om stillingen kan fås hos:

Afdelingsleder: Christine Svinth-Værge Põder: cpo@teol.ku.dk

Lektor i Etik og Religionsfilosofi: Mads Peter Karlsen mpk@teol.ku.dk

Ansøgning
Send ansøgningen elektronisk via linket ”Søg online” i Adobe PDF eller Word format.

Klik på knappen ”Søg stillingen”.

Ansøgningen, som kan skrives på dansk eller engelsk skal indeholde følgende bilag:

Ansøgning
CV
Dokumentation for uddannelse (eksamensbevis/Ph.d.-bevis)
Fuldstændig og nummereret publikationsliste. Medsendte værker mærkes med stjerne*
Forskningsplan der inkluderer en kort beskrivelse af tidligere forskning samt en plan for de nærmeste år. Herunder redegørelse for indsats vedrørende forskningsorganisering, etablering af forskningsseminarer, symposier og kongresser osv.
Dokumentation for undervisningskvalifikationer og forskningsformidling (tilrettelæggelse af undervisningsforløb, undervisningsmateriale, varetagelse af kurser og anden undervisning): Job application portfolio – University of Copenhagen
Publikationer. Ansøgere kan højst vælge 5 publikationer til bedømmelse i lektorater, hvoraf mindst 3 skal være udgivet inden for de sidste 5 år fra ansøgningsfristens udløb. Udgivelsestidspunktet skal være tydeligt markeret på publikationslisten. De valgte publikationer uploades som vedhæftede dokumenter og nummereres fra 1-5.

Hvis publikationen har en eller flere forfattere, eller er arbejdet et resultat af en kollektiv indsats, skal det være tydeligt angivet, hvilken del af værket, ansøgeren er ansvarlig for. Fakultetet kan i særlige tilfælde udbede sig en erklæring fra medforfatterne om omfanget og karakteren af deres andel i arbejdet.

Kun materiale på dansk, norsk, svensk, engelsk, tysk og fransk vil kunne forventes bedømt.

Ansættelsesprocedure

Efter ansøgningsfristens udløb udvælger dekanen med rådgivning fra ansættelsesudvalget, hvilke ansøgere der skal bedømmes. Alle ansøgere får herefter besked om, hvorvidt deres ansøgning er gået videre til bedømmelse. Herefter nedsætter dekanen et fagkyndigt bedømmelsesudvalg med henblik på at bedømme de udvalgte ansøgere i forhold til den konkrete stilling. De udvalgte ansøgere orienteres om udvalgets sammensætning, og hver ansøger får lejlighed til at kommentere den del af bedømmelsen, som angår ansøgeren selv.

Yderligere oplysninger om proceduren kan fås hos stabsschef Torben Rytter Kristensen, e-mail: trk@teol.ku.dk eller HR, e-mail: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk, angiv venligst sagsnummer 211-0756/26-2E #1

Alle interesserede uanset personlig baggrund opfordres til at søge.

Løn- og ansættelsesvilkår

Ansættelsen sker i henhold til overenskomst mellem Finansministeriet og AC. Der anvises et samlet pensionsbidrag på 18,07 % af løn og pensionsgivende tillæg. Der vil være mulighed for forhandling af yderligere tillæg på baggrund af kvalifikationer.

Ansøgningsfristen udløber den 14. september 2026 (midnat)

Ansøgninger eller supplerende materiale modtaget efter denne dato vil ikke blive taget i betragtning.

PhD fellowship in Bioenergy witCarbon Capture and Storage

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Section for Forest and Bioresources, invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage. The project is part of the project “BECCS as a tool to achieve net-negative GHG emissions in Europe”, which is financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Start date is 1 January 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is considered a requirement to meet the temperature targets of the Paris Agreement, by compensating hard to abate GHG emissions and by removing already emitted CO2 from the atmosphere. To achieve negative emissions, CDR must be based on non-fossil carbon sources, e.g., carbon in biomass. Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) offers a potentially low-cost opportunity for CDR, which is already developed to a comparably high technology readiness level enabling rapid implementation. While the use of biomass for heat and electricity (BE) production is well established in several European countries only few BECCS facilities operate on commercial scale.

Biogenic carbon is a limited resource and considerate use of it is paramount for sustainable development. Furthermore, biomass production is connected to land use, with land use change being a potential driver of GHG emissions and climate change. Deploying BECCS in large regionwide scales consequently raises a number of unanswered questions. Do we achieve most climate benefits with temporary carbon storage in ecosystems managed for storage or with BECCS?

The complex interactions between ecosystems and surrounding technoeconomic systems raise significant scientific questions about the climate effect of BECCS. The scientific challenge is to develop a deeper understanding of the carbon dynamics in time and space of the system-complex comprising, ecosystems, e.g., forests, and the surrounding techno-economic systems (harvest, processing, and consumption of goods and services).

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with strong interdisciplinary qualifications and interests in ecology, forestry and energy systems analysis. Requirements for the candidates are:

Experience and interest in systems thinking and systems analysis.
Good understanding of ecosphere-technosphere interactions with focus on carbon and greenhouse gases.
Experience in techno-economic assessment.
Qualifications in spatial analysis and GIS.
Experience in quantitative, predictive or stochastic modelling, data analysis, and machine learning.
Experience with Python and advanced AI frameworks applied to bioresources.

Our group and research – and what do we offer?
The position is located within the Silviculture, Trees and Bioresources research group. The research group is highly diverse, encompassing expertise in systems analysis, forestry, growth modelling, and ecological restoration. Together, these areas aim to advance the understanding, development, and management of forest ecosystems to support a wide range of ecosystem services, including carbon storage, material and energy provision, groundwater regulation, and biodiversity conservation. The group is a part of the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen.

We are located on Frederiksberg Campus in Copenhagen and offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment.

The department is planning to increase its focus on the climate change mitigation potential of forests in upcoming projects. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a broader interest in the intersection of forests, forest-based climate solutions, biosphere-atmosphere interaction, climate policy, and related themes.

Principal supervisor is Associate Professor Niclas Scott Bentsen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, nb@ign.ku.dk, Phone: +45 20206318.

The PhD programme
Depending on your level of education, you can undertake the PhD programme as either:
A three-year full-time study within the framework of the regular PhD programme (5+3 scheme), if you already have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree.

An up to five-year full-time study programme within the framework of the integrated MSc and PhD programme (the 3+5 scheme), if you do not have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master´s degree – but you have an education equivalent to a Danish bachelors´s degree.

Qualifications needed for the regular programme
To be eligible for the regular PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.

Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

Qualifications needed for the integrated MSc and PhD programme
If you do not have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master´s degree, you might be qualified for the integrated MSc and PhD programme, if you have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish bachelor´s degree. Here you can find out, if that is relevant for you: General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of the integrated programme
To be eligible for the integrated scholarship, you are (or are eligible to be) enrolled at one of the faculty’s master programmes in Climate Change, Environmental Science, Environment and Development, or Biosolutions.

Students on the integrated programme will enroll as PhD students simultaneously completing their enrollment in this MSc degree programme.

The duration of the integrated programme is up to five years and depends on the amount of credits that you have passed on your MSc programme. For further information about the study programme, please see: www.science.ku.dk/phd, “Study Structures”

Until the MSc degree is obtained, (when exactly two years of the full 3+5 programme remains), the grant will be paid partly in the form of 48 state education grant portions (in Danish: “Ph.d.-SU-klip”) plus salary for work (teaching, supervision etc.) totaling a workload of 150 working hours per year.

A PhD grant portion is currently DKK 7.426 before tax.

When you have obtained the MSc degree, you will transfer to the salary-earning part of the scholarship for a period of two years. At that point, the terms of employment and payment will be according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State (AC). The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

Responsibilities and tasks in both PhD programmes:

Complete and pass the MSc education in accordance with the curriculum of the MSc programme (ONLY when you are attending the integrated MSc and PhD programme)
Carry through an independent research project under supervision
Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications:

Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
Relevant work experience
Other relevant professional activities
Curious mind-set with a strong interest in ecosystem services and green transition
Good language skills

Physical presence at IGN is considered a natural part of being an employee to contribute to a welcoming, socially pleasant, creative and innovative work environment. IGN offers the possibility for flexibility and working from home, but an employee is expected to regularly be present.

Application and Assessment Procedure
Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include:

Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
Original diplomas for Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.
Publication list (if possible)
Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:
The deadline for applications is 14 September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified whether you will be passed for assessment.

The assessor will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the above-mentioned research area, techniques, skills and other requirements. The assessor will conclude whether each applicant is qualified and, if so, for which of the two models. The assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews with selected candidates are expected to be held in week 44.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Postdoc in Computational food data integration and predictive quality modelling

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, is recognized for excellence in food research, food science education, and industry collaboration. It covers all disciplines of food science from raw materials to processing and consumption, and is organized in four sections, one of which is the section for “Food Microbiology, Gut Health and Fermentation”, where the position is placed.

The postdoc’s duties will focus on computational food data integration, predictive modelling and food quality, as well as teaching. The work is embedded in a 24-month interdisciplinary research programme commencing 1 November 2026 within the Horizon Europe MICROORC project and the RECIPE research consortium, involving academic and industrial partners across Europe. Food systems generate rich but fragmented data such as microbial counts, temperature histories, composition tables, sustainability indicators, sensory descriptions, and recipes. The overall aim of the position is to turn such heterogeneous data into quantitative, decision-ready models. The work comprises two connected activities: (i) probabilistic modelling of microbial spoilage for shelf-life prediction, extending an established Bayesian modelling framework to new products and dynamic storage conditions and integrating it into the MICROORC decision-support architecture; and (ii) development of data infrastructure and models linking recipes with nutritional, sustainability, flavor, and cost information for recipe-level decision support within the RECIPE consortium, in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research.

As several project deliverables fall early in the appointment, the successful candidate is expected to contribute to the ongoing work from the start of the employment. The employment is for 24 months.

Your job

Your key tasks as a postdoc at SCIENCE are to:

Manage and carry through your research project
Contribute to data infrastructure, technical reporting, and deliverables in the associated EU and consortium projects
Write scientific articles and disseminate research results at international conferences
Contribute to co-supervision of MSc and BSc students
Participate in collaboration with academic and industry partners in Denmark and abroad

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate who has:

A PhD in computer science, bioinformatics, food science, or a related field
Documented experience with Bayesian statistical modelling and deep learning applied to biological or food systems
Documented experience with natural language processing of domain-specific text and transformer-based models
Documented experience working with structured food data resources, such as food databases, ontologies, or knowledge graphs
A strong track record of first-author publications in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences
Excellent skills in written and spoken English

The following qualifications are considered an advantage:

Experience contributing to externally funded collaborative research projects (e.g., Horizon Europe), including technical reporting
Familiarity with predictive microbiology or kinetic modelling of food quality
Familiarity with chemometrics and multivariate data analysis
Experience with sensory or flavor data

Candidates are assessed on the combined match with the full profile above, as the position requires working across all project activities without an extended onboarding period.

Further information on the Department is linked at http://www.science.ku.dk/english/about-the-faculty/organisation/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Professor Morten Arendt Rasmussen, mortenr@food.ku.dk.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

Curriculum vitae
Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
Research plan – description of current and future research plans
Complete publication list
Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

The deadline for applications is 14 September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews will be held on 21 and 24 September 2026.

Assistant Professor in Plant Immunity

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Plants have a highly complex immune system where recognition of pathogens activates signalling cascades to trigger immune responses. Using the powdery mildew fungus, we have uncovered that membrane trafficking processes in the plant cell are essential for building immune structures at the site of invasion. Meanwhile, pathogens secrete effector proteins that target and counteract these immune responses.

We are looking for a highly dedicated and enthusiastic candidate for a 3-year externally funded position as Assistant Professor (non-tenure track). The available position aims to generate more insight in plant immunity processes to allow us to exploit them in sustainable disease control. We have previously identified powdery mildew fungal effectors interfering with the immunity-associated membrane trafficking and a project has been designed to study this targeting in detail. These studies will uncover how effectors block plant pathways important for pathogenesis, and potentially identify residues in plant proteins essential for this interaction, which can then be targeted for crop improvement.

The assistant professor’s duties will primarily include research, including obligations with regard to publication/scientific communication and research-based teaching with associated examination obligations within plant immunity. To a limited extent this may also include performance of other duties.

Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of documented, internationally competitive research. The ability to attract external funding will be considered together with outreach qualifications. Teaching qualifications are not mandatory, but documented teaching qualifications and teaching experience will be considered.

The position is open from 1 November 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

Curriculum vitae
Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
Research plan – description of current and future research plans
If available, description and documentation of teaching and supervision experience and qualifications - please describe and document:
- Experience with supervision of BSc and MSc students
- Teaching experience
- Formal pedagogical training
Complete publication list
Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

The deadline for applications is 14 September 2026 , 23:59 GMT +2.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews/trial lectures will be held in week 40 and 41

Full Professorship in Social Anthropology with a Focus on Business Anthropology and Life-Enhancing Design

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a permanent position as Professor in Social Anthropology with a specific focus on business anthropology and life-enhancing design. The position is available from January 1st, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The professorship is offered within the broad discipline of social anthropology, with a focus on the subfield of business anthropology and life-enhancing design, innovation and societal impact.

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen is one of Europe's largest anthropological research institutions, with a research and teaching staff of about 30, approximately 450 students at the BSc and MSc levels and approximately 20 PhD students. In addition to the BA and MSc in Anthropology, the Department also contributes to two cross-disciplinary MSc programs in Global Development and Global Health.

The Department of Anthropology has a strong international research profile and a vibrant and dynamic research and teaching environment. The University has a 2030 strategy, just as the department has a strategy (2023-2028), and the new Professor is expected to contribute actively to these, with a particular responsibility for further development of the Department’s research, teaching, and outreach activities in the field of business anthropology, in collaboration with Department colleagues. Business and organisation is a major research field of the Department, with a dedicated researcher group (Organisation and Economy), and the appointment is intended to further strengthen and develop this area strategically.

Candidates will be assessed according to the below list of qualifications and the University of Copenhagen’s five overall criteria for professor appointments: 5c_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-professors.pdf

Your Competencies and Opportunities
To be assessed as qualified for a professor position at the University of Copenhagen, the candidate must meet the University’s criteria of academic merit: Criteria for recognising merit – University of Copenhagen

Applicants are encouraged to read the University of Copenhagen's Guidance on the merit criterion Innovation and Societal Impact here: Guidance_on_the_merit_criterion_Innovation_and_Societal_Impact_for_applicants_and_assessors.pdf

Qualifications

The following qualifications are required:

Substantial academic production at an international level within the field of social anthropology, including significant research in business anthropology and life-enhancing design,
Extensive teaching and supervision experience at different levels and experience with course/study program management, particularly in business anthropology and life-enhancing design,
Solid experience with ethnographic fieldwork, drawing on a variety of research methods and forms of analysis,
Documented experience with academic management and leadership,
A proven record of nurturing younger scholars,
Knowledge sharing with society at large and engagement in cooperation with external partners such as civil society, public or private institutions, or private companies,
Proven record of attracting and successfully managing externally funded research projects as PI,
Commitment to collegiality and collaboration at the Department and a strong record of international collaboration.

Job description
General duties include:

Research in the field of Social Anthropology, with a specific focus on business anthropology and life-enhancing design,
Teaching, supervision, and examination at all academic levels; Bachelor’s (taught in Danish), Master’s (taught in English and Danish) and PhD,
Administrative and leadership tasks,
Knowledge sharing with society and societal impact through engagement,
Research and teaching management,
Raising funds for research.

With the new Department Strategy for 2023-2026, the Department of Anthropology aims to: 1) Engage in original and cutting-edge anthropological research that pushes the boundaries of existing knowledge in order to contribute to societal change; 2) Consolidate our position as a world-leading center of research-based anthropological education providing students with robust, societally-relevant knowledge, competences, and skills; 3) Be agenda-setting and increase our impact in terms of addressing key societal challenges, and; 4) Be a department with a thriving working environment grounded in our core values.

We expect the candidate to engage actively in the fulfilment of these strategic objectives and associated activities, including to promote employability and the healthy work life of our candidates and to attract external funding for research. We therefore expect the candidate to initiate and lead grant application activities.

Strategy of the Faculty of the Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences strives to put knowledge into action by:

Engaging partners in the co-creation of knowledge, learning and social change,
Empowering students to become reflective and responsible citizens who have the vision, the knowledge and the competences to change society for the better,
Energizing global, European and Danish communities of knowledge by innovating research methodologies and by research findings with impact

For more on the Faculty strategy, see: Strategy for the Faculty of Social Science – University of Copenhagen. You can read the Department’s strategy here: Department Strategy and Action Tracks 2023-2028 - Department of Anthropology (ku.dk)

Terms of employment

Employment with the Faculty of Social Sciences and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit. We do this by applying academic criteria of the University of Copenhagen which are related to the duties and conditions of each particular post and the needs of the Department concerned.
The position is permanent, and therefore the appointed professor must have or acquire the proficiency in Danish required to teach and interact with colleagues in that language in 3-6 years. The Department will provide and pay for the necessary language training
Further information on qualification requirements as professor can be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities 2026 here: Bekendtgørelse om stillingsstruktur for videnskabeligt personale ved universiteter (in Danish only).
Terms of appointment and salary is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).

Salary and conditions of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The monthly salary is currently DKK 59.593,09 plus an 18.07% contribution to the pension scheme. Annual negotiation regarding additional supplements is possible. A special tax scheme is offered to researchers recruited from abroad, see Tax – University of Copenhagen

The recruitment process
Further information on the recruitment process at the University of Copenhagen can be found here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. For more on the diverse working place environment at the University and the University’s participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, see https://employment.ku.dk/working-at-ucph/eu-charter-for-researchers/

Contact information
Additional information about the position can be obtained from the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor Mads Meier Jæger (mads.jaeger@samf.ku.dk) or Professor Ayo Wahlberg (ayo.wahlberg@anthro.ku.dk).

For practical questions regarding the recruitment process, kindly contact HR, e-mail: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk, please refer to ID number: 211-0358/26-2K

How to apply
Submit a complete application at our online portal. Click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of the page to apply.

Applications must be in English and include the following documents:

Motivated application (2 pages maximum),
CV, including a record of research, research management, and international research cooperation,
Certificates and diplomas,
A complete and numbered list of publications. The publications (maximum 10) that the applicant asks the assessment committee to consider should be marked with * on the list,
Teaching portfolio in accordance with University of Copenhagen guidelines: Job application portfolio
Documentation of societal impact engagement and the ability to disseminate research and share knowledge with society at large,
A vision for development of the Department’s research and teaching in the field of business anthropology, including a personal five-year research and teaching plan and a plan for fund raising.
A vision for a thriving working environment at the department.

If publications marked by * are the result of a joint effort, the nature of the applicant’s contribution to each individual work must be clarified in the application. If possible, a declaration from the co-authors or the head of the institution at which the work was completed should be enclosed.

The closing date for applications is 15 September 2026 at 23.59 CEST. Applications or enclosures received thereafter will not be considered.

PhD Fellowship in Simulation-Supervised Machine Learning for Biology

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Computer Science (DIKU) invites applicants for PhD fellowships in Computer Science. This project is a part of the project “Differentiable Realism from AI and Modeling” (DREAM) financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Start date is (expected to be) 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is for 3 years.

The project

This PhD project will develop simulation-supervised machine learning methods for biological data where reliable labels are scarce, expensive, or impossible to obtain. The aim is to train models on synthetic data generated by biophysical simulations by developing simulations that can be automatically tuned to be realistic enough that the trained models generalize to real experimental data.

The project will combine differentiable programming, biophysical simulation, differentiable rendering or signal generation, and machine-learning architectures for reducing the simulation-to-reality gap. A central challenge is to automatically tune simulations so that synthetic datasets match the variability, noise, and structure of real, unlabelled biological datasets. This will enable machine-learning models to learn from perfect synthetic ground truth rather than from limited human annotations.

Possible methodological directions include differentiable simulations in JAX or PyTorch, neural or physics-based rendering, generative distribution matching, and domain adaptation. The exact direction of the PhD project will be defined in dialogue with the student and will depend partly on their interests and background. One application area is chromatin organization, where simulations of DNA or chromatin structure could support machine-learning analysis of microscopy data, including segmentation, loop quantification, nucleosome spacing, or structural inference.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for highly motivated candidates with a strong background in computer science, machine learning, scientific computing, physics, applied mathematics, or a closely related field.

Relevant experience may include one or more of the following:

machine learning, deep learning, or generative modelling
computer vision or biological image analysis
differentiable programming, for example in JAX or PyTorch
numerical simulation, physics-based modelling, or scientific computing
domain adaptation, synthetic data generation, or simulation-to-reality methods
microscopy data, biophysical systems, or computational biology.

Our section

The project will be hosted by the IMAGE section, which performs research in machine learning, computer vision, and simulation. The section is a part of the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. We are located in Copenhagen.

PhD supervisors are Julius B. Kirkegaard. Email: juki@di.ku.dk and Jon Sporring Email: sporring@di.ku.dk

Qualifications needed for the regular programme
To be eligible for the regular PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project, e.g. [relevant educations]. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.

Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

Application and Assessment Procedure

Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)

2. Original diplomas for Bachelor of Science or Master of Science and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.

3. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position. If possible, also include a note on your grades from the diplomas.

4. Include a publication, project, or code that you are proud of.

5. Copy of your Bachelor or Master thesis (if available).

6. Name, email of reference(s).

7. Publication list (if available).

8. Reference letters (if available).

Application deadline

The deadline for applications is 15 September 2026, 23:59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified whether you will be passed for assessment.

The assessor will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the above-mentioned research area, techniques, skills and other requirements. The assessor will conclude whether each applicant is qualified and, if so, for which of the two models. The assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Postdoctoral Position in Generative AI and Simulation-supervised Machine Learning for Biology

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Computer Science (DIKU) invites applicants for a postdoctoral position in Computer Science. The position is part of the project Differentiable Realism from AI and Modeling (DREAM), financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Start date is (expected to be) 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is for either 1 year or 2 years.

The project

This postdoctoral project will develop general self-supervised and unsupervised machine-learning methods for biological data where reliable labels are scarce, expensive, or impossible to obtain. The aim is to build methods that use unlabelled experimental data together with differentiable simulations to generate realistic synthetic datasets, transferable representations, and robust downstream models without relying on large human-labelled datasets.

There is freedom to influence the project, and the exact direction of the project will be defined in dialogue with the candidate. Possible methodological directions include generative distribution matching, domain adaptation, diffusion- or score-based models for noise and style transfer, contrastive and masked self-supervised learning, uncertainty-aware learning, and few-shot adaptation.

The project is rooted in scientific machine learning, with biological imaging and biophysical simulation as driving testbeds. We work with data that range from chromatin organization to microorganism tracking. A strong candidate may come from machine learning, computer vision, generative modelling, scientific computing, simulation-based inference, or a related area.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for highly motivated candidates with a PhD or equivalent research experience in computer science, machine learning, scientific computing, physics, applied mathematics, engineering, computational biology, or a closely related field.

Relevant experience may include one or more of the following:

generative AI, including diffusion models / flow matching, GANs, VAEs, normalizing flows, or energy-based models
self-supervised, unsupervised, or semi-supervised learning and representation learning
contrastive learning, masked modelling, domain adaptation, or unpaired translation
synthetic-to-real learning, simulation-to-reality methods, or few-shot adaptation
differentiable programming, automatic differentiation, and optimization in JAX, PyTorch, or similar frameworks
scientific machine learning, inverse problems, differentiable simulation, or physics-based modelling
computer vision, biological image analysis, microscopy data, or other noisy high-dimensional scientific data

The successful candidate should be able to conduct independent research, formulate general methodological questions, write and maintain research software, and collaborate with researchers working on application-specific projects and experimental validation data.

Our section

Contact: Julius B. Kirkegaard. Email: juki@di.ku.dk

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 1 or 2 years. The starting date is 1 January 2027 or after agreement.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 39,900 DKK/approx. 5,300 EUR (August 2026 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Application and Assessment Procedure

Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)

2. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, research experience, software experience, language skills, and other skills relevant for the position.

3. Diplomas for Master of Science and PhD degree, including transcript of records where available. If the PhD has not yet been completed, include a certified/signed statement from the institution or supervisor confirming expected completion.

5. Include one publication, project, or code repository that you are proud of.

6. Copy of your PhD thesis or thesis abstract (if available).

7. Name and email address of reference(s).

8. Publication list.

9. Reference letters (if available).

Application deadline

The deadline for applications is 15 September 2026, 23:59, CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

PhD Scholarship in Middle Eastern Archaeology (stylistic analysis) at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The position is offered within the framework of the Networks Before Agriculture: Social Interaction in Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic Jordan project and will focus on the technological and typological analysis of Levantine Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic chipped stone artefacts. The project is funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark and led by Professor Tobias Richter.

Introduction
The PhD programme is a study programme which aims at training PhD Fellows at an international level to undertake research, development, knowledge dissemination and teaching assignments. The main emphasis is on PhD students organising and conducting their own research project (under supervision). The programme includes the drafting of a PhD thesis which the student must defend at a public defence. The standard duration of the PhD programme is three years of full-time studies, which equals 180 ECTS.

A PhD degree opens a range of career opportunities in academia and elsewhere. As well as writing a thesis, PhD students work in active research environments in Denmark and abroad. They contribute to the academic environment, take research training courses, and convey the results of their research in teaching, at academic conferences and to the general public.

The PhD Fellow will work in the interdisciplinary Ancient Culture Studies section, which brings together the fields of Assyriology, Middle Eastern Archaeology, Egyptology, and Mesoamerican Studies (https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/ancientcultures/). The section focuses on the world’s earliest complex societies in the Middle East and Mesoamerica and the lasting legacies of their ideas. Our research and teaching span combines ancient languages and archaeology to understand some of the most significant transformations in our collective past, including the rise of villages and cities, the emergence of writing and religion, and the development of technology, craftsmanship, political power, and social inequality. Our researchers study both ancient texts and material culture, as well as the context of these past legacies in the present.

The Project
The Networks Before Agriculture: Social Interaction in Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic Jordan project focuses on reconstructing the emergence and development of socio-material networks during the Final Pleistocene and Early Holocene in the Levant and how such networks contributed to the spread of the Neolithic way of life. The project applies an innovative combination of geological, material culture and computer-based methods to reconstruct how people exchanged raw materials and shared knowledge during the transition from foraging to farming in southwest Asia. Drawing on materials from the Qa’ Shubayqa in eastern Jordan the project will test different models of prehistoric social interaction and will provide new insights into how social networks arose and developed.

The PhD fellow will conduct technological and typological analysis of chipped stone artefacts from Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic sites in the Qa’ Shubayqa using technological attribute and geometric morphometric shape analysis to trace stylistic and cultural relations between the inhabitants of Shubayqa and other sites in the wider Levant. The role will involve conducting primary data collection and analysis, fieldwork in Jordan, teaching in the department, presenting at scientific meetings, and co-organizing an international workshop. PhD fellows must also complete a short secondment at another research institution as part of their degree program.

This role will suit applicants who want to deepen their knowledge and experience in lithic analysis, and especially the computerized analysis of artefact shapes. Applicants must hold a relevant MA degree in Middle/Near Eastern or Prehistoric archaeology, or similar. Knowledge of and experience in techno-typological analysis of chipped stone, preferably with a focus on the Epipalaeolithic and/or Neolithic of the Levant, will be essential. Applicants must be able to participate in fieldwork in Jordan and have well-developed writing and research skills, and be able to demonstrate research potential, for example through a strong Master's thesis, publications, or conference presentations.

Applicants should either be comfortable working with, or willing to develop skills in statistical and comparative analysis of technological and artefact shape data. Prior experience with relevant software for quantitative or geometric morphometric analysis (e.g. R, Python, or dedicated shape-analysis packages such as MorphoJ or geomorph) is an advantage, but training will be provided. Experience with 3D scanning, digitization, or other artefact recording techniques will also be an advantage. As the project draws on geological, material culture, and computational approaches, the successful candidate should be able to demonstrate an ability to work both independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team.

Qualification Requirements
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to master’s level related to the subject area of the project, e.g. Middle/Near Eastern Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, or similar. If you have completed your education in Denmark, you must have a master’s degree covered by the collective agreement for academics in the state sector.

If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, you must either have a master’s degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years) or as minimum a bachelor’s degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor’s degree (three years) and be assessed as having professional qualifications at master's level.

If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, we will obtain an assessment of your education from the Danish Research Agency.

Applicants must possess skills in written and spoken academic English at a high level. If deemed necessary, the department may request that applicants document their English skills.

Application

Please submit your application online. To apply, please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of this page. Your application must be written in English, and include the following attachments in either PDF or Word format:

Cover letter (max. 3 pages)
CV
Diplomas, transcripts and description of grading scale
Please include the following documents: bachelor’s and master's degree - diplomas and transcripts, description of grading scale. Note: If your master’s degree diploma is not available by the application deadline, please include your latest transcript of grades.
A short sample of written work, e.g. in the form of a published piece of work or extract from your MA dissertation.

Applicants holding a degree from a university where the working language is neither English nor a Scandinavian language must include translated versions of their diploma and transcripts, verified by the issuing university. The documents must be translated into English, Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish. In addition, an official description of the relevant grading scale (e.g. diploma supplement) must be included.

On the website of the PhD School, you can find more information about the attachments your need to include with your application: PhD at the Faculty of Humanities.

Assessment Criteria
The following criteria are applied when assessing PhD applications:

Research qualifications, as reflected in the attached CV and project description
Competencies and knowledge of relevant fields of academic research
Level (grades obtained) of bachelor and master’s studies.

Salary and Terms of Employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The salary range starts at approximately DKK 31,800 (EUR 4,200) + an 18.07 % pension contribution.

According to the agreement, the PhD Fellow is required to carry out tasks at the relevant department to an extent corresponding to 840 working hours (6 months) over the course of the three-year employment.

You can read more about employment as a PhD Fellow here: Employment as a PhD student.

The Head of Department will appoint an expert assessment committee to evaluate the shortlisted applications. The shortlisted applicants will be informed of the committee’s composition. Each shortlisted applicant will be given the opportunity to comment on the committee’s assessment before the appointment is finalised.

Enrolment
It is a prerequisite for employment that successful applicants enrol at the PhD School of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. Follow the links below for further information: PhD Programmes - Guide to studies and admission.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. To learn more about our diverse workplace and our participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, please visit HR Excellence in Research

Contact Information
We encourage you first to consult our website, where most questions concerning the recruitment process as well as the academic content and structure of the PhD programme are addressed:
Structure of the PhD programme

Recruitment process.

If you do not find the information you are looking for, you are welcome to contact HR Søndre at hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk.
For specific questions about the role and project, please contact Tobias Richter at richter@hum.ku.dk. Please remember to state the ID number 211-2513/26-2H #2.

The deadline for applications is 15 September 2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up until the deadline.

PhD Scholarship in Middle Eastern Archaeology (sourcing) at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Section for Ancient Culture Studies at Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies invites applications for a three-year PhD scholarship starting from 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The position is offered within the framework of the Networks Before Agriculture: Social Interaction in Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic Jordan project and will focus on the geological sourcing of inorganic raw materials. The project is funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark and led by Professor Tobias Richter.

The PhD Fellow will work in the interdisciplinary Ancient Culture Studies section, which consists of Assyriology, Middle Eastern Archaeology, Egyptology, and Mesoamerican Studies (https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/ancientcultures/).

The PhD fellow will conduct thin-section optical analysis, XRD, and SEM/EDX analysis of inorganic raw materials from Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic sites in the Qa’ Shubayqa to trace sources of raw materials in the region. The role will involve conducting primary data collection and analysis using these methods, fieldwork in Jordan, teaching in the department, presenting at scientific meetings, and co-organizing an international workshop. The PhD fellow will collaborate with colleagues at the Globe Institute and the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at the University of Copenhagen, and the Department of Geology at the University of Jordan. All PhD fellows must complete a short secondment at another research institution as part of their degree program.

This role will suit applicants with a prior degree in geology who intend to transition into geoarchaeology or archaeologists who want to develop a specialism in geoarchaeological methods. Applicants should have relevant fieldwork experience and must be able to participate in fieldwork in Jordan. In addition, they should have well-developed writing and research skills, and be able to demonstrate research potential, for example through a strong Master's thesis, publications, or conference presentations. Prior knowledge and experience with applying geological methods for inorganic material characterization and in data analysis and visualization will be an advantage, as will experience with sample preparation techniques such as thin-sectioning or other laboratory-based mineral identification methods. Proficiency in relevant software for quantitative and spatial data analysis (e.g. R, Python, or GIS) is desirable. As the project draws on geological, material culture, and computational approaches, the successful candidate should be able to demonstrate an ability to work both independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team. Familiarity with the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic periods of western Asia, in particular the Levant, will also be useful, but is not essential.

Qualification Requirements
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to master’s level related to the subject area of the project, e.g. Middle/Near Eastern Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Geology, or similar. If you have completed your education in Denmark, you must have a master’s degree covered by the collective agreement for academics in the state sector.

If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, we will obtain an assessment of your education from the Danish Research Agency.

Applicants must possess skills in written and spoken academic English at a high level. If deemed necessary, the department may request that applicants document their English skills.

Application
Please submit your application online. To apply, please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of this page. Your application must be written in English, and include the following attachments in either PDF or Word format:

Cover letter (max. 3 pages)
CV
Diplomas, transcripts and description of grading scale
Please include the following documents: bachelor’s and master's degree - diplomas and transcripts, description of grading scale. Note: If your master’s degree diploma is not available by the application deadline, please include your latest transcript of grades.
A short sample of written work, e.g. in the form of a published piece of work or extract from your MA dissertation.

On the website of the PhD School, you can find more information about the attachments your need to include with your application: PhD at the Faculty of Humanities.

Assessment Criteria
The following criteria are applied when assessing PhD applications:

Research qualifications, as reflected in the attached CV and project description
Competencies and knowledge of relevant fields of academic research
Level (grades obtained) of bachelor and master’s studies.

You can read more about employment as a PhD Fellow here: Employment as a PhD student.

The Recruitment Process
Following the application deadline, the Head of Department will, on the advice of the appointment committee, select applicants for assessment. All applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. The Head of Department will appoint an expert assessment committee to evaluate the shortlisted applications. The shortlisted applicants will be informed of the committee’s composition. Each shortlisted applicant will be given the opportunity to comment on the committee’s assessment before the appointment is finalised.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. To learn more about our diverse workplace and our participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, please visit HR Excellence in Research.

Recruitment process.

If you do not find the information you are looking for, you are welcome to contact HR Søndre at hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. For specific questions about the role and project, please contact Tobias Richter at richter@hum.ku.dk. Please remember to state the ID number 211-2514/26-2H #2.

The deadline for applications is 15 September 2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up until the deadline.

Postdoctoral Positions at iCourts, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen is inviting applications for 2 postdoctoral positions available from 1 February 2027, for a duration of 2-3 years. Successful candidates will join the Avant-Courts project at iCourts, Centre of Excellence for International Courts and Governance.

About the project

Avant-Courts - Decentring Legal Power: Avantgarde Courts at the Frontiers of the Global Economy

The project is led by Professor Mikael Rask Madsen and investigates the transformation of the global legal order caused by the rise of new hybrid courts at the frontiers of the global economy. It focuses on jurisdictional battles and legal knowledge exchanges between Western courts and new challengers, analysing how new litigation hubs are disrupting traditional legal institutions. The project starts out by examining avantgarde courts in three distinct legal spaces: new economic spaces, outer space, and virtual spaces. Other empirical sites may also be considered.

The postdoc projects are expected to contribute to Avant-Courts’ exploration of virtual courts or space adjudication. We, however, also welcome applications that develop projects that explores adjacent fields of international and transnational adjudication to those identified by Avant-Courts.

More information about the research project and its aims and methods may be found here: https://jura.ku.dk/icourts/research/avant-courts/

About iCourts

iCourts, Centre of Excellence for International Courts and Governance was originally set up as a research centre dedicated to the study of international courts. Today the centre engages a broader agenda concerning courts and legal governance at the international, transnational and national levels. This includes questions related to innovation in legal governance in society, ranging from the creation of new courts to AI and legal decision-making to the public engagement with courts and legal governance. The centre’s mission is to provide basic science explorations the role of law and courts in governing society. The centre often employs interdisciplinary and empirical methods to attain its objectives.

The postdoc projects are expected to contribute to Avant-Courts’ exploration of virtual courts or space adjudication. We, however, also welcome applications that develop projects that explore adjacent fields of international and transnational adjudication to those identified by Avant-Courts.

About the positions

Successful candidates will be required to:

Conduct and deliver independent, high-quality peer-reviewed research related to their project.
Actively engage in the research environment at the University of Copenhagen.
Participate in international conferences, courses, and meetings relevant to their research.
Conduct research stays abroad.
Contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Danish or English at the Faculty of Law.

Applicants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the faculty’s research areas and education programmes by visiting the Faculty’s website: www.jura.ku.dk. The Faculty supports efforts to learn Danish.

Required qualifications
Applicants must hold a PhD, JSD, or equivalent degree in law or social sciences (e.g., political science, sociology, international relations). Candidates should either have obtained or expect to obtain the required degree by the starting date. Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential. Successful candidates will demonstrate a track record or clear potential for high-quality peer-reviewed research publications in top international outlets.

The overall assessment will emphasize the applicant’s research and teaching experience and potential, with special attention to their track record of excellence and interest in developing impactful research ideas. Experience in collaborative research and teaching activities is also valued.

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment is temporary and will be made in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikernes Centralorganisation, AC). In addition to the basic salary, you will receive an annual supplement per month and a total contribution to your pension fund equal 18,07 % of your salary and annual supplement is paid. It is possible to negotiate further salary supplements.

Application
Letter of motivation, appendices and the submitted research publications (including papers, articles and books), must be written in English. Applicants should clearly indicate which of the research projects they are applying for. The application will be rejected if not all the required documents are submitted.

It is essential that you fill out all the mandatory fields in the electronic application even though the info is already stated in your CV, application, publication or other material you may find relevant to upload. The completed fields will be screened during the shortlisting and assessment process and in order to generate your final assessment, which we will send to you after the assessment work is finalized.

The application MUST include the following nine (9) elements:

1. Letter of motivation (a one-page document explaining the reasons for applying)
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Research project. Applications should include a proposal for a research project to be completed during the post-doctoral period. Proposals should be no more than four pages long. The proposal should demonstrate the capacity to develop a postdoctoral project, identifying the relevant methodological tools to achieve the outlined project.
4. Diplomas, PhD or JSD diploma or alternatively a document showing that the applicant submitted or will submit a dissertation
5. Publication list. (Complete, numbered list of publications)
6. Teaching portfolio, including documentation for teaching qualifications as well as a brief statement of the applicant's teaching visions within the research area. For more information regarding the teaching portfolio, please see the related guidelines
7. Academic references, if available (please upload under “other relevant material”)
8. A maximum of five (5) scientific publications that the applicant wishes to have included in the assessment, of which no more than one (1) may be a monograph. Applicants, who have written a PhD or JSD thesis or equivalent, must always submit the complete thesis (if the thesis is written in Danish, English, Swedish or Norwegian) and the written assessment of the thesis as a part of submitted publications.
9. If citing work where the applicant has been a co-author, a co-author declaration, which addresses the applicant's share of these works, must be submitted. Material that has not yet been published can be submitted. However, please indicate if this is the case.

In addition to the material which the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment, the Assessment Committee may require further material to assess the applicant. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide such supplementary material, should this be requested.

Application procedure
Upload letter of motivation, appendices and the research publications electronically using the link below. We advise you to have the above mentioned documents ready before you begin to fill out your online application, and it is essential that all required documents are enclosed.

Applications must be addressed to the Associate Dean of Research and uploaded electronically.

An automatically generated message is sent out acknowledging receipt of the uploaded application.

Applicants will be kept informed about the process of the application procedure on a regular basis via email.

Recruitment Process

After the application deadline, the Associate Dean of Research selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointment Committee. All applicants are notified whether their application has been accepted for assessment. The Associate Dean of Research subsequently appoints an expert assessment committee tasked with carrying out an assessment of the selected applicants for the specific post. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee. Applicants are ultimately offered the opportunity of commenting on the part of the assessment relating to themselves before the appointment is finalised.

You can find further information on our recruitment process at: Recruitment process.

As an applicant to the University of Copenhagen, you should be prepared to undergo a security screening related to international research collaboration as part of the recruitment process. The security screening will be conducted in cases where the University deems it appropriate based on an overall assessment.

To learn more about our diverse workplace and our participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, please visit HR Excellence in Research.

Contact Information
Questions about the Avant-Courts project may be addressed to PI Mikael Rask Madsen at mikael.madsen@jur.ku.dk.

Further information about the recruitment process is available from HR, e-mail: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number 211-2640/26-2I #2.

The application deadline is 15 September 2026, 23:59 (CEST).

Applications received after the deadline has expired will not be accepted.

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up until the deadline.

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The Faculty of Law is one of six faculties at the University of Copenhagen. The Faculty carries out research, education and knowledge dissemination within the area of law. Research is partly organized in research centres and groups with focus on thematic areas of interest. The Faculty employs about 80 full time researchers and approx. 50 PhD students as well as approx. 70 administrative staff members. In addition, approx. 450 part-time lecturers teach on the legal programmes on which approx. 4,500 students are enrolled. See the Faculty website: http://jura.ku.dk/english for more information.

Vacant PhD scholarship at iCourts, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen is inviting applications for a PhD position available from 1 February 2027. The PhD scholarship is fully funded and salaried. The start date is negotiable.

The successful candidate will join the Avant-Courts project at iCourts, Centre of Excellence for International Courts and Governance. The candidate will be part of dynamic, new, interdisciplinary research teams at iCourts, a leading research hub on the empirical study of international courts and legal governance.

About the projects

Avant-Courts - Decentring Legal Power: Avantgarde Courts at the Frontiers of the Global Economy: The project is led by Professor Mikael Rask Madsen and investigates the transformation of the global legal order caused by the rise of new hybrid courts at the frontiers of the global economy. It focuses on jurisdictional battles and legal knowledge exchanges between Western courts and new challengers, analysing how new litigation hubs are disrupting traditional legal institutions. The project starts out by examining avantgarde courts in three distinct legal spaces: new economic spaces, outer space, and virtual spaces. Other empirical sites may also be considered.

More information about the research project and its aims and methods may be found here: https://jura.ku.dk/icourts/research/avant-courts/

The PhD Programme
The PhD will be part of the wider PhD Programme offered by the Faculty of Law. The goal of the PhD Programme is threefold: to prepare candidates for a continuing career in teaching and research; to educate a new generation of scholars to produce high-quality independent research; and to equip them with the analytical and problem-solving skills required for a successful career in both the public and private sectors.

The Faculty of Law offers supervision by highly qualified academics and provides an excellent opportunity to research contemporary legal issues in an intellectually stimulating environment.

The successful PhD candidate is required to:

Actively engage in the research environment at the University of Copenhagen; participate in international conferences, courses and meetings relevant to their research project;
Comply with the formal requirements of the PhD programme;
Contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in Danish or English offered by the Faculty of Law;
Conduct independent and high-quality research under the supervision of the PI related to their project.

Qualification Requirements
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to master’s level related to the subject area of the project, e.g. [relevant educations]. If you have completed your education in Denmark, you must have a master’s degree covered by the collective agreement for academics in the state sector.

If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, we will obtain an assessment of your education from the Danish Research Agency.

Applicants must possess skills in written and spoken academic English at a high level and have

excellent communications skills. Applicants must be able to teach at an academic level in Danish

or English and to follow PhD courses in English. If deemed necessary, the faculty may request that

applicants document their English skills.

Application

Please submit your application online. To apply, please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of this page. Your application must be written in English and include the following attachments in either PDF or Word format.

We advise you to have the following documents ready before you begin your online application:

Research project proposal: This should include the following: (1) objective(s) of the research, (2) major research questions, (3) review of relevant literature, (4) methodology to be applied in the research, and (5) a timetable that plans for all course requirements to have been met within three years. The project description must elaborate on the value of the proposed research project in terms of its relevance to existing and future research in the field. It is recommended that the project proposal does not exceed 6 A4 pages (excluding bibliography). The document must be in Times New Roman, font size 12, spacing 1.5 with all margins (right, left, top and bottom) set to 2 cm
Curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages).
Diplomas and transcripts: Certified copies of original diploma(s) and transcripts (both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree) in the original language and an authorized English translation if they are issued in other language than English or Danish.
Grading scale: A certified explanation of grading scale in the original language and an authorized English translation if it is available in another language than English or Danish.
Letter of motivation: Explain the choice of the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen as a host institution for the proposed project and outline how the project fits within the research priorities at the Faculty (maximum 1 page).
Documentation of English level: Documentation of English level can for instance be documented by an excellent IELTS or TOEFL test.

On the website of the PhD School, you can find more information about the attachments your need to include with your application: Admission requirements and application procedures.

The recruitment process
Once the deadline for applications has expired, the Associate Dean of Research will consider advice from the appointment committee and select applicants for assessment. All applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. The Associate Dean of Research will then set up an expert assessment committee to consider the applications. The selected applicants will be informed who is serving on the committee. They will be offered the opportunity to comment on the committee’s assessment of their application before the appointment is announced.

Enrolment

It is a prerequisite for employment that successful applicants enrol at the PhD School of the Faculty of Law. Follow the links below for further information: PhD Programmes - Guide to studies and admission.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all interested parties regardless of personal background to apply for the position. To learn more about our diverse workplace and our participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, please visit HR Excellence in Research.

Terms of employment

Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The salary range starts at approximately DKK 31,600 (EUR 4,200) + an 18.07 % pension contribution.

According to the agreement, the PhD Fellow is required to carry out tasks to an extent corresponding to 840 working hours (6 months) over the course of the three-year employment.

You can read more about employment as a PhD Fellow here: Employment as a PhD student.

The Faculty does not provide accommodation.

Contact Information

Questions about the Avant-Courts project may be addressed to Mikael Rask Madsen at mikael.madsen@jur.ku.dk.

Contact information
Information about the recruitment process is available from HR, e-mail: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk, please refer to ID number: 211-2511/26-2H #2

Closing date for applications

The closing date for applications is 15 September 2026, 23:59 CEST.

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up until the deadline.

Postdoctoral fellowship in medical humanities and post-conflict studies

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Centre for Culture and the Mind invites applications for one postdoctoral fellowship, starting no later than 1 April 2027. The fellowship will last 24 months.

The position is funded by the DNRF Centre of Excellence, Centre for Culture and the Mind (CULTMIND).

The successful candidate will work closely with the Centre leader Ana Antic and the Centre’s trauma strand. The candidate will join a dynamic international and interdisciplinary research team, based at the Centre.

Introduction
The Centre for Culture and the Mind explores the puzzling relationship between cultural differences and the human psyche from a variety of disciplinary perspectives: historical, anthropological, psychiatric, literary and psychological. It zooms in on the core questions about the universality or otherwise of the human mind, which remain as difficult to answer today as they were a century ago.

The Centre proposes that the issue of culture-mind relationship lays at the core of many social, political and medical debates: within cross-cultural psychiatry/psychotherapy, in trauma studies, and in migration and refugee studies. It explores how the human mind and common humanity have been imagined in different cultural, sociopolitical and disciplinary contexts, examining the assumptions and forces which shaped such definitions. By analyzing how different cross-cultural models of the psyche were formulated and critiqued, the Centre’s interdisciplinary team aims to develop a new framework for understanding cross-cultural interventions and their politics, and to arrive at a more nuanced model of interaction between socio-cultural contexts and ideas of the psyche.

The Centre consists of four interrelated thematic strands: cross-cultural research in human sciences; cross-cultural notions of trauma and resilience; cross-cultural therapeutics and creative mind; and cross-cultural encounters and population movements (migration).

The Centre for Culture and the Mind explores the puzzling relationship between cultural differences and the human psyche from a variety of disciplinary perspectives: historical, anthropological, psychiatric, sociological, literary and psychological. It zooms in on the core questions about the universality or otherwise of the human mind, which remain as difficult to answer today as they were a century ago.

The Centre proposes that the issue of culture-mind relationship lays at the core of many social, political and medical debates: within cross-cultural psychiatry/psychotherapy, in trauma studies, and in migration and refugee studies. It explores how the human mind and common humanity have been imagined in different cultural, sociopolitical and disciplinary contexts, examining the assumptions and forces which shaped such definitions. By analyzing how different cross-cultural models of the psyche were formulated and critiqued, the Centre’s interdisciplinary team aims to develop a new framework for understanding cross-cultural interventions, which pushes beyond the binary of universalism and cultural relativism in order to arrive at a more nuanced model of interaction between socio-cultural contexts and ideas of the psyche.

Qualification requirements
The postdoctoral fellow will be a core member of the Centre’s thematic strand on cross-cultural trauma studies. This strand, informed by multiple disciplines such as anthropology, history, literature and clinical practice, develops a transcultural and comparative framework for understanding varied conceptualizations of human suffering and ‘resilience,’ and for engaging with the ‘pain of others’. It interrogates the universalist paradigm of trauma and explores different ways in which languages of distress have been made intelligible across cultural boundaries. It also explores the complex processes of ‘psychiatrization’ of suffering, their impact in different cultural and political settings, and their capacity to interact with or direct attention away from political, social and economic factors. Finally, the strand analyses the rich interplay between psychiatric conceptualizations of trauma and local (non-medical, culturally and politically specific) vocabularies of psychological pain.

The post-doctoral project focuses on the wars of Yugoslav succession and their aftermath and will explore how local idioms of pain and suffering in post-conflict societies outside the Western world have interacted with both humanitarian psychiatric initiatives and local memory politics. It will rely on medical humanities analysis (anthropological, historical, literary) to understand how psychological pain and loss have been communicated in survivor narratives, and whether the notions of psychological trauma or PTSD played a role in the survivors’ perceptions of the effects of extreme violence on individuals and communities. In parallel, the project will explore mental health initiatives which have been implemented in response to the conflict in former Yugoslavia in order to understand how their discourses of psychological traumatization might have affected the memory, language and interpretations of the wars in the local communities. Candidates are expected to have research background and experience in humanities disciplines (anthropology, history, literature), as well as regional and linguistic expertise in former Yugoslavia.

The successful candidate is expected to work both independently and in collaboration with the Centre’s research team.

Qualification
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to PhD level related to the subject area of the project.

Within the Centre’s research team, the candidate will take part in broader intellectual and methodological discussions around the project’s goals and general directions. Experience with collaborative and interdisciplinary work will be an asset.

Applicants must possess skills in written and spoken academic English at a high level. If deemed necessary, the department may request that applicants document their English skills.

Application
All applications must be submitted online, in PDF or Microsoft Word format, via the link “Apply now” at the bottom of the page.

The application must include:

Application letter/cover letter (max 1 page).
Curriculum vitae (with applicant’s e-mail & telephone number).
Documentation of qualifications (examination certificates/PhD diploma, etc.).
Complete and numbered list of publications. The enclosed publications must be marked with *.
Research plan, including a short description of previous research and a plan for the coming years that includes an account of how the applicant will contribute to the deliverables in the project description (no longer than 3 pages).
Documentations of teaching qualifications and research dissemination, if any
Publications. Applicants may choose a maximum of three publications for assessment. Publication dates must be clearly marked on the publication list. The publications selected must be uploaded as attachments and listed from 1 to 3.

Should any material submitted consist of work with named co-authors, or work that is otherwise the result of collective academic endeavours, the extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work must be clearly stipulated. The faculty may ask for a signed statement from the co-authors stipulating the extent and nature of each individual’s contribution.

Only material in English can be expected to be assessed.

Assessment criteria
The following criteria are applied when assessing applications:

The quality, originality and feasibility of the proposed project
Research qualifications, as reflected in the attached CV and project description
Competencies and knowledge of relevant fields of academic research
Level (grades obtained) of PhD studies

The recruitment process
After the deadline for applications, the Head of Department considers advice from the Appointment Committee and then selects applicants for assessment. All applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. After this, the Head of Department sets up an expert Assessment Committee to assess the shortlisted applications. The selected applicants will be informed who is serving on the committee. Individual applicants will be offered the opportunity to comment on the committee’s assessment of their application before the appointment is announced.

For further information about the application procedure, please refer to the University of Copenhagen website: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Salary and terms of employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The salary range starts at DKK 39.993,75 + an 18.07% contribution to the pension scheme.

An equal opportunity workplace
University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society, and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their personal backgrounds. For more information on the diverse working place environment at the university and the university’s participation in the HRS4R, please see: https://employment.ku.dk/working-at-ucph/eu-charter-for-researchers/.

Contact
Further information about the application procedure is available from HR at hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number 211-2638/26-2I.

For further information, including more details on the Centre for Culture and the Mind, please contact Ana Antic at ana.antic@hum.ku.dk

If you have any questions about the academic content of the PhD programme, please e-mail the PhD coordinator at the Department of English, Germanic and Romance studies, Martyn Bone at bone@hum.ku.dk.

The deadline for applications is 15 September 2026 at 23:59 [CEST]

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up until the deadline.

Postdoc within Screening of De Novo Designed Proteins

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop screening tools for identification of high-affinity protein binders. The candidate will participate in a larger, cross-disciplinary project aiming to design screening pipelines for identifying binders for proteins involved in cell wall synthesis in gram-positive bacteria, with the aim of combatting antimicrobial resistance. The position is part of a project group of four postdocs, all working with different aspects of the project. The position is for 18 months.

This specific project aims to establish an E. coli-based display system optimized to screen AI-designed proteins for interactions with various targets. The candidate will mainly be lab-based, as one of the other postdocs is purely computational and will supply sets of designed proteins for wet-lab screening.

The ideal candidate has a background in protein chemistry, biophysics, or a related field, and has experience with one or more of the following:

Surface display systems, flow cytometry, FACS, or other cell sorting methods
Molecular cloning, high-throughput work, E. coli transformation
E. coli and yeast-based protein production and purification
Protein-protein interactions using BLI, ITC, SPR, or similar techniques

The postdoc’s duties will include research within protein chemistry as well as teaching.

Further information on the Department is linked at https://plen.ku.dk/english/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Assistant Professor Frederik Grønbæk Tidemand (ft@plen.ku.dk) or Morten Petersen (head of institute, morten.petersen@plen.ku.dk).

The position is open from 15th of October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible. You can read more about salary levels in the state sector www.loenoverblik.dk (in Danish).

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

Curriculum vitae
Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
Research plan – description of current and future research plans
Complete publication list
Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

The deadline for applications is 15th of September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews will be held on 25th of September 2026.

Postdoc in Experimental Atmospheric Physical Chemistry

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The postdoctoral researcher will play a central role in the operation, development, and scientific exploitation of the University of Copenhagen's ACTRIS atmospheric research infrastructure. The successful candidate will carry out laboratory and field studies of atmospheric chemical processes, develop new experimental capabilities, and contribute to scientific publications, teaching, and research proposals, supporting the continued development of internationally competitive atmospheric chemistry research.

Key responsibilities include:

Experimental atmospheric chemistry

· Design and execution of laboratory experiments using atmospheric simulation chambers

· Investigation of gas-phase and multiphase atmospheric chemical processes

· Development of new experimental methods and measurement protocols

ACTRIS research infrastructure

· Operation, maintenance, and further development of the ACTRIS aerosol chamber facility

· Operation and quality assurance of the rooftop atmospheric monitoring station

· Development and implementation of new measurement capabilities and experimental infrastructure

Instrumentation and data analysis

· Operation, calibration, and maintenance of advanced atmospheric chemistry instrumentation

· Processing and interpretation of laboratory and field datasets

· Development of data analysis workflows and uncertainty assessment

Research and funding

· Preparation of peer-reviewed scientific publications

· Contribution to national and international research proposals

· Development of new research activities within the ACTRIS infrastructure

Teaching and supervision

· Supervision of MSc and BSc student research projects

· Contribution to teaching and laboratory instruction in general, physical and atmospheric chemistry

· Support for collaborative research projects within the Department

We are looking for a candidate with:

· PhD in atmospheric chemistry, physical chemistry, or a related discipline

· Strong experimental background in atmospheric chemistry

· Experience with laboratory instrumentation and atmospheric measurements

· Experience with atmospheric simulation chambers

· Experience in scientific programming and data analysis (Python, MATLAB, or R)

· Demonstrated publication record in peer-reviewed journals

· Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English

Preferred qualifications:

· Experience with ACTRIS or similar atmospheric research infrastructures

· Experience developing or maintaining advanced scientific instrumentation

· Experience supervising MSc or BSc students

· Experience teaching laboratory or university courses

· Demonstrated success in preparing research grant proposals

· Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to interdisciplinary collaborations

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY for postition below.

Please include

· Curriculum vitae Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent) Research plan – description of current and future research plans Complete publication list Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

· The deadline for applications is 15 September 2026, 23:59 GMT +1.

· After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

· You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitmentprocess/.

· Interviews will be held the week of 41-42

IT-officer / forskningskonsulent i informatik til Sektion for Geogenetik ved Globe Institute

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sektion for Geogenetik, Globe Institute, ved Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet på Københavns Universitet søger en IT-officer, Staff Scientist eller forskningskonsulent med stærke kompetencer inden for databaser, data management og informatik med tiltrædelse 15. oktober 2026, eller snarest muligt herefter. Stillingen er tidsbegrænset for en periode på 3 år.

Om os
Centre for Ancient Environmental Genomics (CAEG) er et tværfagligt forskningscenter med speciale i sekventering og analyse af ancient DNA (aeDNA). Vores internationale forskningsteam indsamler prøver fra is, jord og søaflejringer og anvender avancerede sekventeringsteknologier til at udtrække og analysere ancient DNA fra disse prøver.

Gennem rekonstruktion af fortidige miljøer bidrager forskningen med vigtig indsigt i økologiske og evolutionære processer, herunder effekter af klimaændringer og menneskelig aktivitet. Teamet består af forskere med baggrunde inden for geologi, genetik, økologi, evolutionsbiologi, datalogi, statistik og beslægtede fagområder. Vi lægger vægt på god onboarding, tæt samarbejde og en stærk integration i både centeret og instituttet.

Arbejdsopgaver
Du kommer til selvstændigt at stå for design, drift, vedligeholdelse og videreudvikling af databaser og data management-løsninger til forskningsdata.

Stillingen har særligt fokus på:

Design og vedligeholdelse af relationelle databaser og data management-systemer.
Vedligeholdelse og normalisering af PostgreSQL-skemaer.
Modellering af komplekse aeDNA sample-processer og metadata-relationer.
Databaseadministration, vedligeholdelse og performanceoptimering.
Udvikling af SQL-forespørgsler, views, triggers og audit logging.
Sikring af datakvalitet, konsistens, integritet og sporbarhed.
Udvikling og håndhævelse af datastandarder, valideringsregler.
Organisering og kuratering af videnskabelige metadata.
Sikre data provenance og audit trails.
Sikring af dataadgang, sikkerhed og tilgængelighed.
Udvikling og vedligeholdelse af forskningsunderstøttende software.
Udvikling og optimering af ETL pipelines og data delivery.
Udarbejdelse af databasearkitektur.
Brugerunderstøttelse og teknisk rådgivning.
I begrænset omfang, drift og fejlfinding i Linux-miljøer.
I begrænset mængde, migrering, standardisering og rensning af legacy-datasæt.

Vi forventer
Vi søger en person, der kan arbejde struktureret, selvstændigt og med stærk sans for kvalitet og dokumentation. Det er vigtigt, at du trives i et samarbejde med forskere og andre fagligheder og kan omsætte komplekse behov til robuste tekniske løsninger.

Vi forestiller os, at du har erfaring med:

Design og vedligeholdelse af relationelle databaser.
PostgreSQL og datamodellering.
Håndtering af komplekse datamodeller og metadata.
Datakvalitet, dataintegritet og sporbarhed.
SQL, automation og databasedrift.
Udvikling af data pipelines og integrationer.
Arbejde i Linux-miljøer.
Udvikling og vedligehold af videnskabsunderstøttende software
Udvikling af ETL-/ELT-processer, datapipelines og integrationer.
Bash scripting
Python programmering
Git og GitHub
Brugerunderstøttelse og teknisk rådgivning.
Teknisk dokumentation.

Ønskede kompetencer
Det er en fordel, hvis du også har erfaring med nogle af følgende områder:

Moderne frontend-frameworks, fx React, Flask, Vue eller TypeScript.
Viden om bioinformatik vil være en fordel.
Viden om aeDNA sampling og lab-processer vil være en fordel.
Erfaring med moderne AI-assisterede værktøjer til kodning, dokumentation, dataanalyse og automatisering

Vi tilbyder
Vi tilbyder en støttende, kreativ og stimulerende arbejdsplads i et dynamisk og internationalt forskningsmiljø. Du får en central rolle i et tværfagligt team og mulighed for at arbejde tæt sammen med forskere om spændende og komplekse opgaver.

Løn og ansættelsesforhold
Ansættelsen sker som enten akademisk medarbejder eller specialkonsulent afhængigt af kandidatens baggrund, kvalifikationer og erfaring. Løn og ansættelsesvilkår følger overenskomsten mellem Finansministeriet og Akademikerne.

Eller ansættelsen sker efter organisationsaftale for IT-medarbejder (PROSA) i statens tjeneste i henhold til Fællesoverenskomst mellem Finansministeriet og Lærernes Centralorganisation og CO10 – Centralorganisationen af 2010 (LC/CO10-fællesoverenskomsten).

Den månedlige løn fastsættes efter anciennitet. Der vil være mulighed for forhandling af tillæg efter kvalifikationer. Du kan læse mere om lønniveauer i staten på www.loenoverblik.dk.

Arbejdstiden er i gennemsnit 37 timer om ugen.

Arbejdsstedet er Sektion for Geogenetik, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen.

Din ansøgning
Er du interesseret i at søge stillingen, beder vi dig sende en elektronisk ansøgning med CV, relevante eksamensbeviser samt andre relevante dokumenter via Jobportalen så vi har den senest d. 15. september 2026 (tryk på linket ”SØG STILLINGEN” nederst i opslaget.

Universitetet ønsker at afspejle det omgivende samfund og opfordrer alle uanset personlig baggrund til at søge stillingen

Yderligere spørgsmål
Spørgsmål til stillingen kan rettes til lektor Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen, email tskorneliussen@sund.ku.dk.

Postdoc in Experimental Nanophotonics and Quantum Optics

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The research group of Professor Maiken H. Mikkelsen at the Niels Bohr Institute (NBI), University of Copenhagen, invites applications for several Postdoctoral Researcher positions in experimental nanophotonics, nonlinear optics, and quantum optics.

Professor Mikkelsen's group has recently relocated from Duke University to the Niels Bohr Institute and is establishing a vibrant experimental research program dedicated to understanding and controlling light–matter interactions at the nanoscale. By combining nanophotonics with advanced optical spectroscopy and emerging quantum materials, the group aims to uncover new phenomena or behavior arising from enhanced light–matter interactions, optical nonlinearities, and quantum effects.

We seek outstanding, creative, and highly motivated candidates who hold a PhD in physics, chemistry, materials science, or a closely related discipline. Applicants should have a strong background in one or more of the following areas:

Nanophotonics
Quantum optics and/or single-photon sources
Nonlinear optical phenomena in subwavelength structures
Ultrafast optics
Metamaterials and metasurfaces

The successful candidates will play a leading role in developing the group's experimental research program in nanophotonics and quantum optics. Potential research directions include fundamental studies of light–matter interactions in nanophotonic systems; quantum optics in structured photonic environments; nonlinear optical phenomena at the nanoscale; quantum and collective optical effects in low-dimensional materials; optical spectroscopy of emerging quantum materials; strong light–matter coupling and cavity quantum electrodynamics; and nanophotonic control of spontaneous emission, optical coherence, and quantum emitters.

Depending on expertise and project needs, the successful candidates will carry out experimental research involving advanced optical spectroscopy, ultrafast optical measurements, nanofabrication, device characterization, and data analysis. The positions may also include supervision of students, collaboration with national and international research partners, and other academic duties as required.

Further information on the Department is linked at https://nbi.ku.dk/english/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Professor Maiken H. Mikkelsen maiken.mikkelsen@nbi.ku.dk

The positions are open from November 1st 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is for 2 years.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment

The positions are covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY for position below.

When you will be affiliated with the University of Copenhagen or otherwise have access to their research, you may be required to undergo a background screening. The purpose is to protect the security and research integrity of the University of Copenhagen.

Please include

Curriculum vitae
Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
Complete publication list
Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

The deadline for applications is 15 September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews are not yet scheduled.

Postdoc in Embryo Epigenetics

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic researcher for a 3-year postdoctoral position, with the possibility of extension, to commence January 2027 or after agreement.

The position will be based in the Stewart-Morgan group at the Department for Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) within the University of Copenhagen. Information on the group can be found at: https://icmm.ku.dk/english/research-groups/stewart-morgan-group/

Our research
The focus of the Stewart-Morgan group is epigenetic dynamics and mammalian development. We use both in vivo and in vitro systems to study the role of the epigenome in development. We strive for an open, collaborative and collegial work environment that provides ample mentorship and training opportunities to further each members’ individual career goals.

Your job
Your tasks will include designing experimental strategies, generation and analysis of complex datasets, and writing of scientific manuscripts. Additional tasks could include contributing to grant applications, research-based supervision of MSc and PhD students, teaching undergraduate courses, and outreach communication activities.

Profile
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills:

You have a PhD in life sciences or a similar field
You have experience in mouse genetics
You have an active interest in epigenetics, genome regulation, or gametogenesis
Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
Excellent English skills written and spoken

Desirable experience and skills:

Experience in mouse embryology
Experience in IVF
Experience in flow cytometry and/or imaging experimental design and analysis
Experience in bioinformatic analysis of functional genomics data sets (e.g., RNA-seq, bisulfite sequencing)
Previous publication as a first author

Scientific environment

The Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) offers an ambitious scientific environment, with many different nationalities represented. ICMM aims to produce research with high international impact focusing on the functional cell, its genetic components, and molecular cellular mechanisms in a medical context. ICMM currently comprises five research programs, three high profile Research Centers as well as a number of international research groups. The scientists at ICMM are involved in high quality research based undergraduate and graduate teaching programs at the University of Copenhagen. You can read more at www.icmm.ku.dk

The place of employment is at the Medical Genetics program within the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories, dedicated facilities for flow cytometry, imaging, next-generation sequencing including single-cell genomics, and state-of-the-art embryology facilities for mouse and human research.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Questions
For further information please contact Kathleen Stewart-Morgan; kathleen.stewart@sund.ku.dk; www.sund.ku.dk

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Application procedure
Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking ‘Apply for position’ below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
List of publications.

Deadline for applications: 15 September 2026, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

Interviews are expected to be held in week 41-42.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW is seeking an administrative student assistant

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW, is looking for an administrative student assistant for 8 hr/week to join the Hub’s team who is responsible for Center wide leadership, research portfolio management, communication & outreach, and training & collaboration.

The workplace

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW is an international consortium of three leading research institutions in Denmark, Australia, and the Netherlands. As part of this collaborative, cross-institutional environment, we have direct access to cutting-edge facilities and expertise, and opportunities to engage with a broad international network of stem cell and regenerative medicine researchers.

The administrative student assistant will be based at reNEW Hub, attached to reNEW’s Copenhagen node, which is a vibrant, internationally diverse, and ambitious research center at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, at the University of Copenhagen.

Job description

As an administrative student assistant in the Hub, will have the opportunity to assist with data management, communication and coordination in an international environment.
You will support with the following tasks:

Supporting reNEW staff with travel bookings and reimbursements
Supporting in reporting administration: report form & link preparation, and communication
Assisting with data organization: creating database, cleaning and managing outputs.
Maintaining and organizing document databases
Ad hoc tasks

Qualifications and qualities

As an administrative student assistant, you are currently enrolled in an educational program (i.e. an active student), preferably in the beginning of your studies. We encourage all motivated students from any field of study to apply.

Success in the position requires reliability and attention to detail in the tasks, a service- and creative-minded attitude, and enjoying a multi-cultural environment.

Working languages at reNEW are English and Danish. Therefore, excellent English and Danish written and oral skills are required.

Experience using Office 365 and REDCap (or other electronic data capture software) would be an advantage.

Employment conditions

Employment conditions will be in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Organizations of Public Employees –governmental institutions (the OAO-S collective agreement) under HK/STAT, labor grade 1. Salary is DKK 145,73 per hour. Varying working hours is to be expected, but the average working hours are 8 hours per week.

Questions

For further information regarding the position, please contact Laura Abariute, e-mail: laura.abariute@sund.ku.dk.

How to apply

Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include a statement of motivation (no more than 1 page), a curriculum vitae, and copies of relevant supporting documents.

Application deadline: 15 September 2026

Please note that only online applications submitted by the deadline and consisting of the above-listed documents will be considered. Applications and/or any material received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career.

Info

Application deadline: 15 September 2026

Employment start: 19 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter

Department/Location: reNEW NNF Center for Stem Cell Medicine

Assistant Professor in vascular inflammation and proteomics at Department of Biomedical Sciences

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic Assistant Professor for a 3 year position, commencing 21st November 2026.

The position focuses on how the complement system changes with ageing in the vascular wall, with particular emphasis on proteomic changes in arteries in aged humans and rodents with and without hypertension. The successful candidate will develop an independent research profile while contributing to collaborative research and teaching in an interdisciplinary biomedical environment.

Information on the department can be found at: https://bmi.ku.dk

Our research
The Jepps Lab at the University of Copenhagen is an exciting, highly translational vascular biology group where myography and cardiovascular physiology meet cutting-edge mass spectrometry and proteomics to uncover new mechanisms driving hypertension and vascular inflammation. By combining functional measurements of arterial tone and remodeling with deep proteomic profiling, the lab moves seamlessly from identifying disease-associated proteins and pathways to testing their physiological relevance in experimental models. What makes the lab particularly attractive is its clear ambition to translate discovery into patient benefit: findings from vascular physiology and proteomics are being used to understand how inflammation contributes to hypertension and to identify interventions that can be tested clinically. This translational pipeline is already becoming reality with colchicine, where mechanistic work on vascular inflammation and remodeling has progressed from experimental studies to the COHERENT randomized clinical trial investigating low-dose colchicine in patients with hypertension. For researchers who want to work across molecular discovery, quantitative proteomics, vascular physiology and clinical translation—and ultimately see laboratory findings move all the way toward clinical trials—the Jepps Lab offers a uniquely integrated and ambitious environment.

Profile
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills:

You have a PhD in health sciences.
You are highly experienced with a substantial track record in performing and analysing mass spectrometry from different tissues, especially arteries – both rodent and human.
You have an active interest in vascular physiology and vascular inflammation.
You have extensive experience working with animals, particularly rodents, both in vivo and ex vivo.
Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams.
Competent with spatial proteomics and confocal microscopy.
A strong track record of using Perseus, R and similar software’s for bioinformatic analyses.
A teaching portfolio that spans several years of teaching within cardiovascular physiology.
Excellent English skills written and spoken
Experience of supervising Master’s and Bachelor students in research projects.
Ability to multitask to push forward collaborative projects at the same time as undertaking your main research project.

Desirable experience and skills:

Evidence of successfully obtaining external funding.

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories, animal facilities and office space.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The starting date is 21st November 2026.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 42,100 DKK/approx. 5,600 EUR (August 2026 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 18,07% to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Questions
For further information please contact tjepps@sund.ku.dk; www.sund.ku.dk

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position (2 pages max).
A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
List of publications.

Deadline for applications: 15 September 2026, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 41.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Studerende til databehandling

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Vi søger en dygtige og grundige studerende til databehandling ved grundforskningscenteret Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) ved Økonomisk Institut, Københavns Universitet. CEBI belyser betydningen af menneskers adfærd og beslutningstagen for ulighed og økonomisk politik ved brug af data på individniveau. Forskningsprojekterne vil anvende Danmarks Statistiks registre samt andet data, fx genereret ved brug af økonomiske eksperimenter eller surveys.

Arbejdsopgaver

Arbejdsopgaverne vil involvere behandling af registerdata fra Danmarks Statistik samt lettere opgaver i systemerne SAS og Stata. Hertil kommer forefaldende administrative og praktiske opgaver. Arbejdet foregår i samarbejde med forskere, ph.d.-studerende og andre studerende.

Forudsætninger

Det er en fordel, at du er stud.polit.
Gerne lidt erfaring med anvendelse af analyseværktøjerne SAS og Stata.
Positiv indstilling til dataarbejde og kvantitative/økonometriske problemstillinger.
Interesse for anvendt økonometri.
Gode engelskkundskaber.

Arbejdstid og løn

Arbejdstiden er fleksibel, men forventes i gennemsnit at ligge på ca. 10-12 timer om ugen.

Ansættelse og aflønning sker som studerende i henhold til Fællesoverenskomsten mellem Finansministeriet og Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer - Det Statslige Område (OAO-fællesoverenskomsten) samt Organisationsaftale for Kontorfunktionærer, laboranter og It-medarbejdere (HK) § 35.
Timelønnen er anciennitetsbestemt og udgør minimum 145,73 kr. (1. august 2026- niveau). Du vil blive lønindplaceret på baggrund af tidligere ansættelser.

Det er en forudsætning for ansættelse, at du er indskrevet og aktiv studerende ved en videregående uddannelse

Københavns Universitet ønsker at afspejle det omgivende samfund og opfordrer alle uanset personlig baggrund til at søge stillingen.

Ansøgning og yderligere oplysninger

Ansøgning indeholdende CV, karakterudskrift og kontaktoplysninger sendes elektronisk via KU´s jobportal senest d. 16. september, 2026 (tryk på linket "SØG STILLINGEN" nederst i opslaget).

(se endvidere http://www.econ.ku.dk/stillinger/)

Stillingen tiltrædes hurtigst muligt.

Hvis du vil vide mere, er du velkommen til at kontakte centeradministrator Tine Ceccardi tine.ceccardi@econ.ku.dk. Yderligere oplysninger om CEBI kan findes på www.econ.ku.dk/CEBI

Københavns Universitet har etableret en ny fælles administrativ organisering, som fortsat implementeres. Det indebærer

løbende forandringer og udvikling af bl.a. arbejdsgange og samarbejdsflader

Postdoc in an EU project at Section for Health Services Research

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and dynamic postdoc for a position (23,5 months) in an EU funded, international project aiming at improving the care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to commence January 16th, 2027 or as soon as possible after this date.

Information on the department can be found at: https://publichealth.ku.dk/about-the-department/hsr/

Our research
The EU PAL-COPD project is a multidisciplinary, interprofessional, international and intersectoral project aiming at evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the ICLEAR-EU intervention for people with advanced COPD in different healthcare systems in Europe. ICLEAR-EU is a person-centred and family-centred non-pharmacological service intervention in which respiratory teams in the hospital collaborate with interdisciplinary palliative care teams and with primary care to promote shared decision-making and advance care planning, improve symptom treatment and comfort care, and prevent re-hospitalization after an exacerbation. ICLEAR-EU is based on an existing intervention developed and pilot tested in the UK.

In EU PAL-COPD, the effectiveness of ICLEAR-EU will be assessed with a stepped wedge cluster RCT in 1,224 people with advanced COPD in 18 hospitals across six European countries. It is hence the first large-scale international trial on systematic integration of palliative care in respiratory care for people with advanced COPD. Cost-effectiveness, robust mixed methods, subgroup analyses and in-depth process and implementation evaluations are also included. EU PAL-COPD will improve the well-being and empowerment of people with COPD and their families and advance the state of the art by providing an innovative service model to the complex palliative and end-of-life care needs. User and stakeholder involvement is crucial throughout the project. The project started in 2024 and will last to the end of 2028. After careful preparations, recruitment of patients and caregivers at three Danish hospitals started Autumn 2025.

You will be collaborating closely with Mogens Grønvold, who is responsible for the Danish part of the EU PAL-COPD study and work package co-leader responsible for protocol writing and outcomes assessment in the project. He also takes part in other EU-funded research projects related to palliative care and leads several Danish projects in this field, including some related to the Danish Palliative Care Database. You will also collaborate with researchers at the Palliative Care Research Unit at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital.

Your job
Your tasks will be related to all aspects of the project but mainly to the conduct of the Danish part of the study, which involves three hospitals and about 200 patients. You will be involved in coordinating and securing the data collection and in data analysis, making presentations, article writing, etc. In the project, you will be in close contact with student assistants working for the project in the section, the staff at the Danish hospitals, and members of the large, international consortium. There will be meetings in Denmark and elsewhere. Finally, you will be involved in related teaching and other activities.

Information about the project can be found here: https://eupal-copd.eu/

Profile
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills:

You have a PhD in health-related research, preferably in a related topic
You are experienced in conducting, analyzing and reporting relevant research
You have an active interest in relevant scientific methods
Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
Excellent English skills written and spoken

Desirable experience and skills:

Experience with patient-reported outcomes methods and evaluation of complex interventions
Experience from international research collaboration

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Section for Health Services Research at Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen and possibly also the Palliative Care Research Unit at Bispebjerg Hospital. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic, cross-disciplinary and international research environment.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

This is a fixed-term position with a start date of 16 January 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The appointment will run until 31 December 2028.

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff. Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

Questions
For further information please contact professor Mogens Grønvold, email mold@sund.ku.dk www.sund.ku.dk

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
List of publications.

Deadline for applications: 16 September 2026

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 40-41.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Experimental Quantum Matter

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Quantum Matter Lab at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, invites applicants for a postdoctoral fellowship to investigate topologically protected synthetic matter in 1D and 2D arrays of semiconductor-superconductor Josephson junctions formed in a variety of lattices. The project aims to explore novel states and dynamics of emergent quantum states, including topological matter and flat bands.

The expected start date is no later than November 15, 2026.

The project

The work is at the border of quantum simulation and quantum matter, and takes advantage of novel epitaxial hybrid materials. Candidates should have a PhD in condensed matter experimental physics, mesoscopic electron transport, or experimental solid-state quantum information science. The project combines nanofabrication, low-temperature measurements using a cryofree dilution refrigerator, low-noise and high frequency electrical measurement techniques, data analysis, and close collaboration with theoretical physicists. Scientific writing and communication will be in English. Inquiries about the position can be made to Associate Professor Saulius Vaitiekėnas (saulius@nbi.ku.dk).

Description of the scientific environment

The Quantum Matter Lab at the Niels Bohr Institute is a research group focused on experimental solid-state physics, quantum nanoelectronics, and condensed matter device physics. The group provides a vibrant scientific environment for cutting-edge experimental research, with close interactions with theorists and potential collaborations with industry. Our group is part of Condensed Matter Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. We are based in Copenhagen and offer creative, stimulating working conditions within a dynamic, international research environment. The University and the group wish our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Terms of employment

The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week. The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 2 years, with a possibility of extending the contract further. Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 35,000 DKK/approx. 4,700 EUR (August 2026 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 18.07 % to your pension fund. Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years. The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2025.

Application Procedure:

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.
Please include:
- Curriculum vitae

- Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)

-Complete publication list

-If possible, please list up to three scientists that you have worked with closely in your past research. (We will contact you for your consent if we wish to contact these.)

Application deadline:

The deadline for application is 20 September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2. After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

As an equal opportunity employer, the University of Copenhagen invites applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, religion, or ethnic origin. You can read more about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

PhD fellowship in trained immunity in zebrafish

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences are offering a PhD fellowship in immunology using zebrafish as a model commencing 1 January 2027 or after agreement.

The project is part of the research project Decoding innate immune signatures driving trained and adaptive immunity in fish using a high-resolution in vivo and in vitro zebrafish model, which is financed by the Independent Research Foundation Denmark.

The project

The project investigates how the innate immune system of fish contributes to protection against infectious diseases. While fish have traditionally been considered to rely primarily on innate immunity, recent evidence suggests that they can also develop trained immunity – a form of innate immune memory that can provide enhanced protection following subsequent infections.

Using the zebrafish (Danio rerio) model, the project will investigate how neutrophils and macrophages respond to different infectious stimuli and how these responses shape both trained and adaptive immunity. We will among other things work with the parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and the bacterium Vibrio anguillarum, using complementary in vivo and in vitro approaches, live imaging and molecular analyses.

The overall aim is to identify innate immune signatures and biomarkers that can predict the development of long-lasting protective immune responses. The project will contribute to a better understanding of trained immunity in fish and may ultimately support the development of improved and more targeted vaccination strategies for sustainable aquaculture.

The specific tasks will include immunization of larval and adult zebrafish using microinjection, infectious disease challenges, analysis of immune-relevant gene expression, in vivo imaging, isolation of innate immune cells for in vitro analyses, and stimulation of cells with defined antigens followed by functional and molecular analyses. The project will involve a combination of established and emerging techniques, and there will be room to develop new approaches and pursue ideas that arise during the project. Your ideas and suggestions for alternative or complementary techniques are very welcome. Additionally, you will engage in the diverse teaching and research activities conducted by the Exfimo group.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a background in immunology, infection biology or molecular biology. Applicants with experience in zebrafish work, advanced microscopy (in vivo imaging, confocal microscopy), host–pathogen interactions, innate immunity, vaccination, gene expression analysis, or cell-based assays are particularly encouraged to apply.

Experience with microinjection, in vivo imaging, molecular techniques, isolation and analysis of immune cells, quantitative data analysis or bioinformatics is an advantage, but not a requirement. We are looking for a curious and enthusiastic researcher who is eager to learn new techniques, work across experimental approaches, and develop their own ideas within the project.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

The PhD student will join the Experimental Fish Models (Exfimo) research group at the University of Copenhagen. Exfimo is an interdisciplinary research group focusing on fish health, immunity and disease, with the overall aim of contributing to sustainable aquaculture through improved understanding of host–pathogen interactions and fish immune responses.

Our research combines zebrafish and aquaculture-relevant fish models with advanced experimental approaches, including in vivo imaging, molecular biology, gene expression analysis, immunological assays and experimental infection models. The group provides access to a well-established zebrafish facility, including wild-type and transgenic reporter lines for visualizing immune cell behaviour in vivo.

As a PhD student, you will become an integrated member of an international and collaborative research environment and will have the opportunity to develop expertise in a broad range of experimental techniques. You will work closely with the PI and other researchers in the group, while also having considerable freedom to develop your own scientific ideas and approaches. The project offers a strong combination of fundamental immunology and applied fish health research, with potential relevance for the development of improved vaccination and disease prevention strategies in aquaculture.

The University of Copenhagen provides a stimulating international research environment with opportunities for collaboration across disciplines and participation in national and international networks, conferences and training activities.

Principal supervisor is Associate Professor, Louise von Gersdorff Jørgensen, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, lvgj@sund.ku.dk, Direct Phone: 22833464.

Start: 1 January 2027

Duration: 3 years as a PhD student

PhD Programme Description:
The PhD programme is a three-year full-time research education within the framework of the 5+3 scheme, intended for candidates holding a relevant academic degree within the project’s subject area (e.g., [relevant degrees]).

Responsibilities and tasks in the PhD programme

Carry through an independent research project under supervision

Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications:

Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
Relevant publications
Relevant work experience
Other relevant professional activities
Curious mind-set with a strong interest in immunology
Good language skills

Terms of employment
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.

Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/

Application procedure
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)

2. CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position

4. Publication list (if possible)

Application deadline: 20 September 2026, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You find information about the recruitment process at: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicants will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 42 and 43

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Communications Position – The Pioneer Centre for SMARTbiomed

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Public Health
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

We are looking for a highly motivated and independent communicator to support us in the areas below.

Primary Responsibilities

Strategic Communication & Branding

Develop and implement an integrated communication strategy that supports the Centre’s scientific mission, partnerships, and international visibility.
Maintain and strengthen the SMARTbiomed brand across all platforms, ensuring coherent messaging and alignment with centre leadership priorities.
Prepare communication plans for key initiatives, scientific outputs, and events, with attention to both overarching strategic goals and detailed execution.

Internal Communication

Facilitate effective communication across the Centre’s partner institutions (e.g., University of Copenhagen, Oxford, and associated hospitals and departments).
Support leadership in preparing internal announcements, newsletters, and updates to ensure timely and accessible dissemination of information to researchers, staff, and fellows.
Contribute to fostering a collaborative, welcoming, and well-connected working environment across interdisciplinary and international teams.

Scientific Communication Support

Collaborate closely with researchers to translate complex scientific content into clear, engaging, and accessible communication materials for diverse audiences.
Assist with the preparation, editing, and dissemination of project summaries, impact statements, policy-relevant findings, and major scientific announcements.
Coordinate communication efforts around major publications, grant milestones, and conferences (e.g., EuroCIM-related activities).
Ensure high-quality written and verbal communication in English across communication outputs and external-facing materials.

Event Promotion and Outreach

Support the promotion of workshops, training programs, seminars, symposia, and public-facing events.
Prepare communication materials for events, including programmes, promotional graphics, speaker biographies, and participant communications.
Ensure documentation of events through photography, videography, and post-event reporting.
Contribute to creating inclusive and positive experiences for participants, speakers, and collaborators.

Qualifications

Relevant academic background in communication, or related fields, preferably at Master’s level.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in Danish is considered an advantage.
Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, with the ability to work constructively across professional, disciplinary, and cultural differences.
Ability to work flexibly in smaller teams and contribute both independently and collaboratively depending on project needs.
Service-minded and approachable, with the ability to build positive working relationships across a diverse organization.
Ability to balance attention to detail with an understanding of broader strategic and organizational objectives.
Experience communicating complex or technical subject matter to varied audiences is an advantage.
Experience in an international academic or research environment is considered beneficial.

Place of employment
The place of employment is at The Pioneer Centre for SMARTbiomed, Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. https://smartbiomed.dk

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 15 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 6 years. The starting date is 1 January 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Employment will be in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The monthly salary will be based on the number of years of work experience (seniority) with the possibility to negotiate a salary supplement based on prior experiences and qualifications. The employer will pay an additional 18,07 % to your pension fund.

Questions
For further information regarding the position, please contact Erin Gabriel, erin.gabriel@sund.ku.dk

Application
Your application should in English include:

Letter of application addressing the requirements (max. one page).
Curriculum Vitae
A certified/signed copy of certificate(s) of education

Please submit your application by clicking on “Apply Now” below. Only online applications will be accepted.

Application deadline: Sunday 20 September 2026, 23.59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Interviews are expected to be held in week in the beginning of October

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Two Postdoc positions in Cardiometabolic (Electro-)Physiology at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

The Lubberding group is looking for two highly motivated postdoctoral researchers to lead translational research projects aimed at understanding the role of ion channels in cardiometabolic physiology commencing on the 16th of November 2026 or soon thereafter. The positions are for 1 and 2 years.

Our research and what we offer

In the Lubberding group we aim to find novel treatment strategies for cardiometabolic disease. We do this by investigating the molecular mechanisms of cardiometabolic disease and probing possible novel targets for the treatment of these diseases, with a focus on ion channels.

Our work combines in vitro and in vivo model systems, human tissue analysis, hormone secretion assays, electrophysiology, (live) imaging, molecular biology, -omics, and clinical data to understand the dual role of ion channels in cardiac and metabolic physiology. We are also setting up a small clinical trial.

We are a dynamic and international team with a strong focus on collaboration, engagement and curiosity. We actively promote teamwork and knowledge sharing to encourage a positive, supportive and inclusive environment.

The Lubberding group is part of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, with state-of-the-art laboratories located on the Panum campus in the Northern Campus area, close to the city center of Copenhagen.

For more information on the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Lubberding group, visit https://bmi.ku.dk/english/ and https://bmi.ku.dk/english/research-divisions/integrative-circulation/lubberding-group/.

The project and your tasks

Cardiometabolic diseases, including primary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and its cardiovascular complications, pose an escalating threat to global health. The function of the heart, as well as the function of the endocrine tissues important for maintaining our blood glucose, use ion channels to perform their function. The projects will address the role of a particular ion channel in human cardiometabolic physiology, with an emphasis on blood glucose control.

Your project-related tasks may include:

Analysis of large human datasets
Preparation of clinical trial, incl. recruitment of participants
In vitro cell and ex vivo islet experiments, including hormone secretion assays and live imaging
Murine islet isolation and in vivo experimentation
Electrophysiology (patch-clamp)
Functional drug screening

You will work in a collaborative environment where we combine functional assays in the wet-lab with analysis of human tissue and clinical data in order to understand the role of particular ion channels in cardiometabolic health and disease and how to target them.

Your general tasks as a postdoc at our faculty:

Engage actively in teaching activities within physiology, molecular biology or pharmacology
Conduct independent research projects and collaborate within research teams
Disseminate research findings at scientific conferences and meetings
Carry out supervising and mentoring activities
Write scientific papers

Who we are looking for

Essential experience and skills:

You have (or are about to get) a PhD in life science or medical science, preferably in the field of cardiac or metabolic (electro-)physiology
You have a strong theoretical background in cell biology and human physiology
You have documented wet-lab experience and/or proficiency in analysis of large datasets
You have theoretical knowledge and practical experience with electrophysiology and/or pharmacology and/or metabolic methodologies in humans (e.g. glucose clamps)
You have a collaborative mindset with strong communication skills and an ability to work well in teams
You are fluent in written and spoken English
You have strong analytical skills
You are good at working independently and driving a project
You are responsible, reliable and flexible
You enjoy international and diverse workplaces

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The positions are fixed-term positions for 1 and 2 years. The starting date is 16th of November 2026 or after agreement.

Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at approximately 39,950 DKK/approx. 5,340 EUR (August 2026 level). In addition, the employer will pay 18,07% in pension.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2025.

Candidates from abroad may be eligible to reduced tax payment, according to the Special Tax Scheme for Researchers. More information about this can be found here: Tax – University of Copenhagen

Questions
For further information please contact Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Anniek Lubberding (alubberding@sund.ku.dk). Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
List of publications.

Deadline for applications: September 20th 2026, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 42.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Postdoc of chemical biology

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The postdoc project aims at developing new methods to chemically modify peptide therapeutics to enhance and prolong their effect in the body. The first goal is to develop novel cleavable linkages that activate the peptide when the bond is broken. The second goal is to develop new methods for taking a native peptide and chemically modify it locally so that it becomes more resistant to breakdown by enzymes.

The postdoc’s duties will include research within synthetic organic chemistry on peptides, chemical modification of proteins, and peptide medicinal chemistry, as well as teaching. The post may also include performance of other duties.

Further information on the Department is linked at chem.ku.dk. Inquiries about the position can be made to the main supervisor.

The position is open from January 1st 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The deadline for applications is 20 September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY for position below.

Please include

Curriculum vitae
Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
Research plan – description of current and future research plans
Complete publication list
Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews will be held on week 41-42.

PhD fellowship in chemical methods for half-life extension of peptides

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Chemistry, Section for Chemical Biology invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in chemical methods for half-life extension of therapeutic peptides. The project is part of the research project “New strategies for half-life extension of peptide therapeutics”, which is financed by a Distinguished Innovator Grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Start date is (expected to be) January 1st 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project

The PhD project aims at developing new methods to chemically modify peptide therapeutics to enhance and prolong their effect in the body. The first goal is to develop novel cleavable linkages that activate the peptide when the bond is broken. The second goal is to develop new methods for taking a native peptide and chemically modify it locally so that it becomes more resistant to breakdown by enzymes.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates within the fields of chemical biology, synthetic organic chemistry, peptide science, and medicinal chemistry. Applicants can have a background in synthetic bioorganic chemistry with a focus on peptides and proteins, preferably also experience with chemo-selective conjugation chemistries, medicinal chemistry of biopharmaceuticals. Experience with synthesis and characterization of bioconjugates would be advantageous. Experience with HPLC and mass spectrometry would also be advantageous.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

Our research is at the interface between synthetic chemistry, biology, and biophysics; it includes peptide, oligonucleotide and carbohydrate chemical biology and nanoscience. It merges design and chemical synthesis of complex bio-molecules with biophysical chemistry and medicinal chemistry. The group consists of about 10 members.

The group is a part of Department of Chemistry, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. We are located at the Frederiksberg Campus, Copenhagen.

We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and facilities for NMR and mass spectrometry.

Principal supervisor is professor Knud J. Jensen, Department of Chemistry, kjj@chem.ku.dk, Direct Phone: +45 21516721.

The PhD programme

Depending on your level of education, you can undertake the PhD programme as:

A three year full-time study within the framework of the regular PhD programme (5+3 scheme), if you already have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree.

Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.

Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.

When you have obtained the MSc degree, you will transfer to the salary-earning part of the scholarship for a period of two years. At that point, the terms of employment and payment will be according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State (AC). The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

Responsibilities and tasks in both PhD programmes

Complete and pass the MSc education in accordance with the curriculum of the MSc programme (ONLY when you are attending the integrated MSc and PhD programme)
Carry through an independent research project under supervision
Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications:

Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
Relevant publications
Relevant work experience
Other relevant professional activities
Curious mind-set with a strong interest in medicinal chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, and chemical biology of biomolecules, in particular peptides
Good language skills

Application and Assessment Procedure

Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY for position below.

Please include:

Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
Your motivation for applying for the specific PhD project
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
Original diplomas for Bachelor or Master and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.
Publication list (if possible)
Reference letters (if available)

The deadline for applications is 20 September 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified whether you will be passed for assessment.

Interviews with selected candidates are expected to be held in week 43.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

PhD fellowship causal inference at the SMARTbiomed Pioneer centre

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen offers a PhD fellowship in causal inference. The anticipated hiring date is January 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The PhD student is expected to develop and apply methods for causal inference will be part of the SMARTbiomed Pioneer centre https://SMARTbiomed.dk/about-SMARTbiomed.

Project Description
The PhD project will develop new methods for causal inference in complex longitudinal survival data, with applications to nationwide Danish health registries. The project focuses on dynamic and asynchronously initiated combination treatments, where time-varying confounding, competing risks, treatment non-adherence and time-related biases challenge conventional analyses. By integrating mathematics, biostatistics and clinical epidemiology, and working with methods like random forest and targeted learning, the candidate will contribute to the development of interpretable survival models and doubly robust estimation methods for clinically meaningful causal effects. The methods will be applied to real-world questions concerning combination drug therapies in people with type 2 diabetes. The PhD student will join an interdisciplinary research environment with joint supervision and close collaboration across methodological and clinical research groups at the University of Copenhagen.

Principal supervisor: Thomas A. Gerds (University of Copenhagen, Medical faculty, Public Health, Biostatistics). Principal co-supervisor: Munir E. Hiabu (University of Copenhagen, Science faculty, Mathematics, Statistics). Co-supervisor: Christian Torp-Pedersen (Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen)

Job description

Your key tasks as a PhD student at SUND are:

Carry out an independent research project under supervision
Complete PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS points
Participate in active research environments including a stay at another research team
Obtain experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
Write a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project

Key criteria for the assessment of applicants

The successful applicant for the Ph.D. scholarship will be a statistician with a solid background in mathematical statistics and biostatistics. Accordingly, we require documented skills within theoretical and applied statistics and the ability to program in R. Also, the applicant should be interested in learning to communicate research findings in teaching, conference talks, and by writing scientific papers for international journals. Knowledge of clinical trials will be valued, as well as experience in collaborating with medical researchers. Specific knowledge about group-sequential trials would be appreciated but is not necessary.

It is a prerequisite for the PhD fellowship that the candidate can be and is not already enrolled as a PhD student at the faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, CSS, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

About the Centre

The Pioneer Centre for Statistical and Computational Methods for Advanced Research to Transform Biomedicine (SMARTbiomed) will support a critical mass of researchers who focus on method and software development for analysis and inference from massive human data, advancing applications in medicine. The Pioneer Centre for SMARTbiomed will leverage large-scale, multimodal biomedical data combined with focussed innovation in statistical and computational methods including machine learning to advance our understanding, treatment, and prevention of human disease.

Information on the centre can be found at: https://SMARTbiomed.dk/

Terms of employment
The employment as PhD fellow is full time and for 3 years.

It is conditioned upon the applicant’s successful enrollment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant prior to employment.

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree. Salary, pension and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. The monthly salary will be based on the number of years of work experience (seniority).

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact Professor Thomas A. Gerds, tag@biostat.ku.dk

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/

Application procedure
Submit your application via the link below no later than 20 September 2026. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.

The application must be written in English and should consist of the following:

Motivation letter of application (max 2 pages). Please briefly describe your previous research experience and interests and what attracts you to the position in terms of both the topic and the academic work.
Curriculum vitae detailing education, work, research and teaching experiences, conference presentations, publication record, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
Documentation of knowledge about mathematical statistics, biostatistics, clinical trials and experience in collaborating with medical researchers. A list of methods you have worked with and in which context would be appreciated.
Official transcripts of examination results.
A certified/signed copy of degree certificate(s).
Contact information for two reference people.

Application deadline: 20 September 2026.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the above mentioned requirements.

You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Research Data Manager for the Danish Precision Health Initiative

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are looking for a curiosity driven research Data Manager to support the data collection, quality control, and preparation for use of the Danish Precision Health Initiative (DELPHI) at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR). The start date is November 1, 2026, or after agreement.

DELPHI is a pioneering cohort study involving 10,000 individuals and generating rich, multi-modal data, spanning clinical, omics, imaging, sensor, and socio-behavioral data. Through a suite of integrated digital tools and platforms, these data are harmonized and brought together in a centralized research platform.

The ideal candidate has strong expertise in data curation and a proactive mindset, with a natural curiosity to enhance our real-time data acquisition and processing workflows.

About us

DELPHI was established in 2022 by Professor Ruth Loos and opened for recruitment in April 2025. You will become part of a team of 12, led by Head of DELPHI Karina Husted, comprising research nurses, exercise physiologists, a radiographer, laboratory technicians and operating manager. Together, the team is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the study and for collecting high-quality phenotypic data.

DELPHI is embedded within the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research. CBMR was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, and has been located in the Maersk Tower at the Panum complex since 2017. DELPHI’s Phenotyping Center occupies dedicated facilities at Panum, within a five-minute walk of CBMR’s offices in the Maersk Tower.

Given the scale and complexity of DELPHI’s data collection, your role will be fully dedicated to the study. You will also work closely with the Data Analytics Platform, which provides data management support across the Center.

The Data Analytics Platform operates an on-premises high-performance compute cluster, plays a leading role in the CBMR’s commercial cloud activities and facilitates access to a range of external research compute resources.

Your job

Your primary responsibilities will be data cleaning and data curation to ensure that data remains useful, understandable, accessible, and reusable over time. You will play a key role in developing and maintaining automated data quality control and curation workflows. We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in both the science questions and the technologies that underpin the study’s data collection and management infrastructure.

The working language in DELPHI is Danish, whereas you will be using English when you engage with DAP and the researchers at CBMR.

Your profile:

Essential criteria:

Master’s degree or higher in software engineering, computer science, bioinformatics or a related field; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree paired with several years of work experience in a relevant position
Strong programming skills with an object-oriented language
Demonstrated experience in automating data (processing) workflows
Proven experience with code version control
Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, with the ability to share knowledge and expertise
Proficient in Danish (at DELPHI, the working language is Danish)
Decent written and oral communication skills in English
Curious, pro-active and solution-oriented.

Desirable criteria:

Experience in statistics, data cleaning or quality control
Experience in accessing or storing data in databases
Understanding of data processing under GDPR regulations
Familiarity with management of research data

Place of employment

The place of employment is the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research. You will be affiliated with the DELPHI team but work closely together with the Data Analytics Platform.

Terms of salary and employment

The employment is as a full-time Data Manager (AC-TAP FU) limited to three years. The start date is November 1, 2026, or after agreement.
Employment will be as Academic Research Officer or Academic Research Consultant in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The monthly salary will be based on the number of years of work experience (seniority) with the possibility to negotiate a salary supplement based on prior experience and qualifications.

Questions

For further questions about the job description and qualifications, please contact Karina Husted at karinalu@sund.ku.dk. For questions regarding the recruitment procedure, please contact SUND HR CBMR at hr-cbmr@adm.ku.dk.

Application

Your application in English should include:

Motivation letter
Curriculum vitae

Please submit your application by clicking on “Apply for position” below. Only online applications will be accepted.

Application deadline: 22 September 2026, 23.59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

166978 Clinical Professor of Innovative Technologies for Acute Cardiovascular Disease (fixed-term 5 years)

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Clinical Professor of Innovative Technologies for Acute Cardiovascular Disease (Fixed-Term, 5 Years)

Department of Clinical Medicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

The University seeks to appoint a clinical professor of Innovative Technologies for Acute Cardiovascular Disease to commence as soon as possible. The externally funded professorship is combined with a consultancy at Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Department of Cardiology in the Capital Region.

Both the professorship and the consultancy will be financed by Copenhagen University Hospital – Herlev and Gentofte.

Find information about the department.

The professor’s responsibilities will primarily consist of:

Research, including publication/academic dissemination. 50% protected research time within the intersection of cardiology and emergency medicine, including pre-hospital triage and treatment.
Research-based teaching, including associated examination. Research-based teaching activities will involve teaching Ph.D. Candidates, medical students and healthcare professionals as described by University of Copenhagen. The professor is expected to contribute to the specialty-focused course in Prehospital and Emergency Medicine and play an active role in the development of undergraduate education in Emergency Medicine.
Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of researchers. Establishment of a research leadership position within Emergency Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease focusing on innovative technologies and precision medicine to mitigate disparities in healthcare.
Obligation to share knowledge with the rest of society, including participation in public debate
Academic assessments

Required qualifications
To be qualified for a clinical professor position, you will be assessed according to these overall criteria for recognising merit at the University of Copenhagen: Research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding, and leadership. Find information about each criterion.

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to:

Document a high degree of original academic production at an international level, including considerable contributions to the development of the academic discipline
Manage research and other management functions, e.g. engage in the university’s external academic activities, as well as knowledge and technology transfer
Provide research-based teaching

The professor is also required to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills.

Terms of employment
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 5 years. Extension is possible if the employed candidate performs well in the position.

For the professorship the appointee will receive a pensionable annual honorarium of 219.882,33 DKK (1 August 2026 level).

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2025.

Questions
For further information please contact Head of Department Nicolai J. W. Albrechtsen, nicolai.albrechtsen@regionh.dk.

Foreign applicants may find the university’s International Staff Mobility useful.

Application
The application must be submitted in English and must include the following documents:

Application (Including motivations for applying for this position (Maximum 2 pages))
Curriculum vitae (Including information about external funding)
Diplomas (Master’s and PhD and other relevant certificates)
Uploads of maximum 10 publications to be considered in the assessment
Self-declaration form (Template under ‘Nyttige links’ - Upload the completed and mandatory form as “Other relevant material”)
Teaching portfolio (Guidelines / Template for inspiration under ‘Nyttige links’)
Research plan (3‐5 pages)
Teaching plan
A complete list of publications

Please note that the applicant will be contacted if the assessment committee requires further documentation.

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen encourages all interested applicants to apply for this position.

Please submit the application with the required attachments. Only online applications will be accepted. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, [Thursday, 23 September 2026].

Interviews for this position are likely to be held on 11 January 2027

Assistant Professor in Companion Animal Surgery (DipECVS or DipACVS)

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The University of Copenhagen invites applicants for an Assistant Professor and ECVS or ACVS diplomate of Companion Animal Surgery at the Section for Diagnostic Imaging, Companion Animal Surgery and Clinical Specialties, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences to commence 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The employment is for 4 years. Information about the Department can be found at:

https://sund.ku.dk/

https://ikv.ku.dk/english/

About us
The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences encompasses strong and internationally recognised research areas within clinical veterinary sciences. We aim to set new standards for cross‑disciplinary research, education, and innovation within animal health and disease, while fostering an inclusive workplace built on Scandinavian principles of flat structure, openness, mutual respect, and collaboration. Our research underpins high‑quality teaching and continuous national and international benchmarking.

The Section for Diagnostic Imaging, Companion Animal Surgery and Clinical Specialties has a strong interdisciplinary research platform spanning both orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery. Research within the section covers basic, translational and clinical science, with a focus on advancing the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of surgical disease. Particular emphasis is placed on improving patient outcomes through comparative and evidence-based research, supported by extensive national and international collaborations.

The Section holds clinical teaching and service obligations in companion animal surgery, neurology, cardiology, oncology, dentistry, rehabilitation, as well as contributions to emergency medicine, with extensive national and international collaborations.

The Companion Animal Surgery group consists of enthusiastic faculty and clinical staff, including Danish specialists in companion animal surgery and European Diplomates in Veterinary Dentistry and in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, as well as an affiliated Professor (DipECVS). The group maintains a strong international network with leading veterinary and human surgeons.

Research in the group spans basic, translational, and clinical studies across soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery. Current activities include:

Biomarkers of surgical disease, treatment response and recovery
Advanced imaging and image-guided approaches in surgical decision‑making
3D printing and digital technologies in surgical planning, education and veterinary precision medicine
Clinical and translational studies of soft tissue and orthopaedic disorders
Surgical oncology, including fluorescence-guided imaging and novel treatment approaches
Biomechanics, implants and surgical techniques
Rehabilitation, physiotherapy and musculoskeletal pain research
Outcome assessment, quality improvement and evidence-based surgery
Comparative studies relevant to both animal and human health

The group runs a busy referral service, seeing predominantly secondary and tertiary care surgery cases while also supporting first‑opinion surgery. We provide continuous professional education for practising veterinarians and contribute to the international postgraduate Master’s programme in Companion Animal Clinical Sciences (www.cacs.ku.dk).

Job description
This is an academic position with combined responsibilities in research, teaching, supervision, and clinical service.

The successful applicant is expected to develop and maintain an independent, internationally visible research profile in companion animal surgery, closely integrated with the Section’s clinical and translational research activities. Teaching and clinical duties within the University Hospital for Companion Animals form an integral part of the position, ensuring strong interaction between research, clinical practice, and education.

At the Assistant Professor level, the position is aimed at candidates with clear potential for academic development and career progression to Associate Professor.

The academic responsibilities of the position will include:

Research

Conducting internationally competitive research in companion animal surgery
Establishing and developing an independent research line aligned with the Section’s strategic priorities
Publishing research in recognised, peer‑reviewed international journals
Actively seeking external research funding
Contributing to national and international research collaboration
Integrating clinical work with translational and/or comparative research activities

Teaching and supervision

Teaching and examination in companion animal surgery at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
Clinical teaching and supervision of veterinary students, interns, residents, and visiting clinicians
Supervision of Bachelor’s, Veterinary thesis, and postgraduate Master’s thesis projects;
Contribution to curriculum development, course coordination, and pedagogical innovation
Participation in continuing professional education and postgraduate programmes

Clinical service

Participation in clinical service at the University Hospital for Companion Animals within soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery
Contribution to the development of clinical guidelines and evidence‑based surgical practice
Supporting the integration of clinical casework into research and teaching activities

Academic citizenship and knowledge exchange

Participation in department and section academic activities and committees
Contribution to knowledge exchange with the veterinary profession and society, including professional outreach and continuing education

Required qualifications

For appointment at assistant professor level, applicants must be able to document

A DVM degree with eligibility to obtain authorisation to practise veterinary medicine in Denmark, or a willingness to obtain Danish licensure within 6 months

European or American College of Veterinary Surgery Board certification or board eligibility in companion animal surgery (DipECVS-CA or DipACVS-CA)
Clinical experience at a specialized level, preferably from a university veterinary teaching hospital or specialist referral practice
Documented research qualifications at PhD level or equivalent
Documented peer reviewed scientific publications of high quality relevant to the field
Ability to develop an independent research profile within companion animal surgery
Excellent communication skills and speaks and understands English (spoken and written).

Desirable Qualifications

Teaching experience or demonstrated potential for university-level teaching
Proficiency in Danish or willingness to learn within 3 years of employment according to UCPH policy.

Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of documented, internationally competitive research. The ability to attract external funding will be considered together with outreach qualifications. Teaching qualifications are not mandatory but documented teaching qualifications and teaching experience will be considered.

General criteria apply to the appointment of Assistant Professors at the University of Copenhagen. The criteria (research, teaching, Innovation & societal impact, organizational contribution and leadership) are considered as a framework for an overall assessment of the applicant. In addition, each applicant will be assessed according to the specific requirements listed in this advertisement.
For Assistant professors: https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/kriterier-for-videnskabelige-stillinger/kriterier-for-meritering-maj-2026/5a_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-Assistant_professors.pdf.

Applicants are encouraged to read the University of Copenhagen's Guidance on the merit criterion Innovation and Societal Impact here

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week. The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 4 years.

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

For further information, please contact: Professor James Miles, jami@sund.ku.dk .

Foreign applicants may find information about working and living in Denmark at: https://www.ism.ku.dk/.

Application
The application must be submitted in English and include:

Application (max 2 pages)
Curriculum vitae
Diplomas
A complete list of publications
Upload of maximum 5 publications to be considered in the evaluation
Teaching portfolio and teaching plan (Guidelines: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/job-application-portfolio)

Application procedure

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview

Information about the recruitment process is available at: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Applicants will be assessed according to Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Application deadline: 27 September 2026, 23.59 CET

Interviews are expected to be held in: October 2026

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) or Associate Professor (Open Rank) in New Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for one position as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (Open Rank) in New Testament Studies to be filled by 1 February 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job description
The Section for Biblical Studies seeks to appoint one new faculty member in New Testament Studies. The call is open to candidates working in all aspects of New Testament and early Christian studies, including immediately adjacent fields. The successful candidate is expected to combine an active and internationally oriented research agenda with research-based teaching, collegiality, and a willingness to contribute constructively to the Danish research and pedagogical environment.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

an active research agenda in New Testament Studies, early Christian studies, or immediately adjacent fields,
a high level of the relevant language skills,
methodological sophistication and commitment to collaboration,
potential for, or documented experience with, research leadership, including grant applications and externally funded research,
capacity and enthusiasm to teach a wide range of courses related to the curriculum of New Testament Studies at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels, and
collegiality and willingness to take an active part in the intellectual, administrative and communal life of the Section, Department and Faculty.

The position involves a commitment to take an active part in the faculty’s research environment and research-based teaching, including examination and supervision related to the theology programmes at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels, open programmes, and any new areas of study. It also involves taking part in activities related to securing funding for and managing research projects, providing pedagogical supervision, and participating in academic assessments.

The successful candidate must be able to offer courses on New Testament Studies at all levels.

Department description
The department studies the scriptures of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which are considered – to varying degrees foundational, normative, and sacred.
Our focus is on:

the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and other formative documents of ancient Judaism (including, for example, Dead Sea Scrolls and Hellenistic Jewish sources),
the New Testament and other formative documents of early Christian studies (including, for example, ancient Jewish and non-canonical Christian sources),
the Qur'an and its earliest traditions and commentaries.

Our research and teaching encompass the various exegetical traditions, historical contexts, material cultures, and reception histories that emerge around each of these three collections of sacred writings.

Qualification requirements
The position requires scientific qualifications such as a PhD degree in the field of New Testament Studies, including studies in early Christian studies or other immediately adjacent fields. Appointment will be made at Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level according to the applicant’s qualifications and the applicable rules at the University of Copenhagen.

Appointment as a tenure track assistant professor assumes research qualifications at least at PhD level. Candidates must be able to document competences in research as well as teaching. Candidates are expected to document scholarly research production at an international level and must demonstrate the potential to make a significant impact in their field at both local and international levels.

Appointment as an associate professor assumes research and teaching qualifications corresponding to the level of associate professor. Candidates must be able to document an established record of scholarly research production at an international level, teaching experience, and the ability to contribute independently to research, teaching, administration, collaboration and the academic development of the field.

In connection with the overall assessment of the individual applicant, emphasis is placed on the applicant’s research and teaching potential and/or documented experience within the fields described above.

Within a reasonable period (normally within 3–6 years), a non-Danish-speaking appointee will be required to acquire proficiency in Danish sufficient to teach in Danish as well as interact in Danish with colleagues and students.

Terms of employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry

of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). It is possible to

negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.

A special tax scheme is offered to researchers recruited from abroad, see Tax – University of Copenhagen

If the appointment is made at assistant professor level, it will be as a tenure track assistant professorship with a duration of six years. The main responsibilities consist of research, teaching, societal impact activities, departmental service tasks, and administration. The ideal candidate must complete the university’s Teaching and Learning in Higher Education programme. The Department will appoint a mentor for the assistant professor.

At the end of the sixth year of employment, the Dean will set up an assessment committee for the purpose of evaluating the basis for a promotion to associate professor. For more information about tenure track assistant professorships at the University of Copenhagen: Tenure track at the University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen

If the appointment is made at associate professor level, the position will involve research, research-based teaching, supervision and examination, societal impact activities, departmental service tasks, administration, and participation in the further development of the Faculty’s research and teaching environment.

Information about the criteria for recognising merit for appointments as Tenure Track Assistant Professor or Associate professor can be found here:
5a_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-Assistant_professors.pdf
5b_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-Associate_professors.pdf

Further information on qualification requirements as Tenure Track Assistant Professor and Associate Professor can be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities 2025 (in Danish) here: Bekendtgørelse om stillingsstruktur for videnskabeligt personale ved universiteter

Application
Applications must be submitted via the electronic application system. Click on the link provided below to be taken to the online application form.

The application must include the following enclosures:

Cover letter (Letter of Motivation) (applicants are encouraged to consult UCPH criteria for recognising merit: Criteria for recognising merit – University of Copenhagen
CV, highlighting experience with research and teaching, including interdisciplinary and collaborative endeavours, as well as the relevant language skills and experience from international and/or Danish research and pedagogical environments.
Documentation of degrees/diplomas, including documentation of the PhD degree.
Publication list (a complete list of publications).
Teaching portfolio. For more information regarding the expected contents of the teaching portfolio, applicants are encouraged to consult the University guidelines for teaching portfolios when appointing academic staff at the University of Copenhagen.
Research plan. An outline of planned research activities, including publication plans and plans for applications for external funding. The research plan should include a presentation of the applicant’s envisaged contribution to the research in the Section.
Publications. A maximum of five (5) scientific publications that the applicant wishes to have included in the assessment, of which no more than two (2) may be monographs.
Co-author declarations. If citing work where the applicant has been a co-author, a co-author declaration, which addresses the applicant's share of these works, must be submitted. Material that has not yet been published can be submitted. However, please indicate the precise status of each publication.
Names and contact details of three references. References will not be contacted without prior notice to the applicant.

Application procedure
The application, appendices and the submitted scientific publications must be uploaded electronically using the link below. We advise you to have the above-mentioned documents ready before you begin to fill out the online application form, and it is essential that all required documents are enclosed.

Following the application deadline, the Dean selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointments Committee. Applicants are selected on the basis of an overall assessment of the applicants that best match the recruitment needs of the Faculty as described in this advertisement for the post. At the shortlisting stage, particular attention will be paid to the applicant's cover letter, CV, documentation of PhD degree, publication list, teaching profile, and research/development plan.

University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding society and therefore encourages all interested parties regardless of personal background to apply for the position. Women and candidates from historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. According to the University of Copenhagen’s “Action Plan for Career, Gender and Quality – Equal Opportunities in Research and Management” there is to be at least one candidate of each gender before a position can be filled.

For further information on the recruitment process please contact Head of Section Professor Jan Loop, jlo@teol.ku.dk, or Associate Dean for Research Heike Omerzu, ho@teol.ku.dk.

Further information about the application procedure is available from HR, e-mail: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number 211-0763/26-2E #1.

University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding society and therefore encourages all interested parties regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Application deadline
Applications must be submitted by 30 September 2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Applications received after the deadline has expired will not be accepted.

If your application does not include all the required supporting documents, your application will be rejected and will not be considered by the assessment committee.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Mechanistic Understanding of AI Reasoning

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The position
We are seeking to recruit a postdoctoral researcher to work on understanding the mechanisms of AI reasoning. Their core duty will be to advance our understanding of how LLMs acquire, integrate and reason over evolving, pluralistic knowledge using mechanistic interpretability methods. This can involve the development of novel conceptual frameworks, methods, or empirical studies. The postdoc’s duties will also to a small degree include teaching or supervision.

The position is offered in the context of the context of an ERC Starting Grant held by Isabelle Augenstein on ‘Explainable and Robust Automatic Fact Checking (ExplainYourself)’, as well the Pioneer Centre for AI.

Who are we looking for?
Applicants should hold a PhD degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field, and have good written and oral English skills. The assessment of qualifications will also be made based on previous scientific publications and relevant work experience. The ideal candidate would have an educational background, prior research or work experience on Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and/or Explainable AI.

Our group and research -- and what do we offer?
The successful candidate will join the CopeNLU group at the University of Copenhagen. CopeNLU is a vibrant and collaborative research group led by Isabelle Augenstein and Pepa Atanasova with a focus on fair and accountable NLP. We are interested in core methodology research on interpretability, explainability and bias detection; as well as applications to tasks such as fact checking and cross-cultural learning. With a strong focus on both foundational and applied research, we provide a platform for exploring cutting-edge topics in NLP, while also emphasising the importance of transparent and responsible AI development.

We are affiliated with the Pioneer Centre for AI at the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen, located in central Copenhagen. The Pioneer Centre focuses on fundamental AI research, and within an interdisciplinary framework, develops platforms, methods, and practices that address society’s greatest challenges. It consists of seven AI research themes, with one being Speech and Language. The Natural Language Processing research environment at the University of Copenhagen is internationally leading, as e.g. evidenced by it being ranked second in Europe according to CSRankings. Further information about research at the Department is available here: https://di.ku.dk/english/research/.

The position will be offered from 1 February 2027 or as close to this date as possible, for a period of two years, with the possibility of extension contingent on funding availability.

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 39,900 DKK/approx. 5,300 EUR (August 2026-level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 18,07 % to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below. Applications submitted by emails cannot be considered.

Please include:

Cover Letter detailing your motivation and background for applying for this position;
Research plan – description of current and future research plans;
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position;
Diplomas (Master’s and PhD degree or equivalent);
Complete publication list;
Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers;
Names and contact details of three references.

Application deadline
The deadline for applications is 30 September 2026, 23:59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee. You will be notified about whether your application will be selected for assessment.

The assessors will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the above-mentioned research area, skills and other requirements. The assessors will conclude whether each applicant is qualified. The assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessments. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews with selected candidates are expected to be held in Week 43 (19-23 October 2026).

Questions
Inquiries about the position can be made to Isabelle Augenstein <augenstein@di.ku.dk>.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Medhjælpere/betjente til Zoologisamlingsenheden ved Statens Naturhistoriske Museum

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Zoologisamlingsenheden ved Statens Naturhistoriske Museum søger to medhjælpere/betjente til praktiske opgaver. Arbejdstiden er 7 timer om ugen i gennemsnit og kan placeres, så det er foreneligt med en videregående uddannelse. Stillingerne er til besættelse 1. januar 2027 og er tidsbegrænset for en periode på 3 år.

Statens Naturhistoriske Museum er det nationale danske museum for zoologi, botanik og geologi og huser store videnskabelige samlinger af konserverede dyr, planter, fossiler, mineraler m.v.

I samarbejde med museets videnskabelige kuratorer forvalter samlingsmedarbejderne de videnskabelige samlinger, hvilket indbefatter præparation, bevaring, registrering m.m., og samlingsmedhjælpere assisterer dem i dette arbejde. I vil primært blive tilknyttet samlingsenheden for zoologi, der p.t. fysisk er placeret på det tidligere Zoologisk Museum, Universitetsparken 15. Der vil dog også kunne blive tale om arbejde på museets adresser i indre by og Priorparken (Brøndby). Den daglige ledelse og opgavefordeling vil blive varetaget af enhedskoordinatoren i samarbejde med samlingsmedarbejderne.

Som medhjælpere ved samlingsenhederne vil I komme til at arbejde i og med museets samlinger, og arbejdsopgaverne vil være diverse, f.eks.

Sortering, etikettering og databaseregistrering af samlingsmateriale.
Opstilling/indsætning af materiale i samlingerne.
Påfyldning af sprit i vådsamlinger.
Indscannings- og kopieringsopgaver.
Simpelt fotoarbejde med standardopstilling.
Forefaldende arbejde, såsom oprydning og bortskaffelse af materialer (tør og våd).
Hjælp med skadedyrskontrol i samlings- og udstillingsområder.

Krævede kvalifikationer

Interesse for naturhistorie/kulturhistorie dokumenteret gennem indskrivning på et biologi- eller konservatorstudium.
Kendskab til taxonomi inden for zoologi.
Ordenssans, fleksibilitet og ansvarsbevidsthed.
Evne til hurtigt at skifte mellem opgaver.
Evne til at arbejde både selvstændigt og i grupper.
God fysik, der muliggør f.eks. arbejde på godkendte stiger.
God finmotorik, der muliggør præcist arbejde med små genstande, evt. under mikroskop.
Ingen konstaterede allergier over for alkohol og/eller formalin.
Evne til at arbejde med kemikalier.
Evne til at arbejde alene i Magasinerne.
Gode generelle IT-kundskaber.
Beherskelse af engelsk i skrift og tale.

Desuden vil følgende være en fordel

Erfaring med samlingsarbejde.
Kendskab til databasearbejde.
Kendskab til skadedyr (specielt insekter).
Endnu ikke påbegyndt kandidatstudium.
Kørekort.

Yderligere oplysninger:
Hvis du har spørgsmål til ovenstående, kan du skrive til samlingsmedarbejder Sree Selvantharan, selvantharan@snm.ku.dk

Jobsamtalen vil foregå på engelsk.

Du kan få yderligere informationer om museet på vores hjemmeside www.snm.ku.dk

Løn- og ansættelsesforhold
Du ansættes og aflønnes som betjent/servicemedarbejder i henhold til gældende fællesoverenskomst mellem Skatteministeriet og Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer - Det Statslige Område (OAO-S fællesoverenskomsten) samt Organisationsaftalen for lager- og handelsarbejdere i hovedstaden (3F). Du kan læse mere om lønniveauer i staten på www.loenoverblik.dk

Arbejdstiden er 7 timer om ugen i gennemsnit.

Københavns Universitet har etablere en ny fælles administrativ organisering, som fortsat implementeres. Det indebærer løbende forandringer og udvikling af bl.a. arbejdsgange og samarbejdsflader.

Universitetet ønsker at afspejle det omgivende samfund og opfordrer derfor alle uanset personlig baggrund til at søge stillingen, hvis de opfylder de krævede kvalifikationer.

Din ansøgning
Er du interesseret i stillingen, beder vi dig sende en elektronisk ansøgning på engelsk, CV samt kopi af eksamenspapirer via Jobportalen (tryk på linket "SØG STILLINGEN" nederst i opslaget) senest den 30. september 2026

Postdoc in registry based cognitive research at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Psychology invites applications for a postdoctoral position in registry based cognitive research to commence by 01.december 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is a fixed-term position for 24 months/2 years.

Introduction
The postdoc will be part of a project entitled Exploring the basis of individual differences in face recognition funded by the Independent research Fund Denmark and the Carlsberg Foundation. The project is headed by Professor Randi Starrfelt and is a collaboration with Professor in Psychology and Epidemiology, Karen-Inge Karstoft and Professor in Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Birgitte Fagerlund from Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen.

The overall project investigates varibility in face recognition across a large, representative sample of the Danish population, with the aim of relating this to other measures of cognition through questionnaires and data from Danish public registries. The focus of the postdoc-position will be on contributing to the survey design, selecting appropriate registry variables that may index cognition, and planning and executing data-analyses across the entire project.

Applicants are asked to situate and develop their research plan within the framework of the overall project, and it is a requirement that the original project proposals are requested from Professor Randi Starrfelt, randi.starrrfelt@psy.ku.dk prior to submitting the application.

Candidates with various background may be considered for the position, examples of relevant backgrounds are PhDs in public health, psychiatry (medicine), psychology or cognitive (neuro)science. Strong skills in data handling and analysis is crucial, and experience with research using data from Danish public registries a strong advantage.

The postdoc will be working in close collaboration with psychologists from different disciplines including psychological epidemiology and cognitive neuropsychology/neuropsychiatry. The position will be placed at Copenhagen Neuropsychology Lab, part of the Section for Cognition and Neuropsychology. It is expected that the successful candidate will be present, part of the team, and take part in the activities in the Lab on a daily basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

The primary focus of the postdoctoral position will be on research within the main project. However, a certain amount of teaching obligations may be required. Additional tasks beyond research and teaching may also be considered, but to a limited extent. The university will determine the final scope of the various responsibilities, and the emphasis may vary over time.

The data collection in the project is currently being planned, and will start in the beginning of 2027. The main responsibilites of the postdoc in the project will be in planning the registry based part of the project, planning and conducting statistical analyses across the project’s different work packages, and preparing this work for publication. Some supervision of a future PhD-student in the project is also expected.

Qualification Requirements

Appointment as a postdoctoral researcher requires research qualifications at a level at least equivalent to those obtained through the satisfactory completion of a PhD programme within the relevant field.

Strong skills in data handling and analysis is crucial, and experience with research using data from Danish public registries a strong advantage. An interest in cognition and individual differences will be a clear advantage, as is curiosity about the relationship between face recognition skills and other cognitive abilities, disorders, and vulnerabilities.

You can find further information about the qualification requirements for postdoctoral positions here: Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (In Danish only).

You can also find further information about the postdoctoral position on our English webpage on career paths for early‑career researchers at the University of Copenhagen: Career at The University of Copenhagen.

Strategy of the Faculty of the Social Sciences
The Department of Psychology is part of the Faculty of the Social Sciences. The faculty is a successful academic community that strives to put knowledge into action by:

Engaging partners in the co-creation of knowledge, learning and social change.
Empowering our students to become reflective and responsible citizens who have the vision, the knowledge and the competences to change society for the better.
Energising global, European and Danish communities of knowledge by innovating research methodologies and by research findings with impact.

For more on the faculty’s strategy, please see: Strategy for the Faculty of Social Science.

Assessment Criteria

Applicants will primarily be assessed in relation to their research qualifications, including their publications, ability to conduct independent research and participate in research collaborations, and their experience of research management. In addition, the applicant’s research plan and research potential will be assessed in relation to the overall project described above.

Teaching qualifications are not a requirement.

CV (max. 3 pages)
Cover letter including the preferred starting date (max. 1 page)
Documentation of qualifications (exam certificates and PhD diploma)
Complete publication list (attached publications must be marked with an asterisk). The list must be structured systematically and divided into the following categories:

Peer-reviewed publications:
- Monographs and anthologies
- Articles in journals
- Book chapters/anthology contributions, etc.
Non-peer-reviewed publications:
- Publications disseminating research findings, etc.

You can attach a maximum of 3 publications. The publication dates must be clearly marked on the list. The selected publications must be uploaded as attachments and numbered 1-3.

A short paper (max. 2 pages) including reflections on the use of registry data as indicies of individual differences in cognition. This paper must not exceed 2 standard pages, corresponding to approx. 4,000 characters (including title, punctuation, figures, footnotes and references, but excluding bibliography). A substantial breach of this will result in the application being excluded from consideration.
Research plan (max. 2 pages)

The plan should include a brief account of previous research, current research projects, and a forward-looking outline of planned research contribution over the coming years. This may include specific references to the project proposals funded by Independent Research Foundation Denmark and the Carlsberg Foundation, and how the candidate expect to contribute to the project at large.

Salary and Terms of Employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The salary range for postdoctoral positions starts at DKK 39,000/approximately EUR 5,300 + an 18.07 % pension contribution. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.

Recruitment Process
After the application deadline, the Head of Department will consider advice from the appointment committee and select applicants for assessment. All applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. The Head of Department will set up an expert assessment committee to assess the shortlisted applications. The selected applicants will be informed who is serving on the committee. Each shortlisted applicant will be offered the opportunity to comment on the committee’s assessment before the appointment is announced.

You can find further information on our recruitment process at: Recruitment process.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. To learn more about our diverse workplace and our participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, please visit HR Excellence in Research.

Contact Information
For additional information about the position, please contact Professor Randi Starrfelt at email randi.starrfelt@psy.ku.dk or phone +45-35324886.

For more Information about the recruitment process, please contact HR South at hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number: 211-2646/26-2I #2

The application deadline is September 30th 2026 at 23:59 CET.

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up until the deadline.

PhD scholarship in Grundtvig Studies at the Faculty of Theology

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Faculty of Theology at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites applications for a vacant PhD scholarship. The research will be conducted as part of the research project Writing with the Dead – N.F.S. Grundtvig’s Use of Historical Sources (WWD). The position is a fixed term 36-month position, starting on February 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

About the Core Group Project
WWD investigates how the influential Danish theologian, thinker, and poet N.F.S. Grundtvig worked with textual sources from antiquity to his own day. In addition to the analysis of Grundtvig’s published works, the project group will take advantage of a new research infrastructure called Grundtvig’s Manuscripts Online (GMO). GMO uses the AI-software Transkribus to transcribe of more than 80,000 unprinted pages in the Grundtvig Archive at the Royal Danish Library. The shared theoretical foundations for the interdisciplinary research team are Modern Genre Studies and Conceptual History. More information about the core group project is available here: https://teol.ku.dk/english/research/dept/akh/writing-with-the-dead/.

The Research Environment and Activities
The Faculty of Theology is dedicated to fostering a workplace culture grounded in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to offer a supportive environment for researchers at every stage of their careers, emphasizing work-life balance and equitable access to career development opportunities.
WWD offers a diverse and interdisciplinary research environment, affiliated with the section of Church History at the Faculty of Theology at the South Campus of UCPH https://teol.ku.dk/english/research/dept/akh/. Parts of the project will be conducted at other departments at the South Campus and at The Royal Danish Library. The PhD-student is expected to participate in research, teaching, and conference participation related to Grundtvig’s writings and their genesis and impact.

Job Content
We seek applicants who demonstrate strong motivation and enthusiasm for contributing to our research project. Candidates primarily from Theology or Humanities are encouraged to apply. Of special interest are applicants who want to study Grundtvig’s engagement with sources from Late Antiquity and the Early Church or from Romanticism; we also welcome other project proposals about Grundtvig’s use of historical sources. Applications should describe how their project contributes to Grundtvig research and relates directly to the goals of WWD and the synergy with the other subprojects.

We seek candidates who are interested in/or have experience with:

Collaborative research
Archival research
Using the AI-software Transkribus

The following skills are an advantage:

Knowledge of Grundtvig’s writings and sources
Proficiency in reading 19th century vernacular Danish

Inquiries about the position can be made to the Principal Investigator of the project, Associate Professor Anders Holm, phone + 45 51 30 20 35, email: aho@teol.ku.dk.

General Information
PhD studies consist of research programmes at the highest international level that qualify students for independent research, knowledge dissemination, and teaching. The main emphasis is on PhD students organising and conducting their own research project (under supervision). The programme culminates in the submission of a PhD thesis, which the student must defend in public. The programme is prescribed to 180 ECTS credits, corresponding to three years of full-time study.

The Candidate will be enrolled in the PhD School of the Faculty of Theology, see: https://teol.ku.dk/english/phd/about/

For further information about the guidelines for PhD studies at UCPH, please refer to: https://phd.ku.dk/english/.

Qualification requirements
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to master’s level related to the subject area of the project, e.g. [relevant educations]. If you have completed your education in Denmark, you must have a master’s degree covered by the collective agreement for academics in the state sector. If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, you must either have a master’s degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years) or as minimum a bachelor’s degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor’s degree (three years) and be assessed as having professional qualifications at master's level.

If you have completed your education abroad, we will obtain an assessment of your education from the Danish Research Agency.

Application
All applications must be submitted online via the link “Apply now” at the bottom of this page. The application must be written in English, Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish, and include the following enclosures in Adobe PDF or Word format:

Cover letter (max. 1 page) detailing your motivation and background for applying for the specific PhD position
CV (max. 2 pages, including contact details and language proficiency)
Project description (12,000 keystrokes including spaces but excluding bibliography) containing a description of: 1) the planned research project; 2) the planned contribution to Grundtvig research and the WWD project; 3) a realistic draft outline of the study programme for the fulfillment of requirements under the Ministerial Order on PhD degrees with regard to participation in courses and periods of study at other institutions.
One writing sample, demonstrating the applicant’s analytical writing skills (for example, one chapter of the MA thesis)
Diploma and transcripts of records of both Master’s degree and Bachelor’s degree.
Other information for consideration, e.g. list of publications, documentation of English language qualifications (if relevant)

The website for the PhD School offers information about the enclosures to include with the electronic application: https://teol.ku.dk/english/phd/how-to-obtain-a-phd-scholarship/admission-requirements/.

Applicants with a degree from a university where documents are not issued in English or in a Scandinavian language must provide a translation of their diploma and transcript of records verified by the issuing university. The documents must be translated into English, Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish. An official description of the grading scale in question (for instance diploma supplement) must also be enclosed.

Assessment Criteria
The following criteria are applied when assessing PhD applications:

Research qualifications as reflected in the project description.
Quality and feasibility of the project.
Qualifications and knowledge in relevant disciplines.
Performance (grades obtained) in graduate and post-graduate studies.
Whether the faculty can offer adequate supervision for the research topic in question.

The Recruitment Process
After the deadline for applications, the dean considers advice from the appointment committee and then selects applicants for assessment. All applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. After this step, the dean sets up an expert assessment committee to assess the shortlisted applications. The selected applicants will be informed who is serving on the committee. Each shortlisted applicant will be offered the opportunity to comment on the committee’s assessment of their application before the appointment is announced.

For further information about the recruitment process, please refer to the University of Copenhagen website: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

The Ministerial Order on PhD degrees and other relevant documents can be downloaded from the faculty homepage at teol.ku.dk or by contacting the Faculty of Theology, Karen Blixens Plads 16, 2300 Copenhagen S.

Enrollment
It is a prerequisite for employment that successful applicants enroll at the PhD School of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Copenhagen.

For further information about the structure of the PhD programme, please refer to: https://teol.ku.dk/english/phd/phd-programme/structure/.

For further information about the guidelines for PhD studies at UCPH, please refer to: https://phd.ku.dk/english/.

Salary and Terms of Employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The monthly salary range starts at DKK 31,600 (EUR 4,200) + a 18,07 % contribution to the pension scheme.

According to the agreement, the PhD Fellow is required to carry out tasks at the relevant department to an extent corresponding to 840 working hours (6 months) without additional pay. The work obligation can include other related duties.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender or personal background. For more information on the diverse working place environment at the university and the university’s participation in the HRS4R, please see: https://employment.ku.dk/working-at-ucph/eu-charter-for-researchers/.

International Applicants
The University of Copenhagen offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including support before and during your relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about these services as well as information on entering and working in Denmark here: https://ism.ku.dk/.

The University of Copenhagen strives to offer a family friendly and flexible working environment with a sustainable balance between work- and private life, including parental leave schemes (up to 47 weeks for both parents) and up to six weeks of paid holidays per year.

Contact Information
For further information about the structure and rules of the PhD programme, please contact the PhD Administration at email: phd@hrsc.ku.dk.

Information about the recruitment process is available from HR Centre South, email: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to case number: 211-2493/26-2H #2.

The deadline for applications is October, 1 at 23:59 [CEST].
Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up to the deadline.

PhD fellowship in Infrastructures of Care for the Green Transition

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

PhD Project in INFRA-CARE (Horizon Europe, New European Bauhaus) and CARE+ (Novo Nordisk Foundation)

Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (IGN)
Faculty of SCIENCE

University of Copenhagen

The Section of Landscape Architecture, Planning, & Society at the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (IGN) invites applicants for a PhD position in infrastructures of care for the green transition. The position is embedded in the research project “INFRA-CARE: Nurturing Infrastructures of Care by Centering Culture, Nature, and Solidarity in the Green Transition”, financed by Horizon Europe under the New European Bauhaus programme, and connects to the project CARE+: Climate Action, Responsibility and Ethics of Care, financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Start date is (expected to be) 1 February 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project

The PhD will be primarily embedded in INFRA-CARE, a Horizon Europe project awarded under the New European Bauhaus programme (call HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-PARTICIPATION-02). Coordinated as a 36-month Research and Innovation Action with 8 European partners, INFRA-CARE reimagines European neighbourhoods as ecosystems of care, where social, cultural, ecological, institutional, and digital infrastructures sustain wellbeing, solidarity, and ecological resilience beyond moments of crisis.

Across five European cities — Copenhagen, Athens, Vienna, Łódź, and Berlin — Living Labs and Biennales co-create and test evidence-based strategies to embed care, creativity, and inclusion into neighbourhood transformation, exploring how everyday cultural and caring practices foster trust, belonging, and civic engagement, particularly among marginalised groups. A Digital Neighbourhood Atlas visualises social, ecological, cultural, institutional, and digital infrastructures of care, while the Caring Neighbourhood Index measures their impact on cohesion and green discontent, and the Caring Futures Guidelines translate insights into scalable, policy-relevant tools for inclusive, sustainable, and beautiful green transitions. Together, these actions generate evidence and transferable strategies that show how culture and care can nurture Europe’s social fabric, ensuring the green transition becomes a care transition.

The position will also connect to CARE+: Climate Action, Responsibility and Ethics of Care (Novo Nordisk Foundation, led by Aalborg University in partnership with the University of Copenhagen, DiverCities, EIT Urban Mobility, Miljøpunkt Amager, and Trafik i Børnehøjde), which investigates how a care-centred, technology-enabled model of climate engagement can reduce emissions from everyday school-run mobility while strengthening climate literacy and agency among children, families, and municipalities. CARE+ offers a closely related empirical site through which questions of care, infrastructure, and the green transition can be further grounded and compared.

Across both projects, care is treated not as a private sentiment but as a public infrastructure: a set of practices, relationships, and institutional arrangements that sustain life, belonging, and ecological resilience, and that must be actively built, resourced, and defended if the green transition is to be just and durable.

Research scope

The successful candidate will develop an independent PhD project that empirically grounds and theoretically advances the concept of care as it operates across these two initiatives. While the final scope will be shaped together with the candidate and supervisory team, the project is expected to:

- Empirically investigate one or more sites of everyday care practice connected to INFRA-CARE and/or CARE+, for example, infrastructures of care (social, cultural, ecological, institutional, digital) within one or more of INFRA-CARE’s five living-lab neighbourhoods (Copenhagen, Athens, Vienna, Łódź, Berlin), engagement with project tools and strands such as the Caring Neighbourhood Index, the Listening Labs piloting arts- and culture-based civic engagement, or the multispecies storytelling strand extending care to more-than-human relations in planning, or the mobility of care in CARE+’s school-run living labs and citizen-sensing activities.

- Engage critically and constructively with theoretical literature on the ethics of care (e.g. Tronto, Sen, Nussbaum), feminist mobilities and environmental justice scholarship, and emerging work on care infrastructures and more-than-human relations in planning and urban governance.

- Contribute original conceptual work that advances how care is operationalised, measured, and made actionable for planning practice and policy, for instance, critically engaging with tools such as the Caring Neighbourhood Index or the Digital Neighbourhood Atlas, while remaining attentive to the risks of instrumentalising or flattening care as a concept.

- Be feasible within a three-year scope: a single, well-defined empirical case or a small comparative set of cases which can be translated into a paper-based PhD dissertation format (e.g. one or two of INFRA-CARE’s five neighbourhoods), rather than an attempt to cover the full breadth of either parent project.

Candidates are encouraged to propose their own angle of entry into this scope, whether more strongly empirical (e.g. comparative fieldwork within INFRA-CARE’s neighbourhood living labs) or more strongly theoretical (e.g. a conceptual contribution to care ethics in planning theory), provided the project remains anchored in the empirical material generated by INFRA-CARE and/or CARE+.

Project tasks and responsibilities

Alongside the independent PhD project, the successful candidate is expected to contribute to defined tasks and deliverables within the two parent projects. These tasks anchor the PhD in the day-to-day work of the consortia and provide direct access to the projects’ empirical material, tools, and networks.

Within INFRA-CARE, this might include:

- Collecting, coding and analysing qualitative and geo-coded data from digital photovoice walks with community members, and supporting stakeholder and socio-spatial mapping in the Copenhagen (Hørgården) living lab and other case sites.

- Conducting case studies of a sub-set of the five neighbourhood living labs (Copenhagen, Athens, Vienna, Łódź, Berlin) and contributing to the Caring Neighbourhood Index and the Digital Neighbourhood Atlas dashboards.

- Supporting the drafting of technical reports, policy briefs and the Caring Futures Guidelines, and participating in research team and consortium meetings.

The balance between these project tasks and the candidate’s independent research will be agreed with the supervisory team as part of the PhD plan.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates within the field(s) of care ethics, urban sustainability, and the green transition. Applicants can have a background from human geography, anthropology, urban planning, landscape architecture, sociology, environmental humanities, or a related social science or humanities discipline.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate:

- A strong academic background and clear motivation for doctoral-level research on care, ethics, planning, and the green transition.

- Familiarity with qualitative and/or participatory research methods; experience with mixed-methods approaches (e.g. citizen science, GIS, or quantitative social science) is an asset but not required.

- Excellent written and spoken English.

- Proficiency in written and spoken Danish or another Scandinavian language is preferable.

- The ability to work independently while contributing constructively to a larger, multi-partner research consortium.

- An interest in policy-relevant, practice-engaged research that bridges theory and real-world impact.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

The candidate will join the Section of Landscape Architecture, Planning, & Society, an active, interdisciplinary research environment with strong links to municipal partners, NGOs, and European research networks. The candidate will have opportunities to participate in living-lab fieldwork, project meetings, and dissemination events including planned Bienneles and the Festival of Care.

The group is a part of the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (IGN), Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. We are located in Copenhagen.

We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment.

Principal supervisor is Associate Professor Natalie Marie Gulsrud, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, nagu@ign.ku.dk, Direct Phone: +45 21865524.

The PhD programme

Qualifications needed for the regular programme
To be eligible for the regular PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.

Responsibilities and tasks

Carry through an independent research project under supervision

Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
Write and defend a PhD thesis based on your project

We are looking for the following qualifications:

Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
Relevant publications
Relevant work experience
Other relevant professional activities
Curious mind-set with a strong interest in care, ethics, planning, and the green transition
Good language skills

Application and Assessment Procedure
Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include:

Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
Your motivation for applying for the specific PhD project
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
Original diplomas for Bachelor or Master and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.
Publication list (if possible)
Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 1 October 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After deadline, several applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified whether you will be passed for assessment.

The assessor will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the above-mentioned research area, techniques, skills and other requirements. The assessor will determine whether each applicant is qualified and which of the two models. The assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews with selected candidates are expected to be held in week 46-48.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

[General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/].

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

PhD fellowship in DNA Replication and Early Mammalian Development at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are offering a fully funded three-year PhD fellowship in the Halliwell Group at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. The position is funded through the Novo Nordisk Foundation Hallas-Møller Emerging Investigator Grant and will commence on 1 April 2027.

Our group and research
The Halliwell Group investigates one of the most fundamental questions in biology: how life successfully begins from a single cell. We study how DNA replication is established during the earliest stages of mammalian development and how failures in this process contribute to genome instability, infertility and pregnancy loss.

Our research combines developmental biology, genome biology, molecular genetics and embryology with state-of-the-art genomic technologies. We are particularly interested in understanding how the maternal and paternal genomes are reprogrammed immediately after fertilisation and how this process ensures faithful genome duplication during the first embryonic cell divisions.

As a member of the laboratory, you will join an ambitious and collaborative research environment where curiosity, technical innovation and scientific independence are encouraged. The group is embedded within ICMM, providing access to outstanding facilities for human and mouse embryology, advanced microscopy, genome engineering, transgenic mouse models and single-cell genomics.

Project description

Every human life begins with a single fertilised egg that must accurately duplicate its DNA before the first cell division. Surprisingly, DNA replication during these earliest stages of development remains poorly understood despite its importance for healthy embryonic development. Errors that arise during this process are thought to contribute to many cases of embryo arrest, miscarriage and developmental disorders.

This PhD project will investigate how DNA replication programmes are established immediately after fertilisation and how they are coordinated with changes in chromatin organisation and genome regulation. Using a combination of molecular biology, genome engineering, embryology and single-cell genomic approaches, the project aims to uncover the molecular mechanisms that ensure accurate genome duplication at the beginning of life.

The successful candidate will receive extensive training in modern experimental techniques and will have the opportunity to develop expertise in embryology, genome biology and functional genomics while working on a highly interdisciplinary project.

Principal supervisor is Dr Jason Halliwell, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, jhalliwell@sund.ku.dk.

Start: 1st April 2027

Duration: 3 years as a PhD student

Job description
As a PhD student, you will become an integral member of a growing research group and contribute to an exciting programme in developmental genome biology.

Your responsibilities will include:

Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
Participating in active research environments including a stay at another research team.
Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
Teaching and disseminating your knowledge.
Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project
Designing and carrying out an independent research project under supervision.
Learning and applying modern molecular, cellular and genomic techniques.
Working with mammalian cell culture, genome engineering and embryology.
Analysing and interpreting experimental data.
Collaborating with researchers across the Department and with international collaborators.

Qualifications:
If you have completed your academic education in Denmark, the admission to the PhD programme requires a relevant Master’s degree (equivalent to 180 ECTS BSc + 120 ECTS MSc).

If you have an academic education from abroad, you must have either a degree equivalent to a Danish master's degree (180 ETCS + 120 ECTS MSc), or at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) and be academically qualified at master's level.

As part of the assessment of whether you meet the educational requirements, you must also achieve a positive academic evaluation and be assessed as the best qualified for the position.

Other important criteria are:

The grade point average achieved
Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
Previous publications
Relevant work experience
Other professional activities
A curious mind-set with a strong interest in developmental biology.
Language skills
genuine enthusiasm for experimental research and scientific discovery.
Practical laboratory experience in molecular or cellular biology.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
Excellent written and spoken English.

Experience with one or more of the following is advantageous, but not essential, as full training will be provided:

Mammalian cell culture.
CRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering.
Fluorescence microscopy.
Next-generation sequencing.
Bioinformatics.
Mouse models or embryology.

Above all, we are looking for a curious, motivated researcher who enjoys solving challenging biological problems and is eager to learn new techniques.

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the The Department for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. The successful candidate will join a newly established research group at an exciting stage of its development, with the opportunity to help shape its scientific direction. You will receive close mentorship, broad technical training and opportunities to build an international research network.

The Department provides a vibrant and interdisciplinary research environment with excellent core facilities, including advanced microscopy, transgenic animal services, embryo manipulation platforms and integrated single-cell genomics. You will work alongside researchers studying chromosome biology, developmental biology, stem cells and reproductive medicine, creating many opportunities for collaboration.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The start date is 1st April 2027 or thereafter.

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree.

Salary, pension and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at approximately 31.800 DKK/Roughly 4250 EUR (August 2026 level) plus 18,07% pension.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/

Application procedure
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:

Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree.
We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science
Publication list (if possible)

Application deadline: 1st October 2026, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You find information about the recruitment process at: http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicants will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 45

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

211-0750/26-2E Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics
Niels Bohr Institute
Faculty of Science
University of Copenhagen

The Niels Bohr Institute announces the availability of a faculty position in any area of theoretical physics with an emphasis on paradigm-shifting science. The search is open to all areas of theoretical physics. The application process is a two-step procedure: applicants are invited to initially submit a short application consisting of CV and publication list only. The Niels Bohr Institute will then screen these and subsequently invite a subset of applicants to submit a full application.

Current faculty at The Niels Bohr Institute is active in broad areas of theoretical physics, including physics-based modelling: Astrophysics (including Cosmology, Planetary Sciences, Galactic, and Extragalactic Astrophysics); Biophysics and Biocomplexity; Geophysics (including Physics of Ice, Climate, and Earth); High Energy, Astro-particle and Gravitational Physics; Quantum Physics (including Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics) and Condensed Matter Physics.

We seek to appoint an outstanding researcher based on scientific excellence and demonstrated track record. We are looking for a candidate whose expertise will strengthen our mission to deliver excellent research and education. The position will be filled at the level of tenured associate professor.

The successful candidate must be an outstanding scientist who has already had significant international impact on research and who has demonstrated: (1) the talent and vision to define an independent research program, (2) the scientific maturity to establish an independent research group, and (3) the ability to attract significant external funding in open competition at national and international levels. The successful candidate is expected to collaborate both internationally and within University of Copenhagen on research questions of broad-scale relevance.

The successful candidate will:

Develop and lead an innovative research program of leading international quality
Teach and examine students at all levels including lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate courses, supervising students, and contributing to curriculum development work.
Act as a coach and role model through excellent practice and mentoring of junior colleagues
Contribute to the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusivity in Physics
Undertake appropriate administrative tasks in support of the Department’s activities

In the evaluation of candidates emphasis will be put on the following criteria:

A strong established international reputation and expertise in a forefront research area
Ability to develop and expand the research portfolio of the institute into new areas
A track record of securing external research funding in open competition as well as postdoc and/or PhD supervision
Substantial and successful experience in undergraduate teaching and in graduate training

The associate professor’s duties include the applicant’s own research, development of the field, assessment tasks, grant applications, and research management such as supervision and training of research fellows and other staff. The successful applicant must also teach, supervise, prepare and participate in examinations, and fulfil other tasks as requested by the Department. Applicants are required to have successful university level teaching experience, documented teaching competencies and must be able to explain and reflect upon their own teaching development, practice and portfolio. Formal pedagogical training or supervision equivalent to the University of Copenhagen teacher training programme for assistant professors is required. Ideally the candidate has been responsible for lectures and course development as well as supervision at both bachelor and master's levels.

Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of documented, original scientific production at a leading international level, including contributions to developments in their field, as well as their documented teaching qualifications. Managerial and out-reach qualifications of applicants including ability to attract external funding will also be considered.

University of Copenhagen’s criteria for recognising merit
General criteria apply to the appointment of associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. The criteria (research, teaching, Innovation & societal impact, organizational contribution and leadership) are considered as a framework for an overall assessment of the applicant. In addition, each applicant will be assessed according to the specific requirements listed in this advertisement.

For associate professors: https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/kriterier-for-videnskabelige-stillinger/kriterier-for-meritering-maj-2026/5b_Criteria_for_recognising_merit_-Associate_professors.pdf .

Further information on the Department is linked at https://science.ku.dk/english/about-the-faculty/organisation/departments/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Associate Professor Troels Haugbølle, Deputy Head of Research, VILF@nbi.ku.dk.

The position is open from 1 June 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.
Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

Filing of application

The application process is a two-step procedure.

First step: For all applicants interested in the position.

Submit in English:

Curriculum vitae including information about external funding (max 5,000 characters incl spaces)
Complete publication list

These two documents will be the basis for our selection of applicants who are invited to submit a full application and thus be a part of the recruitment process.

It will be appropriate if the six overall criteria for associate professor appointments at the University of Copenhagen are reflected in the CV.

Please also highlight in the CV, if special conditions in your career/life affects your CV and number of publications.

To submit the CV and publication list click APPLY NOW below.

The deadline for submission is 1 October 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

Second step: Only for applicants who are invited to submit a full application.

In the second step invited applicants must submit a full application. Invited applicants will have around five to six weeks to send a full application and we expect it will be between week 41-45. Invited applicants will receive further instructions.

Please reserve 2 February 2027 in case you are invited to an interview.

Contact

Please refer to the following no. in future communication in this case:

211-0750/26-2E Associate Professorship of Theoretical Physics.

UHV Process & Automation Engineer

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP)
University of Copenhagen

Develop advanced crystal growth and automated UHV processes for quantum technologies

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) is establishing state-of-the-art crystal growth and materials platforms supporting future quantum processors. We are seeking an engineer with strong expertise in ultra-high vacuum systems, process engineering and laboratory automation.

The successful candidate will help develop automated growth processes for advanced materials while integrating sophisticated instrumentation into next-generation research facilities.

Your responsibilities

Working closely with scientists and engineers, you will

Operate and optimize advanced UHV systems
Develop and improve crystal growth processes
Implement automation of experimental procedures
Integrate sensors, controllers and instrumentation
Develop process monitoring and logging systems
Support commissioning of new crystal growth equipment
Optimize process stability, reproducibility and throughput
Participate in troubleshooting complex experimental systems
Work with multidisciplinary teams on advanced research infrastructure

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with experience in several of the following areas:

Ultra-high vacuum technology
Crystal growth systems (MBE, epitaxy or related technologies)
Process engineering
Laboratory automation
PLC or industrial control systems
Instrument control software
Data acquisition and process monitoring
Scientific instrumentation
Semiconductor processing technologies

Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

Python or LabVIEW or similar
EPICS or similar control frameworks
Motion control systems
Vacuum instrumentation
Temperature control systems
Semiconductor manufacturing
Thin-film deposition
Materials characterization

Personal qualifications

You are curious, analytical and enjoy improving complex technical systems. You combine practical engineering skills with a structured approach to process optimization and automation. You enjoy working in an ambitious international research environment where engineering directly enables scientific breakthrough.

Why us?

Both positions offer the opportunity to work in one of Europe's largest quantum technology initiatives, where engineers collaborate closely with internationally recognized scientists to develop the technologies needed for future fault-tolerant quantum computing.

At NQCP you will have access to state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment, excellent professional development opportunities, and an international, collaborative working environment located at the University of Copenhagen.

Joining NQCP now, you will be involved from the very beginning and contribute to the fulfilment of the mission of NQCP. We want to make Denmark a world leader in quantum research, and we hope to attract people from all over the world.

Life in Denmark is supported with strong social services (free universal healthcare, free/subsidised language courses, paid parental leave, subsidised day care institutions and excellent public schools). Our work culture is very egalitarian and prioritises work life balance. Dual career families are the norm, and workplaces offer flexibility to support everyone in having both an exciting career and good family time. Danish cities are known for having excellent infrastructure, for example through widespread bike path networks. We can also offer a thriving food-scene, excellent museums, and beautiful natural scenery.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of salary and employment

The employment and salary are made in accordance with the Circular on the Collective Agreement concerning academics in the state sector concluded between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Employment will be as an academic employee or special consultant. The salary is based on seniority. Negotiation for salary supplement is possible. The working time are 37 hours per week on average and the working hours are flexible.

The position is limited in time from 1st of December 2026 to 31st of December 2029.

Appointment will be subject to receipt of a security clearance.

Your application

Please send an electronic application with attachment via Jobportalen (Click on the link "Apply for position" at the bottom of the post).

Please include:

Curriculum vitae, including a short cover letter.
Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
Publication list (if relevant)

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

The deadline for applications is 5 October 2026.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

Further information

For further information please contact Francesco Borsoi (francesco.borsoi@nbi.ku.dk).

The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen – or SCIENCE – is Denmark's largest science research and education institution with 4,000 employees and 9,700 Bachelor and master students in 12 departments. The faculty has an annual budget of DKK 3 billion.

Learn more about The Faculty of Science at www.science.ku.dk

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Postdoc in Computational Writing in the Context of Pharmaceutical Data Science Education

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Science Education, Faculty of Science - University of Copenhagen

The Department of Science Education and the Center for Pharmaceutical Data Science Education (CPDSE) seek a Postdoc in pharmaceutical data science education with a focus on Computational Writing. The 2-year position involves educational research in an emerging field that synthesises expertise in pharmaceutical science and data science. The position will include collaboration within the Center, aligning with strategic initiatives across the partner institutions, involving seven departments at the University of Copenhagen and University of Southern Denmark. The position is open from January 1st, 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project

Pharmaceutical data science (PDS) is an emerging field between data science and pharmaceutical sciences, in which data science is applied to drug discovery, development, and safety, algorithms and databases are developed and tailored to pharmaceutical data, and data drives pharmaceutical experiments. Educational practice and research in pharmaceutical data science is interdisciplinary, as students must learn not just computational methods and pharmaceutical practice, but also to formulate questions, build arguments, interpret data and document processes in ways that are recognizable in both domains.

The postdoc will be conducting educational research on computational writing in pharmaceutical data science education. The project will investigate how students and teachers develop, use, assess, and make sense of computational texts. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to the development of a research agenda around computational writing as a site for forming pharmaceutical data science competences.

Who are we looking for?

We seek a candidate with a strong research profile in university science education. Documented qualifications in data science are required. This may include systematic data collection on student learning and experiences, learning analytics, network analysis, and quantitative data analysis. Experience with educational research on student learning, academic writing, computational notebooks, data science education, AI-supported learning, or interdisciplinary higher education will be considered an advantage. Candidates with other research specialisms in university science education will also be considered. Experience collaborating with a range of disciplines pertaining to pharmaceutical science, data science, and educational science will be considered an advantage.

The Center for Pharmaceutical Data Science Education

The Center for Pharmaceutical Data Science Education is a close collaboration between the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). The goal of the center is to advance Danish education within pharmaceutical sciences through integration of data science. The center is anchored at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, UCPH.

The Center’s vision is to make pharmaceutical data science a catalyst for life science and healthcare strongholds. To achieve this, the Center will develop and deliver research-based education for the future workforce – spanning bachelor, master, PhD, and life-long learning. The Center is based upon grant funding of DKK 123 million from three Danish private foundations: the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Lundbeck Foundation, and the LEO Foundation. The Center is a collaboration between the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and encompasses seven departments. For further information on the Center, see www.cpdse.ku.dk.

The research environment

The Department of Science Education is an interdisciplinary department, and the successful applicant is expected to engage in interdisciplinary activities in relation to teaching and development work. It is a hallmark of our research to unite strong fundamental and applied research with a high impact on society, including themes that are of particular interest to the University of Copenhagen in general as well as to the Faculty of Science in particular. The Centre for Digital Education is affiliated with both the Department of Science Education and the Department of Computer Science. It is not a requirement to be able to teach in Danish. UCPH has an International Staff Mobility office that assists international scholars with their relocation to Copenhagen; see https://ism.ku.dk/. Information on life in Denmark is available on the official website https://lifeindenmark.borger.dk/. Similarly, information on life in Copenhagen can be found here: https://international.kk.dk/artikel/everyday-life-copenhagen.

Further information about the Department can be found at https://www.ind.ku.dk/english/. Inquiries about the position and the department can be made to Morten Misfeldt, misfeldt@ind.ku.dk.

The position is open from January 1st, 2027 as soon as possible thereafter.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment

The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 2 years.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 39,900 DKK/approx. 5,300 EUR (August 2026 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 18.07 % to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2025.

The application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

Motivation letter (max. one page).
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills, and other skills relevant to the position.
- Please describe and document international network and activities
- Positions held at universities/research institutions
- Outreach activities, i.e. popular lectures or other activities in the media (where available)
- Scholarships or career development grants (where available)
Diplomas (Master’s and PhD degrees or equivalent) and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.
Research plan (ca. 5 pages) that aligns with the project description and future plans showing how the candidate would investigate computational writing in pharmaceutical data science education.
Description and documentation of previous activities related to investigations on student learning or teaching development (where available).
If available, description and documentation of teaching and supervision experience and qualifications. Please describe and document:
- Experience with supervision of BSc and MSc students
- Teaching experience
- Formal pedagogical training

Complete publication list.
Separate reprints of up to 5 particularly relevant papers.

The deadline for applications is 14 October 2026, 23:59 GMT +1.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

PhD fellowship in Soil Fertility phosphorus

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PLEN) invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Soil Fertility. The project is part of the research project “Can microbial phosphorus mobilization be primed? Organic fertiliser effect on biological soil phosphorus cycling (PRIME-P)”, which is financed by the NovoNordisk Foundation.

Start date is 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project
Biobased fertilisers (BBF) exist in many forms (sewage sludge, compost, animal manures etc.) with different chemical properties, elemental composition and nutrient concentrations influencing their behaviour upon addition to soil. Unlike mineral phosphate fertilisers, many BBF contain significant amounts of organic phosphorus (P) and calcium phosphate forms, which are not directly available to plants. Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in the mineralization of organic P and the solubilisation of inorganic P, making microbial-driven soil P transformations essential for plant P availability when using BBF. Because of the relatively large carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) contents of BBF, soil organic matter may be signicantly modified, thereby affecting soil microbial activity. The objective of the PhD project is to determine how additions of different BBF affect soil organic matter over time and influence microbial P mobilisation. The main research questions are: 1) Do different forms of OM affect microbial P mobilization? 2) Do the different OM fractions have the similar levels of P mineralization? 3) How do soil properties influence microbially mediated P cycling?

To address these questions, activities will include soil characterization in relation to P availability, soil organic matter fractionation upon recent and historical BBF additions, soil incubation studies to investigate microbial P processing (using isotopic techniques (33P and 18O enriched water) and measurements of enzymatic actvity), investigation of microscale mechanisms using advanced imaging techniques and potentially implementation of a soil-plant model in collaboration with another team member.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for candidates within the field(s) of soil biogeochemistry, plant nutrition or a closely related discipline, with interest in fundamental and applied aspects of soil science and plant nutrition. We are seeking a motivated and ambitious individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as excellent spoken and written English. We encourage applications from candidates with a combination of the following or closely related competences:

strong knowledge of, and interest in, soil biogeochemistry processes, with special emphasis on phosphorus and soil organic matter dynamics.
excellent experimental experience in laboratory work, including soil sampling and analyses, soil organic matter fractionation, use of isotopic techniques etc.
ability to translate theoretical scientific questions into practical experimental designs and measurements
ability to analyse and interpret complex datasets.
ability to work independently and take initiative, strong hands-on problem-solving skills, and the capacity to acquire new skills.

We recognize that research shows that women and other underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. If you are excited about this position and believe you can contribute, we strongly encourage you to apply, even if your experience does not perfectly match every qualification listed. We value curiosity, motivation, and the potential and willingness to learn.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?
The successful candidate will be anchored in the Soil Fertility and Nutrient Recyling group within the Plant and Soil section of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen (https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/plant_soil/soil-fertility-and-nutrient-recycling/). The group is located at the Frederiksberg campus. Our research group addresses soil fertility challenges in sustainable agriculture, with a particular focus on nutrient recycling from organic waste materials of rural, urban and industrial origin. We aim to improve our understanding of how different recycling strategies affect soil nutrient and organic matter dynamics and soil ecosystem resilience. This knowledge supports improved nutrient recycling and use efficiency, enhanced crop productivity, and the promotion of soil health for the 21st century. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories, climate chambers and access to long-term field trials. As part of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and the Faculty of Science, we have access to state of the art instruments and a wide range of methods relevant to soil biogeochemistry.

The PhD project involves collaboration among the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University (AU), Technische Universität Berlin (TUB), ETH Zürich, and the University of Guelph (UG). The project supervisor at the University of Copenhagen is Assistant Professor Nelly S. Raymond, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences.

Principal supervisor is Associate Professor Dorette Müller Stöver, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, E-mail dsst@plen.ku.dk, Phone +45 35331236. Co-supervisor is Assistant Professor Nelly S. Raymond, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, E-mail nray@plen.ku.dk, Phone +45 35331839.

Prof. Carsten Müller (TUB) will be the daily project supervisor during research visits to TUB, Assistant Prof. Ingeborg F. Pedersen (AU), Dr Federica Tamburini (ETH Zürich) and Prof. Kari Dunfield (UG) will serve as advisors on the project.

The PhD programme
A three year full-time study within the framework of the regular PhD programme (5+3 scheme), if you already have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree.

Qualifications needed for the regular programme
To be eligible for the regular PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project, e.g. soil science, or biogeochemistry. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.

You can read more about salary levels in the state sector www.loenoverblik.dk (in Danish).

Responsibilities and tasks in the PhD programme

Carry through an independent research project under supervision
Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
Participate in active research environments, including a stay at other research institutions (TUB)
Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications:

Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
Relevant publications
Relevant work experience
Other relevant professional activities
Curious mind-set with a strong interest in the development of sustainable crop systems that are resource-use efficient, biodiversity-friendly and promote important ecosystem services
Proficiency in spoken and written English, including skills in academic writing. Your command of the English language is expected to be at C1 level.

Application and Assessment Procedure
Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include:

Cover letter/motivated letter of application (max. one page)
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
A short reflection on your research interests, experience, and how the project aims can be approached (max. one page)
Original diplomas for Bachelor of Science or Master of Science and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.
Publication list (if possible)
Contact information for two referees (to contact upon request)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 15 October 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified, whether you will be passed for assessment.

The assessor will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the above mentioned research area, techniques, skills and other requirements and will conclude whether each applicant is qualified. The assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews with selected candidates are expected to be held in week 44-45, 2026.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact Assistant Professor Nelly S. Raymond (nray@plen.ku.dk). This email address is provided exclusively for questions about the position. Applications, CVs, or any other unsolicited materials will not be reviewed and will be permanently deleted without being opened, in compliance with applicable data protection regulations. All applications must be submitted through the official application portal as specified in the job advertisement.

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Postdoctoral Fellow in Cardiac Fibrosis Genomics

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic postdoc for a 2-year position, commencing on the 1st of February 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project
Cardiac fibrosis is a major driver of heart failure and a common endpoint of many forms of cardiac injury and disease. This project will use zebrafish as a model organism to dissect the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac fibrosis, connecting findings from human genetic studies to functional validation in vivo. The work will draw on bioinformatic analysis of human genetic and multi-omics data, RNA sequencing, and proteomic approaches, combined with zebrafish genetics, imaging, and functional assays, to identify and characterize genes and pathways that drive fibrotic remodeling of the heart.

Our research group
The Cardiac Functional Genomics Group at the University of Copenhagen studies the genetic and molecular basis of heart disease, integrating human genetic discoveries with mechanistic studies in the zebrafish model system. We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our team and lead a project on the genomics of cardiac fibrosis.
Information about the Lundegaard group can be found here: Lundegaard group homepage.
Information on the department can be found at: Department of Biomedical Sciences.

Profile
We are looking for a candidate who has:

A PhD (or about to complete one) in molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, or a related field.
Experience in bioinformatics and computational analysis of large-scale datasets.
Hands-on experience with scRNA and/or bulk RNA sequencing analysis
Experience with proteomics data and analysis
An interest in human genetics and its translation into model organism research
Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
Excellent English skills written and spoken

The candiate we are looking for is enthusiastic, hard-working, and scientifically curious, and who enjoys working as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team.

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and the Maersk Building, and a large, shared zebrafish facility. The faculty has several core facilities which we use regularly. These include sequencing and proteomics facilities.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 2 years. The starting date is 1st of February 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 39,950 DKK/approx. 5,340 EUR (August 2026 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 18,07 % to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2025.

Questions
For further information please contact associate professor Pia Rengtved Lundegaard, plundegaard@sund.ku.dk.

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
List of publications.

Deadline for applications: 18th of October 2026, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 50

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Labour Immigration and Institutional Change

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen

The Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS) at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for two fixed-term postdoctoral researcher positions (2½ years) starting 1 March 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

These positions are part of the project ‘Labour Migration as a Source of Institutional Change’, which investigates how companies’ use of migrant labour can cause changes in receiving countries labour market institutions. The postdoctoral researcher will undertake comparative case studies of companies’ use of migrant labour across three sectors (manufacturing, construction and hospitality) in two countries (either Austria and Netherlands or Ireland and Sweden). The case studies will contribute to all aspects of the project, including a five-country comparison.

The project is led by Associate Professor Jens Arnholtz (PI) and is funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. The research team will consist of the two postdoctoral researchers and the PI.

Job Description
In many Western European countries, labour migrants’ share of employment has expanded substantially the last decades reaching beyond 25 percent in some countries. However, our current understanding of how labour market institutions change ignores labour migration. Therefore, we know little about the long-term impact of labour migration on receiving countries’ labour market institutions.

To address this issue, this project proposes and tests a new theory of how labour migration causes institutional change: Companies pursuing deviant business strategies can use labour migrants to overcome institutional obstacles and the proliferation of such deviant business strategies can cause incremental institutional change. The cumulative effects of those changes have transformative potential for how labour markets are governed.

To test and develop this theory, the postdoctoral researcher will conduct sector case studies in different countries focusing both on the link between deviant business strategies and the use of migrant labour, and on the cumulative effects of labour migration over time in different sectors and countries.

Key Tasks:

Conduct comparative case studies of the use of migrant labor in three sectors across two countries.
Utilize process-tracing methodologies to analyze to what extent inflow of migrant labour and proliferation of deviant business practices are related.
Conduct and analyze interviews with company representatives, trade unions, labour inspectors and other authorities, and experts.
Gather and analyze supplementary data such as statistics, archival data, media sources, policy documents, and studies to reconstruct historical development.
Compare cross-national and cross-sectorial variations in how divergent business strategies and labour migration co-develop.
Write academic articles based on findings for submission to top sociology and political science journals.
Present findings at international conferences (e.g., SASE, CES, EPSA, ESA).

The project includes 1½ month research stay in each case country, hosted by members of the project’s advisory board.

The postdoctoral researcher position is mainly a research position, but there is a 10 % teaching obligation.

For further information, including more details on project, please contact Associate Professor Jens Arnholtz (jh@faos.dk).

Qualifications
Appointment as a postdoctoral researcher requires research qualifications at a level at least equivalent to those obtained through the satisfactory completion of a PhD programme within the relevant field.

We seek candidates with the following qualifications:

A PhD in Sociology, Political Science, Comparative Political Economy, Industrial Relations or a related field (completed or near completion).
Expertise in qualitative research methods, particularly comparative case study analysis, qualitative interviews and process-tracing.
Knowledge of political economy, labour market institutions or labour migration.
Fluency in English and either German and Dutch or Swedish is required; proficiency in Danish is desirable but not a requirement.
Experience with or willingness to engage in academic collaboration.

You can find further information about the qualification requirements for postdoctoral positions here: Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (In Danish only).

Strategy of the Faculty of the Social Sciences
Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS) is part of the Faculty of the Social Sciences. The faculty is a successful academic community that strives to put knowledge into action by:

Engaging partners in the co-creation of knowledge, learning and social change.
Empowering our students to become reflective and responsible citizens who have the vision, the knowledge and the competences to change society for the better.
Energising global, European and Danish communities of knowledge by innovating research methodologies and by research findings with impact.

For more on the faculty’s strategy, please see: Strategy for the Faculty of Social Science.

Work Environment & Research Team
The postdoctoral researcher will work closely with Associate Professor Jens Arnholtz, another postdoc and an international advisory board. The postdoctoral researcher will become a part of the Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS), which has a strong focus on labour market institutions, and the Department of Sociology, which provides a dynamic research environment, offering access to state-of-the-art research infrastructure.

The project will provide opportunities for collaboration on high-impact publications, networking with experts in labour migration and labour markets, and participation in international research events.

Application Process
Please submit your application online. To apply, please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of this page. The application must be written in English, and include the following attachments in PDF or Word format:

Cover Letter detailing research interests and fit for the project (max. 1 page)
Curriculum Vitae (CV) (max. 3 pages)
Documentation of qualifications (exam certificates and PhD diploma)
Complete publication list (attached publications must be marked with an asterisk). The list must be structured systematically and divided into the following categories:
- Peer-reviewed publications:
  - Monographs and anthologies
  - Articles in journals
  - Book chapters/anthology contributions, etc.
- Non-peer-reviewed publications:
  - Publications disseminating research findings, etc.
Research Statement (max. 2 pages) outlining past experience and future research agenda.
Two Writing Samples (published papers or dissertation chapters).

Salary and Terms of Employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The salary range for postdoctoral positions starts at DKK 39,900/approximately EUR 5,300 + an 18.07 % pension contribution. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.

Recruitment Process
After the application deadline, the Head of Department will consider advice from the appointment committee and select the applicants for assessment. All applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. The Head of Department will set up an expert assessment committee to assess the shortlisted applications. The selected applicants will be informed who is serving on the committee. Each shortlisted applicant will be offered the opportunity to comment on the committee's assessment before the appointment is announced.

You can find further information on our recruitment process at: Recruitment process.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardsless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. To learn more about our diverse workplace and our participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, please visit HR Excellence in Research.

Contact Information
For further information about the position, please contact Associate Professor Jens Arnholtz at jh@faos.dk.

For more Information about the recruitment process, please contact HR South at hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number: 211-2642/26-2I #2.

The application deadline is 30 October 2026 at 23:59 [CEST].

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up until the deadline.

We look forward to receiving your application!

PhD stipends in Statistics and the mathematics of Insurance and Economics

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen

Department of Mathematical Sciences (MATH) invites applications for PhD stipends in Statistics and the mathematics of Insurance and Economics.

The start date is ordinarily September 1, 2027, but can be subject to negotiation.

We invite applications for PhD stipends in the following areas, all within the sections of Insurance and Economics and Statistics and Probability Theory:

Optimal transport and adapted Wasserstein metrics (contact Johannes Wiesel, wiesel@math.ku.dk)
Causality and reliable ML at the Copenhagen Causality Lab. Applicants should propose their own angle and argue how it fits the group and wider network, including the Pioneer Centre for AI and SMARTbiomed (see https://sweichwald.de/#research-with-us).
Other areas within statistics, mathematics-economics, and actuarial science besides those mentioned above (contact PhD coordinator Helle Sørensen, helle@math.ku.dk)

We encourage you to specify preferred project(s) and supervisor(s) in your application.

You are welcome to contact any member of the sections of Insurance and Economics and Statistics and Probability Theory to discuss research projects.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates with an education in Statistics, Insurance, Economics or nearby fields and with strong mathematical qualifications.

About the department

The department has about 50 permanent scientific staff members, around 60 PhD students and 35 postdocs. It has strong research groups in many areas of mathematics and active PhD, postdoc, and visitors' programs. Our buildings are located in central Copenhagen next to the central park Fælledparken. Our website http://www.math.ku.dk/english provides more information about the department and the research conducted at the department https://www.math.ku.dk/english/research/. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment.

You can find more information about the PhD program on the homepage http://www.math.ku.dk/english/programmes/ph.d/.

The PhD programme

Depending on your level of education, you can undertake the PhD programme as either:

Option A: A three year full-time study within the framework of the regular PhD programme (5+3 scheme), if you already have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree.

Option B: An up to five year full-time study programme within the framework of the integrated MSc and PhD programme (the 3+5 scheme), if you do not have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master´s degree – but you have an education equivalent to a Danish bachelors´s degree.

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Option A: Getting into a position on the regular PhD programme

Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.

Terms of appointment and payment according to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

Option B: Getting into a position on the integrated MSc and PhD programme

Qualifications needed for the integrated MSc and PhD programme

If you do not have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master´s degree, you might be qualified for the integrated MSc and PhD programme, if you have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish bachelor´s degree. Here you can find out, if that is relevant for you: General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of the integrated programme
To be eligible for the integrated scholarship, you are (or are eligible to be) enrolled at one of the faculty’s master programmes. Students on the integrated programme will enroll as PhD students simultaneously with completing their enrollment in this MSc degree programme.

The duration of the integrated programme is up to five years and depends on the amount of credits that you have passed on your MSc programme. For further information about the study programme, please see: www.science.ku.dk/phd, “Study Structures”.

Until the MSc degree is obtained (when exactly two years of the full 3+5 programme remains), the grant will be paid partly in the form of up to 48 state education grant portions (in Danish: “SU-klip”) plus salary for work (teaching, supervision etc.) totalling a workload of 150 working hours per year. A PhD grant portion is currently (2026) DKK 7.426 before tax.

When you have obtained the MSc degree, you will transfer to the salary-earning part of the scholarship for a period of two years. At that point, the terms of employment and payment will be according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State (AC). The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

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Responsibilities and tasks:

Complete and pass the MSc education in accordance with the curriculum of the MSc programme (ONLY when you are attending the integrated MSc and PhD programme)
Carry through an independent research project under supervision
Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
Teach and carry out knowledge dissemination activities
Write scientific papers aimed at internationally recognized journals
Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications and experience:

Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
Relevant work experience
Other relevant professional experience, including publications (if any)
A curious mind-set with a strong interest in Mathematics and its applications
Good English skills

Application and Assessment Procedure

Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include:

Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, publications (if any), language skills and other skills relevant for the position
Original diplomas for Bachelor or Master and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.
Reference letters (if available; letters can be uploaded as part of the application or sent to hr-math@adm.ku.dk by the reference person).

Application deadline

The deadline for applications is 1 November 2026, 23:59 GMT +1.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment (shortlisted) by a committee of unbiased experts. You are notified whether you will be passed for assessment.

An assessment committee will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the research area, skills and other requirements. The assessors will conclude whether each applicant is qualified. The assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowships, please contact the people mentioned in the beginning of the call.

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

PhD stipends in Mathematics

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen

Department of Mathematical Sciences (MATH) invites applicants for PhD stipends in mathematics.

The start date is ordinarily September 1, 2027, but can be subject to negotiation.

There will be PhD stipends available in:

Algebraic and Arithmetic Geometry, Applied algebra, Combinatorics, Geometric group theory, Geometry and Geometric Analysis, Number Theory, Representation Theory, and Topology as covered by the section Algebra & Geometry and Copenhagen Center for Geometry & Topology (GeoTop).

Classical Analysis, Descriptive Set Theory, Functional Analysis, Geometric group theory, Harmonic Analysis, History of Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, Operator Algebras, Partial Differential Equations, Quantum Information, Quantum Computation and Quantum Simulation as covered by the section Analysis and Quantum, the Centre for the Mathematics of Quantum Theory and the Quantum for Life Center.

You are welcome to contact any member of the department to discuss research projects.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates within the field of Mathematics or nearby fields, whose background and research interests are a strong fit with the areas of mathematics above.

About the department

The department has about 50 permanent scientific staff members; around 60 PhD students and 35 postdocs. It has strong research groups in many areas of mathematics, and active PhD, postdoc, and visitors’ programs. Our buildings are located in central Copenhagen next to the central park Fælledparken. Our website http://www.math.ku.dk/english provides more information about the department and the research conducted at the department https://www.math.ku.dk/english/research/. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment.

You can find more information about the PhD program on the homepage http://www.math.ku.dk/english/programmes/ph.d/.

The PhD programme

Depending on your level of education, you can undertake the PhD programme as either:

Option B: An up to five year full-time study programme within the framework of the integrated MSc and PhD programme (the 3+5 scheme), if you do not have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree – but you have an education equivalent to a Danish bachelor’s degree.

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Option A: Getting into a position on the regular PhD programme

Qualifications needed for the regular programme
To be eligible for the regular PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project, e.g. mathematics or closely related. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.

Option B: Getting into a position on the integrated MSc and PhD programme

Qualifications needed for the integrated MSc and PhD programme

If you do not have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree, you might be qualified for the integrated MSc and PhD programme, if you have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish bachelor’s degree. Here you can find out, if that is relevant for you: General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of the integrated programme
To be eligible for the integrated scholarship, you are (or are eligible to be) enrolled in one of the faculty’s master’s programmes in Mathematics or Quantum Information Science.

Students on the integrated programme will enroll as PhD students simultaneously with completing their enrollment in this MSc degree programme.

The duration of the integrated programme is up to five years, and depends on the amount of credits that you have passed on your MSc programme. For further information about the study programme, please see: www.science.ku.dk/phd, “Study Structures”.

Until the MSc degree is obtained, (when exactly two years of the full 3+5 programme remains), the grant will be paid partly in the form of up to 48 state education grant portions (in Danish: “SU-klip”) plus salary for work (teaching, supervision etc.) totalling a workload of 150 working hours per year. A PhD grant portion is currently (2026) DKK 7.426 before tax.

When you have obtained the MSc degree, you will transfer to the salary-earning part of the scholarship for a period of two years. At that point, the terms of employment and payment will be according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State (AC). The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

Responsibilities and tasks in both PhD programmes

Complete and pass the MSc education in accordance with the curriculum of the MSc programme (ONLY when you are attending the integrated MSc and PhD programme)
Carry through an independent research project under supervision
Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications and experience:

Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
Relevant work experience
Other relevant professional experience, including publications (if any)
A curious mind-set with a strong interest in Mathematics
Good English skills

Application and Assessment Procedure

Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include:

Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, publications (if any), language skills and other skills relevant for the position
Original diplomas for Bachelor’s or Master’s and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.
Reference letters (if available; letters can be uploaded as part of the application or sent to hr-math@adm.ku.dk by the reference person).

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 1 November 2026, 23:59 GMT+1.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Statens Naturhistoriske Museum søger formidlingsværter

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Statens Naturhistoriske Museum ved Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet (SCIENCE), Københavns Universitet søger formidlingsværter til publikumsaktiviteter på museet med tiltrædelse 1. januar 2027.

Som formidlingsvært på Statens Naturhistoriske Museum skal du formidle i museets udstillinger og ved de formidlingsaktiviteter, der foregår i tilknytning til udstillingerne, ved events og i Botanisk Have.

Formidlingsværterne på Statens Naturhistoriske Museums er ansat under enhed for Formidling & Publikumsaktiviteter. Enheden har ansvar for bl.a. daglig formidling i udstillingerne, skoletilbud, naturhistoriske events, rundvisninger, foredrag og andre aktiviteter for museets gæster.

I foråret 2027 åbner museets nye bygning med otte permanente udstillinger og nye oplevelser og tilbud til museets gæster. Som formidlingsvært bliver du en del af museets ansigt udadtil og får mulighed for at understøtte gæsternes museumsbesøg med engagerende aktiviteter, der skaber forundring, giver nye viden om naturens verden og vækker nysgerrighed efter mere. Det nye museum vil give nye rammer og muligheder for at udvide og skærpe museets levende formidling og du kan blive en del af den udvikling.

Museets vision er at styrke forbindelsen mellem mennesker og natur og give alle mulighed for at nyde, forstå og passe på naturens mangfoldighed. Udgangspunktet for vores formidling er, at vi gennem dialog kan skabe forundring og fascination hos vores gæster, så de går fra museet med ny viden, nysgerrighed og et ønske om at gøre en forskel for naturen. Derfor er det vigtigt, at du er imødekommende, pligtopfyldende og brænder for naturvidenskab og videnskabsformidling. Ud over at formidle til museets gæster skal du levere gæsteservice i verdensklasse og udføre mindre praktiske opgaver. Du skal trives med afvekslende arbejde, kontakten med museets mange gæster og samarbejdet med dine kollegaer.

Som formidlingsvært er der også mulighed for at blive oplært som underviser og varetage læringstilbud for skoler og ungdomsuddannelser på museet. Hvis du har særlig erfaring eller kompetencer ift. undervisning, bedes du gøre rede for det i din ansøgning.

Med et job hos os får du mulighed for at være fagnørd i din formidling til museets gæster; både børn, unge og ældre, og du får også chancen for selv at få udvidet din naturhistoriske viden. Vi forventer, at du løbende holder dig opdateret om museets fagområder og nyheder via nyhedsbreve, mails, hjemmeside mm og regelmæssigt forbereder dig på at varetage formidling i museets faste udstillinger og særudstillinger. Oplæring vil indgå som fast og integreret del af ansættelsen.

Som formidlingsvært bliver du en del af et hold på ca. 45 timelønnede, der udgør museets frontpersonale sammen med bl.a. Opsyn og Butik & Billet-personalet. Derfor er det vigtigt, at du er god til at samarbejde og kommunikere, også på tværs af personalegrupper. Enhed for Formidling & Publikumsaktiviteter omfatter pt. seks fastansatte formidlingsmedarbejdere, der fagligt spænder bredt og som har ansvar for udvikling, planlægning og indhold af museets formidlingsprogram og -aktiviteter i samarbejde med museets forsknings-, samlings-, udstillings- og kommunikationsenheder.

Om dig

Du er imødekommende og motiveres af at skabe gode og meningsfyldte oplevelser for mange forskellige mennesker.
Du har viden inden for naturvidenskab, pædagogik eller museumsrelaterede fag fx fordi du er studerende på en naturvidenskabelig eller pædagogisk uddannelse
Du er praktisk anlagt, trives med vekslende arbejdsopgaver og arbejdstider
Du kan arbejde selvstændigt, kan bevare overblik og tager ansvar for dine arbejdsopgaver
Du har godt humør og overblik og kan bevare det – også når det går stærkt
Du har erfaring med formidling eller gæsteservice
Du er velformuleret på dansk, kan begå dig godt på engelsk og gerne flere fremmedsprog
Du bidrager positivt til samarbejdet med kolleger og til et godt arbejdsmiljø.

Løn- og ansættelsesforhold

Arbejdstiden varierer og du er ikke garanteret et fast timetal. I praksis arbejder de fleste af vores formidlingsværter i gennemsnit ca. 8 timer om ugen
Du vil komme til at arbejde på hverdage, i weekender og i ferier, herunder skoleferier. Vagtplanlægning sker typisk 3 mdr. frem og tilrettelægges efter fx studieplan.
Vi ønsker at besætte stillingerne pr. 1. januar 2027
Arbejdsstedet er Statens Naturhistoriske Museum i København
Lønnen er fastsat individuelt og udgør 164,81 kr. pr. time
Du får arbejdstidsbestemte tillæg for at arbejde på særlige tidspunkter, fx om aftenen efter kl. 17 og for weekendvagter
Der vil være obligatorisk uddannelse i uge 1-8, hvor du kan forvente at skulle arbejde mindst en dag hver uge. Der er obligatorisk opstart 6. januar 2027.

Københavns Universitet har etableret en ny fælles administrativ organisering, som fortsat implementeres. Det indebærer løbende forandringer og udvikling af bl.a. arbejdsgange og samarbejdsflader.

Du kan læse mere om lønniveauer i staten på www.loenoverblik.dk

Din ansøgning
Er du interesseret i stillingen, beder vi dig sende en elektronisk ansøgning og CV via Jobportalen (tryk på linket "SØG STILLINGEN" nederst i opslaget) senest den 1. november 2026.

Ansættelsessamtaler vil finde sted løbende i uge 41-46.

Universitetet ønsker at afspejle det omgivende samfund og opfordrer alle uanset personlig baggrund til at søge stillingen.

Yderligere spørgsmål
Spørgsmål til stillingen kan rettes til Værtskoordinator Karsten Madsen, karsten.madsen@snm.ku.dk

Om os
Naturhistoriske museer og botaniske haver har aldrig haft større betydning, end de har i dag. Vores planet er beboet af millioner af levende arter. Men i dag har en enkelt art magten til at ændre livet på Jorden fundamentalt. Skal vi finde løsninger på de store udfordringer verden står over for, kan det kun ske ved, at vi forandrer lokalt, samarbejder internationalt og deler den viden og de ressourcer, vi i fællesskab besidder.

Statens Naturhistoriske Museum er Danmarks nationale hovedmuseum for naturhistorien. Visionen for Statens Naturhistoriske Museum er at styrke forbindelsen mellem mennesker og natur gennem lyst, viden og handlekraft for naturhistorien og fremtiden. Vi vil inspirere, engagere og give alle mulighed for at nyde, forstå og passe på naturens mangfoldighed.

I de kommende år færdiggør vi en ny stor museumsbygning. Den nye museumsbygning får beliggenhed i Botanisk Have i hjertet af København og vil rumme state-of-the art laboratorier, enestående videnskabelige samlinger, nye udstillinger, samt faciliteter til undervisning.

Museet har ca. 245 ansatte og er opdelt i fire afdelinger: Forskning, Samlinger, Udstillinger & Publikum, samt Administration & Drift der samarbejder bredt om museets mange opgaver.

PhD fellowship in Natural Language Processing

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

PhD Project in Cultural Reasoning with Language Models

The AI Section at the Department of Computer Science invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in computational modelling and evaluation of cultural interpretation with language models. The position is part of the research project “CuRe: Cultural Reasoning for Responsible Language Model Development” (DFF project 5334-00088B), funded by Independent Research Fund Denmark.

The expected start date is February 1st, 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project

Language models can produce fluent interpretations of texts while obscuring the cultural assumptions, uncertainty and alternative readings underlying their answers. CuRe investigates how language models understand and reason about culture, ambiguity and interpretation, and how these capabilities can be evaluated and improved to support responsible language model development. Literary texts provide a demanding testbed: their interpretation depends on historical and cultural knowledge, close attention to textual evidence and the ability to accommodate several plausible readings.

The PhD candidate will develop computational methods and evaluation resources for culturally grounded interpretation. Working closely with researchers in natural language processing and literary studies, the candidate is expected to:

construct datasets and benchmarks linking literary passages, relevant cultural and historical context, textual evidence and expert or reader interpretations;
analyse what cultural knowledge and interpretive strategies language models use, where their interpretations fail and how confidently they present uncertain conclusions;
develop methods for grounding interpretations in evidence and for representing uncertainty, ambiguity and multiple plausible interpretations;
evaluate the resulting methods through automatic experiments and studies with literary scholars and other readers; and
publish the results in leading venues in natural language processing, artificial intelligence and computational humanities.

The exact research questions will be refined together with the successful candidate. Relevant methodological directions include language model evaluation and probing, retrieval and retrieval-augmented generation, explicit representations of interpretive evidence and uncertainty, data annotation, human-centred evaluation and multilingual or cross-cultural analysis. The empirical work will primarily use modern Scandinavian literary texts, while aiming to develop methods and findings that generalise beyond literature. The project includes a planned research stay at McGill University.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates with a strong computational background and an interest in how language, culture and interpretation can be studied rigorously. Applicants may have a background in natural language processing, computational linguistics, computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, digital humanities or a closely related field. Formal training in literary studies is not required, but the successful candidate must be motivated to work across disciplinary boundaries and to engage seriously with humanities research questions.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

The PhD fellow will join the CoAStaL research group and the AI Section at the Department of Computer Science. The research environment brings together faculty, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students working on multilingual and cross-cultural NLP, multimodality, language model training and evaluation, responsible AI and computational humanities. The section collaborates broadly with leading research groups in Denmark and abroad.

CuRe is an interdisciplinary collaboration with the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen. The project builds on established joint work in computational literary studies and provides access to large literary corpora, domain expertise and relevant annotation resources. The PhD fellow will therefore be part of both a technically strong NLP environment and a close collaboration with literary scholars.

The group is part of the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. We are located in Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern GPU computing resources, shared data and annotation infrastructure and access to relevant text corpora.

Principal supervisor: Associate Professor Desmond Elliott, Department of Computer Science, de@di.ku.dk.

Co-supervisor: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Daniel Hershcovich, Department of Computer Science, dh@di.ku.dk.

Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Jens Bjerring-Hansen, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, jbh@hum.ku.dk.

The PhD programme

The position is offered as a three-year full-time study within the framework of the regular PhD programme (5+3 scheme).

Qualifications needed
To be eligible for the regular PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project, e.g. [relevant educations]. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 31,800 DKK/approx. 4,200 EUR (August 2026-level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 18,07 % to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

Responsibilities and tasks

Carry through an independent research project under supervision
Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications:

A master’s degree or equivalent qualification relevant to the PhD project.
Strong programming skills, preferably in Python, and experience with machine learning or natural language processing tools.
Knowledge of modern NLP and language models and an ability to design, implement and evaluate computational experiments.
Experience with one or more of the following is an advantage: language model evaluation, retrieval or retrieval-augmented generation, data annotation, interpretability, multilingual NLP or computational humanities.
Relevant research experience, publications, thesis work or professional activities.
Ability to work independently, formulate research questions and collaborate across computer science and the humanities.
A curious and critical mindset with a strong interest in culture, interpretation and responsible AI.
Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of a Scandinavian language or experience with literary analysis is an advantage but not a requirement.

Application and Assessment Procedure

Your application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include:

Motivated letter of application (maximum one page) explaining your motivation for the project, your relevant qualifications and the research directions that particularly interest you.
Curriculum vitae including information about your education, research or work experience, language skills and other skills relevant to the position.
Original diplomas for bachelor’s and master’s degrees and transcripts of records in the original language, including an authorised English translation if issued in a language other than English or Danish. If the master’s degree has not yet been completed, a certified or signed recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.
Publication list, if applicable.
Reference letters, if available.

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is November 8th, 2026, 23:59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified whether you will be passed for assessment.

Interviews with selected candidates are expected to be held in week 49.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the project supervisor Daniel Hershcovich at dh@di.ku.dk or +45 53 33 88 04.

[General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/].

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

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Academic Consultant (AC-TAP) – Reporting and Communication at the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center

PhD fellowship in “Agentic AI and Large Language Models for Global Pathogen Analysis”

Studerende til forskningsprojekter om politisk repræsentation og sociale medier

Communications Position – The Pioneer Centre for SMARTbiomed

Medhjælpere/betjente til Zoologisamlingsenheden ved Statens Naturhistoriske Museum

UHV Process & Automation Engineer

Statens Naturhistoriske Museum søger formidlingsværter