Faculty and academic positions

There are four main types of academic positions at UCPH: postdoc, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor. The three core tasks of academic staff at UCPH are research, teaching and, dissemination.

We offer academic challenges in a dynamic and internationally oriented environment and strive to provide researchers at all levels with the opportunity to expand and develop their talent in a professionally driven organisation.

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UCPH recruit on the basis of the criteria for recognising merit: Research, Teaching, Societal impact, Organisational contribution, External funding, and Management.

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TITLE FACULTY LOCATION DEADLINE
Postdoc Position(s) in Epigenetics/Genomics/Proteomics at University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Immunology and Microbiology 19-07-2026
Postdoc in Developmental Neurobiology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Neuroscience 19-07-2026
Postdoc position for 2 years in organoid modeling of lung regeneration at the Department of Biomedical Sciences Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 19-07-2026
Research Assistant with Opportunity for PhD Continuation in organoid modeling of lung regeneration and disease at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences, NNF Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 19-07-2026
PostDoc in Remote Sensing and Deep Learning of woody ecosystem properties Faculty of Science Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management 19-07-2026
Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing and Deep Learning of woody ecosystem properties Faculty of Science Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management 19-07-2026
Postdoc in GPCR mechanosensing Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 20-07-2026
Postdoc in Computer Science at Department of Computer Science Faculty of Science Department for Computer Science 21-07-2026
Research Assistant at the Erler group at BRIC Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences BRIC 22-07-2026
Academic Employee in Frödin Group, BRIC Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences BRIC 23-07-2026
Postdoc position in 'Effects of acidification on marine phytoplankton and zooplankton' Faculty of Science Department of Biology 24-07-2026
Postdoc in hematopoietic and leukemia lineage tracing at Biotech Research and Innovation Centre Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Biotech Research and Innovation Centre 26-07-2026
Postdoctoral Position in Synaptic Physiology and Plasticity Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Neuroscience 26-07-2026
Assistant Professor of Health Complexity Copenhagen Health Complexity Center Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 26-07-2026
Associate Professor of Animal Welfare and Ethics Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 26-07-2026
211-0755/26-2E, Associate Professor of Bioorganic and Systems Chemistry (164895) Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 26-07-2026
Postdoc in Brain vascular research at Department of Neuroscience Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Neuroscience 26-07-2026
Experimental postdoc position in development and fabrication of dissipatively-stabilized superconducting qubits Faculty of Science The Niels Bohr Institute 28-07-2026
211-0417/26-2O Research Assistant in Quantum Optomechanics Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 28-07-2026
Postdoc of Biophysics Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 31-07-2026
211-0734/26-2E Associate Professor of Experimental Physics Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 02-08-2026
Postdoc in Logic and Symbolic AI for Computational Law and Declarative Business Process Management Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 02-08-2026
Assistant Professor in Logic and Symbolic AI for Computational Law and Declarative Business Process Management Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 02-08-2026
Postdoc in Natural Language Processing and Conversational AI for Computational Law Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 02-08-2026
Tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of De novo Protein Design Faculty of Science Department of Biology 02-08-2026
163664 Professor of Physiotherapy wsfo physical activity (Part-time, fixed-term 5 Years) Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Clinical Medicine 02-08-2026
Postdoctoral position in platform studies at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Humanities Department of Communication 02-08-2026
Assistant Professor in Natural Language Processing and Conversational AI for Computational Law Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 02-08-2026
Full Professor in Psychology in the Area of Criminology and Violent Extremism Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Psychology 03-08-2026
Postdoctoral position in AI Systems Engineering as part of the National Center for AI in Society (CAISA) and based in Copenhagen Faculty of Social Sciences The National Center for AI in Society 03-08-2026
Postdoctoral position in the Economics of Migration and Mobility Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Law Faculty of Law 03-08-2026
Postdoctoral position in MOBILE at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Law Faculty of Law 03-08-2026
(211-0325/25-2K) Professor of Socioeconomics of Biodiversity Conservation and Wildlife Management Faculty of Science Department of Food and Resource Economics 04-08-2026
162739 Professor of Cell Division (Fixed-Term, 10 years) Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 09-08-2026
Postdoc in Impact Evaluation of Social Welfare Policies on Child Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 09-08-2026
Postdoc position in environmental DNA and citizen science mapping of mosquitoes in Denmark Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Institut for Veterinær- og Husdyrvidenskab 09-08-2026
Postdoc in Therapeutic Potential of Urocortin II to Protect Muscle Mass and Function Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 10-08-2026
Postdoc in Translational Metabolic Research and Digital Biomarkers of Glucose Homeostasis Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 10-08-2026
Postdoc in Deciphering the Oral–Liver Axis: Integrative Cross-Organ Multi-Omics Analysis Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 10-08-2026
Postdoc in Molecular and Metabolic Modulators of AMPK Signaling Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 10-08-2026
Postdoc in Functional Proteomics Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 10-08-2026
Postdoc in Computational Peptide Design for Metabolic GPCRs Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 10-08-2026
Postdoc in Computational Genomics Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 10-08-2026
Postdoc in Metabolic Pharmacology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 10-08-2026
Postdoc in Central Control of Energy Homeostasis Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 10-08-2026
Postdoctoral position in AI for Civil Society, part of the National Center for AI in Society (CAISA) and based in Copenhagen Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences 10-08-2026
Lektorat i Etik og Religionsfilosofi Faculty of Theology Centre for Science and Faith 10-08-2026
Tenure Track Ass. prof, Associate Prof and Professor of High Performance Computational Genomics Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences GLOBE institute 12-08-2026
The Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen announces a number of fully funded PhD positions to commence in February 2027 Faculty of Law The Faculty of Law 13-08-2026
Postdoc in Marine Bioluminescence - re-advertisement Faculty of Science Department of Biology 16-08-2026
PhD scholarship in the project ‘A Danish model for individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for people with dementia’ at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Psychology 21-08-2026
164616 Clinical Professor (chair) of Neurology (Fixed-Term, 10 Years) Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Clinical Medicine 26-08-2026
164151 Professor of Dermatovenerology with special focus on experimental photobiology and keratinocyte cancer (Part-time, fixed-term 5 Years ) Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Clinical Medicine 30-08-2026
164610 Open Position: Tenure‑track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Translational Cardiometabolic Research Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 30-08-2026
Postdoc in Cosmochemistry at StarPlan, Globe Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Globe Institute 30-08-2026
Two Postdoc positions in Green Transitions and Democratic Engagement Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Anthropology 30-08-2026
Postdoc of Processing and Structuring of Plant-Dairy Hybrid Foods Faculty of Science FOOD 31-08-2026
Postdoc of Bioinformatics and Computational Proteomics Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences GLOBE 31-08-2026
Postdoctoral position in digital media and communication at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities The Department of Communication 11-09-2026
Postdoctoral Position in Statistics Education Faculty of Science Department of Science Education 13-09-2026
Postdoctoral Researcher Position at the Center for Volatile Interactions Faculty of Science Department of Biology 13-09-2026
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Philosophy Faculty of Humanities Department of Communication 14-09-2026
Postdoctoral Position in Generative AI and Simulation-supervised Machine Learning for Biology Faculty of Science Department for Computer Science 15-09-2026
PhD scholarship in Grundtvig Studies at the Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology The Faculty of Theology 01-10-2026