PhD

As a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen you have the opportunity to advance your international career as part of a world class research team. Every year, UCPH enrols more than 700 new PhD students. The University of Copenhagen offers cutting edge research in an international atmosphere. In 2013 Monocle Magazine heralded Copenhagen as "the most liveable city in the world".

Read about the job structure and the recruitment process for faculty and academic staff.

TITLE FACULTY LOCATION DEADLINE
PhD fellowship in Mycelium-based Biomaterials Faculty of Science FOOD 22-01-2025
PhD fellowship in function, pharmacology and regulation of the sodium leak channel complex Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology 22-01-2025
PhD fellowship in Motor Neuroscience / System Neuroscience Faculty of Science Institut for Idræt og Ernæring 22-01-2025
PhD fellowship in Bioinformatics at the Department of Immunology and Microbiology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Immunology and Microbiology 23-01-2025
Ph.d.-projekt om gruppekonsultationer i almen praksis Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 24-01-2025
PhD fellowship in Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 26-01-2025
PhD fellowship in NK cell biology and immune stealth Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 26-01-2025
211-2052/25-2H: PhD fellowship in population genetics Faculty of Science Department of Biology 26-01-2025
A PhD position in Kidney Engineering at reNEW Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences reNEW NNF Center for Stem Cell Medicine 27-01-2025
211-2051/25-2H, PhD fellowships on impact quantification of the use of microorganisms in the environment Faculty of Science Department of Biology 30-01-2025
PhD fellowship in Molecular Cell Biology Faculty of Science Department of Biology 31-01-2025
Morten Meldal PhD fellowships in Chemistry Faculty of Science Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet 01-02-2025
CESE PhD fellowship in Science Education Research at IND Faculty of Science Department of Science Education 01-02-2025
PhD fellowship in Agri-Food System Transition Faculty of Science IFRO 01-02-2025
PhD fellowship in bioinformatics and metagenomics of the phyllosphere microbiome Faculty of Science Department of PLant and Environmental Sciences 01-02-2025
PhD fellowship in Gut Ecology and Phage Delivery Engineering Faculty of Science FOOD 09-02-2025
PhD fellowship in Chemical Microbiology at Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology 09-02-2025
211-2046/25-2H PhD fellowship in Molecular Biology and Epigenetic Faculty of Science Department of Biology 09-02-2025
PhD fellowship in synthesizing CO2-derived materials Faculty of Science The Department of Chemistry 14-02-2025
PhD fellowship Marie Curie in Evolutionary Hologenomics: understanding the role of gut microorganisms in evolutionary dietary shifts Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Globe Institute 14-02-2025
PhD fellowships in Biostatistics and Causal inference at the SMARTbiomed Pioneer centre Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 15-02-2025
PhD scholarships at the Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities The Saxo Institute 16-02-2025
PhD scholarships at the Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities Department of Communication 16-02-2025
PhD scholarships at the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities The Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies 16-02-2025
PhD scholarships at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics 16-02-2025
PhD scholarships at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies 16-02-2025
PhD scholarships at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities Department of Arts and Cultural Studies 16-02-2025
PhD fellowship in Economics of Agri-Food System Transition Faculty of Science Department of Food and Resource Economics 16-02-2025
PhD fellowship in Organic Chemistry Faculty of Science The Department of Chemistry 17-02-2025
PhD scholarship in historical sociolinguistics at the new Center of Excellence “TRANSITION – Changing Urban and Rural lives”, University of Copenhagen and the National Museum of Denmark Faculty of Humanities Institut for Nordiske Studier og Sprogvidenskab 17-02-2025
Up to 22 fully funded Marie S. Curie PhD positions at University of Copenhagen and Technical University of Denmark Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen and Technical University of Denmark 20-02-2025
PhD fellowship in Molecular Cell Biology Faculty of Science Department of Biology 28-02-2025
PhD fellowship in RNA Biology Faculty of Science Biologisk Institut 01-03-2025
PhD fellowship in Remote Sensing and Deep Learning Faculty of Science Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning 01-03-2025
PhD scholarship at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Sociology 02-03-2025
2 PhD fellowships in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Network: Cilia-AI (European Training Programme for Deconvolution of Multi-scale Cilia Function in Health and Disease by Integrating Machine Learning-AI Approaches) Faculty of Science Department of Biology 15-03-2025
PhD fellowship at the Department of Food and Resource Economics Faculty of Science Department of Food and Resource Economics 28-03-2025