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 Condensed Matter Theory at the Niels Bohr Institute Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 17-09-2025
PhD fellowship in ovarian cancer biology at Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences BRIC 18-09-2025
PhD in Functional Proteomics Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 21-09-2025
PhD in Neuroendocrinology and Metabolic Homeostasis Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 21-09-2025
PhD in Molecular Underpinning and Targeting AMPK for Treatment of Metabolic Disorders Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 21-09-2025
PhD in Adipose Tissue Plasticity and Neurovascular Remodeling Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 21-09-2025
PhD fellowship in faba bean crop physiology Faculty of Science PLEN 21-09-2025
PhD fellowship in Understanding Brain Cell Function in Obesity Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research 21-09-2025
PhD fellowship in Section for molecular ecology and evolution at the Globe Institute Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences GLOBE 28-09-2025
PhD fellowship in experimental electrocatalysis Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 29-09-2025
Department of Computer Science, Machine Learning Section invites applications for PhD fellowships Faculty of Science Datalogisk Institut 30-09-2025
PhD fellowship in Airway immunology at Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity, NIVI Research Center, Department of Immunology and Microbiology University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Institut for Immunologi og Mikrobiologi 01-10-2025
PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research Faculty of Science Natural History Museum Denmark 05-10-2025
PhD fellowship in Urban Water Management Faculty of Science Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management 05-10-2025
PhD position in experimental hematology to study normal and malignant hematopoietic stem cell biology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences BRIC 12-10-2025
PhD position in nutrition and survival of newborn piglets Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Institut for Veterinær- og Husdyrvidenskab 13-10-2025
PhD fellowship in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 30-10-2025
PhD fellowship in Explainable Natural Language Understanding Department of Computer Science Faculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen Faculty of Science Datalogisk Institut 31-10-2025
PhD stipends in Mathematics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty of Science Department of Mathematical Sciences 15-11-2025
PhD stipends in Statistics and the mathematics of Insurance and Economics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty of Science Department of Mathematical Sciences 15-11-2025