Our group and research
Cai Lab does neuroscience research at the Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen. We investigate how the neurovascular unit and neural circuits fail in brain disease, and how this knowledge can be translated into the development of new neurotechnologies and therapies.

Our research has two closely connected pillars. First, we study the cellular mechanisms of neurovascular dysfunction in the living brain, with a particular focus on neurovascular coupling, blood flow regulation, and vascular cell signaling in health, aging, and ischemic stroke/reperfusion injury. Second, we develop novel neuroprosthetic and neuromodulation strategies for brain disorders, such as next-generation implantable micromagnetic coil-based microdevices for vision restoration and epilepsy.

To address these questions, we combine multimodal in vivo imaging in awake and behaving mice with electrophysiology, viral tools, behavioural paradigms, and quantitative data analysis. By integrating neuroscience, vascular biology, and bioengineering, we aim both to uncover fundamental disease mechanisms and to advance new treatment strategies for neurological disorders.

We are a young, international, and collaborative team that values scientific curiosity, creativity, mentorship, and open exchange of ideas. The successful candidate will receive interdisciplinary training at the interface of brain–machine interfaces, neurovascular signaling, multimodal neuroimaging, and in vitro and in vivo preclinical experimentation, while working closely with collaborators at DTU and Harvard Medical School, USA.

Principal supervisor is Associate Professor Changsi Cai, Department of Neuroscience, Neuronal Signalling Syn.integration

Start:             1st Dec 2026

Duration:      3 years as a PhD student

Job description
Your tasks will be performing in vitro patch clamp experiments in mouse brain slices; making microsurgeries to implant chronic cranial windows and novel brain stimulation probes in transgenic mice, training the mice, and performing two-photon imaging in the awake mice in a longitudinal study. Besides, you will be involved in data analysis.

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 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

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.

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.

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

Essential experience and skills:

• You have a master's degree in Neuroscience / Biomedical Engineering / Pharmacy
• You are experienced in in vivo two-photon imaging
• You are experienced in in vitro patch clamp
• You have an active interest in brain neurovascular research
• Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
• Excellent English skills, written and spoken

Desirable experience and skills:

• Experience/knowledge of both in vivo and in vitro neuroscience experiments
   

Place of employment
The place of employment is at the Department of Neuroscience, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories.

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 1st of Dec, 2026.

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. 

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 31,600 DKK/Roughly 4.227,68 EUR (April 2026 level) plus pension.

Questions
For further information please contact Changsi Cai; ccai@sund.ku.dk

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

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)

Deadline for applications: 23th / July 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 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.

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.

Our group and research

The Herth Group focuses on the development of innovative radiopharmaceutical drugs for both diagnosis and therapy. Our research spans the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel radiotracers and radiotherapeutics, with the goal of improving the precision and effectiveness of nuclear medicine. In particular, we have developed pretargeted strategies that enable highly selective delivery of radioactive payloads to disease sites, offering new opportunities for molecular imaging and targeted radionuclide therapy. Through a combination of chemistry, biology, and translational research, we aim to advance next-generation radiopharmaceuticals from concept to clinical application.

Project description

Glioblastoma remains one of the most challenging cancers to treat due to its aggressive nature and the limited efficacy of current therapeutic approaches. Pretargeted radioimmunotherapy offers a promising strategy to improve tumor targeting while reducing radiation exposure to healthy tissues.

This PhD project will focus on the development of novel pretargeted radiopharmaceuticals for imaging and therapy of glioblastoma by targeting the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR). The project will utilize bioorthogonal tetrazine ligation chemistry to enable selective in vivo targeting and will investigate the use of fluorine-18 for imaging as well as iodine-131 and astatine-211 for targeted radionuclide therapy.

The successful candidate will design and synthesize new tetrazine-based radioligands with improved stability, including the development of novel tetrazine scaffolds resistant to deastatination. The project will further involve radiolabeling, characterization, and optimization of these compounds, as well as exploration of strategies to improve target-to-background ratios. In parallel, site-specific conjugation approaches will be developed for anti-uPAR antibodies to generate highly defined pretargeting agents.

The PhD student will work closely with an interdisciplinary team within the PreBreach project, combining expertise in radiochemistry, protein engineering, biology, and molecular imaging. Biological evaluation and in vivo studies will be performed in collaboration with project partners, providing a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of next-generation radiopharmaceutical therapies for brain cancer.

Principal supervisor is Prof. Matthias Herth, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, E-mail: matthias.herth@sund.ku.dk  

Start:                 1.11.2026

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.
• Designing, synthesizing, and characterizing novel tetrazine/TCO-based radiopharmaceuticals for pretargeted imaging and therapy of glioblastoma.
• Developing and optimizing radiolabeling methods using fluorine-18, iodine-131, and astatine-211
• Investigating strategies to improve target-to-background ratios and therapeutic efficacy in pretargeted radioimmunotherapy.
• Developing site-specific antibody conjugation approaches and contributing to the production and characterization of anti-uPAR targeting constructs.
• Collaborating with researchers across chemistry, biology, protein engineering, and molecular imaging within the PreBreach project.
• Participating in the biological evaluation of radiopharmaceuticals, including in vitro and in vivo studies in collaboration with project partners.
• Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
• Participating in active research environments, including a research stay at another national or international research institution.
• Obtaining experience with teaching, supervision, or other dissemination activities related to the PhD project.
• Presenting research findings at national and international conferences and publishing results in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Writing and defending a PhD thesis based on the research 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. medicinal chemistry or radiopharmaceutical chemistry. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree.

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 radiopharmaceuticals and CNS disorders
• Language skills

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, 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 up-to-date imaging 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 3 years.

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 to the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences.

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 starts at approximately 20.071 DKK/roughly 4.000 EUR (April 2023 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. Applicants with a Master´s degree from abroad should also enclose a short description of the grading scale used.

4. Publication list (if possible)

Application deadline:  24.07.2023, 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 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.

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.

Interviews are expected to be held in the end of August.

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

Start date is (expected to be) 1 Octeober 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project

Protein nanofibrils (PNF) are uniquely suited as functional structuring materials due to their highly ordered molecular architectures. The diverse compositions of plant proteins form different types of PNFs. The relation between these multiscale architectures and morphological differences remain unclear. Therefore, we will investigate the mechanical properties of the different PNF-types at the nanoscale level. The aim is to develop plant PNFs as functional building blocks to improve food texture. The PhD will employ a mix of protein chemistry, microscopic analysis, and quality evaluation to study protein variability, fibrillization methods, interplay between PNF structure, functionality and gel texture.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates within the field(s) of plant proteins, protein properties, and plant-based foods. Applicants can have a background from protein analytics, plant protein functionality, food science and technology.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

You will be part of the research group LCA and Sustainable Food Design, which cover multiple scientific disciplines ranging from food chemistry to consumer science and food systems modelling. Our research vision is to advance the development of sustainable foods rooted in our understanding of the interplay between green chemistry principles, functionality, consumer acceptance and sustainability science. The research group focuses on the development of sustainable innovation in food science, which hinges on several critical understandings of food matrix effect during gentle processing and whole biomass exploitation. We combine knowledge on environmentally sustainable raw materials production and extraction, green chemistry principles and detailed knowledge about the properties of food components in complex food matrices during processing, storage and consumption. In addition, the project will integrated in the research group Structural Food Science, Section for Ingredient and Dairy Technology, which research is based on a multiscale approach where the properties of ingredients and their interactions are studied at the nano- and micro- scales in order to link molecular understanding to macroscopic food properties and quality.

The group is a part of Department of Food Science, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. We are located in Copenhagen.

We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories.

1. Principal supervisor is Associate Professor, Vibeke Orlien, Department of Food Science, vor@food.ku.dk, Direct Phone: +45 35333226.

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. [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.

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 plant proteins
• 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: 

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
2. Your motivation for applying for the specific PhD project
3. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
4. 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.
5. Publication list (if possible)
6. Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 28 July 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 37.

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. 

The start date is (expected to be) 15/10-2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The programme

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Program (NQCP), funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, is building a talented and diverse international team to create a cutting-edge program in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. At the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, where the formulation of Quantum Mechanics was born 100 years ago, the ambition is to build a mission-driven full-stack approach which will involve exciting innovations at every level, from the quantum processor to the quantum-classical interface all the way quantum algorithms and applicOg hvem ations. The vision of the programme is to enable the development of fault-tolerant quantum computing hardware and quantum algorithms that solve important problems in the life-sciences.

The project

In the Theory and Simulation (T&S) team, we develop the computational methods and capabilities nessecary to realize hardware for practical quantum computing. For this purpose, we employ multiscale modelling and simulate at scales ranging from the atomic to the full device scale. In our work, we are collaboring closely with all of the different teams at NQCP, see https://nqcp.ku.dk/.

We are looking for motivated PhD candiates to undertake research within computational quantum physics. We are interested in developing a project plan with prospective candidates to best match their skills and experience to the activities in the T&S team. We imagine that the candidates would undertake research within one or more of the following topics:

1. Material simulations
2. Designs of advanced quantum chips
3. Hybrid quantum devices
4. Quantum error correction

Who are we looking for?

We seek motivated candidates with a master’s degree in Physics, Computational Physics, Quantum information, or Photonics specializing in theoretical and/or computational quantum physics. Succesful candidates will have:

• Strong analytical and computational skills
• A passion for developing theoretical protocols
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic research environment

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment hosted by the NNF Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen.

There is currently a large pool of PhD students at NQCP and a range of social activities are continuously going on. In addition to a world class research environment, you will therefore also become part of a thriving social environment.

1. The project will be supervised by Assistant Professor Mark Kamper Svendsen (mark.svendsen@nbi.ku.dk ), T&S team lead. The principal supervisor will be Associate Professor Kim Splittorff (split@nbi.ku.dk) .

The PhD programme

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. a degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Photonics, Quantum Information or similar. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

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 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.

Responsibilities and tasks in the PhD programmes

• 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 computational quantum and solid state physics
• Good language and communication skills
• Willingness to work in a team
• Willingness to engage actively with the other teams at NQCP

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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. Please note that there is the possibility of including an educational part to the PhD project. Therefore, please indicate in the application whether you would be interested in this.
3. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
4. 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.
5. Publication list (if possible)
6. Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 1 August 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 in week 34 and 35

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. 

Our group and research
Integrated Mechanistic & Data-driven Modeling Group develops predictive models of disease progression and treatment response by integrating mechanistic biology with patient-level data. Our research spans pharmacometrics, systems pharmacology, and AI-driven modeling to support model-informed drug development, precision dosing, and data-driven clinical decision-making.

The mechanistic & data-driven modeling group focuses on:

• Design and interpretation of clinical trials
• Inform personalized medicine
• Model-informed drug development
• Integrated Mechanistic modelling
• Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic (PKPD) modelling

Project description
Model-Informed Precision Dosing During Pregnancy

This PhD project aims to develop computational models that improve drug dosing for pregnant women, a patient population that remains underrepresented in clinical research despite frequent medication use. The successful candidate will combine mechanistic modeling, pharmacometrics, clinical data analysis, and modern data science approaches to develop predictive models of treatment response under changing physiological conditions. The project offers an opportunity to work at the interface of systems pharmacology, precision medicine, and AI-supported scientific workflows, with the goal of advancing safer and more individualized pharmacotherapy.

Principal supervisor is Assistant Professor, Jane Knöchel, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, jane.knoechel@sund.ku.dk, Direct Phone: +45 35 32 21 29 and the successful candidate will be co-supervised by Associate Professor Trine Meldgaard Lund, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

Start:                  1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter

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

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 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

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. Bioinformatics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Pharmacometrics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science applied to Life Sciences, or a closely related quantitative discipline. Applicants from Pharmacy, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields with substantial computational experience are also encouraged to apply.

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:

• Strong programming skills in R and/or Python
• Experience with computational modelling or quantitative analysis of biological systems
• Interest in pharmacometrics, systems pharmacology, PKPD or quantitative systems pharmacology
• Experience working with biological or clinical datasets
• Familiarity with Linux, Git, or reproducible computational workflows is considered an advantage
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Motivation to work in an interdisciplinary environment spanning biology, medicine and quantitative sciences

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, 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. This position is part of the Center of Pharmaceutical Data Science Education and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in Center activities.

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

The PhD position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The start date is as soon as possible.

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 during an initial employment as a research assistant.

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 4,200 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:  1 August 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 hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.

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. 

Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
Faculty of Science

University of Copenhagen

Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Gut Microbiome and Cardiometabolic Health. The project is part of the Microbiome Health Initiative (MHI), which is supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Start date is (expected to be) 01.10.2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project

MHI is an initiative that aims to show that the human gut microbiome plays a causal role in cardiometabolic health. As part of this, several human intervention studies are to be conducted testing the effects of microbial species or microbial metabolites on outcomes relevant for cardiometabolic health.

The envisioned PhD project will investigate whether rectal administration of a microbiota-derived metabolite affects colonic hormone secretion and metabolism in humans. A placebo-controlled cross-over trial in human participants will be conducted at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen and combine measurements of gut hormones and human metabolism and state-of-the-art omics technologies on biological samples (i.e. transcriptomics, microbiomics and metabolomics). In addition, the PhD student will contribute to other ongoing related research projects.

In your role as PhD student, you will be in charge of writing the study protocol for approval to the Ethical Committee. Following approval, you will be responsible for the recruitment of study participants and for conducting the cross-over intervention study in collaboration with other staff and students. This includes conducting examination visits, handling biological samples, and potentially taking rectal biopsies. Furthermore, you will conduct liquid chromatography mass spectrometry-based metabolomics on biological samples from this and other trials, and analyze transcriptomics and microbiome data obtained from the studies. Finally, you will integrate the clinical intervention-responses with obtained omics data and write scientific publications.

The position involves collaborative work with Research leader, MD, Trine Nielsen and her team at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Denmark.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for motivated candidates within the field(s) of medicine (medical doctor), human physiology, human biology, human nutrition, biotechnology or similar field who has a keen interest in studying/learning human gut physiology and omics technologies to work interdisciplinary and bridge human intervention studies with basic science.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

You will be part of the Nutrition, Microbiome and Metabolomics Group headed by Associate Professor Henrik Munch Roager at Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science at University of Copenhagen. We offer a dynamic, sociable, collaborative, and international environment with exciting scientific challenges and opportunities to develop your scientific career. The core of our research is to perform high quality human interventions and cohort studies with a strong emphasis on measuring diet-microbiome-host interactions through metabolomics.

The research group is part of the Microbiome Health Initiative, which brings together world-leading microbiome scientists and clinicians to generate knowledge that can lead to new prevention or treatment options for people living with, or at risk of, cardiometabolic diseases.

The group is also affiliated to the Copenhagen Gut Microbiome Hub, which brings together the region’s leading scientists, researchers and industry professionals dedicated to leverage the gut microbiome to improve health.

The University is situated in Copenhagen, which is consistently rated among the world's top 10 most livable and sustainable cities. Life for families is made easier via a publicly supported daycare and healthcare system, dual-career opportunities, maternity/parental leave, and six weeks of annual vacation. International candidates may find useful information on living and working in Denmark. Useful information is also available at the university’s International Staff Mobility (ISM) office, which offers a variety of services to international researchers coming to and working at the University of Copenhagen.

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

Principal supervisor is Associate Professor Henrik Munch Roager (hero@nexs.ku.dk), Department of Nutrition Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen.

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. [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.

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:

• A Master’s degree in Medicine, MSc degree in Human Physiology, Human Biology, Human Nutrition, Biotechnology or related fields with excellent results. Applicants expecting to obtain a master´s degree in medicine or MSc degree soon are also encouraged to apply.
• The candidate will be self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as competent to collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• A creative and curious mindset and a strong drive
• Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
• Excellent communication skills in Danish (or related Nordic language) is an advantage
• Prior experience and hands-on in any of the following areas is an advantage:
  • Clinical experience and/or experience with taking biopsy
  • Hands-on experience with human intervention/cohort studies
  • Omics data analysis, statistics and R programming

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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, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
3. 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.
4. Publication list (if possible)
5. Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 2 August 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. 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 on 20th of August 2026 (1st interview) and 26th of August 2026 (2nd interview).

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor Associate Professor Henrik Munch Roager (hero@nexs.ku.dk).

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. 

About the Global Wetland Center
The GWC contributes to the development of wetland-based climate change mitigation strategies through a combination of biogeochemical and hydrological modelling, satellite remote sensing and use of artificial intelligence techniques. The center is a collaboration between two departments from the University of Copenhagen (Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management and Department of Computer Sciences), DHI A/S, and GEUS (The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland).

About the PhD position
We are looking for a creative student who is interested in developing novel machine learning methods for ecosystem modelling. The successful candidate will contribute to the mission of the GWC by supporting the modelling of greenhouse gas fluxes from remotely sensed multimodal data and ground-level measurements. Topics of interest include deep learning, hybrid modelling, self-supervised learning, and the development of new global scale datasets.

Applicants must hold an equivalent to a Danish master’s degree in computer science, applied mathematics, geomatics, or related disciplines. The position requires genuine interest in interdisciplinary research and a strong background in machine learning and computer vision. The student will work on high-impact research projects with a focus on methodological research targeting top-tier computer science publication venues (NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICCV, ECCV, etc.) and journals in remote sensing and ecology.

Programming skills in Python and PyTorch are required. Experience in working with remote sensing data (e.g., using GDAL, Rasterio, GeoPandas) and in differentiable programming is a plus.

The PhD student will collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team at the GWC and will also be affiliated with the Danish Pioneer Center for AI. Depending on the candidate, there is an option to become part of the ELLIS PhD program.

Principal supervisor is ELLIS fellow Prof. Christian Igel, igel@di.ku.dk, DIKU. Co-supervisor is Assistant Prof. Nico Lang, nila@di.ku.dk, from DIKU.

Our section and research - and what do we offer?
The Machine Learning Section is a part of the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen, and the ELLIS Unit Copenhagen (https://ellis.eu/). The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479 and is the oldest and largest university in Denmark. It is ranked as the best university in Scandinavia and as one of the top institutions in Europe. The university is hosting the Pioneer Center for Artificial Intelligence.

The Department of Computer Science (DIKU) offers a friendly and thriving international research and working environment with opportunities to build up internationally competitive research groups. Copenhagen is one of the 10 most livable cities in the world with a rich culture within music, theater and associations. Life for families is made easy by a publicly supported daycare and health care system, dual career opportunities, maternity/parental leave and six weeks of paid annual vacation. International candidates may find information on living and working in Denmark here. Useful information is also available at The International Staff Mobility office (ISM) at the University of Copenhagen (link). ISM offers a variety of services to international researchers coming to and working at the University of Copenhagen.

Inquiries about the department, the position and working in Denmark can be made to Christian Igel (igel@di.ku.dk).

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, e.g. Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, and Statistics. 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 a PhD fellow is full time and for a max. 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.

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 4.200 EUR (August 2026 level) plus pension. The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

Responsibilities in the PhD programme

1. Carry through an independent research project under supervision
2. Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / 1⁄2 FTE
3. Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
4. Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
5. Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
6. Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications:

1. Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
2. Strong interest in the relevant topics
3. Academic background (e.g. courses taken) in the relevant topics
4. Good English language skills
5. (Optional) Relevant publications
6. (Optional) Relevant work experience

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

Please include:

1. Motivated letter of application clearly mentioning the project you are applying for (max. two pages)
2. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, relevant courses, language skills, names and email addresses of three referees, and other skills relevant for the position
3. 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.
4. Publication list (if possible)

The deadline for applications is 2 August 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 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 shortly after the submission deadline.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the relevant supervisors whose emails are provided above.

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website.

Project description
Poor aqueous solubility is one of the greatest unsolved challenges in modern drug development, affecting more than 90% of small-molecule drug candidates and severely limiting their therapeutic potential. While crystalline drug forms provide physical stability, their poor solubility often compromises bioavailability and clinical performance. Amorphous drug forms can overcome this limitation by dramatically enhancing solubility; however, their inherent instability and tendency to recrystallize remain major barriers to their widespread application.

This project seeks to challenge conventional paradigms in pharmaceutical formulation by pioneering new concepts in “amorphous engineering”. Recent breakthroughs from our group have demonstrated that drugs can exist in multiple amorphous forms and/or polyamorphs, with distinct physicochemical properties. This largely unexplored phenomenon, known as amorphous variability, opens unprecedented opportunities for the design of next-generation medicines.

The project will investigate the formation, stabilization, and confinement of amorphous forms of drugs within biocompatible particles, creating innovative formulations capable of combining enhanced solubility with improved physical stability, without the need for additional excipients. By integrating state-of-the-art experimental characterization techniques with computational modelling, this research aims to establish transformative strategies for poorly water-soluble drugs and accelerate the development of more effective medicines for patients.

Principal supervisor
Associate Professor Inês Catarina Batista Martins, Department of Pharmacy

Start: As soon as possible

Duration: 3 years as a PhD student

Our group and research
Our research group Pharmaceuticals, Products and Processes (3P) is an internationally recognized and highly collaborative research team at the forefront of innovative pharmaceutical product design and materials science. With a strong focus on the solid state of pharmaceutical systems, the group pioneers research on the transformation of crystalline drugs into high-energy amorphous forms to improve pharmaceutical performance and enable next-generation medicines. Combining expertise in solid-state characterization, rheology, and pharmaceutical processing with a supportive, interdisciplinary, and inclusive research culture, the 3P group investigates the physicochemical properties, stabilization, and functionality of advanced crystalline and amorphous drug systems. The group maintains a highly international profile, comprising approximately 20 researchers, producing around 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications annually, and sustaining strong collaborations with leading Danish and international academic and industrial partners.

Our department
The mission of the Department of Pharmacy is to advance the pharmaceutical sciences by performing drug-related research and research-based teaching in topics including pharmaceutical technology and formulation, drug delivery, advanced drug analysis, and clinical and social pharmacy.

Click here for information about the Department.

Job description
Your key tasks as a PhD student at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences 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 at another research team, preferably abroad
• Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
• Teaching of undergraduate students in pharmaceutical sciences
• Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your 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. solid-state pharmacy, pharmaceutical manufacturing, drug formulation. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).

Other important criteria are:

• Background in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, materials science, or a closely related discipline
• Good understanding of basic physical chemistry and/or solid-state science
• Familiarity with (or strong interest in learning) pharmaceutical formulation or materials characterization
• Ability to analyze and interpret experimental data in a structured and critical way
• Interest in interdisciplinary research combining experiments and (optionally) computational or data-driven approaches
• The grade point average achieved
• Previous publications
• A curious mind-set with a strong interest in amorphous drug formulation and characterization using combined experimental techniques (e.g., differential scanning calorimetry, microcalorimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, solid-state NMR) with computational modelling
• Good written and oral communication skills in English

Additional skills (optional):

• Experience with solid-state characterization techniques (e.g., DSC, PXRD, IR spectroscopy)
• Exposure to pharmaceutical formulation or drug delivery research
• Basic programming or data analysis skills (e.g., Python, MATLAB)
• Basic knowledge on computational modelling

Place of employment
The place of employment is at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and access to the state-of-the-art equipment (including through the Center for advanced solid state analysis, via a range of international research partners, as well as access to large infrastructure 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 3 years.

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 to the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences.

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2025) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree.

The PhD student is expected to be affiliated to the graduate programme in pharmaceutical sciences, Drug Research Academy.

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 starts at approximately 31,600 DKK/Roughly 4,1200 EUR (April 2026 level) plus pension.

Application procedure
Your application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking “Apply now” below and 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. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Applicants with a Master´s degree from abroad should also enclose a short description of the grading scale used.

4. Publication list (if possible)

5. Other information to consider: References and recommendations (if possible)

The deadline for applications is 7 August 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 authorised 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.

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.

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 here.

Questions
For further information, applicants may contact the principal supervisor Inês Catarina Batista Martins, e-mail:  ines.martins@sund.ku.dk, phone: +45 71470701 or PhD coordinator Marianne W. Jørgensen, e-mail: marianne.joergensen@sund.ku.dk, phone: +45 3533 6449.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website.

For more information on working and living in Denmark visit International Staff Mobility (ISM) and Work In Denmark

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

Start date is 15 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The PhD projects
This PhD investigates a mutation in the Inuit population that increases risk of development of type 2 diabetes 10-fold in homozygous carriers. The mutation causes muscle specific deletion of TBC1D4, an enzyme integral in facilitating glucose uptake in both skeletal and cardiac muscle through translocation of GLUT4. The PhD comprises two projects. The first project aims to elucidate if physical activity can ameliorate the impact of this genetic mutation on skeletal muscle glucose uptake through muscle adaptations to training. This will be assessed by metabolic phenotyping and invasive mechanistic methodologies. The second project aims to uncover how compromised cardiac glucose uptake affects cardiac metabolism by leveraging state-of-the-art cardiac positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT).

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates within the field of medicine willing to stay in Greenland for the duration of the training intervention (~1 year).

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

Our group work focuses on the mechanisms through which physical activity promotes metabolic health.

We are particularly interested in the intracellular interactions between exercise-induced signaling events and those triggered by insulin, aiming to unravel how a single bout of exercise can enhance muscle insulin sensitivity. Central to these studies is the role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and its interacting partners, including mTOR and TBC1D4.

Principal supervisors is Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski in Copenhagen and Professor and Chief Physician Marit Jørgensen in Greenland, E-mail: jw@nexs.ku.dk and maej@peqqik.gl.

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 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.

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:

• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
• Experience with clinical trials
• Skills within human invasive procedures (I.e. muscle and adipose tissues, microdialyses)
• Interested in learning advanced invasive methodologies
• Medical license to practice independently (Finished basic clinical training (KBU))
• Relevant publications
• Relevant work experience
• Curious mind-set with a strong interest in physiological mechanisms and muscle metabolism
• Good English and Danish 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: 

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
2. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
3. Original diplomas for Bachelor and Master of Science in Medicine and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish.
4. Publication list (if possible)
5. Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 9th of August 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. 

About CBMR

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is an academic research Center that pioneers groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health. Through collaborative interdisciplinary research from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, CBMR aims to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies. The Center’s uniquely multi- and interdisciplinary approach combines research in genetics, physiology and pharma­cology, to better understand the complex interplay of the many factors that drive cardiometabolic disease. You can learn more in the Executive Summary of CBMR's Strategy 2024–2028.

CBMR was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences and has been located in the Maersk Tower at Panum since 2017. The around 260 employees create an international, highly collaborative research environment across disciplines.

Our group and research

The overarching aim of the Sakamoto Group is to elucidate molecular mechanisms governing cellular energy sensing, as well as the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis. Our ultimate goal is to identify therapeutic targets and their small-molecules or peptide-based modulators capable of restoring energy balance in cardiometabolic disease. Our research focuses on how post-translational modifications—particularly reversible phosphorylation—and allosteric regulation of signaling proteins and metabolic enzymes contribute to metabolic control. We also investigate how disruptions in these processes drive the development and progression of cardiometabolic diseases. To address these questions, we employ a multidisciplinary approach and collaborate with leading national and international experts. We are equally committed to fostering a supportive and dynamic research environment, with a strong emphasis on the training and professional development of early-career scientists.

Project description

Maintenance of energy and glucose homeostasis is essential for metabolic health. Our group has previously shown that glucose utilization in skeletal muscle and liver is governed by coordinated regulation through reversible phosphorylation and allosteric control, using novel knock-in mouse models expressing metabolic enzymes carrying phospho-deficient or allosteric modulator-binding-deficient mutations. This project will focus on defining how glucose phosphorylation by hexokinase 2, together with its allosteric negative feedback regulation, controls skeletal muscle glucose flux and utilization in vivo, and how this contributes to whole-body glucose homeostasis under both physiological and pathophysiological conditions. The successful candidate will perform biochemical analyses combined with structure-guided mutagenesis (cell-free and cell-based assays) to identify allosteric modulator-resistant mutants, as well as in vivo preclinical studies in multiple genetic mouse models, including metabolic phenotyping and assessment of glucose homeostasis.

Principal supervisor is Professor Kei Sakamoto, email: kei.sakamoto@sund.ku.dk

Start: November 15, 2026

Duration: 3 years as PhD fellow.

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 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

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. biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, molecular biomedicine. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).

Other important criteria are:

• Hands-on experience in performing cell culture experiments (e.g. transfection/gene editing, drug treatment), biochemical/metabolic analysis (e.g. enzyme assays, metabolomics) and cell signaling (e.g. Western blotting, proteomics)
• Hands-on experience in conducting in vivo preclinical studies and metabolic phenotyping (FELASA certified or similar)
• Ability to manage and analyze complex data sets
• A curious and critical mindset with strong self-motivation to develop new knowledge and treatment for complex cardiometabolic diseases
• Ability to work independently and work as a team player
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral

Place of employment

The place of employment is at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Maersk Tower, Panum Institute, 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 as PhD student is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. The start date is November 15, 2026, 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.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact Professor Kei Sakamoto (kei.sakamoto@sund.ku.dk) or Marianne Jensen PhD (marianne.jensen@sund.ku.dk) . For questions regarding the recruitment procedure, please contact SUND HR CBMR at hr-cbmr@adm.ku.dk .

International applicants may find these links useful www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility) and https://www.workindenmark.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 for position’ 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’s diploma 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.

4. Publication list (if possible)

Application deadline: August 10, 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 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 www.employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process.

The applicant will be assessed according to 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 personal backgrounds.

The PhD fellowship is part of the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program.

About Us
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is an academic research Center that pioneers groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health. Through collaborative interdisciplinary research from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, CBMR aims to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies. The Center’s uniquely multi- and interdisciplinary approach combines research in genetics, physiology and pharma­cology, to better understand the complex interplay of the many factors that drive cardiometabolic disease. You can learn more in the Executive Summary of CBMR's Strategy 2024–2028.

CBMR was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences and has been located in the Maersk Tower at Panum since 2017. The around 260 employees create an international, highly collaborative research environment across disciplines.

Our Research
The Rasmussen Lab develops and applies advanced AI and bioinformatics methods to understand cardiometabolic disease and advance precision health. A central focus is the creation of AI-driven medical digital twins by integrating large-scale genomics, multi-omics, and longitudinal health data. We are an interdisciplinary and collaborative team spanning machine learning, computational biology, and clinical research, working closely with leading international academic partners. The group provides a supportive, inclusive, and international environment, where we value diversity across backgrounds and career stages and foster a culture of teamwork, open science, and mutual support.

Project Description

The PhD project focuses on developing AI-based approaches to better understand and predict cardiometabolic disease using large-scale health and biological data. The work will contribute to building medical digital twins: computational representations of individuals that capture health trajectories over time. By combining diverse data sources and modern machine learning methods, the project aims to improve how we model disease risk, progression, and treatment response. The research sits at the intersection of data science, biology, and medicine, and involves close collaboration with clinical and international partners. The position offers a unique opportunity to work with world-leading datasets and contribute to the development of next-generation precision health approaches.

Principal supervisor: Professor, Simon Rasmussen, srasmuss@sund.ku.dk

Start:  November 15, 2026

Duration: 1 year as Research Assistant followed by 3 years as PhD fellow contingent on a positive evaluation of the 1st year.

Profile

The PhD fellowship is aimed at early-career researchers with a basic science background or clinicians who aspire to a career in academic medicine.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Biology, Bioinformatics, Data Science or related sciences. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).
• The grade point average achieved
• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
• Previous publications
• Relevant work experience
• Other professional activities
• A curious mindset with a strong interest in application of AI to health data
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral

Eligibility

The PhD fellowships within the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program are open for applicants that hold a Master’s degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years). The Master’s degree has to be obtained before November 15, 2026. You are not eligible to apply for the program if you have been employed in a Research Assistant position for more than two years at the University of Copenhagen prior to the commencement of the fellowship.

Terms of Employment

The employment consists of 1 year as a Research Assistant followed by 3 years as PhD fellow contingent on a positive evaluation of the 1st year. Starting date is November 15, 2026, or after agreement.

The employment as PhD fellow 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.

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.

Questions

For further information about the position, please contact Professor, Simon Rasmussen at srasmuss@sund.ku.dk. Questions regarding the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program must be directed to Senior Advisor Sarah Christoffersen at sarah.christoffersen@sund.ku.dk. For questions regarding the recruitment procedure, please contact HR at hr-cbmr@adm.ku.dk.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website.

The University of Copenhagen International Staff Mobility office offers support and assistance to all international researchers on all issues related to moving to and settling in Denmark.

Application Procedure

Your online application must be submitted in English via the ‘Apply for position’ link below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

• Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
• CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant to the position
• Certified copy of original Master’s diploma 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.
• List of publications
• References (name and contact details of at least two references)

Application Deadline: August 10, 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 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 www.employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process.

The applicant will be assessed according to 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 personal backgrounds.

The PhD fellowship is part of the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program.

About Us

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is an academic research Center that pioneers groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health. Through collaborative, interdisciplinary research spanning single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, CBMR aims to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies. CBMR’s uniquely multi- and interdisciplinary approach combines research in genetics, physiology, computational biology, and pharma­cology, creating a highly collaborative and international research environment.

CBMR was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences and has been located in the Maersk Tower at Panum since 2017. CBMR currently hosts around 260 employees from diverse scientific and cultural backgrounds.

You can learn more in the Executive Summary of CBMR's Strategy 2024–2028.

Our Research

This PhD project will be embedded in the Loos Group, which focuses on uncovering the genetic and biological drivers of obesity, body composition, and cardiometabolic disease using large‑scale human genetics and deeply phenotyped cohorts.

The group values teamwork, interdisciplinary collaboration, openness, and inclusion, and works closely with national and international partners across academia and industry. You will be part of a highly supportive research environment with strong methodological mentorship and access to an extensive international network.

Project Description

Background

Body composition plays a central role in cardiometabolic health, yet individuals with similar overall body size can differ markedly in fat and skeletal muscle characteristics and disease risk. While large‑scale genetic studies have improved our understanding of general adiposity, the biological determinants of skeletal muscle traits at population scale remain incompletely understood.

Recent large population resources, such as the UK Biobank, combine genome‑wide genetic data with MRI imaging, creating new opportunities to study skeletal muscle in relation to metabolic health, aging, and disease risk using anatomically informed measures.

Research Aims

The overall aim of this PhD project is to leverage MRI data from the UK Biobank to study skeletal muscle traits at scale and to identify genetic factors influencing variation in skeletal muscle composition.

The project will:

• Generate robust imaging‑derived measures related to skeletal muscle using population‑based MRI data.
• Identify genetic variants associated with these skeletal muscle traits.
• Explore the relevance of genetic findings for metabolic health and disease risk using genetic and epidemiological approaches.

Your role

We strive to provide PhD trainees with both independence and strong mentorship. Your tasks would include:

• Processing and quality‑controlling large‑scale abdominal MRI data
• Developing reproducible pipelines for skeletal muscle phenotyping
• Performing genome‑wide and gene‑level genetic association analyses
• Integrating genetic findings with proteomic and functional genomic data
• Interpreting results in close collaboration with clinical and experimental partners
• Disseminating findings through publications, conference presentations, and open, well‑documented analysis workflows

Principal supervisor: Professor, Ruth Loos, ruth.loos@sund.ku.dk

Start:  November 15, 2026

Duration: 1 year as Research Assistant followed by 3 years as PhD fellow contingent on a positive evaluation of the 1st year.

Profile

This PhD fellowship is aimed at early‑career researchers with strong quantitative training who aspire to a career in academic research at the interface of imaging, genetics, and metabolic health.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Medical Imaging, Biostatistics, or related fields (equivalent to a Danish Master’s degree)
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Experience working with large‑scale biomedical datasets
• Programming skills in Python and/or R
• Familiarity with Linux and HPC environments
• A curious mindset with a strong interest in imaging‑based phenotyping, statistical genetics, and metabolic health
• Excellent English communication skills, written and oral

Experience with MRI analysis, deep learning, statistical genetics, or multi‑omics integration is advantageous but not required.

Eligibility

The PhD fellowships within the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program are open for applicants that hold a Master’s degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years). The Master’s degree has to be obtained before November 15, 2026. You are not eligible to apply for the program if you have been employed in a Research Assistant position for more than two years at the University of Copenhagen prior to the commencement of the fellowship.

Terms of Employment

The employment consists of 1 year as a Research Assistant followed by 3 years as PhD fellow contingent on a positive evaluation of the 1st year. Starting date is November 15, 2026, or after agreement.

The employment as PhD fellow 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.

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.

Questions

For further information about the position, please contact Professor Ruth Loos at ruth.loos@sund.ku.dk. Questions regarding the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program must be directed to Senior Advisor Sarah Christoffersen at sarah.christoffersen@sund.ku.dk. For questions regarding the recruitment procedure, please contact HR at hr-cbmr@adm.ku.dk.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website.

The University of Copenhagen International Staff Mobility office offers support and assistance to all international researchers on all issues related to moving to and settling in Denmark.

Application Procedure

Your online application must be submitted in English via the ‘Apply for position’ link below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

• Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
• CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant to the position
• Certified copy of original Master’s diploma 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.
• List of publications
• References (name and contact details of at least two references)

Application Deadline: August 10, 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 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 www.employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process.

The applicant will be assessed according to 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 personal backgrounds.

The PhD fellowship is part of the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program.

About Us
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is an academic research Center that pioneers groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health. Through collaborative interdisciplinary research from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, CBMR aims to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies. The Center’s uniquely multi- and interdisciplinary approach combines research in genetics, physiology and pharma­cology, to better understand the complex interplay of the many factors that drive cardiometabolic disease. You can learn more in the Executive Summary of CBMR's Strategy 2024–2028.

CBMR was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences and has been located in the Maersk Tower at Panum since 2017. The around 260 employees create an international, highly collaborative research environment across disciplines.

Our Research
The Clemmensen Group studies the biological mechanisms that regulate energy homeostasis in health and disease. We use a broad range of preclinical models, including in vitro and in vivo systems, to investigate key components of energy balance control, such as appetite, energy expenditure and energy excretion, and their regulation at the cellular and molecular level.

We are an international and interdisciplinary team that values collaboration, scientific rigor and a strong team spirit. Expectations for individual trainees are high, but so are the freedom, resources and support available to pursue ambitious scientific questions.

Project Description

The project focuses on understanding the causal mechanisms underlying the progression of obesity using rodent models and approaches from neuroscience, endocrinology and metabolic physiology. The work will be diverse and include rodent experiments, ex vivo analyses and bioinformatic approaches to investigate how biological systems regulating energy balance adapt during obesity development.

Principal supervisor: Associate professor, Christoffer Clemmensen, chc@sund.ku.dk

Start:  November 15, 2026

Duration: 1 year as Research Assistant followed by 3 years as PhD fellow contingent on a positive evaluation of the 1st year.

Profile

The PhD fellowship is aimed at early-career researchers with a basic science background or clinicians who aspire to a career in academic medicine.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Biomedicine, or related sciences Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).
• The grade point average achieved
• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
• Previous publications
• Relevant work experience
• Other professional activities
• A curious mindset with a strong interest in energy metabolism and rodent metabolic phenotyping
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral

Eligibility

The PhD fellowships within the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program are open for applicants that hold a Master’s degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years). The Master’s degree has to be obtained before November 15, 2026. You are not eligible to apply for the program if you have been employed in a Research Assistant position for more than two years at the University of Copenhagen prior to the commencement of the fellowship.

Terms of Employment

The employment consists of 1 year as a Research Assistant followed by 3 years as PhD fellow contingent on a positive evaluation of the 1st year. Starting date is November 15, 2026, or after agreement.

The employment as PhD fellow 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.

Questions

For further information about the position, please contact Christoffer Clemmensen at chc@sund.ku.dk. Questions regarding the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program must be directed to Senior Advisor Sarah Christoffersen at sarah.christoffersen@sund.ku.dk. For questions regarding the recruitment procedure, please contact HR at hr-cbmr@adm.ku.dk.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website.

The University of Copenhagen International Staff Mobility office offers support and assistance to all international researchers on all issues related to moving to and settling in Denmark.

Application Procedure

Your online application must be submitted in English via the ‘Apply for position’ link below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

• Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
• CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant to the position
• Certified copy of original Master’s diploma 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.
• List of publications
• References (name and contact details of at least two references)

Application Deadline: August 10, 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 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 www.employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process.

The applicant will be assessed according to 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 personal backgrounds.

The PhD fellowship is part of the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program.

About Us
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is an academic research Center that pioneers groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health. Through collaborative interdisciplinary research from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, CBMR aims to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies. The Center’s uniquely multi- and interdisciplinary approach combines research in genetics, physiology and pharma­cology, to better understand the complex interplay of the many factors that drive cardiometabolic disease. You can learn more in the Executive Summary of CBMR's Strategy 2024–2028.

CBMR was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences and has been located in the Maersk Tower at Panum since 2017. The around 260 employees create an international, highly collaborative research environment across disciplines.

Department of Public Health

The Department of Public Health’s focus is to improve the health of the population and the connection between health and society. The Department provides the scientific foundation for efforts that aim to improve public health, both nationally and globally, and to create greater insight into the links between health, the individual and society as well as the ethical, equalitarian and political implications. This is achieved through research, education and engagement with stakeholders and the public at large with a wide-ranging multidisciplinary research agenda covering most aspects of public health at a high international level. You can read more about the Department of Public Health here.

Our Research

The Guasch group investigates how dietary and lifestyle factors influence cardiometabolic diseases and integrates -omics data into epidemiological analyses to identify diet–disease biomarkers and deepen our understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms. Additionally, we have a strong interest in sustainable diets, those that promote both human and environmental health. As part of this initiative, we are conducting a new randomized clinical trial, the PLANETDIET trial, to investigate the effects of sustainable dietary patterns on traditional and novel cardiometabolic risk factors. You can read more about the Guasch Group here.

Project Description

The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary and international research group. The PhD project will focus on understanding how sustainable dietary patterns influence cardiometabolic diseases. The project specifically aims to uncover molecular mechanisms linking plant-based diets to cardiometabolic health by integrating high-dimensional multi-omics data, including metabolomics, proteomics, and genetics, with detailed dietary, clinical, and epidemiological data from large population-based cohorts and a randomized controlled trial (PLANETDIET (read here).

The candidate will work with high-throughput omics data and apply advanced statistical and computational approaches to identify diet-related molecular signatures and investigate their role in the development of cardiometabolic outcomes. The project includes both observational and interventional components, providing a unique opportunity to study causal pathways and validate findings across diverse study designs and international cohorts.

The specific work tasks will include management and harmonization of large-scale datasets, statistical and bioinformatic analyses of multi-omics data, and their integration with dietary and clinical variables. Additional responsibilities include writing and publishing scientific papers, presenting findings at international conferences, and contributing to the center and university activities. The candidate will be encouraged and supported to develop independent research ideas within the scope of the project. Opportunities for collaboration with international partners, including potential research stays abroad, will be encouraged. Teaching and supervision opportunities at the undergraduate or graduate level may also be offered. The PhD candidate will need to complete PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.

Principal supervisor: Associate Professor Marta Guasch-Ferré

Start:  November 15, 2026

Duration: 1 year as Research Assistant, followed by 3 years as PhD fellow, contingent on a positive evaluation of the 1st year.

Profile

The PhD fellowship is aimed at early-career researchers with a basic science background or clinicians who aspire to a career in academic medicine.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Biomedicine, Bioinformatics, or related sciences. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).
• The grade point average achieved
• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
• Previous publications
• Relevant work experience
• Other professional activities
• A curious mindset with a strong interest in working and analysing large and complex datasets
• An active interest in nutrition, lifestyle, metabolomics, proteomics, cardiometabolic diseases, and/or precision health
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and ora

Eligibility

The PhD fellowships within the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program are open for applicants that hold a Master’s degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years). The Master’s degree has to be obtained before November 15, 2026. You are not eligible to apply for the program if you have been employed in a Research Assistant position for more than two years at the University of Copenhagen prior to the commencement of the fellowship.

Terms of Employment

The employment consists of 1 year as a Research Assistant followed by 3 years as PhD fellow contingent on a positive evaluation of the 1st year. Starting date is November 15, 2026, or after agreement.

The employment as PhD fellow 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.

Questions

For further information about the position, please contact Associate Professor Marta Guasch- Ferré at marta.guasch@sund.ku.dk. Questions regarding the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program must be directed to Senior Advisor Sarah Christoffersen at sarah.christoffersen@sund.ku.dk. For questions regarding the recruitment procedure, please contact HR at hr-cbmr@adm.ku.dk.

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website.

The University of Copenhagen International Staff Mobility office offers support and assistance to all international researchers on all issues related to moving to and settling in Denmark.

Application Procedure

Your online application must be submitted in English via the ‘Apply for position’ link below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

• Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
• CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant to the position
• Certified copy of original Master’s diploma 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.
• List of publications
• References (name and contact details of at least two references)

Application Deadline: August 10, 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 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 www.employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process.

The applicant will be assessed according to 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 personal backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be working at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health in Copenhagen and engage in data collection in India and/or Kenya.

Our research

The position is based at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health. The research and expertise of the Global Health Section cover a range of interrelated global health challenges and solutions with a strong focus on health equity, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Aside from research into global health partnerships and capacity strengthening, our research portfolio includes communicable and non-communicable diseases, global mental health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, humanitarian action and disaster studies, as well as health systems and health workforce research. We place significant emphasis on transdisciplinary and inter-sectoral research involving elements of educational-, institutional-, and research-capacity strengthening.

The Section is primarily responsible for two educational programs: a Master of Science in Global Health and a professional Master in Disaster Management, both taught in English. The Section staff also teach and supervise across the Department of Public Health and the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. The Section is a highly interdisciplinary workplace with great focus on collegiality, teamwork, diversity, and mutual support.

Job description
The selected candidate will conduct an independent research project within PEP. Specifically, the PhD project will use PEP as a primary case study to examine how global health partnerships are structured and implemented, following the details described in the project description below.

Beyond independent research studying the partnership itself, the candidate will contribute as a member of the PEP-UCPH project to capacity strengthening activities, evaluation and learning and collaboration with partners in India, Kenya and Denmark.

In addition to the above, standard 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 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 publications-based PhD thesis on the grounds of the project description.

PhD Project 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., global health).

The PhD will explore the functioning of global health partnerships, with PEP as a primary example. The project will contribute to the field with research on how the structure and context of global health partnerships impact their success.

Large, multi-stakeholder global health partnerships are increasingly promoted as a means of conducting development and research programmes which are more equitable, effective and sustainable. However, despite their good intentions, significant critique exists on the effectiveness of global health partnerships in practice. Without a clearer understanding of the impact of their structure and context, partnerships risk reproducing the very problems they wish to overcome.

The candidate will take a qualitative approach to research, due to the need for a deeper understanding of partnerships and their function. Data collection is expected to occur in India and Kenya, as well as through desk reviews.

Principal supervisor:  Associate Professor, Jane Brandt Sørensen, Department of Public Health, janebs@sund.ku.dk.

Start:               1 December 2026

Duration:       3 years as a PhD student

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Global Health or related programme. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).
• Experience working in low- or middle-income country contexts and/or conducting cross-country research.
• A curious mind-set with a strong interest in partnerships, global health, international development and capacity strengthening.
• Experience with qualitative research methodologies.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and oral.

Desirable qualifications:

• The grade point average achieved
• Knowledge of and experience in the thematics of education, global health and/or health workforce research.
• Experience of working in global partnerships and/or international development collaborations, with a specific focus on capacity strengthening.
• Previous peer-reviewed publications
• Experience with global development or research contexts

Eligibility

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.

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Public Health’s Global Health Section, 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 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible.

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 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 4,200 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)

5. Research protocol 

Application deadline:  10 August 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 hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.

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. 

The Faculty of Law ranks among the leading and most attractive legal research environments in Europe and seeks to take an agenda-setting role by contributing to societal solutions within legal scholarship, not only in Denmark, but also across the Nordic region, Europe, and internationally.

The PhD programme   
The goal of the PhD programme is threefold:

(1) to educate a new generation of scholars to produce high-quality independent research;

(2) to equip PhD candidates with analytical and problem-solving skills required for a successful career in academia or in other positions in both the public and private sectors.   

(3) to create societal impact through the production of new knowledge and research skills.

The Faculty of Law offers supervision by highly qualified academics and provides opportunity to research contemporary legal issues in an intellectually stimulating environment. 

The call is open to applicants from across the field of legal scholarship, and the Faculty of Law has a particular interest in proposals for PhD projects that fall within the research areas encompassed by the obligatory courses of the Danish Bachelor of Laws (LL.B). These include, in particular, Company law, Property and Creditor Law, Law of Obligations, Family Law and Law of Wills and Succession, Legal history, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, as well as the BA-elective course Labour Law;  see further The Bachelor Degree (LL.B.) – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk).

PhD students are required to:  

• Conduct independent and high-quality research under the supervision of a senior member of academic staff at the Faculty.
• Actively engage in the research environment at the University of Copenhagen, for example by participating in the day-to-day activities of the research community, in courses and meetings, as well as in national and international conferences relevant to their research project.
• Comply with the formal requirements of the PhD programme.
• Contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses offered by the Faculty of Law.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have obtained a legal science master’s degree (120 ECTS) or equivalent.

The degree must correspond to the Danish Master of Laws degree which is a second cycle 120 ECTS degree (two years of full-time studies) that builds on a 180 ECTS Bachelor’s degree (three years of full-time studies) or equivalent qualifications. Alternatively, applicants with a non-Danish master's degree must have an education that is at least on par with and comparable to a Danish bachelor's degree and have professional qualifications at master's level.
Applicants must have obtained a minimum overall grade average of 8.2 or above at the Master’s level in accordance with the Danish grading scale (for Danish scale, see here) as well as a Master’s thesis graded at 10 or higher (or equivalent for applicants with a foreign educational background).

• Applicants may submit their application before they have completed their Master’s degree. The Master’s degree must be obtained before the start date.
• Applicants must document an aptitude for research through the meritorious assessment of their final thesis, publications, or academic recommendations in order to show that they are capable of undertaking the demanding task of writing a PhD thesis. 
• Applicants must have excellent language skills in English and have excellent communications skills.

Application procedure 
Click ’Apply now’ below to be taken to the online application form.  

We advise you to have the following documents ready before you begin your online application:  

• Project description (max. 12,000 characters incl. spaces excluding bibliography).
  Please follow the guidelines on project descriptions available here: Admission requirements and application procedures – University of Copenhagen.
• 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 other language than English or Danish. 
• Suggested supervisor. The name of a member of academic staff whom you wish to have assigned as your supervisor. You do not need to contact the supervisor but simply make a request in your application. 
• Letter of motivation.  Explaining the choice of the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen as a host institution for the proposed project and outlines how the project fits within the research priorities at the Faculty (maximum 1 page). 

AI: If generative artificial intelligence is employed during the preparation of the project description, it should be used responsibly and disclosed with full transparency in the designated part of the application.

Submit your application electronically in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, or English.   

University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding society and therefore encourages all interested parties regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

The recruitment process 
Following the application deadline the Head of the PhD School, with recommendation from the Appointment Committee, will pre-select PhD applications that will proceed to the assessment stage. Applicants are pre-selected for further assessment in line with the Faculty’s recruitment needs as described in this job advertisement. This is carried out based on the overall assessment of the applicant’s educational qualifications, the quality of the submitted research proposal and its relevance to the Faculty’s research agenda, and other relevant qualifications (e.g. relevant professional experience, any previous academic publications etc.). 
All applicants are then notified as to whether their application has proceeded to the assessment stage. This assessment is carried out by an expert assessment committee. Selected applicants will be notified of the composition of the assessment committee. When the committee has completed its assessment, each applicant can comment on the assessment.
A number of qualified applicants will be invited for an interview. 

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.

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.

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 30,071 - (EUR 4,023) + an 18.07 % pension contribution. The Faculty does not provide accommodation. 
The PhD student has a work obligation of up to 840 hours over the 3-year period without additional pay. The work obligation can include for instance teaching. 

General information about the PhD programme and the requirements can be found here: https://jura.ku.dk/phd/how-to-obtain-a-phd-scholarship/admission-requirements/

Contact information
We kindly encourage you to consult our website, where most questions regarding the recruitment process as well as the academic content and structure of the PhD programme are answered:
Structure of the PhD programme – University of Copenhagen
Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen.

If you do not find the information you are looking for, you can contact Tina Wejlgaard Damkjær: twd@jur.ku.dk.

Further information about the application procedure is available from HR, e-mail: hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk, please refer to ID number: 211-2459/26-2H.

Closing date for applications 
The closing date for applications is 13 August 2026, 23:59 CEST.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. If all the required documents are not applied, your application will be rejected. 

Interviews are expected to take place ultimo November 2026.

Start date is (expected to be) 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project

STRIDE aims to develop new methods for time-resolved serial-synchrotron crystallography (TR-SSX) at the MicroMAX beamline (MAX IV Laboratory) to study esterases of the α/β hydrolase superfamily, a major enzyme class with applications in industrial biotechnology and drug development. The main model system is bacterial glucuronoyl esterases, which cleave ester bonds linking lignin and carbohydrates in plant biomass, and have been exensively studied by the project group.

The PhD student will be based at UCPH and supervised by Prof. Leila Lo Leggio. The project has two closely connected strands: 1) synthesis and evaluation and of novel substrate analogues for esterases, including slowly cleavable and photoswitchable compounds; and 2) static single-crystal and serial-synchrotron crystallography of these enzymes in complex with the new analogues, progressing to time-resolved SSX experiments at MicroMAX. The work will involve close collaboration with coworkers at UCPH and secondments to the University of Gothenburg/Chalmers University of Tcehnology.

The student will gain experience across the structural enzymology pipeline, from substrate design to cutting-edge time-resolved crystallography, and will contribute to dissemination activities.

Who are we looking for?

Experience in macromolecular crystallography (crystallisation, X-ray data collection and structure determination) is essential. Experience in biochemical characterisation of enzymes (e.g. activity/kinetics assays) is very desirable. Experience in organic synthesis is an advantage but not strictly required. Applicants can have a background from biochemistry, chemistry, structural biology or related subjects, but it is essential that they have a solid, hands-on experimental track record and a strong interest in protein chemistry and enzymology. The project will require one or more stays at the collaborating partners in Gothenburg of a few weeks to a few months, and close collaboration with both UCPH-based and visiting PhD students and postdocs.

Our group and research – and what do we offer?

The group is part of the Biological Chemistry Section at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. The section combines expertise in biophysical techniques, protein chemistry and synthetic chemistry. The group studies the structure and function of enzymes acting on plant biomass, using crystallography as its main technique, and is an active user of the MicroMAX beamline at MAX IV. We are located in Copenhagen, and offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic, international research environment.

Principal supervisor is Prof. Leila Lo Leggio, Department of Chemistry, leila@chem.ku.dk

The PhD programme

For this position, you can undertake the PhD programme as a three year full-time study within the framework of the regular PhD programme (5+3 scheme). You need already to 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 areas of the project, e.g. Biochemistry, Chemistry, Structural Biology. For information on eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and the 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.

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 abroad
• Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
• Write high quality scientific papers
• Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications:

• Macromolecular crystallography experience (essential)
• Biochemical characterisation of enzymes (very desirable)
• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
• Relevant publications/manuscripts
• Relevant work experience
• Other relevant professional activities
• Curious mind-set with a strong interest in enzyme structure and function
• An ability to learn new skills
• An ability to interact professionally with other scientists with different scientific and personal background
• 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)
• Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
• Original diplomas for Bachelor of Science or Master of Science and transcript of records (with an authorized English translation if issued in another language than English or Danish; a certified copy or written statement is accepted if not yet completed)
• Publication list (if possible)
• Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 15 August 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. 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 late September 2026.

Questions

For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor. Please do not send applications to the principal supervisor directly, nor expect advise on how to write your applications, but do feel free to get in touch for informations on PhD studies at UCPH, at the Department or the specific research project. Contacting the supervisor directly if you have no pertinent questions does not give you an advantage in the evaluation process.

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.

Start date is (expected to be) December 1st 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project

Forests are key ecosystems in Denmark for sequestering atmospheric CO2, conserving water resources, and supporting biodiversity. As Denmark aims to reach climate neutrality by 2045, afforestation is a central component of the Green Tripartite to achieve this goal. A total of 250 000 ha of new forests will be planted over the next two decades, profoundly transforming the Danish landscape.

To reach these ambitious goals we must understand forest ecosystem functioning, particularly balancing carbon and nitrogen cycling, in the transition from agriculture to forest. The combined benefits of afforestation for climate change and N (i.e., reduced GHG emissions as well as decreased N pollution) vary with tree species, climate and soil conditions, and management practices. In Denmark especially, legacy effects of agricultural management (e.g., fertilization, liming, soil disturbance and homogenization) have created a novel state of soil N cycling, in which forests may grow faster and sequester more carbon (C). However, this may increase nitrogen leaching and soil N2O emissions, partially offsetting enhanced C sequestration. Thus, large uncertainties exist regarding changes in the nitrogen balance, particularly losses of gaseous N, along land cover transitions, partly due to limited focus on N fluxes compared to C fluxes in new forests.

About the PhD position

The PhD position aims to fill this knowledge gap by addressing how tree species, soil types and forest management practices impact net fluxes of greenhouse gases from the forest soil, focusing primarily on the strong greenhouse gas N2O, but also including CH4 and CO2. The project involves working with existing unpublished datasets from Danish forests, fieldwork at selected forest sites in Denmark with different tree species (conifers and broadleaves) and land use legacies (agriculture and forest), and doing laboratory mesocosm experiments. You will be measuring greenhouse gas fluxes using advanced methods for gas detection in the field and laboratory, including stable isotope techniques, and deploy mathematical and statistical tools to analyze the data.

Your key responsibilities in the PhD project are

• Analyse existing unpublished data sets on N2O and other greenhouse gases for Danish forests
• Plan and execute field work in Denmark during your PhD project
• Plan and execute laboratory studies of soil greenhouse gas dynamics
• Attend PhD courses (in total of 30 ECTS)
• Write scientific articles and your PhD thesis
• Disseminate your research at the institute and conferences
• Research visit to Land-CRAFT at Aarhus University
• Work for the department (teaching and supervision of students)

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates within the field(s) soil, biogeochemistry or environmental science and it is expected that you are experienced in data analyses and use of R or similar programming language. Fieldwork experience is required and it is an advantage that you have demonstrated prior knowledge of handling advanced equipment for greenhouse gas studies. Applicants must be fluent in both written and spoken English to a level sufficiently high for communication and dissemination at an academic level.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

As a PhD student, you will be enrolled at SCIENCE PhD school at University of Copenhagen and your main workplace will be at IGN in Copenhagen where you will be part of the Biogeochemistry research group. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research group is focused on soil and ecosystem biogeochemistry in forests and nature, including grasslands and wetlands. We use field and laboratory experiments with an emphasis and measure pools and fluxes of water, carbon, nitrogen and other nutrients. We have an advanced laboratory for chemical analyses soil, water and biomass and an up-to-date portfolio of analyzers and chamber systems for greenhouse gas studies. 

Dr. Jesper Riis Christiansen (IGN, jrc@ign.ku.dk) will be your main supervisor. Jesper is working with N2O and CH4 fluxes in forest and wetland soils and investigates how nature restoration (afforestation and rewetting) affect the soil processes that produce these greenhouse gases. Academic co-supervision will be provided by Prof. Per Gundersen (IGN) and Prof. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl (Aarhus University) at Land-CRAFT in Aarhus where you are expected to spend part of your time for laboratory experiments.

The PhD programme

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.

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. [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 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. Brief description of possible research ideas and relevant methods (max. one page, cited literature excluded) related to this specific project
3. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
4. 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.
5. Publication list (if possible)
6. Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 16 August 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 38.

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. 

Start date is 4 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter, with fieldwork in New Zealand planned for Feb-March 2027.

The project

The main task of the Ph.D. is to characterise heavy mineral populations, including the U-Pb ages of zircons in both metasedimentary source rocks as well as in modern detrital sediments. The main supervisor is Professor Tod Waight.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a candidate with a two-year Master’s degree in geoscience and a background and/or interest in mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry. Experience with geochronology (especially U-Pb) and statistical methods would be advantageous.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

The geology section is a part of the Geology Section at IGN, at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Our section focuses on teaching and research in geology, covering a wide range of core disciplines including sedimentology, hydrogeology, geophysics, paleoclimate, paleontology and geobiology. You will be part of the ‘Hard Rock’ group with a focus on geochemistry, mineralogy and petrology. Our research facilities include modern laboratories such as electron microprobe, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry and thermal ionization mass spectrometry. We also collaborate closely with colleagues at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) and the University of Aarhus.

Principal supervisor is Professor Tod Waight, todw@ign.ku.dk

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, 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.

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 mineralogy and geochemistry and geoscience in general
• 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: 

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
2. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
3. 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.
4. Publication list (if possible)
5. Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is 16 August 2026, 23:59 +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 September 2026

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. 

The Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science at University of Copenhagen invites applicants for PhD fellowship in the area of molecular nanomaterials and low-dimensional materials.

Start date is November 1st 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project
We develop new organic conjugated molecules and nano materials made from these. This includes fluorescent and electroactive molecules  with potential applications in imaging, sensing and energy materials.    

Who are we looking for?
We seek a candidate with background in chemistry, physics or material science with a great passion for research. Experience in the following areas is an advantage: Fluorescence, TCSPC, and time-resolved spectroscopy,  Molecular materials, Low-dimensional materials, Nanoparticle, Bio-conjugation. Proficiency in both written and spoken English is a requirement.
 

Our group and research- and what do we offer?
In the research group of Prof. Bo Wegge Laursen at Nano-Science Center and Department of Chemistry a major research topic is the design and synthesis of new fluorescent dyes and materials. Our research projects both aims at development of new dyes to improve our fundamental understanding of the relationship between molecular structure and fluorescent properties, as well as to develop dyes for specific applications such as improved cell imaging and diagnostic assays. Much of our activities are centered on cationic dyes of the triangulenium and rhodamine families. In the group we are a mix of organic synthetic chemists and spectroscopists, and we collaborate with a wide range of research groups using our fluorescent dye. See more about the research group at: https://chem.ku.dk/research_sections/nanochem/nanochemistry/

The group is a part of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. We are located in Copenhagen.

We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

Principal supervisor is Professor Bo W. Laursen, Department of Chemistry, E-mail: bwl@nano.ku.dk

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. chemistry. 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.

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 chemistry
• Good language skills

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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, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
3. 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.
4. Publication list (if possible)
5. Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:

The deadline for applications is August 16 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 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. 

The project is part of the newly established research centre ESS Lighthouse: Colloids and Interfaces in Food and Pharma - CaIFF, funded by Danish Agency for Higher Education and Natural Science.

Project description

The PhD project focuses on the molecular mechanisms by which small-molecule permeation enhancers increase the absorption of peptide-based therapeutics across the gastrointestinal epithelium. Oral peptide delivery is one of the major challenges in pharmaceutical science, and the chemical and biophysical basis of permeation enhancement remains poorly understood. The aim of this project is to combine biophysical methods, model membrane systems, epithelial permeation assays, and advanced microscopy to provide new molecular insight into oral peptide delivery mediated by penetration enhancers and to support the rational design of improved permeation enhancers candidates.

The PhD candidate will investigate how permeation enhancers interact with model membranes, how they alter membrane structure and dynamics, and how these changes may facilitate the translocation of peptide drugs. This molecular-level work will be complemented by epithelial permeation and other cell-based assays, as well as by confocal microscopy, linking information from simplified model systems to behaviour in cellular systems. The project combines a range of experimental biophysical methods, including lab-based techniques and experiments at large-scale neutron and X-ray scattering facilities in Europe.

Key tasks include:

• Developing assays based on model membranes using surface-sensitive techniques and bulk solution methods to probe the effects of permeation enhancers on lipid bilayers
• Investigating effects of permeation enhancers on model lipid membranes as a function of lipid composition, permeation enhancer properties, and ambient conditions
• Carrying out X-ray and neutron scattering experiments at large-scale facilities to obtain molecular-level insight into membrane interactions of permeation enhancers
• Correlating molecular-level results from model systems with those from epithelial cell permeability and other cell-based assays, as well as with confocal microscopy
• Identifying mode(s)-of-action for permeation enhancers employed in current oral peptide formulations, and use of this knowledge in the design of new enhancers with improved performance

The PhD project is embedded in the interdisciplinary CaIFF centre, involving research groups at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, the Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, and the Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University. As such, it will involve close interaction with researchers within the center and across the Department of Pharmacy.

The position includes regular visits to large-scale facilities in Lund, Grenoble, and Oxford, as well as an international research stay at a leading pharmaceutical science laboratory in Urbino, Italy.

The project will provide the PhD student with strong interdisciplinary training in biophysical methods applied to pharmaceutical research. It addresses a major challenge in drug delivery with clear relevance for the development of future peptide-based medicines.

Supervisors
Professor Martin Malmsten, Department of Pharmacy, Director ESS Lighthouse: Colloids and Interfaces in Food and Pharma, and Director of LEO Center for Cutaneous Drug Delivery
Email: martin.malmsten@sund.ku.dk

Tenure Track Assistant Professor Nicolò Paracini, Department of Pharmacy and CaIFF ESS-Lighthouse Center

Email: nicolo.paracini@sund.ku.dk

Start
1 November 2026

Duration
3 years as a PhD student

Our group and research

You will be working in a research group at the interface between chemistry, physics, biology, and pharmaceutical sciences in the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen. The group is located at Nørre Campus in Copenhagen.

We use molecular biophysical techniques, both in bulk solution and at interfaces, including imaging, spectroscopy, scattering, and surface-sensitive methods, to understand membrane phenomena relevant to physiology and pharmaceutics. The group values collaboration, scientific curiosity, critical thinking, and a supportive working environment.

Our department

The Department of Pharmacy is a diverse and international research environment. The mission of Department of Pharmacy is to advance the pharmaceutical sciences by performing drug-related research and research-based teaching in topics including pharmaceutical technology and formulation, drug delivery, advanced drug analysis, and clinical and social pharmacy.

Information about the Department can be found at https://pharmacy.ku.dk/

Job description
Your key tasks as a PhD student at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences 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 at another research team, preferably abroad
• Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
• Teaching of undergraduate students in pharmaceutical sciences
• Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project

Key criteria for the assessment of applicants

We are looking for a highly motivated and curious candidate with a strong interest in understanding complex biophysical and pharmaceutical phenomena by connecting molecular-level data with what happens at the cell and tissue level.

Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree related to the subject area of the project, e.g. pharmaceutical sciences, (physical) chemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, or related fields. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).

Other important criteria are:

• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
• Relevant work experience
• Previous publications
• The grade point average achieved
• Other professional activities
• Language skills - good communication skills in spoken and written English
• A curious mind-set with a strong interest in membrane biophysics, drug delivery, and molecular mechanisms of pharmaceuticals
• Experience with, or strong motivation to learn, physicochemical surface-sensitive techniques, lipid membrane assays, and quantitative data analysis
• Interest in assay development, laboratory work, and data visualisation
• Interest in travelling to large-scale synchrotron and neutron facilities to perform experiments
• Motivation to use chemical and physical tools to understand biologically relevant processes with impact on human physiology and disease

Experience with surface science and lipid systems, as well as of scattering techniques, spectroscopy, microscopy, QCM-D, ellipsometry, surface plasmon resonance, and cell-based permeability assays, is considered an advantage, but it is not required that the candidate has experience with all these methods.

The candidate should be independent, well organised, and collaborative, with good analytical skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary research team.

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories with access to relevant in-house equipment, including QCM-D, ATR-FTIR, SAXS, cell culture assays, as well as access to a wide range of techniques through collaborations with neighbouring laboratories and UCPH core 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 3 years.

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 to the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences.

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2025) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree.

The PhD student is expected to be affiliated to the graduate programme in pharmaceutical sciences, Drug Research Academy.

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 starts at approximately 31,800 DKK/Roughly 4,250 EUR (August 2026 level) plus pension.

Application procedure

Your application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking “Apply for position” below and 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. Applicants with a Master´s degree from abroad should also enclose a short description of the grading scale used

4. Publication list (if possible)

5. Other information to consider: References and recommendations (if possible)

The deadline for applications is 16 August 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 further process

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorised 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.

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.

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 38.

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

Questions

For further information, applicants may contact the supervisor Nicolò Paracini, email: nicolo.paracini@sund.ku.dk or PhD coordinator Marianne W. Jørgensen, e-mail: marianne.joergensen@sund.ku.dk, phone: +45 3533 6449.

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/

For more information on working and living in Denmark visit http://ism.ku.dk (International staff mobility) and https://www.workindenmark.dk

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

The Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in research integrity.  
The starting date is 1 December 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The project
The project concerns non-financial conflicts of interest in research and whether these should be declared (and if so how). Strongly held theoretical, ethical, political, or religious views can bias researchers in ways similar to financial ties to external organizations. Since the latter must be declared in research publications as potential financial conflicts of interest, it is common to apply the same logic to the former and expect researchers to also declare potential non-financial conflicts of interest in research publications. The Danish Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, for instance, states that:

“Responsible conduct of research includes disclosure of all potential conflicts of interest. This allows financial or other interests to be assessed on an informed basis to evaluate potential bias of the researcher’s professional judgement” (p. 21)

However, there are still many open questions regarding declarations of potential non-financial conflicts of interest. This call invites a PhD fellow to dive into some of these questions using social science methods. Relevant questions include, but are not limited to, how such declarations are used by readers of scientific papers and popular communication of scientific results, how use depends on the status of the sender (e.g., the scientist, the scientific discipline, the university, and the journal), and whether there are specific formats for disclosing nonfinancial conflicts of interest that are particularly useful.

Applicants are encouraged to submit a brief (maximum 3 pages) non-binding research proposal to illustrate their general interest in the topic and ability to formulate a research idea. The final research topic and methods will be determined in dialogue with the supervisors.         

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for candidates within master’s degree in sociology, anthropology, philosophy or similar. The candidate should have documented training and experience using social science methods (qualitative and/or quantitative). Knowledge of theory of research integrity and philosophy of science is preferable.   

What do we offer?
IFRO offers creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and international research environment. The candidate will be part of the Section for Consumption, Bioethics and Governance. The section includes research groups within both research integrity and applied ethics, as well as aspects of sociology and economics. The group on research integrity is small, but the section, and the wider department hosts a large and vibrant community of young researchers, some of whom work on related topics and/or use similar methods. We are located on Frederiksberg in Copenhagen.

Principal supervisor is associate professor of research integrity Mads P. Goddiksen, mpg@ifro.ku.dk.

Qualifications needed for the programme
To be eligible for the 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. sociology, anthropology, or philosophy.
For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

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 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.

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

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:

• Good competences in social science methods, e.g. interviews, focus groups and/or surveys
• Knowledge of research integrity and/or philosophy of science
• Relevant publications
• Relevant work experience
• Other relevant professional activities
• Curious mind-set with a strong interest in research integrity
• Good language and communication skills

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. Project proposal (max. three pages)
3. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
4. 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.
5. Publication list (if relevant)
6. Reference letters (if available)

Application deadline:
The deadline for applications is the 16th of August 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 42/43.

Applicants must be prepared for further security screening related to international research collaborations as part of the recruitment process when UCPH considers it appropriate from a holistic consideration.

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. 

Information Department of Psychology, University can be found at: https://psychology.ku.dk/

The position starting date is 1 December 2026.

Introduction
The DiCST project is headed by Associate Professor Laila Øksnebjerg and will  be conducted in close collaboration with dementia professionals from e.g. municipalities. As user-involvement is a key in the project, people with dementia and family caregivers are also regarded as collaborators. Moreover, the project will involve collaboration with international researchers. The project is funded by TrygFonden and Alzheimer-forskningsfonden.

The DiCST study is based on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), which is a well-known psychosocial intervention method for people with mild to moderate dementia. There is profound evidence that CST can improve cognitive function and quality of life in people with dementia. CST was originally developed as a group-based manualised intervention delivered by professionals. The aim of the DiCST study is to design an individual psychosocial intervention for people with dementia, which is easy to access and implement in a home setting with a family caregiver. The aim of the intervention is to improve cognitive functions and quality of life of the person with dementia, as well as quality of life and aspects of caregiving for the family caregiver. Hence, DiCST will involve meaningful shared activities between a person with dementia and a family caregiver. The DiCST study will involve two sub-studies. In the first study the DiCST manual will be developed and evaluated, and methods and tools to support implementation of the DiCST intervention will be developed and evaluated. In the second study, the clinical effects of this DiCST method will be explored in a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

The PhD programme provides PhD students with strong research training and includes independent research work (under supervision), active participation in research networks, PhD courses, teaching, and other forms of knowledge dissemination, as well as drafting and defending a PhD-dissertation. The open position is for a 3-year PhD, within the framework of the 5+3 study programme.   

Qualifications
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to master’s level related to the subject area of the project, e.g. neuropsychology and/or clinical psychology. 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.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of and interest in psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and their family caregivers. The candidate can have gained such perspectives from previous engagement in the field of neuropsychology and/or clinical psychology. While not a requirement, prior experience from working with qualitative data and/or cognitive (neuropsychological) assessment will be considered an asset. As the DiCST project will be performed in a Danish context, the candidate must be fluent in oral and written Danish (corresponding to CEFR level C1). In addition, excellent communication skills in English are essential and applicants must speak and write academic English. The administration may ask applicants to document their proficiency in Danish and English at any time in the recruitment process, if considered necessary.

As the project will involve a range of sub-projects and close collaboration with a number of different stakeholders, the candidate should have strong interpersonal skills and competencies related to planning and project management.

Applicants with a non-Danish Master's degree will have their degree assessed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science in order to establish that their Master's degree is equivalent to a Danish Master's degree. Please read more at the Ministry of Higher Education and Sciences website: https://ufm.dk/en

Deadline for applications: 21 August 2026.

Information
For further information regarding the project, including the overall project description, please contact Associate Professor Laila Øksnebjerg (laoe@psy.ku.dk).

We strongly recommend that you request the overall project description before preparing your application.

Further information about the PhD study programme is available on the website of Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences:

In English: https://socialsciences.ku.dk/phd/

In Danish: https://samf.ku.dk/forskning/phd/

Under "Legal basis" on the website you will find information about the rules and guidelines for the PhD programme and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities.

Applicants should familiarise themselves with the research strategy and the ongoing research at the Department before submitting their application. Further information can be found:

In English: http://socialsciences.ku.dk/research/
In Danish: http://samf.ku.dk/forskning/

Job description
The PhD student will be expected to contribute to all parts of the study, including development of the manual and intervention methods and -tools (based on user-involvement and collaboration with stakeholders), recruiting participants, collecting and analysing data, and disseminating findings.  The PhD student will be responsible for collecting and analysing data in particular.

The successful candidate will be working in close cooperation with the PI as well as a student assistant, who will assist with a variety of tasks related to the project. The PhD student will benefit from being part of the Copenhagen Neuropsychology Lab that is part of the research section Cognition and Neuropsychology, where the PhD will partake in common research meetings and daily interaction with other PhD students and researchers. An international stay is planned as part of the PhD.

Enrolment as a PhD student at the Faculty of Social Sciences' PhD School is a precondition for employment as a PhD scholar.

As a PhD scholar at The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, you will be supervised throughout the 6 semesters of your programme. In addition to this, you must complete courses totalling approximately 30 ECTS. On completion of the PhD programme, you must submit a PhD thesis in order to document your research effort.

Read more about the structure of the PhD programme and what it means to be enrolled as a PhD student via this link: https://psychology.ku.dk/phd_programme/

For more information about the PhD School, click here: https://socialsciences.ku.dk/phd/

Applications
The application must be submitted electronically using the APPLY NOW button below.

Applications should include the following enclosures:

• Cover letter
  Detailing your motivation and background for applying for the specific PhD project

• Reflections on psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and their family caregivers
  The application must include a brief paper including a presentation and discussion of how the candidate views the benefits and challenges of applying psychosocial interventions within the field of dementia. This paper must not exceed 2 standard pages, corresponding to approx. 4,000 characters (including curriculum, title, punctuation, figures, footnotes and references, but excluding bibliography). A substantial breach of this will result in the application being excluded from consideration.
• CV
  Including a list of publications, if available, must be submitted with the application.
   
• Diploma and transcript of records
  The following documentation must be submitted:
  • A copy of the applicant's Master's degree diploma (if not available before the application deadline, a pre-approval must be submitted)
  • A copy of the applicant's Master’s degree transcript of records (an official description of the grading scale must be included)
  • A copy of the applicant's Bachelor’s degree diploma
  • A copy of the applicant's Bachelor’s degree transcript of records (an official description of the grading scale must be included)

If the MA diploma and/or examination records are in another language than English, German, French, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, please include a translation into either of these languages in your application. (Do NOT upload recommendations, publications or your Master thesis)

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding society, and invites all qualified applicants, regardless of personal background, to apply for the positions. In order to be awarded a PhD scholarship the applicant has to enroll as a PhD student at the Faculty of Social Sciences, cf. the rules of the Danish Ministerial order No 1039 of 27 August 2013.

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 by an expert assessment committee.

Application process
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, applicants are selected for assessment on the advice of the Appointment Committee. All applicants will be notified whether they are passed on to assessment or not. Whereafter, the Assessment Committee is appointed by the Dean and the selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee. Each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment which relates to their own application.

Afterwards selected qualified candidates will be invited for an interview. Please be advised that a positive assessment does not necessarily mean that you will be invited for an interview.

Applications received after the deadline will not be taken into account. 

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

The project
The Natural History Museum Denmark offers 1-2 fully funded PhD positions within Collection-based Natural History Research. The successful candidate will conduct 3 years of collection-based research. The PhD project is part of the Museums strategic aim to expand research on unknown species and taxonomic groups that are not well defined and described to provide crucial natural history understanding, data and expertise for developing solutions to planetary challenges, including climate change and biodiversity loss. Potential projects could include but are not limited to dark taxa and unknown species, preferably including representatives of the flora, fauna or geology of Denmark, Greenland or the Faroe Islands.

About the Natural History Museum Denmark
The Natural History Museum Denmark is the Danish national museum for nature. We work to empower citizens to connect with nature with the aim to create positive change for people and planet. We want to inspire, engage, and enable people to enjoy, understand, and care for the diversity of the natural world. The impact of climate change and anthropogenic forces on biodiversity has reached a critical point. We firmly believe that natural history museums can and should play a key role towards a more sustainable relationship with nature.

We are currently completing a new Danish national museum for nature in the Botanical Garden, in the center of Copenhagen. The new museum building will open to the public in spring 2027 and will host state-of-the-art laboratories, outstanding research collections, new public galleries, and combined facilities for programming, education, and citizen science. It is an ambition for the museum to enhance natural history and inspire curiosity, knowledge, and empowerment for the future.

The Natural History Museum consists of the national Botanical Garden, and the new museum site with public galleries, offices, laboratories, and collection space. The Botanical Garden was founded in 1600. The museum collections date back to Ole Worm’s Cabinet of Curiosities from around 1620. With 14 million preserved specimens and 8,000 different species in the Botanical Garden, it is the largest museum collection in Denmark. It covers our planetary history with botanical, zoological, and geological specimens from all over the world.

The Natural History Museum Denmark is part of the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen. The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479 and is the largest in Denmark. Read more about the museum at http://www.snm.ku.dk/english/.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for candidates with interests within the field of collection based natural history research. Applicants must have a background from biology, geology or related natural sciences, corresponding to a Danish 2-year Master degree (120 ECTS) preferably with a background and interest in systematics and taxonomy. The ideal candidate has experience with natural history collections, planning and conducting individual fieldwork, a solid knowledge of systematics and taxonomy, and strong communication skills to diverse audiences in English. The preferred principal supervisor must be indicated among the museums Faculty staff who are also scientific curators of the collections and should be consulted for relevant research ideas and knowledge on the collections and facilities. The preferred scientific curator should be named in the application and a host letter attached.

A scientific curator at NHMD should be consulted to discuss project ideas before applying.
Research groups (https://forskning.snm.ku.dk/research/research-groups/) and curators (https://samlinger.snm.ku.dk/en/collection-management/curators/)..

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. biodiversity, geodiversity, natural history collections. 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 with the help of the supervisor. A scientific curator at NHMD should be consulted to discuss project ideas before applying and named in the application.

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.

The PhD candidate will be based at the Natural History Museum Denmark, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, located in Copenhagen.

We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include museomics laboratories and advanced microscope and imaging labs among other facilities, 14 million natural history collections within geology, botany and zoology, and a botanical garden with living scientific plant collections.

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
• Museum compulsory work assisting with collections curation, and public engagement corresponding to maximum 840 hours
• Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
• Write scientific papers aimed at good impact journals
• Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project

We are looking for the following qualifications:

• MSc in biology, geology or related natural sciences, with a strong interest in the use of natural history collections for research, in areas including taxonomy, systematics, biodiversity and nature conservation.
• Relevant publications if any within the project area
• Relevant work experience including fieldwork
• Knowledge of the flora, fauna or geodiversity of Denmark, Greenland or the Faroe Islands is an advantage but not a requirement
• A vision for the use of natural history collections in the project
• Good collaboration, communication and fluent English language skills

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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. 1 page)
2. Curriculum vitae including information about your education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position (1-2 pages)
3. Outline of research interests in the field of collections-based research including proposal for PhD project idea and methodological approach (1 page). 
4. Original diplomas for Bachelor of Science and 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 and/or a written statement from the institution or supervisor indicating the expected completion date of the Master degree is accepted.
5. Publication list (if available)
6. Reference letters (up to 2)
7. Host letter of support from the relevant scientific curator from Natural History Museum Denmark (1/2 page)

The deadline for applications is August 30, 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 the deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessment committee. You are notified, whether you will be passed for assessment.

The assessment committee will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the abovementioned research area, skills, experience, and other requirements. The assessment committee will conclude whether each applicant is qualified for the 5+3 model as described above. 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 online on 18 September 2026

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact Director of Research, Professor Anders P. Tøttrup, aptottrup@snm.ku.dk. Please put “PhD position inquiry” in the subject of the e-mail.

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.

University of Copenhagen

We are offering 2 or more PhD fellowships in Cardiac Physiology laboratory, 1 commencing on the 1st of November 2026 or soon after, and the others no later than 1 June 2027.

Project description

We are looking for a dedicated PhD student, who will be working on understanding mechanism of cardiac pathophysiology. The PhD student(s) recruited for this project will work with several of the many translational modalities in the Cardiac Physiology, spanning from long-term porcine and rodent models of cardiac diseases, ex vivo (human) tissue analyses, electrophysiology, biochemistry, histology, and cMRi, to disclose the underlying mechanisms of cardiac disease from molecule to beating hearts.

Cardiac Physiology laboratory

Our research team is headed by Prof. Dominik Linz and Prof. Thomas Jespersen, as well as a number of junior research group leaders, ensuring both highly specialised knowledge on our fairly broad research focus, as well as delivering competent and present research leadership and supervision to the younger researchers in the team. (https://bmi.ku.dk/english/research/cardiac_physiology_laboratory/)

We are a team of ~35 researchers all highly dedicated to moving the boundaries of the known within the cardiac field, with the overall aim of improving understanding and thereby health of the heart. All our research is based on team efforts, where we all are willing to go the extra mile – sometimes evenings and weekends, but always in the best of spirits with colleagues who are continuously inclusive and positive.

Principal supervisor will be either Thomas Jespersen or Dominik Linz and always backed up by the junior research group leaders.

Information regarding the position can be directed to Thomas Jespersen (thojes@sund.ku.dk), or Dominik Linz (dominik.linz@sund.ku.dk).

Start:                  1st of November 2026, and no later than 1 June 2027.  

Duration:          3 years as a PhD fellow

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

• Carrying out independent research projects under supervision.
• Being project-responsible for projects involving translational cardiac research – the exact project will be matched with the competences of the candidate.
• Completing PhD courses and other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
• Participating in active research environments, including a stay at another research team/institution.
• 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. 

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. medicine, veterinary medicine or molecular/cellular biology. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years).
Prior experience in working with cardiac electrophysiology and models of cardiac disease, as well as a solid understanding in cardiovascular physiology is an advantage. 

Other important criteria are:

• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project,
• Previous publications,
• Relevant methodological experience, including data science and omics,
• Other professional and complementary skills,
• A curious mind-set with a strong interest in cardiac biology,
• Both good in driving projects forwards as well as collaborating with peers and external partners,
• High proficiency in English

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 November 1st 2026, and others no later than 1 June 2027.

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 Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at approximately 31,600 DKK/Roughly 4,220 EUR (April 2026 level) plus fully paid pension 18,07%.

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: 30 August 2026, 23:59 pm 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 hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.

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.

Interviews are expected to be held in week 38-40.

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

Our group and research
During the PhD, you will be working on the molecular and cell biology of RNA virus infections. You will join the group of Professor Troels K. H. Scheel, who leads a research team of around twelve scientists. The group is part of Copenhagen Hepatitis C Program (CO-HEP) with around 50 researchers and affiliated with Department of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM), University of Copenhagen and with Department of Infectious Diseases, Hvidovre Hospital. Your primary work location will be at the university. Our work environment is ambitious, dynamic and international.
Information on the Department can be found at: www.isim.ku.dk

Project description

Our core research interest is how viruses hijack cellular systems. A particular focus on this relates to RNA biology. RNA viruses are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Pathogens of our interest include hepatitis viruses, flaviviruses (e.g. tick-borne encephalitis, yellow fever, and zika virus), alphaviruses (e.g. sindbis, chikungunya) and animal pathogens such as pestiviruses. We have specific interest in virus-host interactions, including RNA interactions that are becoming increasingly important, also as potential therapeutic targets. We recently identified and characterized interactions for several viruses. Much, however, remains to be understood on virus-host interactions during infection, including implications for innate immunity. Recent publications from our group include:

• Larsen, Sherwood, Rivera-Rangel et al. 2026 Nat Comms: “Discovery of 5’ NAD capped viral RNAs reveals evolutionary divergent 5’ metabolite capping across hepaciviruses”
• Damas, Seemann, Costa, Krambrich et al. 2026 PLoS Pathog: “Characterization of the virus-host RNA-RNA interactome across important human pathogenic RNA viruses” (PMID: 42139316)
• Sherwood, Rivera-Rangel et al. 2023 Nature: “Hepatitis C virus RNA is 5'-capped with flavin adenine dinucleotide” (PMID: 37407817)
• Fossat et al. 2023 Cell Rep: “Identification of the viral and cellular microRNA interactomes during SARS-CoV-2 infection” (PMID: 36961814)
• Wolfisberg et al. 2022 Hepatology: “Neutralization and receptor use of infectious culture-derived rat hepacivirus as a model for HCV” (PMID: 35445423)

Your project on virus-host interactions will be defined together with your supervisor, Troels Scheel, and will involve methodology such as virus cultivation, molecular biology assays, functional characterization, translation and replication reporter assays, crosslinking immune-precipitation (CLIP), RNA-seq and related methods. You will be expected to actively participate in method development and development of the project. A high level of motivation, ambition and involvement will be expected.

Principal supervisor is Professor Troels K. H. Scheel, Copenhagen Hepatitis C Program (CO-HEP), Department of Immunology and Microbiology, tscheel@sund.ku.dk, +45 25122771.

Start:                  15 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Duration:          3 years as a PhD student with the potential option of an additional lead-in period as research assistant of up to 3 months.

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 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

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 (MSc) within the project’s subject area (e.g., virology, molecular, cellular or systems biology, or related fields). Applicants expecting to obtain the MSc degree in the near future are also encouraged to apply.

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
• Hands-on experience in long-term scientific projects during and/or after your MSc studies.
• Experience with virology, cell culture, molecular biology, microbiology, high-throughput technology or immunology is an advantage.
• Interest in RNA viruses, molecular biology and novel deep sequencing methods.
• Authorship on publications in high quality journals is an advantage.
• Other professional activities

The applicant is further expected to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills. The working language is English and good English speaking, reading and writing skills are therefore required. You will be expected to drive your research with independence and initiative, but also to interact well with the group in a dedicated but pleasant work atmosphere.

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM), 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 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 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 on collaboration with the primary supervisor. This can be developed during an initial three-month employment as a research assistant.

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 30,000 DKK/Roughly 4,000 EUR (April 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:  31 August 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 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.

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.

Interviews are expected to be held in late September or October.

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

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. 

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.

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 public.

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.