University of Southern Denmark, Denmark invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position for studying G-protein-coupled receptor functions in liver tissue plasticity
The Ravnskjaer lab is headed by Assoc. Prof. Kim Ravnskjaer and focuses on cellular crosstalk in the regulation of liver function in health and disease. For this we apply single cell- and spatially resolved transcriptomics and bioimaging to study human liver biopsies and advanced, preclinical models. A combination of wet-lab and computational biology, close ties to the clinic, and a wonderful team of early career scientists give us the agility and expertise to swiftly move from hypotheses to biological insights and assess clinical relevance of our findings.
We are based in the Functional Genomics & Metabolism Research Unit, which constitutes an international, ambitious, dynamic, and well-resourced working environment. Our unit and our department have state-of-the-art facilities for flow cytometry, next generation sequencing, single-cell transcriptomics, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, bioimaging and transgenic mouse work. Strategic research alliances exist with regional hospitals including Odense University Hospital (OUH).
We are partners in several regional, national and international initiatives including the DNRF-funded Center for Functional Genomics and Tissue Plasticity aimed at obtaining systems-level, mechanistic and cell type-resolved understanding of tissue plasticities in diet-induced obesity and regression.
For the current project Unlocking the Deep GPCRome for Accelerated Fibrosis Resolution we seek a molecular and cell biologist or similar with hands-on experience in molecular cloning, cell culture systems, mouse models, and interest in liver disease biology. Experience with R or Python and the computational analysis of next-generation sequencing data is an advantage.
Deadline : 3 August 2025
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Ph.D. position available: Pharmaceutical solid stage analysis of levonorgestrel in microneedles
Levonorgestrel (LNG) is a synthetic progestin hormone commonly used in various forms of hormonal contraception. Several pharmaceutical products are already available on the market contain LNG, including tablets and implants, i.e. products from short to very long release rates. Alternative for low aqueous soluble compounds, such as LNG, a suspension can be delivered where the release rate most likely would be controlled by the size of the particles in accordance with the principles behind the Noyes-Witney equation, which could then be incorporated into microneedles for self-administration.
The microneedle hereby functions as a needle delivering a suspension into the sub-dermis, hence understanding and controlling the particle size of LNG in the MAP inserted would both scientifically and regulatory be considered as a critical formulation quality attribute. MAP’ can be produced by different fabrication methods, which in many cases uses organic solvent containing the polymer that will form the MAP solubilized and LNG suspended in them. This process may in principle influence the size of the incorporated LNG, hence a critical analytical question for such a system would be to understand if the LNG particle size is affected during the manufacturing process and if what process parameters that may drive such a particle size increase.
The purpose of the project is therefore to conduct solid stage analysis on LNG in and outside the microneedle, thereby developing an analytical method to determine the particle size of LNG dispersed in a none-dissolvable MAP matrix by investigation of orthogonal analytical methods leading towards a method that can be implemented as a quality control method for release of suspension containing microneedles. The solid stage methods that are intended investigated falls within a broad range of techniques including ss-NMR and Raman just to mention a few.
Deadline : 31 August 2025
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Artificial Intelligence
The candidate is expected to hold a relevant MSc degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Physics, (Applied) Mathematics, Computational Statistics or another field that provides a sufficient degree of background in computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics and/or data science.
Fluency in English and Python are required.
Experience working with real-world performance engineering use cases, extensive software development experience, and knowledge of machine learning frameworks (such as transformers and torch) are pluses.
MSc candidates about to complete will also be considered and should attach a statement from their supervisors regarding their impending completion.
The successful candidate will contribute to the development of advanced language models and derived use cases by focusing on one or more of the following topics in their PhD project:
- Training and inference of ML models on GPU clusters.
- Method development for scalable and green AI.
- Use cases in administrative, educational, and legal domains.
Deadline : 1 August 2025
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Intelligent In-Feed Systems for Flexible Robotic Workcells
We are currently extending the team working on the Made ReAct project which revolves around the development of technologies for enabling resilient high-mix low-volume production.
The aim of this PhD project is to enable robust and efficient component in-feed to robotic workcells. The research will address the integration of in-feed technology with robotic grasping and the assembly process itself. Key challenges include minimizing uncertainties and ensuring process capability is within assembly tolerances while optimizing system-level performance. To address these challenges, it is expected that the candidate will develop data-driven methods based on simulation and machine learning and that the outcome will be transferred to real-world application in collaboration with the team.
Deadline : August 3, 2025
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Positions in Demonstration-Initialized Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Manipulation
We are currently extending our team working on the MADE REACT project which focus on challenges within the design of robot solution for resilient high-mix low-volume manufacturing.
The aim of this PhD project is to enable fast setup of robot manipulators to complete advanced manufacturing tasks by the use of digital models. This should be accomplished using methods such as reinforcement learning that should be initialized with information from human demonstrations. The developed method should be applied to the manipulation of flexible objects based on both visual and tactile information. The candidate will be responsible for developing detailed simulation models of both robots, sensors, and components to be assembled. In addition, the candidate should develop robust manipulation strategies and implement these in a real robot system.
Deadline : August 14, 2025,
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Contemporary Travel Writing
The central tasks of MAP are to examine the many and varied forms of non-fiction text that travel in the twenty-first century has engendered, and to analyse those features which mark this corpus as distinct from and/or continuous with earlier ways of ‘writing travel’. Traditional print formats – travel writing books, essays, articles, letters and postcards – have undergone radical change as a range of digital media and forms (microblogging, texting, podcasts, video essays), as well as platforms (Instagram, YouTube, Travelblog, TikTok), have altered the manner in which experiences and ideas of travel are narrated, distributed, and consumed. Similarly, while colonial, gendered and racialized travel writing tropes have been challenged or (at times) eliminated in current travel media, other features of earlier travel discourses linger on (‘authentic’ travel, adventure, exoticism, tourism).
MAP will question how awareness of travel writing’s imperialist pedigree, the environmental costs of travel, and the emergence of digital media have changed perspectives on travel, and the ways in which it is written and documented. The PhD could thus focus, for instance, on how slow travel, flight shame, sustainable travel, eco- or anti-tourism, staycations or microadventures have altered ideas about mobility and place, as well as the forms in which these ideas are articulated. Centrally, the PhD should address the growing awareness that personal mobility has become inextricably intertwined with planetary concerns.
Deadline : September 4, 2025
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Software Technologies for Artificial Intelligence Research Infrastructure Development
The PhD project is set up in the context of supporting the research activities within the Data and Intelligence lab at the Centre for Industrial Software. The project will concentrate on leveraging AI and big data technologies – particularly large language models (LLMs) and knowledge graphs – to enable intelligent data discovery across diverse domains. The work will utilize both local and cloud-based computational resources at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). This project offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI infrastructure research while supporting a dynamic and interdisciplinary research environment.
The PhD candidate will be responsible to:
- Design and implement a scalable data infrastructure capable of hosting and serving LLMs, including source code, and operational data through vector databases.
- Develop LLM based data discovery interfaces for searching data, including the visualization of data elements for existing research projects in the lab.
- Investigate novel implementation strategies, e.g., LLM-generated knowledge graphs, to enhance question-and-answer performance when conducting analysis of multiple datasets
- Conduct rigorous testing to evaluate the security, performance, and functionality of the developed infrastructure and tools.
Deadline : August 4, 2025
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD stipend in ‘Exploring Human Adipose Heterogeneity in Cardiometabolic Diseases’
The project will benefit from the highly interdisciplinary expertise in the ATLAS Center of Excellence. The work will primarily be carried out in the Functional Genomics & Metabolism Research Unit, at Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SDU, but, depending on the interest of the student, may also involve research exchange to collaborating laboratories. The Functional Genomics & Metabolism Research Unit currently hosts eight independent research groups focusing on various aspects of gene regulatory mechanisms controlling cellular identity, differentiation and metabolism. The research unit constitutes an international, ambitious, highly dynamic, and well-equipped working environment. The unit and the department have state-of-the-art facilities for next generation sequencing, single-cell transcriptomics, flow cytometry, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, bioimaging and transgenic mouse work. Strategic research alliances exist with Odense University Hospital (OUH).
Deadline : 28 July 2025
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position for research project: Talking Empire – Prime Ministerial Rhetoric and the Search for a Usable Past in Post-Imperial Britain
The PhD fellow will contribute original research to the project by developing a subproject aligned with the overall aims of “Talking Empire” – for example, by focusing on the uses and abuses of the imperial past in prime ministerial rhetoric during the crucial transition from empire to post-empire, spanning the 1960s to the end of the Cold War.
The PhD Fellow will be based at the Department for Culture and Language and will be affiliated as a member of the Empires, States and Imperialism research group as well as the Centre for Cold War Studies. These affiliations ensure strong local research support and mentoring.
Deadline : September 4, 2025
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Quantum Algorithms
This project will explore the algorithms, advantages, and applications of quantum computing with the aim of making it a practical computational tool in the near term. The project will focus on Gaussian Boson Sampling (GBS), which is a specialized photonic quantum computing model with demonstrated experimental realizations and proven theoretical advantages. The project may involve several aspects, including mathematical theory, algorithm development, error correction, adaptation of GBS-based algorithms to other quantum computing platforms, and the development of practical use cases with real-world relevance. We seek candidates with a strong interest in working on these aspects or a subset thereof.
Deadline : 1 August 2025
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Scholarship for research project: The Morality of Extreme Wealth
The Department of Design, Media and Educational Studies (Philosophy Section) invites applications for a 3-year PhD scholarship on the topic of moral and political philosophy in relation to extreme wealth. The position is part of the research project, The Morality of Extreme Wealth, funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark and is available from 01-02-2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The project explores how moral reasons to worry about inequality and poverty are transformed when wealth becomes extreme and aims to build new theory on the morality of extreme wealth. The project aims at three significant academic contributions: (1) to explore and map out distinctive moral reasons to be concerned with extreme wealth from the perspective of distributive justice, (2) to analyse the role of individual responsibility in a theory of extreme wealth morality, and (3) to evaluate the moral obligations of the extremely wealthy in a society with existing injustices. The project is a collaboration between PI, Lasse Nielsen (SDU) and Co-PI, David V. Axelsen (University of Essex).
The hired candidate will be responsible for a PhD project under Work Package 2 (WP2) of the project focusing on the role of individual responsibility in theorizing about extreme wealth. Individual responsibility is a major theme in discussions about distributive justice as well as in moral philosophy more generally. The expectation is that the PhD project can extend on and further develop these theoretical debates by applying them to extreme wealth. The central question for WP2 is thus: What role should we give individual responsibility in a theory of extreme wealth morality?
The PhD candidate should have a background from philosophy or adjacent relevant fields. The candidate will be expected to be familiar with moral philosophy and political philosophy. Experience with philosophy of economics will be an advantage but is not a requirement. To be eligible for the position, the applicant must have obtained an MA degree in philosophy, political theory, PPE, or similar.
Deadline : September 30, 2025,
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in endocrine disruption and developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish
The objective of the project is to design exposure scenarios to investigate the effects of developmental neurotoxicity caused by endocrine-disrupting chemicals, using zebrafish as a model organism. The expected outcomes include a comprehensive literature review summarizing methods to assess developmental neurotoxicity in fish, the development of an experimental protocol to investigate neurotoxicological endpoints including detailed brain histopathology, advanced imaging, gene expression profiling, behavioral analysis, and the application of this protocol to test model- and emerging contaminants suspected to be neurotoxic via endocrine mediated mechanisms. The effects in zebrafish will be analyzed for potential extrapolation to other vertebrate classes including mammals (humans) in a One Health approach by use of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) and AOP networks.
The project will be linked to activities in other ongoing projects in the Ecotoxicology group including PARC (EU, Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals) and NeXED (Network for Cross-disciplinary assessment of Endocrine Disrupting compounds, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network).
Deadline : 14 July 2025
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position at the Center for Polariton-driven Light-Matter Interactions (POLIMA)
The successful candidate will work on developing new theoretical models and computational methods to investigate the fundamental limits of polariton-assisted inelastic electron tunneling in tunnel junctions made from conventional materials (e.g., traditional metals), two-dimensional materials, and their combinations. The project will employ a broad spectrum of analytical, semi-analytical, and numerical techniques to rigorously study these phenomena. A major focus of the work will be to leverage polariton-mediated inelastic electron tunneling as a tool for probing and manipulating light–matter interactions at the extreme nanoscale. This approach holds immense potential for advancing our fundamental understanding of light–matter interactions at the few-nanometer scale, with significant implications for the design of next-generation nano-optoelectronic devices with enhanced or entirely new properties.
Deadline : August 15, 2025
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Enhancing Manufacturing Decision Support with Digital Integration (REACT)
- A fully funded 3-year PhD position at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense.
- The opportunity to conduct research within the high-profile MADE REACT national project, focusing on digital integration and decision support for advanced manufacturing.
- Participation in a major collaboration involving leading Danish universities, research institutions, and prominent industrial companies such as LEGO, Novo Nordisk, Grundfos, Velux, and CIM.
- Access to state-of-the-art research facilities and experimental platforms at SDU and partner locations.
- A vibrant, international, and dynamic research environment at the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute.
- Funding support for travel to project meetings and relevant international conferences to present your work.
- The chance to contribute to developing cutting-edge digital solutions (including AI, MLOps, and digital twins) that enhance the competitiveness of Danish manufacturing.
Deadline : August 5, 2025
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Vacant PhD fellowships at the Department of Law, University of Southern Denmark
At the Department of Law, one or more PhD fellowships will be available as of 1 January 2026 or by further agreement. The place of work is at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense or in Esbjerg.
The primary task in the positions is research and, as a result, to prepare a PhD thesis within the three-year employment. As a PhD student at the Department of Law, you will be part of a legal research environment anchored at The Faculty of Business and Social Sciences.
You are expected to have academic qualifications corresponding to the level obtained by completing a relevant Master’s programme. If you have practical experience in subject areas relevant to the proposed research project, it is naturally an advantage, but it is neither required nor expected.
A PhD is a research degree at the highest international level. You will become part of an active learning environment, in Denmark as well as abroad, and you will obtain an extensive academic knowledge e.g. by participating in relevant PhD courses. Furthermore, you will gain teaching experience since part of the programme involves teaching certain courses at our law studies. You are expected to be able to teach in Danish and/or English.
Deadline : 15/08/2025
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The University of Southern Denmark is a university in Denmark that has campuses located in Southern Denmark and on Zealand.
The university offers a number of joint programmes in co-operation with the University of Flensburg and the University of Kiel. Contacts with regional industries and the international scientific community are strong.
With its 29,674 enrolled students (as of 2016), the university is both the third-largest and, given its roots in Odense University, the third-oldest Danish university (fourth if one includes the Technical University of Denmark). Since the introduction of the ranking systems in 2012, the University of Southern Denmark has consistently been ranked as one of the top 50 young universities in the world by both the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of the Top 100 Universities Under 50 and the QS World University Rankings of the Top 50 Universities Under 50.
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