University of Copenhagen, 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 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Fellow for Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics Investigation of Disease Mechanisms
The Cardiac Proteomics and Systems Biology Group at Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, is seeking a talented PhD fellow. The successful candidate will outline cell type-resolved proteomes of animal- and stem-cell-based disease models to investigate disease mechanisms.
The research fellow will establish approaches to investigate protein remodeling at cell type resolution using quantitative proteomics. This will involve identifying molecular changes driving disease states. The fellow will join a collaborative research environment and participate in multiple projects, including experimental investigations of cellular and animal disease models and data integration with human data.
The candidate will be part of the Lundby group and the TRIFF research consortia, which includes teams from research groups of Prof. Khodosevich (UCPH), Prof. Sellgren (Karolinska, Stockholm) and Prof. Meyer (ETH, Zurich). In addition to the proteomics focused work of disease mechanisms in the Lundby group, the consortia have strong expertise in single-cell transcriptomics, computation, 2D neural cells and 3D brain organoid models based on induced pluripotent stem cells collected from patients, animal modelling and behavior. The consortia study genetic and environmental risk factors of schizophrenia and apply molecular biology and single-cell omics techniques for characterization. The candidate’s responsibilities within the consortium will focus on proteomics expertise and single-cell studies.
We are seeking a highly motivated scientist to join our team. Prior experience with mass spectrometry-based proteomics is required.
Deadline : 1 May 2025
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Plant-Microbe-Insect Interactions
We are seeking a candidate to fill a fully funded PhD position for a period of 3 years in the Insect-Microbe Interactions research group led by Nicolai V. Meyling at the The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Deadline : 30 April 2025
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowships at the Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences.
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has funded a consortium of the University of Copenhagen (Plant & Environmental Sciences, Computer Science) and Aarhus University (Agroecology) in Denmark, and Rothamsted Research and University of Sheffield in the UK to explore innovative ways to reduce reliance on pesticides in cropping systems. Running from 2024 to 2030, the project, titled “One Crop Health for Next-Generation Crop Protection”, integrates cutting-edge advances in agricultural technology, ecology, data science, and robotics.
The project aims to develop a holistic One Crop Health system that emphasizes the interconnectedness of plant, soil, and agroecosystem health, inspired by the One Health concept from human health. By optimizing these relationships, the project seeks to minimize pest control interventions while enhancing environmental sustainability. The research will focus on agroecological practices, digital and data-driven solutions for early detection and prediction of pest, weed and disease outbreaks, and ecology-inspired solutions for sustainable pest control. The outcomes are expected to reduce pesticide use, boost biodiversity, improve soil health, and create more resilient cropping systems.
Deadline : 29 April 2025
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarships in Network Science, AI, and Science of Science – at the Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS), University of Copenhagen
The PhD students will explore topics at the intersection of Science of Science, AI, fairness, computational social science, and network science. These positions are part of an European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator project, aimed at quantify whether, how, and with what effects generative AI is changing how researchers write, communicate, perceive, and disseminate science. We prioritize technically proficient students eager to pursue new, bold questions with data.
Deadline : 21-04-2025
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Reposting – PhD fellowship in Unraveling the impact of oral diseases, and unique oral microbiome and salivary proteome signatures in identifying early-stage complications in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
The project is part of a larger interdisciplinary collaboration, in which children and adolescents with T1D from Eastern Denmark undergo a comprehensive screening program using advanced methods.
There is an increasing recognition of the complex interplay between oral and general health, and this project acknowledges the strength of including evaluation of oral health into the conventional screening program of early signs of retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy.
This project will provide new insights in the interplay between oral and systemic determinants of development of early diabetic complications, which eventually can be useful in identifying subgroups at specific risk of early complications and enhance development of preventive and therapeutic measures to minimize morbidity later in life.
An additional aim is to determine whether the salivary glands are potential targets of autoimmune processes as those seen in the pancreas in type 1 diabetes. The salivary glands may also be targets for vascular and nerve changes and display early signs of microangiopathy and neuropathy. These histopathological changes can contribute to explain occurrence of salivary gland dysfunction and subsequent development of oral diseases and assist in identifying children with type 1 diabetes having specific needs for dental preventive measures and treatment to avoid disease development and complicating the management of type 1 diabetes.
Deadline : 6th april 2025
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Culture-Aware Evaluation of Large Language Models in Low-Resourced Languages at Centre for Language Technology, The Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen
The PhD scholarship is funded by the AI initiative ‘Sikker platform til udvikling af transparente danske sprogmodeller’ (‘secure platform for the development of Danish language model’), which is part of the AI Strategy embarked in 2024 by the Ministry of Digital Affairs (www.digmin.dk). The candidate will be affiliated to the project group ‘Danish Foundation Models’, (www.foundationmodels.dk) which is a collaboration between several major universities in Denmark addressing the aforementioned initiative, including Aarhus University, Southern Danish University, the Alexandra Institute and the University of Copenhagen.
The PhD study will be on the culture-aware evaluation of large language models in low-resourced languages, primarily focusing on Danish and the other Nordic languages. The research will assess the models’ ability to process linguistic features unique to target languages, such as morphology, syntax, and semantics, as well as their capability to handle multilingual and code-switching scenarios often observed in Nordic contexts. By developing robust evaluation metrics and frameworks, the study aims to identify biases and limitations in the models while proposing strategies to improve their inclusivity, cultural sensitivity, and overall performance in low-resourced language settings.
Deadline : 06-04-2025
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Physics of Life
We are looking for a talented, highly motivated, and creative scientist who is interested in exploring fundamental questions in the exciting field of physics of life. Scientists with strong mathematical and computational skills in physics and complex systems who want to extend their skills to biological systems, especially on microbial systems, are strongly encouraged to apply. The position offers close collaboration with experimental biologists. Successful candidates must be imaginative and possess the curiosity to drive the project forward. Candidates must have excellent English skills, both written and oral. We are looking for candidates within the field(s) of Physics, Biophysics, Quantitative Biology, Systems Biology, Complex Systems, or related disciplines.
Deadline :06-04-2025
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Dairy-Plant Hybrid Foods
Current trends point to an increased use of plant resources in food products due to their supposedly lower environmental impact, while the global demand for milk and dairy products remains high because of their excellent nutritional and functional properties. A possible compromise for this dilemma could be hybrid products, i.e., novel foods that are comprised of both dairy and plant-based components, which could satisfy the nutritional and sensory needs of the consumers while also decreasing the environmental impact of the products.
The project particularly aims at valorising dairy industry side streams for developing novel dairy-plant hybrid foods, and special emphasis will be placed on the biochemical analysis of the nutrient availability in the hybrid matrices after processing.
Deadline : 04-04-2025
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in General Pathology at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
The main task in the project will be to investigate pathways of neutrophil recruitment to medical implant surfaces by using porcine models and human biopsies. Furthermore, using porcine model’s different chemotaxis drugs will be investigated for their potential to locally improve neutrophil recruitment around medical devices. The project hypothesis is that this can prevent development of implant-related infections. The PhD student will perform porcine surgeries, infection development monitoring and post-mortem characterization including histopathology and molecular pathology.
Deadline : 02-04-2025
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 211-2102/25-2H PhD fellowship in deep-sea viral ecology
Bacteriophages (phages) have a significant impact on marine prokaryotic mortality, diversity, and biogeochemical cycling. They do this by infecting and lysing cells, which release labile dissolved organic matter and stimulate the mineralization of inorganic nutrients. However, through the use of phage-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs), phages can also affect host metabolism either during infection or upon integration as prophages into the host genomes. Such prophage-encoded AMGs can increase the metabolic capacity of the host and thus support host functional properties.
Our project aims to assess the role of phages in elemental cycling in deep-sea sediments with emphasis on prophages and their AMGs, using a combination of bioinformatic and experimental approaches. This will be done by three different approaches: 1) analyse AMGs from lytic and temperate phages and map their associations to environmental conditions using metagenomic data. 2) identifying phage-host systems from metagenomic data for in silico evaluation of the role of AMGs in phage-host interactions. 3) investigating trade-offs of lysogeny for the host by quantifying the metabolic contribution and regulation of prophage-encoded AMGs in benthic element cycling using experimental approaches with phage-host systems in cultivation.
The work will therefore entail a combination of bioinformatic approaches (analysis of large metagenomic and genomic dataset), microbiological analyses (phage and host Isolation, cultivations, and characterization) and molecular approaches (e.g. Real-Time PCR and genomic sequencing), in association with laboratory experiments. There will likely also be the opportunity to join sea going research expedition for collection of deep-sea samples.
Deadline :01-04-2025
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in bowhead whale population genomics and demography
We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic researcher for a 3-year PhD fellowship in bowhead whale population genomics and demography. The position will commence on 1 September 2025, or as soon as possible hereafter.
Deadline : 01-04-2025
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Theoretical Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
We are looking for candidates within the field of Physics or related areas. Applicants can have a background from theoretical quantum optics or quantum information theory, but we will also consider candidates with different backgrounds.
Deadline : 01-04-2025
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Study Bursary at the Faculty of Theology, including Centre of African Studies
Subject to available grants, the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, hereby announces that a bursary for PhD studies (“friplads”) within all research areas of the faculty including African Studies will be available from 1 September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The bursary entails the enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD school of the Faculty of Theology. The faculty covers the tuition fee (150.000 DKK; 2024) but will not pay a salary for the PhD studies. It is therefore necessary that applicants document their ability to cover their own living costs during their PhD studies. The bursary is thus especially geared at people working part-time for, for instance, the Lutheran Church of Danmark (“Folkekirken”), a non-governmental organization or other public or private employers. The bursary thereby also provides an opportunity for PhD projects across sectors, for instance, for practitioners, supplementary training or continuing education.
Deadline : 01-04-2025
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Theology, including Centre of African Studies
The PhD programme provides PhD students with strong research training which opens a window of opportunity to a variety of careers within the private and public sectors. The programme includes the drafting of a PhD thesis, active participation in research networks, PhD courses, teaching, and other forms of knowledge dissemination.
The granting of the PhD scholarships will take place under the agreement in force between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Under this agreement, a holder of a PhD scholarship is obliged to carry out relevant duties amounting to a total of 840 hours over the three-year period. The scholarship holder must also be prepared to take an active part in the faculty’s research environment.
Deadline : 01-04-2025
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 211-2068/25-2H PhD stipends in Statistics and the mathematics of Insurance and Economics
The department has about 55 permanent scientific staff members, around 60 PhD students and 35 postdocs. It has strong research groups in many areas of mathematics, and active PhD, postdoc, and visitor’s programs. Our buildings are located in central Copenhagen next to the central park Fælledparken. Our website https://www.math.ku.dk/english provides more information about the department and the research conducted at the department https://www.math.ku.dk/english/research/. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment.
Deadline : 01-04-2025
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 211-2056/25-2H PhD stipends in Mathematics
The department has about 55 permanent scientific staff members; around 60 PhD students and 35 postdocs. It has strong research groups in many areas of mathematics, and active PhD, postdoc, and visitor’s programs. Our buildings are located in central Copenhagen next to the central park Fælledparken. Our website https://www.math.ku.dk/english provides more information about the department and the research conducted at the department https://www.math.ku.dk/english/research/. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment.
Deadline : 01-04-2025
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in solid state Pharmacy
One of the great challenges in oral drug development is to find strategies to improve the solubility and thus the bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. Amorphous forms of drugs offer one of the best solutions to the solubility problem. However, i) amorphous forms are physically unstable, and ii) depending on the preparation method and experimental conditions used, different amorphous states and polyamorphs are obtained with distinct solubility, dissolution and stability properties, in a phenomenon termed amorphous variability. Although amorphous variability has a clear potential to design more stable and soluble drug formulations, its investigation has been neglected in the assumption that only a ‘single amorphous state’ can be formed when searching for amorphous forms. This project proposes to solve this dilema by developing amorphous engineering – a unique approach to investigate the use of amorphous variability as a tool in the sustainable design of better medicines. Here, the formation of distinctly different amorphous states and polyamorphs of relevant drugs will be explored and characterized using a combination of experimental techniques with computational methods.
Deadline : 31-03-2025
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Microbial ecology and plant-microbe interactions in the wheat rhizosphere
The PhD project will be performed under the Novo Nordisk funded project “Identification of genetic factors underlying recruitment of root beneficial microbes for sustainable nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition in wheat production systems”. The project aims to provide a knowledge foundation to allow microbiome based breeding of resilient crops for sustainable agriculture. Modern wheat varieties, bred for high-input agriculture, often lack the genetic diversity necessary for efficient microbe-mediated nutrient acquisition. For the specific PhD project, the focus will be on identifying wheat genotypes able to capitalize on microbial functions supporting their phosphorus nutrition. For specific genotypes, the underlying mechanisms for microbial assembly and P nutritional enhancement will be investigated, with the goal of enhancing crop production in low-input farming systems.
Deadline : 31-03-2025
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: 211-2108/25-2H PhD fellowship in gene regulation and single cell methodology
We are seeking a genuinely motivated individual with a MSc (or equivalent documentation) in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biomedicine, or a comparable field with extensive experience in experimental lab-work. A strong background in RNA and chromatin laboratory work, sequencing library preparation and single cell technologies are expected from the candidate. Importantly, the applicant should have a strong interest in gene regulation and a desire to work on an interdisciplinary and highly collaborative project bridging single-cell genomics, genetics and developmental biology. Continuous scientific discussions and a strong dedication for ongoing research questions within the group and amongst collaborators also require proactive participation and enthusiasm for problem solving.
Deadline : 31-03-2025
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship at the Department of Food and Resource Economics
At IFRO, we see diversity as important to our collective ability to do excellent research and teaching. We therefore particularly encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
Applicants should hold an MSc degree related to the thematic areas mentioned above with outstanding results and English language skills. Previous publications (if any), relevant work experience, and the quality of the applicant’s proposed non-binding research idea will also be considered criteria for assessing your qualifications.
Applicants are encouraged to submit a brief (maximum 3 pages) non-binding research proposal to illustrate their general interest and ability to formulate a research idea. The final research topic for each employed applicant is decided upon in dialogue. The Department may propose topics relevant to the applicant’s profile that are better fitted to ongoing activities, are funded through existing project grants, and/or hold greater potential.
We recommend carefully reviewing the Department’s homepage, staff, and publications for inspiration.
Deadline :28-03-2025
About The University of Copenhagen, Denmark – Official Website
The University of Copenhagen is a public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia, and ranks as one of the top universities in the Nordic countries and Europe.
Its establishment sanctioned by Pope Sixtus IV, the University of Copenhagen was founded by Christian I of Denmark as a Catholic teaching institution with a predominantly theological focus. In 1537, it was re-established by King Christian III as part of the Lutheran Reformation. Up until the 18th century, the university was primarily concerned with educating clergymen. Through various reforms in the 18th and 19th century, the University of Copenhagen was transformed into a modern, secular university, with science and the humanities replacing theology as the main subjects studied and taught.
The University of Copenhagen consists of six different faculties, with teaching taking place in its four distinct campuses, all situated in Copenhagen. The university operates 36 different departments and 122 separate research centres in Copenhagen, as well as a number of museums and botanical gardens in and outside the Danish capital. The University of Copenhagen also owns and operates multiple research stations around Denmark, with two additional ones located in Greenland. Additionally, The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and the public hospitals of the Capital and Zealand Region of Denmark constitute the conglomerate Copenhagen University Hospital.
A number of prominent scientific theories and schools of thought are namesakes of the University of Copenhagen. The famous Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum mechanics was conceived at the Niels Bohr Institute, which is part of the university. The Department of Political Science birthed the Copenhagen School of Security Studies, which is also named after the university. Others include the Copenhagen School of Theology and the Copenhagen School of Linguistics.
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