Karolinska Institute, Sweden 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 Karolinska Institute, Sweden.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position – Computational Neuroscience and Systems Biology. Theme: Neural dynamics underlying survival behaviors
We seek a candidate who will contribute to analyzing and modeling large-scale neural population recordings acquired during naturalistic behaviors in freely moving animals. The project integrates graph-theoretic, dynamical systems, and machine learning approaches to understand how distributed neural ensembles encode internal states and drive survival behaviors. We seek a candidate who will contribute to analyzing and modeling large-scale neural population recordings acquired during naturalistic behaviors in freely moving animals. The project integrates graph-theoretic, dynamical systems, and machine learning approaches to understand how distributed neural ensembles encode internal states and drive survival behaviors.
Deadline : 05.Apr.2026
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position – Bioengineering and Neuroscience Theme: Neural basis of survival behaviors
We are looking for a motivated Biomedical Engineer (or related background) with strong technical and analytical skills, eager to work at the interface between engineering and neuroscience. The ideal candidate is excited by building and optimizing experimental systems that enable new types of neural measurements, from sensor design and hardware synchronization to real-time behavioral feedback and neural signal decoding.
Deadline : 05.Apr.2026
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD candidate to develop translational approaches to reveal novel mechanisms and biomarkers in Peripheral Vascular Disease
The overall goal of this doctoral project is to develop essential knowledge about the differences and commonalities in mechanisms, clinical features and outcomes comparing patients with carotid, cerebral and lower limb arterial disease. Vascular Surgery at Karolinska treats the highest volume of PAD patients in Sweden and has all routines, knowledge and infrastructure for ethical permit writing, clinical sampling, human material and data biobanking with GDPR-compliant procedures, etc. already in place, which will also be part of this doctoral student training. It is anticipated that the insights from this project will be the key for future developments of effective translational tools for risk prediction and personalized medicine in PAD.
With respect to research, the projects that constitute this doctoral training will involve bioinformatic analyses of human omics data, biostatistics and clinical data analyses, epidemiological data and outcome modelling using AI-assisted algorithms, as well as multi-modal data integrations. An established data infrastructure with expertise and computational pipelines for these analyses are already present in the group and the student will have support from senior researchers permanently employed in the group. Our group also runs the histological core facility and has the necessary expertise for systematic, large-scale stainings of biobanked tissues with detailed histopathological analyses, which will be an important experimental part of the project.
The project holds translational potential in opening new opportunities for improved treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease, but also carries considerable novelty in the research field. We offer a position in one of the leading groups in the field of vascular disease with an excellent network of international and industrial collaborators, and longstanding experience in translational science. The project will be conducted in a multidisciplinary environment at the interface between academia, clinic, pharma industry, where resources and expertise in human biobanking, omics data, imaging, animal surgery and molecular biology methods will be available.
Deadline : 26.Mar.2026
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD-student position in computational child protection research
Do you want to work with machine learning to develop and validate entirely new practice-oriented methods? Public health research relies on labor-intensive methods such as systematic literature reviews, qualitative data analysis, survey instrument development, and data extraction from text-based records. These processes create bottlenecks that limit the scope and pace of research. Recent advances in artificial intelligence and natural language processing (NLP) offer opportunities to automate many of these tasks.
This doctoral project aims to develop, validate, and disseminate computational language methods across several interconnected areas, and through your work you will contribute to preventing violence against children.
The doctoral student will work under close supervision on methods development, conduct validation studies against expert assessments, contribute to scientific publications, and participate in developing open-source software and training materials.
Deadline : 23.Mar.2026
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position: Development and evaluation of AI-based support for physical activity after stroke
The PhD project will be conducted at Karolinska Institutet in collaboration between the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS) and the Department of Clinical Neuroscience. The project and supervisory team consists of researchers with expertise in physiotherapy, digital health care, and artificial intelligence (AI).
The project builds on previous research within the group on digital interventions to promote physical activity among individuals who have experienced stroke. The aim of the PhD project is to develop an AI-based self-management support system for physical activity after stroke, which will be carried out in three sub-studies:
- An interview study to increase understanding of preferences and barriers related to AI-based support from the perspectives of individuals who have experienced stroke and physiotherapists;
- Development of an AI-based self-management support system through a co-creation process involving individuals who have experienced stroke, physiotherapists, and experts in digital health;
- Evaluation of the feasibility of the AI-based support in a randomized controlled trial.
By combining qualitative and quantitative methods, and close collaboration with-end-users, the project will generate new knowledge about the use, effects, and value of AI-based support for self-management of physical activity. The project has the potential to contribute to more person-centered, accessible, and cost-effective secondary stroke prevention, as well as to strengthen individuals’ long-term capacity for physical activity.
The PhD student will work with both qualitative and quantitative research methods throughout different phases of the project, including study planning, interviews, data management, analysis, and scientific writing. The project offers an interdisciplinary research environment with access to national and international collaborations.
Deadline : 23.Mar.2026
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doctoral (PhD) Student Position in Molecular and Translational Alzheimer’s Disease Research
The project will be conducted within the Division of Neurogeriatrics at the Karolinska Institutet. Our research group performs translational and preclinical research in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), with a strong focus on disease mechanisms, neuroinflammation, and therapeutic target identification. We investigate the role of a novel intramembrane peptidase belonging to the gamma-secretase family and its contribution to Alzheimer’s disease pathophysiology. We use state-of-the-art knock-in mouse models of AD, genetically modified mouse lines, advanced biochemical analyses, behavioral phenotyping, and human clinical samples. The group collaborates nationally and internationally and integrates molecular neuroscience, proteomics, and translational approaches.
Deadline : 13.Mar.2026
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Doktorandplats med inriktning mot stöd till närstående vid Parkinson – kvalitativa och populationsbaserade perspektiv
Doktorandprojektet genomförs vid Karolinska Institutet genom samarbete mellan Institutionen för Neurobiologi, Vårdvetenskap och Samhälle (NVS) och Institutet för miljömedicin (IMM). Projekt- och handledningsgruppen består av forskare med expertis inom fysioterapi, rehabilitering, och epidemiologi.
Doktorandprojektet syftar till att fördjupa kunskapen om situationen för närstående till personer med Parkinsons sjukdom – hur deras behov av stöd ser ut samt hur det förändras över tid. Projektet syftar även till att utforska hur vårdutnyttjandet ser ut för personer med Parkinsons sjukdom i de senare stadierna av sjukdomsförloppet. Genom en kombination av systematisk översikt, kvalitativa intervjuer och registerbaserade analyser kommer projektet att bidra med ny kunskap som kan användas för att utveckla mer personcentrerade och jämlika stödinsatser för både personer med PS och deras närstående.
Projektet bygger vidare på tidigare forskning i gruppen kring närstående till personer med Parkinsons sjukdom, samt rehabilitering av personer med Parkinsons sjukdom. Mer specifikt kommer doktoranden att utvärdera effekter av befintliga stödinsatser, utveckla teoretisk förståelse för hur närståendes behov förändras över tid, samt epidemiologisk kartläggning av vårdutnyttjande hos personer med Parkinsons sjukdom.
Doktoranden kommer att arbeta med både kvalitativa och kvantitativa forskningsmetoder under projektets olika faser, såsom studieplanering, intervjuer, epidemiologisk datahantering, analys och vetenskapligt skrivande. Projektet erbjuder en tvärvetenskaplig forskningsmiljö med tillgång till nationella och internationella samarbeten.
Deadline : 2026-03-13
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in mechanisms of CNS regeneration
The Göritz laboratory investigates cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate regeneration and repair in the adult central nervous system (CNS), with a particular focus on spinal cord injury and other CNS lesions. Our work has identified fibrotic scarring as a key barrier to axonal regeneration and functional recovery, and has revealed perivascular fibroblast-lineage cells as central drivers of this process. By defining how stromal, immune, vascular, and neural components interact after injury, we aim to uncover principles that enable or restrict CNS regeneration.
The advertised PhD project will focus on identifying mechanisms that control tissue remodeling after CNS injury. The project will combine genetic mouse models with injury models, cutting-edge spatial single cell expression profiling, and targeted pathway manipulation. The overall goal is to define cellular interactions and molecular pathways that can be harnessed to promote regeneration and repair in the injured CNS, with relevance for translational strategies in human disease.
Deadline : 06.Mar.2026
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About The Karolinska Institute, Sweden – Official Website
The Karolinska Institute sometimes known as the (Royal) Caroline Institute in English is a research-led medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The assembly consists of fifty professors from various medical disciplines at the university. The current rector of Karolinska Institute is Ole Petter Ottersen, who took office in August 2017.
The Karolinska Institute was founded in 1810 on the island of Kungsholmen on the west side of Stockholm; the main campus was relocated decades later to Solna, just outside Stockholm. A second campus was established more recently in Flemingsberg, Huddinge, south of Stockholm.
The Karolinska Institute is Sweden’s third oldest medical school, after Uppsala University (founded in 1477) and Lund University (founded in 1666). It is one of Sweden’s largest centres for training and research, accounting for 30% of the medical training and more than 40% of all academic medical and life science research conducted in Sweden.
The Karolinska University Hospital, located in Solna and Huddinge, is associated with the university as a research and teaching hospital. Together they form an academic health science centre. While most of the medical programs are taught in Swedish, the bulk of the PhD projects are conducted in English. The institute’s name is a reference to the Caroleans.
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