Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 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 Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Two PhD scholarships in Nordic TSO Cross-Border Coordination – DTU Wind
Millions of people across the Nordic region depend on electricity that is reliable, affordable, and increasingly renewable. Making that possible as the energy system grows more complex and interconnected is one of the defining engineering and societal challenges of our time. We invite you to join us in tackling it. We are looking for two fully funded PhD researchers to work on cross-border coordination for the Nordic power system, as part of the IFD Grand Solutions-funded Nordic-Sec project. These are 3-year positions based at DTU, embedded in a collaborative team that bridges rigorous academic research and direct operational practice.
Deadline : 08/08/2026
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in fungal evolution and innovation – BRIGHT
Then this PhD might allow you to combine all of these interests into a single PhD in the Fermentation Cultures group where we are studying fermented foods as living biocultural systems at the intersection of microbial life and human culture by combining microbiology, mycology, ecology, evolution and genomics to investigate the origins and evolution of food microorganisms, their interactions within fermented food ecosystems, and the genetic and ecological drivers of flavour, texture, and functionality. By using fermented food communities as model systems, we address fundamental questions in ecology and evolution while developing novel starter cultures, fermentation processes, and food innovations that support the green transition and more sustainable, healthy, and resilient food systems.
While evolutionary theory has long been built on the idea that genetic variation arises randomly and is then shaped by natural selection, emerging evidence suggests that mutation rates, spectra, and genomic instability may be influenced by the environment, potentially via epigenetic mechanisms. This project will test this concept directly by investigating whether epigenetic states can bias where, when, and how mutations arise in the genome in response to the environment.
Using Aspergillus flavus and its domesticated relative Aspergillus oryzae as a powerful model system, you will combine targeted genetic engineering with adaptive laboratory evolution and integrated multi-omics to link epigenetic regulation, genome dynamics, and evolutionary outcomes at unprecedented resolution. A key part of the project will be the generation and analysis of selected knockout mutants to establish causal mechanistic links between epigenetic state and adaptive genetic change.
Beyond advancing fundamental evolutionary theory, this work also explores the potential to guide the domestication of A. flavus into safe and functional starter cultures with novel properties for food fermentation applications.
This is a highly interdisciplinary project in an ambitious and collaborative research environment at DTU BRIGHT with external research stays at the University of Macau and the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, where you will develop cutting-edge expertise across molecular mycology, evolution, and systems-level biology while contributing to both conceptual breakthroughs and applied innovation.
Deadline : 08/28/2026
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD from traditional fermentation to food innovation – BRIGHT
Then join us in the Fermentation Cultures group at DTU BRIGHT, where we study fermented foods as living biocultural systems at the intersection of microbial life and human culture. Combining microbiology, mycology, ecology, evolution and genomics, we investigate the origins and evolution of food microorganisms, their interactions within fermented food ecosystems, and the genetic and ecological drivers of flavour, texture, and functionality. By using fermented food communities as model systems, we address fundamental questions in ecology and evolution while developing novel starter cultures, fermentation processes, and food innovations that support the green transition and more sustainable, healthy, and resilient food systems.
In this specific project we aim to revive a traditional dairy fermentation practice form Scandinavia, where the insect eating plant common butterwort was used to initiate milk coagulation and dairy fermentation. We aim to study the contributions of proteases, microorganisms and potentially additional factors (such as pH or antimicrobial properties) of the plant to the fermentation process and test of it can be translated to plant-based dairy innovation. This part of the project will focus on a local traditional fermentation practice and potential novel applications for it for sustainability while another part of the project will be carried out in collaboration with the University of Nairobi also looking at a local traditional fermented food where we aim to map the origins of fermentation microorganisms and how they might be transmitted to humans upon consumption, thereby looking on the role of traditional fermented foods in human health and nutrition.
Deadline :08/28/2026
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in development of local coffee alternatives – BRIGHT
Then join us in the Fermentation Cultures group at DTU BRIGHT, where we study fermented foods as living biocultural systems at the intersection of microbial life and human culture. Combining microbiology, mycology, ecology, evolution and genomics, we investigate the origins and evolution of food microorganisms, their interactions within fermented food ecosystems, and the genetic and ecological drivers of flavour, texture, and functionality. By using fermented food communities as model systems, we address fundamental questions in ecology and evolution while developing novel starter cultures, fermentation processes, and food innovations that support the green transition and more sustainable, healthy, and resilient food systems.
In this specific project we aim to develop a local caffeine-free coffee alternative by applying knowledge form traditional coffee fermentation on a local waste stream currently used dried as coffee alternative but lacking flavour complexity of fruity and sour notes that can only be added through fermentation. The project will screen different substrate combinations to match the organoleptic properties of coffee, develop a new caffeine-free prototype guided through genome-scale metabolic models developed at Cambridge University with Prof. Kiran Patil. The resulting prototype will be studied to further refine the model but also to assess its microbial composition, assess food safety, its flavour profile via metabolomics and sensory analysis and scalability potential.
Deadline : 08/28/2026
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in studying the microbial ecology of coffee flavour – BRIGHT
Then join us in the Fermentation Cultures group at DTU BRIGHT, where we study fermented foods as living biocultural systems at the intersection of microbial life and human culture. Combining microbiology, mycology, ecology, evolution and genomics, we investigate the origins and evolution of food microorganisms, their interactions within fermented food ecosystems, and the genetic and ecological drivers of flavour, texture, and functionality. By using fermented food communities as model systems, we address fundamental questions in ecology and evolution while developing novel starter cultures, fermentation processes, and food innovations that support the green transition and more sustainable, healthy, and resilient food systems.
In this specific project we aim to study traditional coffee fermentation and the microbial ecology underlaying the flavour formation. We ask where the microorganisms come from and how the communities assemble and interact and how these interactions result in flavours that can be perceived by humans. To study this we will combine ethnographic research and systems biology also in collaboration with multiple local coffee production partners and Universities as well as the University of Cambridge and Prof. Kiran Patil, working on metabolic models of microbial communities.
Deadline : 08/28/2026
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in anaerobic acetogenic organisms – BRIGHT
Then come join us in advancing technologies for developing robust microbial cell factories and scalable bioprocesses that convert CO₂-derived feedstocks into high-volume chemicals. This multi-year initiative consists of joint efforts between multiple groups covering the entire innovation pipeline, from metabolic tools and design, strain engineering, process design, fermentation, downstream processing, multi-omics, techno-economic validation, and business development. We aim to establish new industrial routes for essential chemicals in a low-carbon economy through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Are you establishing your career as scientist and are you looking for the best possible foundation for carrying out research on engineering anaerobic microorganisms capable of metabolizing a range of C1 derived substrates for production of biochemicals?
You will play a key role in a project coordinated by Professor Alex Toftgaard Nielsen at BRiGHT (Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition) at the Technical University of Denmark
Deadline :07/18/2026
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Probing the Physiological Limits of Microbial Acetate Assimilation via External Electron Supply – BRIGHT
If you are curious about the fundamental physiology of microbial metabolism and excited by the prospect of pushing microorganisms to their biochemical limits, this is your opportunity. At DTU, you will investigate how microbial cells can be empowered to assimilate acetate more efficiently by supplying external reducing power — contributing to a deeper understanding of microbial physiology while helping unlock the potential of Power-to-X feedstocks for sustainable bioproduction.
Deadline : 08/04/2026
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Functional Genomics of C1-trophic Microorganisms – BRIGHT
Are you passionate about sustainability and reducing environmental impact through biomanufacturing? Then come join us in advancing technologies for developing robust microbial cell factories and scalable bioprocesses that convert CO₂-derived feedstocks into high-volume chemicals. This multi-year initiative consists of joint efforts between multiple groups covering the entire innovation pipeline, from metabolic tools and design, strain engineering, process design, fermentation, downstream processing, multi-omics, techno-economic validation, and business development. We aim to establish new industrial routes for essential chemicals in a low-carbon economy through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Deadline :07/18/2026
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Scholarships in Nanophotonics: Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Nanocavities with Sub-Wavelength Light Confinement – DTU Electro
The Center for Nanophotonics (NanoPhoton) at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) conducts cutting-edge fundamental research on semiconductor nanocavities that confine light to dimensions far below the wavelength. Until recently, such extreme light localization was considered impossible, yet it now enables access to regimes of strong light–matter interaction. This opens exciting new opportunities in quantum and information technologies while advancing fundamental science. We refer to this emerging research area as Extreme Dielectric Confinement (EDC), and we invite you to become part of the team shaping this field.
NanoPhoton is an interdisciplinary research center that brings together several departments at DTU and is supported by a Center grant from the Danish National Research Foundation. It offers a highly collaborative and international research environment at the forefront of nanophotonics.
We are now seeking a highly motivated PhD student with strong academic records who is eager to contribute to this rapidly developing field. We welcome applicants with backgrounds or/and interests in areas such as nanofabrication, epitaxy, laser physics, integrated photonics, condensed matter physics, and nanoscopy.
Deadline :08/11/2026
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Safe Estimation via Topology Shaping – DTU Electro
What happens when the mathematics underlying an estimation algorithm breaks down? Can intelligent systems continue to operate safely when the calculations needed to understand the world become singular, fragmented, or seemingly impossible to solve?
If these questions excite you, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of safe intelligent systems with a fully funded PhD position at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) that aims to tackle one of the most fundamental challenges in estimation and control. As part of the SAFE-T project (Singularity-Aware Framework for Estimation via Topology Shaping), funded by Independent Research Fund Denmark, you will investigate how hidden information can be reliably recovered from measurements when conventional estimation algorithms fail due to mathematical singularities or disconnected parameter spaces.
The project combines ideas from control theory, topology, machine learning, and robotics to develop entirely new approaches to safe estimation. Rather than viewing singularities as unavoidable points of failure, SAFE-T seeks to understand the geometric structure they impose on the estimation problem and develop methods for safely navigating around them. By combining safety-aware control with geometric and learning-based lifting techniques, the project aims to enable reliable estimation even in situations where conventional algorithms become trapped or cease to function.
As a PhD candidate, you will contribute to both theoretical developments and experimental validation on real robotic platforms. You will join an ambitious and international research environment within the Control, Robotics and Embodied AI (CREA) group at DTU Electro and collaborate with leading researchers in control theory, machine learning, and autonomous systems. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of control theory, topology, artificial intelligence, and robotics while contributing to a research direction that has yet to be explored.
Deadline :07/18/2026
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship on end-of-life pathways for plastic products: Recycling of waste from 3D printing – DTU Engineering Technology
Do you want to launch your scientific career as an interdisciplinary researcher working on new emerging technologies? Are you interested in improving your skills in both materials science and environmental assessment and applying/testing them in a real industrial case?
If so, we invite you to apply for a 3-year PhD position at DTU Engineering Technology. Your work will tackle the urgent challenge of reducing the environmental footprint of plastics, working at the intersection of research and real-world application. Alongside developing strategies to measure and enable more recycling of specialty plastics, you will collaborate closely with our industrial partners on the specific topic of recycling waste from 3D printing. This will give you real life input for your modelling and allow you to implement and test your model. Your research will be part of a cross-disciplinary team that analyses the characteristics of recycled materials alongside environmental impacts.
Your specific case will be on waste from 3D printing, which can either be recycled or incinerated. Both data and processes will be informed in collaboration with two companies, one “PLA waste producer”, and the other, a “PLA waste receiver and recycler”.
Deadline : 08/01/2026
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Responsible AI for Mental Health Risk Prediction – DTU Compute
We seek a PhD student in responsible AI for mental health risk prediction, who is passionate about the technical detective work needed to uncover the strengths and weaknesses of AI algorithms.
AI becomes increasingly used for mental health purposes, ranging from triaging available healthcare resources, via diagnostic decision support, to AI agents used by patients for coaching or information retrieval. In this PhD project we put a particular emphasis on risk prediction models for major depressive disorder (MDD) and aim to design and stress-test such models in order to uncover their robustness and weaknesses.
As a PhD student on this project, you will develop MDD risk prediction models based on tabular registry data, and study their uncertainty, fairness, and transparency, as well as their robustness across populations and modelling choices.
In addition to creating and implementing risk prediction models, your research will also include developing and stress-testing methods for uncertainty quantification, explainable AI, algorithmic fairness and general performance audit, when applied to the mental health risk prediction models.
The position requires both a practical skill set in developing a range of machine learning models and responsible AI tools, but also a methodological skill set to be able to utilize and manipulate both probabilistic and explainable machine learning models in order to understand and demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses.
You will be part of an interdisciplinary team from the TRUSTMIND project (https://trustmindproject.github.io/) including machine learners, epidemiologists, and ethics and legal researchers, and your job will include both the technical development of predictive models, but also participation in interdisciplinary work that studies how and whether they can be used for good.
Deadline :07/26/2026
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Causal-informed Machine Learning Methods for Climate Modelling – DTU Compute
If you are establishing a career as a researcher in machine learning and are motivated to work with the latest generative models for climate modelling, we can offer you a strong foundation. We seek a highly motivated and talented PhD student to join our group at DTU Compute, offering a fully funded PhD scholarship (3-year employment) in a vibrant interdisciplinary research environment.
The position is part of the research project “IcyAlert – Intelligent Climate Early Warning Alert for Arctic Ice-Free Summers”, funded under the NNF Grand AI Challenge programme.
You will become part of an enthusiastic team working closely with collaborators at DMI (Danish Meteorological Institute) and RMI (Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium) to advance neural network-based methods for climate modelling.
Deadline : 08/10/2026
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in university students’ learning via digital twins of neutron scattering instruments – DTU Energy
Are you passionate about how to train university students for neutron-based investigation at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund? Do you want to research how students learn via digital twins to replace hands-on training? Do you want to engage in a career within didactics of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education?
This PhD project is a part of the ACCESS project, Augmenting the STEM classroom by ESS digital twins. The ACCESS project is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and it is a collaboration between DTU – Technical University of Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and European Spallation Source. The European Spallation Source in Lund is a future large-scale research facility for neutron-based investigation of materials in a broad sense.
The aim of this PhD project is to research what university students from both DTU and UCPH learn from using digital twins of ESS instruments. What knowledge, skills, and competences do students acquire from using digital twins? How can engagement with digital twin instruments prepare students for using the actual instruments? To which extent can digital twins replace hands-on training?
The overall strategic objective of the ACCESS project is to develop even better education to train the scientists and engineers of the future. In addition to this PhD position, the ACCESS project includes three postdoctoral positions.
Deadline : 08/17/2026
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in High-Throughput Fungal Phenotyping and Biotechnology – DTU Bioengineering
Do you want to work with fungal biology, robotics, and high-throughput experimental methods to help unlock the potential of filamentous fungi for future biosolutions?
Then you should apply for this position as a PhD student in the RAPIDFUNG project, funded by Innovation Fund Denmark (Grand Solutions).
This multidisciplinary project offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research while developing your scientific profile. You will gain in-depth knowledge on fungal physiology and metabolism, as well as experience with advanced technologies. The project is a collaboration between DTU and three Danish start-ups each contributing innovative technologies. It will provide you with a strong insight into how research is translated real-world applications and products while developing a while developing a PhD project within fungal phenotyping, physiology and biotechnology.
Deadline : 07/15/2026
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Fluid mechanics and machine learning – DTU Engineering Technology
If you wish to pursue your career at the interface of mechanical engineering and machine learning, DTU Engineering Technology at the Technical University of Denmark invites applicants for a 3-year PhD position on physics-enforced machine learning for flow field and heat transfer prediction from limited data. The position is affiliated with the Section for Mechanical Technology and will be under the supervision of Associate Professor Ioanna Aslanidou. The project focuses on applied research to develop methodologies for incorporating physics into machine learning models for flow prediction. A key challenge is to build trust in the model so that it can be used for industrial applications where accuracy and reliability are paramount. A fast and reliable model can enable multiple industrial applications from assessing designs of new systems to optimal control of energy-intensive industrial processes and contribute to building sustainable energy and manufacturing systems.
As part of the project, you will develop as a researcher, deepen your technical and professional skills, and explore the interdisciplinary nature of the research area. You will build a network, collaborate with academia and industry, and disseminate your research at international conferences.
You will join a cross-disciplinary team of researchers focusing on mechanical engineering, fluid dynamics, materials science, and control systems. Our section is diverse in nationalities, personality types, and career paths. We enjoy collegial idea generation, feedback and cooperation in an informal and trustful working environment as well as social activities together outside of working hours.
Deadline : 07/16/2026
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Scholarship in Experimental Solid-State Battery Research with self-healing capability – DTU Energy
At DTU Energy as a member of the section Applied Ceramics and Processing (ACE), you will join the HealBat project team developing a novel potassium-sulfur (K-S) solid-state battery with self-healing capabilities. You will perform hands-on materials synthesis and electrochemical characterisation, working in close collaboration with a computational team and international partners at the University of Texas at Austin and the Technical University of Munich. Joining us means gaining deep expertise in cutting-edge battery characterisation techniques, building a strong international research network, and contributing directly to the green energy transition.
Deadline : 09/02/2026
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Uncertainty Quantification for Large Language Models – DTU Compute
If you are passionate about machine learning and looking for an ambitious, interdisciplinary PhD project at the forefront of trustworthy AI, this position offers exactly that.
You will develop principled methods for uncertainty quantification in large language models, work alongside leading researchers in Denmark and at the University of Edinburgh, and contribute to making one of today’s most widely used technologies more reliable and trustworthy.
Deadline : 08/08/2026
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Automated Optical assessment of Marine Biofouling – DTU Chemical Engineering
Are you excited about combining optical imaging, machine learning, and marine coating science to solve real-world sustainability challenges?
We invite you to apply for this interdisciplinary PhD project at the Hempel Foundation Coatings Science and Technology Centre (CoaST), DTU Chemical Engineering.
You will develop the next generation of automated methods for assessing marine biofouling on coated test panels exposed at the CoaST Maritime Test Centre in Hundested (https://maps.app.goo.gl/A3ZRuNUnC8cwQpLz7). The project builds on a recently developed underwater imaging and analysis pipeline and will take it further by improving robustness, automation, and image-based fouling quantification across large experimental datasets. You will also explore new optical and data-driven approaches for detecting biofouling at earlier stages, potentially before visible macrofouling develops, and use these methods to study how fouling forms, changes, detaches, and regrows on functional coating surfaces under realistic marine exposure conditions.
Deadline :07/20/2026
(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Fabrication and Characterization of Josephson Field Effect Transistors – DTU Nanolab
If you are passionate about quantum devices and nanofabrication and want to contribute to cutting-edge research in superconducting electronics, this PhD project offers a unique opportunity.
At DTU Nanolab, you will work at the forefront of quantum engineering to develop Josephson field-effect transistors (JoFETs), combining advanced materials development, nanofabrication, and low-temperature physics. You will gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art facilities and help establish new experimental capabilities for quantum device characterization.
Deadline :07/24/2026
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Road Freight Networks and Electrification – DTU Management
The Transport Division of the Department of Technology, Management and Economics at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) invites applications for a 3-year PhD position starting on 1 October 2026 (or shortly thereafter).
The successful candidate will be supervised by Professor Thomas Kjær Rasmussen and Professor Jeppe Rich. The position offers the opportunity to begin your career as a researcher, deepen your knowledge and skills across several disciplines, and gain international experience.
We are looking for highly qualified applicants with an MSc background in Operational Research, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field, and with an interest in freight transport, modelling, network science, and data analysis.
The successful applicant will investigate how road freight networks are structured and how they change under electrification and road pricing, combining modelling and data-driven analysis.
Deadline : 08/02/2026
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in AI-Driven Methods and Tools for Distributed Cyber-Physical Real-Time Systems – DTU Compute
The position is part of AI4SDV, a Chips Joint Undertaking project on AI-assisted methods and tools for software-defined vehicle (SDV) engineering automation. AI4SDV studies how AI can assist design, configuration, analysis, validation, and verification along the SDV engineering life cycle.
At DTU, we focus on AI-driven methods and tools for model-based systems engineering of distributed cyber-physical real-time systems. The PhD project will study methods that combine machine learning, combinatorial optimization, formal analysis, reinforcement learning, and large language models. We consider distributed architectures such as those found in vehicles, including Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) for in-vehicle communication and mixed-criticality applications that share hardware, network, and software resources.
Deadline : 08/17/2026
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarships in Experimental and Theoretical Quantum Physics and Quantum Information Science – DTU Physics
The Quantum Physics and Information Technology (QPIT) group at DTU Physics invites applications from outstanding candidates for PhD positions. Our research focuses on quantum information processing, quantum communication, quantum sensing, and emerging opportunities at the intersection of fundamental quantum physics and other fields, such as gravity. We employ advanced platforms such as quantum optics, quantum optomechanics, and diamond-based systems.
As a member of the group, you will be affiliated with both QPIT and bigQ – Center for Macroscopic Quantum States, a Danish National Center of Excellence in quantum information science and technology. The center aims to explore quantum phenomena in new macroscopic regimes, advance fundamental understanding, and accelerate the development of next-generation quantum technologies. While our primary emphasis is on fundamental research, we actively promote innovation and cultivate strong collaborations with industry partners.
The center offers a dynamic and international working environment, bringing together approximately 60 researchers and staff from around 23 nationalities, including faculty members, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, engineers, and administrative personnel.
Deadline : 07/28/2026
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Student in Experimental Quantum-Optical Characterization of Quantum Light Sources – DTU Electro
We are searching for a talented and motivated PhD candidate to develop and characterize novel sources of quantum light for optical quantum computers.
The project takes place in the Quantum Light Sources group at DTU Electro, where we design, model, fabricate and test sources of single photons or entangled photon pairs. These are essential components for optical quantum computers and quantum networks, where one bit of information is encoded in the quantum state of a single photon. You will be part of a team of 10-12 people between senior staff, PostDocs and PhD/Master students that are trying to establish the indispensable building blocks for the quantum technology of tomorrow.
Deadline : 07/10/2026
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in electricity grid stabilization using Power-to-X-to-Power technologies for seasonal storage – DTU Energy
Electrolysis and Power-to-X (PtX) are becoming key energy technologies in the green transition, as they will be essential for replacing fossil-based fuels and chemicals. While being able to balance variable renewable energy (VRE) when electricity is abundant, fuel cells or alternatives are needed for power production when VRE production is low. One of the alternatives for seasonal storage is the so-called biomass battery, where current power production capabilities are coupled with PtX, by utilizing waste oxygen to facilitate capture of CO2 and re-utilizing the scarce biogenic carbon.
In this PhD project you will be working on techno-economic analyses (TEA) of the alternative seasonal storage solutions, including the “biomass battery” and reversible electrochemical cell systems (e.g. rSOC). The TEA on plant level will be utilised by project partners energy-system level models to understand the different technological solutions’ value proposition for the society. A mapping of available biological resources in future scenarios will be carried out by another partner in the project (ReCycle), while the remaining partners will work on demonstrating the first steps of the biomass battery, i.e. straw-fired oxy-combustion.
The target of the project is to impact the society in terms of new energy planning perspectives and to provide new perspectives on the utilization of biomass, in Europe and Denmark in particular (in relation to the Green Tripartite).
This is a job where you will get a chance to develop and apply competences on techno-economic analysis, collaborating with various academic and industrial players working on the green transition to impact it.
Deadline :08/06/2026
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in synthetic organic chemistry and NMR spectroscopy – DTU Chemistry
If you are excited about working in an interdisciplinary setting at the interface between synthetic organic chemistry and NMR spectroscopy, then you might be the candidate that we are looking for. We are in GOstruct, working on the development and synthesis of new chiral alignment media that will enable improved NMR-based enantiomer structure elucidation of potential drug scaffolds. The PhD project will be multi- and inter-disciplinary in that you will be working both with both exploiting synthetic organic chemistry, in-dept advanced NMR spectroscopy, and computational calculations. The project will be supervised by Professor Charlotte H. Gotfredsen at DTU and Professor Morten Meldal at UCPH.
Deadline : 07/09/2026
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in food allergy – DTU Food
Would you like to contribute to close the knowledge gap on the impact of processing- and matrix-induced changes on food proteins in relation to resulting impact on the fate of the proteins in the gut, their impact on gut health, and consequently the food protein allergenicity, helping enable the production of new and safe foods for the future?
If you have knowledge within the area of allergy and protein-chemistry as well as have hands-on experience with in vitro cell-based analysis and in vivo animal models and are looking for a PhD fellowship opportunity to put your skills into practise, you have it right here. The Research Group for Food Allergy, DTU National Food Institute, is looking to recruit a talented and highly motivated PhD student for research and innovation in the area of food allergy.
Deadline :07/17/2026
(28) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in electrochemistry and organic materials for aqueous flow batteries – DTU Energy
We invite applications for a 3-year PhD scholarship at DTU Energy. The project will focus on experimental investigations of synthesis, stability, and decomposition mechanisms of molecular active materials for aqueous organic flow batteries with the aim to develop new high-potential organic flow battery electrolytes with unprecedented stability. The experimental work will be done in close collaboration with a computational counterpart.
Deadline : 07/21/2026
(29) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship on carbon dioxide in aquaculture – DTU Aqua
Accumulation of carbon dioxide in recirculating aquaculture systems represents a bottleneck in production that can challenge the health, welfare, and growth of fish through physiological and biochemical disturbances, and there is a need to optimise degassing technology and processes.
This PhD opportunity is part of a project funded by the Norwegian Research Council to strengthen teaching and competencies in water treatment technology and fish health in recirculating aquaculture systems. The main role of the PhD is to investigate how dissolved CO2 in combination with other water quality parameters affects production performance of Atlantic salmon through a series of growth trials and physiological experiments as part of a preventive strategy for CO2 related production disorders. Furthermore, a secondary role is to participate in systematic analyses of the performance of degasser installations through experimental trials conducted under different operating conditions to improve our empirical understanding of degasser installations and to develop a teaching platform.
Deadline : 08/01/2026
(30) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Scholarship in AI Accountability – DTU Compute
Our everyday lives are increasingly influenced by algorithmic products used everywhere from content recommendation and social networks, to education, healthcare, and law enforcement. As the popularity of these systems grows, so does the need for understanding how they work, how they break, and the potential harms they bring to individuals and societies when they do.
Do you want to join our effort to ensure algorithmic transparency and fairness, and to hold companies who operate these systems accountable for any harms and legal violations?
Deadline : 08/01/2026
(31) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Scholarship in Power System Support from Hybrid Power Plants via Technology-Agnostic Control Architecture – DTU Wind
This PhD scholarship is fully funded through a recently awarded European Doctoral Network (DN) project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme. DN programme provides training through doctoral research to talented early stage researchers. The researchers in this project, called WindConnect, will enroll in PhD programmes and be employed for 36 months within a network of universities and industry partners addressing the design, modelling, control, and techno-economic optimization of wind turbines, wind farms, and hybrid power plants (HPPs). Through this program, 15 Researchers will receive cutting-edge technical, entrepreneurial and soft-skill training, benefiting from industrial secondments, co-supervision, and access to a robust network of industrial partners and advanced experimental facilities. These efforts empower the next generation of highly skilled researchers and engineers to drive technological innovation, enhance energy security, reinforce Europe’s leadership in green energy technologies, support the transition to a sustainable, decarbonized energy future, and help meet climate targets.
Deadline : 08/04/2026
(32) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarships in battery modelling and fabrication – DTU Energy
The sections for Autonomous Materials Discovery (AMD) and Electrochemical Materials (ELM) at DTU Energy are looking for outstanding candidates for two PhD scholarships within the field of computational modelling of battery materials and fabrication and electrochemical investigations of new battery materials and complete battery cells.
Deadline : 08/02/2026
(33) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Terrestrial Gravimetry with Quantum Technology – DTU Space
If you are interested in quantum technology and geodetic infrastructure, looking to engage in field deployment both nationally and in the arctic, then a PhD position at DTU Space might be the place to kick-start your research career.
The division of Geodesy and Earth Observation (GEO) at DTU Space is looking for a PhD student to engage in our long-term activities on terrestrial gravimetry. The division owns an A10 absolute gravimeter and has annual tasks to measure and maintain the geodetic networks in Denmark and Greenland in collaboration with the Agency for Climate Data. The PhD will be part of these core activities and receive training in operating the A10 instrument.
Deadline : 08/01/2026
About Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark – Official Website
The Technical University of Denmark, often simply referred to as DTU, is a university in the town Kongens Lyngby, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark’s first polytechnic, and it is today ranked among Europe’s leading engineering institutions.
Along with École Polytechnique in Paris, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Eindhoven University of Technology, Technical University of Munich and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, DTU is a member of EuroTech Universities Alliance.
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