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: PhD scholarship in Computing Parallelism Enabled by Photonic Integrated Circuits – DTU Electro
The PhD student will participate in an international team in an EU-funded Doctoral Network project called MINDnet. The project consists of 15 Ph.D. students at 7 universities, one research center and two companies. The project has partners from eight different EU countries. All 15 Ph.d. projects are within the overall theme of neuromorphic computing and analog signal processing, targeting applications in the fields of communication, sensing, geolocalization, space and biomedical.
This Ph.D. project will take place at DTU Electro. Apart from the time at DTU there will be secondments of minimum 3 months at University of Pisa (IT), Fraunhofer Heinrik Hertz Institute (DE) and Spincloud (DE). There will also be regular meetings with the other 14 Ph.D. students in the doctoral network, including 4 training schools and two workshops.
As a participant of the project, the PhD student will become part of a team at DTU with numerical and experimental expertise in photonic computing. The activities within the project will benefit from synergies with other projects in the group as well as with other activities at the department. The main supervisor will be Assoc. Prof. Francesco Da Ros, DTU Electro.
Deadline : 15 March 2026
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Photonic Reservoir Computing in Coupled Resonant Structures – DTU Electro
The Machine Learning in Photonic Systems group at DTU Electro at the Technical University of Denmark is seeking a candidate for a PhD position to research multiplexing in photonic integrated circuits for enhancing computing efficiency through parallelism.
The PhD student will participate in an international team in an EU-funded Doctoral Network project called MINDnet. The project consists of 15 Ph.D. students at 7 universities, one research center and two companies. The project has partners from eight different EU countries. All 15 Ph.d. projects are within the overall theme of neuromorphic computing and analog signal processing, targeting applications in the fields of communication, sensing, geolocalization, space and biomedical.
This Ph.D. project will take place at DTU Electro. Apart from the time at DTU there will be secondments of minimum 3 months at Technical University of Illmenau (DE), HPE (BE) and University of Trento (IT). There will also be regular meetings with the other 14 Ph.D. students in the doctoral network, including 4 training schools and two workshops.
As a participant of the project, the PhD student will become part of a team at DTU with numerical and experimental expertise in photonic computing. The activities within the project will benefit from synergies with other projects in the group as well as with other activities at the department. The main supervisor will be Assoc. Prof. Francesco Da Ros, DTU Electro.
Deadline : 15 March 2026
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Writing, Learning and Teaching with Generative AI in STEM – DTU Management
On one hand, GenAI challenges traditional methods of learning and assessment, such as the take-home assignments or exams, which to a large extent can be delegated to GenAI technologies. On the other, GenAI tools such as chatbots and AI tutors are becoming embedded in everyday educational practices, altering how students read, write and learn, how educators teach, and how institutions assess and value student work. It is further an open question to what extent GenAI transforms STEM disciplines. How are expectations around expertise, critical thinking, creativity, and employability changing? And how do educational institutions navigate the balance between human and machine intelligence in shaping future learning environments?
This project invites theoretically and empirically grounded studies that contribute to understanding how GenAI is reconfiguring the practices, purposes, and values of writing, learning and teaching in STEM. Proposals may engage with one or more of the following themes:
- Assessment, Writing, and Academic Integrity: How are AI-assisted writing, coding, and modeling altering notions of originality, authorship, and evaluation? Which new human-machine configurations emerge or become contested in STEM education?
- Transforming STEM Learning and Pedagogy: How are educators, students, and institutions adapting teaching and learning in response to GenAI? In what ways are chatbots, AI tutors and code-assistants changing problem-solving, experimentation, and disciplinary expertise?
- Educational Transformation and Institutional Practice: How are universities and faculty redesigning curricula, policies, and support systems to protect against or align education with GenAI? What new literacies and competencies are emerging in response to this changing landscape?
Deadline : 1 March 2026
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in machine learning for enzyme and process engineering – DTU Biosustain
The Computational Protein Engineering (CPE) group at The Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Biosustainability (DTU Biosustain) is developing novel methods to engineer proteins more effectively using state-of-the-art experimental and computational approaches. Our mission is to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to the most pressing issues facing our societies in terms of bioproduction and bioremediation. To support this goal, we are looking for a colleague who is independent, who thrives within an interdisciplinary environment at a world-class research centre, and who is highly motivated to move the area of enzyme engineering to the next level, while having a positive impact on our world. When joining our group, you get the opportunity to use the latest algorithms in machine learning for improving protein function, for instance, enzyme activity, selectivity, or stability, etc. We currently work with enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of natural products and biochemicals as well as in the breakdown of greenhouse gases including CO2 and CH4.
Deadline : 31 January 2026
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Theoretical Chemical Dynamics – DTU Chemistry
The focus of this position is to describe via theory and computation how molecular systems behave on the fundamental level at the ultrafast timescale (atto- to picosecond), and how this behavior is observed in pump-probe experiments. The topic of the project will be decided between you and the supervisors, depending on your preferences and qualifications. Possible topics are: The theory of ultrafast pump-probe experiments (e.g., time-resolved X-ray scattering and spectroscopy), simulations and data processing of actual ultrafast experiments, mapping charge and energy transfer in molecular (and mesoscopic) systems, behavior of molecules in strong fields, dynamics of open quantum systems, and more.
This project offers an excellent opportunity to work in various areas of theoretical and computational chemistry such as quantum and semi-classical theory of molecules, electronic excited-state dynamics and relaxation, materials and light, statistical mechanics, reaction kinetics and dynamics, and theory/simulation of ultrafast time-resolved experiments.
Deadline : 22 January 2026
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in impedance-aware adaptive control of power electronic converters – DTU Wind
Are you passionate about the green energy transition? Do you wish to contribute to the development of solutions to support the increasingly renewable power grid? This fully funded 3-year PhD position at DTU Wind and Energy Systems could be a perfect fit for you.
We offer a vibrant, multidisciplinary, international, and friendly environment, encouraging creativity, diversity, empathy, and teamwork. You will have a great opportunity to build strong networks with internationally known researchers at DTU and other universities as well as leading industrial partners.
As a PhD candidate, you will join the Power-to-X and Storage (PtX) section within the Power and Energy Systems (PES) division. The PtX section combines multidisciplinary research in energy storage and flexibility, digital twins, energy islands, electrolyzers, and machine learning. Our team of 26 members from 13 different nationalities values diversity and includes experts in a broad range of scientific disciplines, including electrical engineering, control theory, industrial engineering, electronics engineering, energy policy, data science, and applied mathematics.
Deadline : 31 January 2026
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Scholarships in Infection Diagnostics (BUG-ID) – DTU Biosustain
Prof. Ivan Mijakovic advertises four PhD positions in his group at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Bioresearch Institute for the Green Transition (BRIGHT). These PhD positions are part of the BUG-ID Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Training Network (DN), funded by the European Commission. BUG-ID consortium has a mission to improve infection diagnostics. All BUG-ID PhD students will be trained in an interdisciplinary environment and experience a collaboration among academia, healthcare and the private sector.
This call advertises four PhD projects at DTU within the BUG-ID network (DCs 2, 3, 12, 13):
- DC2: Infection biomarker discovery in chronic wound models
- DC3: Infection biomarker monitoring in environmental samples
- DC12: Optimizing bioreceptor function in interaction with graphene
- DC13: Structural engineering of bioreceptors for graphene
Deadline : 31 January 2026
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Control of Hybrid Power Plants for Resilient Power System Support – DTU Wind
Would you like to be part of the solution to the green energy transition? Join us in developing technical solutions that facilitate the integration of more renewable power plants into future power systems.
The Renewable Plants in Energy Systems (RES) section at DTU Wind and Energy Systems is inviting candidates to apply for a PhD in “Control of Hybrid Power Plants for Resilient Power System Support”. The research in this section is multidisciplinary, and you will enjoy the advantages of a creative and inspiring work environment. You will get the opportunity to participate and influence the development of advanced renewable power plants in collaboration with top universities and industry in the field of wind energy research in Europe and beyond.
We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility. We develop talent by offering national/European and global networking opportunities, unique research infrastructure including a fully controllable MW-scale hybrid power plant at our campus, and a collaborative research environment.
Deadline : 25 January 2026
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Sustainability Assessment of Feedstocks for Biomanufacturing – BRIGHT
If you are motivated to guide innovation by developing novel frameworks and databases for sustainability assessment of bio-based products and, by doing so, to contribute to a sustainable transition, you have it right here. As an internationally reputed elite university, DTU is at the forefront of innovation related to “the sustainable transition.” At the The Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition (BRIGHT), we are specifically looking for new ways to support the sustainable production of bio-based products, and that is why we need you and all your good process simulation and sustainability assessment skills.
The FoundBio PhD project, a collaboration between two departments at DTU and Tec de Monterrey, aiming to close a critical knowledge gap by quantifying the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of emerging feedstocks, including CO₂, methane, formic acid, and methanol, in comparison to traditional sources such as sugars, lignocellulosic biomass, and algae.
This project will pioneer the development of a high-resolution assessment framework that integrates techno-economic analysis (TEA), environmental life cycle assessment (E-LCA), and social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) to evaluate the true sustainability potential of biotechnology-based products and production systems.
Deadline : 25 January 2026
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship on Enzyme Stability Modelling and Prediction – DTU Chemical Engineering
This PhD project is part of the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) doctoral network (DN) ELEGANCE (machinE LEarning for inteGrated multi-parAmetric eNzyme and bioproCess dEsign), and it will focus on:
- Expression, characterization and application of enzymes from University of Turin and other laboratories.
- Testing enzyme in defined gas-liquid interface apparatus and other reactors to determine stability under a range of experimental conditions.
- Using the experimental data to develop a model describing the effect of conditions on stability.
- Testing the model in standard stirred tank apparatus
- Refining the model to allow predictability between different types of apparatus.
- Defining an algorithm for testing enzyme stability.
Deadline : 21 January 2026
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in First-principles Theory of Exciton Interactions and Dynamics in 2D Moiré Systems – DTU Physics
The section for Computational Atomic-scale Materials Design (CAMD) at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), is seeking an outstanding and highly motivated candidate for a PhD position within the area of ab initio many-body theory with applications to excitons in complex 2D van der Waals materials.
Deadline :16 January 2026
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Student in Topological Photonics – DTU Electro
The Quantum and Nanophotonics section at DTU Electro is seeking an excellent and highly motivated PhD student to be a part of a program on ‘Symmetry-guided discovery of topological photonics’, led by Assoc. Prof. Thomas Christensen, who moved from MIT to DTU in 2023.
Funded by a Villum Young Investigator program (link), the project aims to uncover novel kinds of photonic topology using powerful ideas and tools at the intersection of topological band theory, symmetry analysis, and photonics. You will work on developing and applying these ideas to discover new topological phenomena, design proof-of-principle photonic topological designs, and identify opportunities for demonstrations with experimental collaborators at the department and internationally.
The program aims to advance the frontiers of theoretical photonics, deepen our understanding of fundamental wave-phenomena, and investigate the fundamentals and applications of topology in photonics.
Deadline : 1 February 2026
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Microbial Chemotaxis and Root-Microbe Interactions (RhizoTrack) – DTU Bioengineering
If you are curious about how microorganisms and plants communicate – and you want a PhD project where you can develop advanced skills in microfluidics, molecular ecology, and environmental data analysis – this position offers an exceptional opportunity to grow as a scientist. In RhizoTrack, you will work at the interface of microbiology, chemical ecology, and sustainable agriculture, contributing knowledge that can support more resilient plant-microbe partnerships in the future.
The DFF-funded project RhizoTrack explores how soil microorganisms sense, differentiate, and transform plant root exudates, and how these chemical interactions shape which microbes successfully colonize plant roots. By resolving these mechanisms, the project aims to build a foundation for designing microbial and chemical strategies that can strengthen plant health and reduce dependency on agrochemical inputs.
The project introduces microfluidic in situ chemotaxis assays (ISCAs) into soil ecosystems, a technique that allows us to measure microbial movement directly in natural soil matrices. We take a stepwise approach, beginning with synthetic communities and soil-analogue environments before progressing to more complex natural soils. You will work with chemotaxis experiments, long-read sequencing, microbial community analysis, and LC-MS-based chemical characterization.
The PhD project is part of the research activities at the Section for Microbial and Chemical Ecology (MCE) at DTU Bioengineering. MCE hosts internationally leading groups in microbial ecology, environmental biotechnology, microfluidics, and chemical ecology. The section provides state-of-the-art facilities for environmental genomics, chemical analytics, and microbial cultivation. You will join a vibrant and interdisciplinary environment with strong ties to both Danish and international collaborators, including a research visit to Dr. Jean-Baptiste Raina, the co-inventor of the ISCA.
Deadline : 15 February 2026
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Sustainability Assessment of Single Cell Proteins – BRIGHT
If you are motivated to guide innovation by developing novel methods, frameworks and tools for sustainability assessment of bio-based products and, by doing so, to contribute to a sustainable transition, you have it right here!
As an internationally reputed elite university, DTU is at the forefront of innovation related to “the sustainable transition.” At the Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition (BRIGHT)”, we are specifically looking for new ways to support the sustainable production of bio-based products, and that is why we need you and all your good process simulation and sustainability assessment skills.
The FrameBio PhD project, is part of prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network, a collaboration between 16 partners in the EU, aiming to close a critical knowledge gap by quantifying the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of bio-based products for future food security and offering advantage over conventional agriculture-based alternatives.
This project will pioneer the development of a high-resolution assessment framework that will revolutionize biotechnology by developing comprehensive computational modules that simulate microbial production of SCP and quantifying its resource dependencies across various scales.
Deadline : 8 February 2026
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Developing Impact Database of Feedstocks for Single Cell Proteins – BRIGHT
If you are motivated to guide innovation by developing novel methods, frameworks and tools for sustainability assessment of bio-based products and, by doing so, to contribute to a sustainable transition, you have it right here!
As an internationally reputed elite university, DTU is at the forefront of innovation related to “the sustainable transition.” At the Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition (BRIGHT), we are specifically looking for new ways to support the sustainable production of bio-based products, and that is why we need you and all your good process simulation and sustainability assessment skills.
The FrameBio PhD project, is part of prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network, a collaboration between 16 partners in the EU, aiming to close a critical knowledge gap by quantifying the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of bio-based products for future food security and offering advantage over conventional agriculture-based alternatives. This project will pioneer the development of a high-resolution waste-derived novel biotechnology feedstock-host background data generation to enable sustainability assessments.
Deadline : 8 February 2026
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship on Mechanics of Soft Architected Materials – DTU Engineering Technology
DTU Engineering Technology is offering a 3-year PhD position on the nonlinear mechanics of soft architected materials. Soft architected materials have immense potential in tissue engineering, energy harvesting, and soft robotics. A key challenge in the design of flexible scaffolds is to understand the connection between architecture and the macroscopic response that is typically governed by elastic instabilities. This project aims to elucidate this connection through carefully designed experiments on programmed microstructures, synthesized by additive manufacturing, and the development of computational tools that will enable automated structure-property correlation. The research will be supervised by Associate Professor Stavros Gaitanaros.
Deadline : 30 January 2026
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Mechanistic Investigation of Transient Build-up of Water-Layer on Electronic Surface and Electrochemical Failures under Low and High Voltage – DTU Construct
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity for a PhD, we at Materials and Surface Engineering section, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, is seeking candidate for a PhD position to work on investigating transient build-up condensed water layer on electronics surfaces such as Printed Circuit Board Assembly and DBC Substrates and how they lead to electrochemical failures under low and high voltage bias.
The project will also include the development of secondary electrochemical models as digital twins. This PhD project is part of CreCon – Industrial Consortium for Climatically Reliable Electronics at DTU. The PhD position also provides an opportunity to work in collaboration with major industries involved in electric vehicles/renewable energy systems.
Deadline : 23 January 2026
(18) 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 : 15 February 2026
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Absolute Sustainability of aggregate resources – DTU Sustain
Do you want to carry out a PhD project on absolute sustainability assessment of resources with international front-runners in absolute environmental sustainability assessment? If so, this PhD position might be the right fit for you!
You will develop methodology for sustainability assessment of aggregate resource use in the construction sector applying a dissipation perspective on the resource uses and assessing them in an absolute sustainability perspective.
The position is offered under the Centre for Absolute Sustainability and affiliated with the Section for Quantitative Sustainability Assessment of the Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering (DTU Sustain). The centre spearheads the development of absolute environmental sustainability assessment methods. You will become part of an ambitious and team-based research environment with around 50 international staff members, postdocs, and PhD students.
Deadline : 27 January 2026
(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position in Chemical Food Safety and PFAS in Marine Food Resources – DTU Food
Are you passionate about environmental contaminants, food safety, marine ecosystems, and creating real-world impact through cutting-edge analytical and data-driven approaches? Do you want to contribute to protecting public health by improving our understanding of chemical food safety risks in marine food systems?
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to join an interdisciplinary research team working with advanced analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, food safety, and risk assessment. The position is linked to the PFAS-Marine project under the National PFAS Center and focuses on the occurrence, bioaccumulation, and dietary exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in marine food sources from Danish waters.
By joining this project, you will gain expertise in chemical food safety, marine ecotoxicology, targeted and non-targeted chemical analysis, and dietary exposure assessment, while contributing to improved risk management and evidence-based regulation of persistent environmental contaminants in food.
Deadline : 26 January 2026
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy – DTU Physics
Are you passionate about using experimental physics and mathematical methods to accelerate the green transition and address climate change? Do you want to transform the way we conduct and interpret tomorrow’s fusion experiments? Do you have a background in plasma physics, computational physics, inverse problems, or tomography?
Then this PhD opportunity at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) might be the perfect fit for you. We’re seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join an interdisciplinary collaboration with experts in plasma diagnostics, computational plasma physics, and tomography.
Deadline : 26 January 2026
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Model-based Region of Interest X-Ray Microscopy of Smart Materials – DTU Physics
Join our interdisciplinary team developing state-of-the-art 3D X-ray microscopy for life science applications. ‘Seeing is believing’, therefore at the DTU 3D imaging center we explore the frontiers of micro- and nano-scale 3D X-ray imaging. Our next challenge is to visualize hydrogel matrix for cell cultures using phase contrast X-ray microscopy with one of our laboratory X-ray tomographic scanners. This is in the framework of a European Doctoral training network, X-celerate, including in total 10 PhD students around Europe.
We are looking for an outstanding and motivated candidate to take up the challenge of designing, developing and applying advanced X-ray imaging methods by combining experimental and computational approaches in physics. You will be working with laboratory X-ray microscopes at DTU and at synchrotron beamlines, in close collaboration with partner universities in the HORIZON project.
Deadline : 26 January 2026
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in experimental ecophysiology and biology of lumpsucker – DTU Aqua
A fully funded 3-year PhD position is available at DTU Aqua, within the newly established project NOW-LUMP, funded by seabreak (https://www.aqua.dtu.dk/nyheder/stenbiderprojektet?id=ab369eed-9005-4b04-9b12-66e400036e1c). The project aims to build fundamental knowledge on the biology and environmental tolerance of the lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus) — a culturally and ecologically important species that has undergone a severe population decline in Scandinavian waters.
The successful candidate will join a supportive and dynamic research environment at DTU Aqua. Your PhD will be based in the Section for Marine Living Resources where you will be part of the Fish Biology research group. The PhD will be supervised by Senior Researcher Jane W. Behrens (fish ecophysiologist) and co-supervised by Researcher Ole Henriksen (fisheries biologist) and Professor Karin Hüssy (fish biologist).
Deadline : 15 February 2026
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in Quantum Information Science and Gravity – DTU Physics
Are you intrigued by quantum physics and excited about the novel opportunities emerging from quantum technologies? Do you want to explore how quantum optics and quantum information science can shed light on one of the most profound open questions in modern physics: the interface between quantum mechanics and gravity?
At the Section for Quantum Physics and Information Technology (QPIT), we are seeking an excellent and highly motivated PhD candidate to work on exploring connections between quantum mechanics and gravity, in particular on theoretical development of potential low-energy (table-top) tests probing such connections with techniques from quantum optics and quantum information science.
At QPIT you will be part of bigQ – Center for Macroscopic Quantum States – a Danish national Center of Excellence in quantum information science and technology. The purpose of the center is to explore quantum physics in new macroscopic regimes, deepening our understanding of quantum physics, and speeding up the development of emerging quantum technologies. While our main focus is curiosity-driven research, we also support innovation, interdisciplinary collaborations and industry partnerships. The center offers a stimulating and diverse working environment, comprising around 60 people (with about 23 nationalities) including faculty members, PhD students, postdocs, engineers and administrators.
Deadline : 13 February 2026
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in nature-inspired discovery of marine bacterial antibiotics against drug resistant Klebsiella pneumonia – DTU Bioengineering
If you would like to contribute to our fight against antimicrobial resistant bacteria and is fascinated by the vast potential of bacteria to produce (novel) bioactive compounds – and you want a PhD project where you become part of an international, interdisciplinary team – then this position offers an amazing opportunity to grow as a scientist. In this project, you will work at the interface of microbiology, chemical ecology, bioinformatics and drug discovery, contributing understanding that can support development of new antibiotics against Gram-negative bacteria.
The project is funded by The Novo Nordisk Foundation (in collaboration with the Gates Foundation and the Welcome Trust) and uses ecology-inspired approaches to explore novel environmental bacteria for production of antibiotics. Specifically, at DTU we will explore marine bacteria and determine if their antibiotic production can be elicited by relevant marine growth substrates and by co-cultivation mimicking their natural environment. By these approaches, the project aims to build a foundation for finding and developing novel antibiotics against drug resistant human pathogens..
The project is based on an in-house collection of marine bacteria, from the Galathea 3 expedition. The bacteria were isolated based on a preliminary screen for antibiotic activity against a fish-pathogenic bacterium but has never been explored as sources of antibiotics against human pathogens. You will work on antibacterial assays (against Klebsiella) and use genome sequencing and mining to select the most potent strains and use a range of elicitor techniques followed by antibacterial testing and metabolomic analyses using LC-MS/MS and other analytical chemistry techniques.
Deadline : 27 January 2026
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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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