Multiple Positions – PhD Positions (20)-Fully Funded at University of Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Copenhagen, Denmark invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Positions 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 Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Morten Meldal PhD fellowships in Chemistry
We are looking for strong candidates within the broader field of Chemistry. Applicants should hold a MSc or a BSc degree related to one or more of the areas of experimental and theoretical chemistry listed above, with excellent results and good English language skills. Please note that if you expect to obtain a MSc degree before August 2026, but do not have it at the deadline of this call, you must apply for the integrated PhD program (option B).
The three criteria for the assessment of the applications will be 1) The excellence of the PhD candidate based on former performance at BSc and MSc level, 2) The academic originality and expected impact of the proposed project and 3) Implementation including the relevance of the supervisor host environment and the feasibility of the PhD project plan.
In order to develop a research proposal that can be supported at the Faculty of Science (SCIENCE), it is a requirement that you have made an agreement beforehand with a supervisor at one of the departments listed below; a letter of confirmation from the supervisor must be included in your application.
Deadline : 1 February 2026
(02) PhD Positions- Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Physics, Biocomplexity
We are looking for a talented, independent and creative applicant who is interested in quantitatively exploring fundamental questions in the exciting fields of infectious disease dynamics and virus-host interactions, as well as other spreading and competition processes within biological physics. The successful candidate must be imaginative, have strong skills in physics/computation/mathematics, and be interested in learning about the biology of the host and pathogen under study. The candidate must have excellent English skills and hold a master’s degree in physics or applied mathematics, or a master’s degree in biology with strong skills in mathematics and physics.
Deadline : 01-01-2026
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(03) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD positions in AI in Medicine
Funding for two PhD positions working on the use of AI in medicine is available. The positions are focused on various aspects of cancer treatment, including AI-assisted diagnosis, treatment planning, and outcome prediction. Depending on the applicant’s qualifications, they may work on medical image analysis, clinical report analysis, or theoretical aspects of AI in medicine. The researchers are expected to work in close collaboration with the Department of Radiation Oncology and the Department of Radiology at Rigshospitalet.
The prevalence of cancer remains a global health challenge, with the National Institutes of Health reporting that an estimated 39.5% of individuals will have cancer at some point in their lives. According to the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology, approximately half of cancer patients will require radiotherapy (RT) as part of their treatment regimen. However, the curative effects of RT are accompanied by toxicity risks to healthy tissues surrounding the target tumors. Studies indicate that 15–45% of patients across different cancer types experience various radiation-induced toxicities. This project aims to leverage AI capabilities to study the relationships between toxicities and irradiation of anatomical subregions of human organs, pinpointing critical regions that need to be spared to minimize toxicity risks.
This project is large in scale, offering considerable flexibility for each PhD to follow the track they prefer. These tracks include: a) Analysis of pre-RT medical images – Annotating patient organs, tumors, and anatomically relevant regions to measure radiation delivery and dose distribution across different areas; b) Analysis of dose delivery plans – Examining longitudinal RT treatments where radiation is delivered over multiple sessions; c) Analysis of clinical features – Investigating patient data as structured variables or processing clinical reports using NLP algorithms to assess their role in RT outcomes; d) Theoretical machine learning development – Designing new AI algorithms with broad applications, potentially extending beyond medicine. Our work includes explainable AI, AI in robotics, and geometrical modelling; e) Eye-tracking in cancer treatment planning – Exploring whether eye-tracking technology can serve as an optimal communication interface between physicians and computers during medical image annotation and treatment planning.
We are looking for committed candidates who are not afraid to ask questions, can navigate a dynamic research environment, and can independently drive a project until models are applied.
Deadline : 15-12-2025
(04) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Membrane Filtration within a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Industrial Doctoral Network UP2MEM
We are looking for candidates within the field of Food Engineering or Food Science that are willing to develop novel membrane separation processes for separation of fat and proteins, as well use a number of techniques for physico and chemical charaterisation of the streams obtained. Experience within these fields is a plus. English proficiency is required for this position. Previous or ongoing experience with writing and structuring of scientific articles is also a plus. Applicants have a master’s degree or equivalent in Food Engineering or Food Science or related field, who has a curious mind-set and are highly motivated to pursue a PhD in this area.
Deadline : 15-12-2025
(05) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship in the Sociology of Quantification in Africa – ERC Project “Modelling African Futures: A comparative technography of evidence-based welfare policy in Ghana, Senegal, Kenya and Botswana”
The PhD position is part of the research project “Modelling African Futures: A comparative technography of evidence-based welfare policy in Ghana, Senegal, Kenya and Botswana” (ModelFutures) funded by a European Research Council Starting Grant. ModelFutures is located at the intersection of African Studies, anthropology, STS, and population statistics. The project undertakes comparative ethnographic research at the nexus of four African statistical and welfare systems – Ghana, Senegal, Kenya and Botswana – where the design, production and application of innovations in population statistics participate in shaping the future of public welfare. The aim of the project is to connect statistical innovation and anticipatory welfare politics in contexts of major demographic transitions. The PhD position covers the Ghanaian case study of the project.
ModelFutures carries out comparative ethnographic research into the foundational knowledge practices and infrastructures that inform the planning and implementation of evidence-based welfare policy in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Botswana. Drawing on a unique cross-disciplinary and comparative approach to the study of statistical innovation in practice, ModelFutures studies experts’ skilful adaptations to the demands of globally circulating computational models and standards. At the same time, the project is interested in the symbolic practices attached to such models, and the infrastructural arrangements in which they are situated. Taken together, this allows us to examine in a systematic manner how variously positioned knowledge practices, including computational vernaculars and skilful adaptions, participate in the production of African welfare systems.
Deadline : 15-12-2025
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(06) PhD Positions- Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in organoid-infection biology
In the PhD project you will explore how age and Helicobacter pylori infection shape the cellular composition, transcriptional programs, and developmental trajectories of the gastric epithelium. Early-life infection with H. pylori has lifelong consequences, from chronic gastritis to gastric cancer but also protection against asthma and allergies. The cellular mechanisms by which infection perturbs epithelial development remain unclear. We will use single-cell transcriptomics, immunofluorescent microscopy and methylation sequencing to resolve this, working with stomach glands from mice and derived gastric organoid cultures.
Deadline : 07-12-2025
(07) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship at the Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic PhD student with backgrounds in data science, bioinformatics, protein design, biochemistry, mass spectrometry, cell biology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, medicine or related fields. The successful candidate will join a vibrant, interdisciplinary research environment and work on projects centered around:
- Apply cutting-edge mass spectrometry–based proteomics to uncover dynamic protein changes and post-translational modifications in cellular signaling.
- Define key alterations in proteins and glycans and map how membrane dynamics and glycan–protein interactions reshape cellular networks.
- Link structure to function by dissecting how protein and glycan assemblies drive signaling and cell communication.
- Develop precision tools to selectively target disease-relevant assemblies, opening new therapeutic opportunities in cancer, chronic inflammation, and neurodegeneration.
Deadline :30-11-2025
(08) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowships in ENERPOL MSCA Doctoral Network
The successful applicants will join a multidisciplinary EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie International PhD training network. The doctoral positions are based at Department of Mathematical Sciences at University of Copenhagen (UCPH).
The Doctoral Candidate will be supervised by Professor Trine Krogh Boomsma. The group works with Operations Research and the focus areas are stochastic optimization and equilibrium modelling in energy systems and markets.
Deadline :30-11-2025
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(09) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in NanoGeoBiology at the Geobiology section
The PhD project is about investigating carbonaceous material from various sources to establish a protocol for determining biomarkers in the material. The student will be using a broad range of tools stretching from AFM combined with Infrared spectroscopy, Raman, SEM, Tof-SIMS and other tools to characterize a range of geological samples, meteorites, artificial systems etc. The student is expected to collaborate with other disciplines on the topic.
Deadline :30-11-2025
(10) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Two PhD fellowships in Immunology
The project aims to identify and fully characterize antigen-specific T cells at individual clone level in acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. These include chronic inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and vitiligo, but extend to other infectious, autoimmune and allergic conditions. The candidates will use T cell stimulation assays, T cell receptor cloning and expression, flow cytometry and single cell RNA-sequencing to identify and validate T cell clonal responses and identify putative reactive antigens. The projects will combine clinical patient material and preclinical models of disease in mouse models, and it is hoped that we will gain fundamental insights into how T cells respond to allergens/antigens and the exact identity of some of these peptide-specific responses.
Deadline : 26-11-2025
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(11) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Atmospheric Chemistry
The research project evolves around the emissions of organic compounds from Boreal Forest and their gas-phase reactions in the atmosphere at different environmental conditions. We use experimental techniques to study the oxidation processes in the field and then simulate real atmospheric processes in laboratory chambers. The successful candidate will analyze the samples collected during summer 2025 in North American Boreal forest and lead laboratory experiments applying highly sensitive mass spectrometry to detect highly oxygenated organic compounds and accretion products. This project is a part of the large collaboration with other grops from Finland, Canada, US, and Switzerland which provides excellent opportunities for an exchange stays.
Deadline : 25-11-2025
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(12) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in statistical modelling for RNA biology
We are looking for candidates to work within the field(s) intersecting statistics, bioinformatics and post-transcriptional gene regulation. Applicants can have a background from (bio-)statistics, with emphasis on advanced statistical modelling and preferably working with large scale data within biology or health sciences.
- Strong understanding of statistical modelling
- Strong interest in training skills in deep learning
- Experience in bioinformatics including genomic sequence analysis
- Basic understanding of post-transcriptional gene regulation
- Strong skills in R and/or Python, including packages used for advanced modelling
Deadline : 25-11-2025
(13) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Cell Biology and Physiology
The aim of the project is to elucidate the role of PDK4 in regulating mitochondrial function and network dynamics in skeletal muscle. The project will involve both mouse and human experiments as well as cell culture studies. The project will focus on elucidating the underlying mechanisms regulating mitochondrial dynamics and network structure as well as mitochondrial function in response to metabolic challenges and the role of PDK4 in this regulation.
Deadline :25-11-2025
(14) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student – Applied Immunology
The aim of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI) is to revolutionize and accelerate vaccine development in Denmark by bridging the gap between academic research and industry innovation. NIVI Research Center is a mission-driven academic research center, anchored at the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Copenhagen. The primary focus of the center is the development of new or improved vaccine candidates against infectious respiratory diseases including tuberculosis and influenza. NIVI Research Center aims to achieve this by gaining an enhanced understanding of airway immunity and incorporating innovations in vaccine technologies and delivery methods. As the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted, progress and innovation in the vaccine development field holds great promise. However, we still face many scientific hurdles that limit the development of effective vaccines that can rapidly induce broad and long-lasting immunity, particularly against airborne viruses and bacteria. NIVI Research Center is developing an integrated basic and translational research program that aims to fill many of these remaining knowledge gaps and to harness this knowledge to develop more effective vaccines.
Deadline : 24-11-2025
(15) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in cerebrospinal fluid dynamics at the Department of Neuroscience
The research project will focus on the role of a subset of transport proteins in the choroid plexus in cerebrospinal fluid secretion in in vivo animal models. The techniques will rely heavily on rodent in vivo experimentations including determination of cerebrospinal fluid secretion rate, intracranial pressure measurements, etc. with a smaller part conducted on choroid plexus organoids. Cerebrospinal fluid secretion takes place across a secretory epithelium, and applicants from the field of epithelial transport (anywhere in the body) are strongly encouraged to apply – as are candidates with experience with in vivo rodent experimentation.
Deadline :24-11-2025
(16) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD fellowship in Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is considered a requirement to meet the temperature targets of the Paris Agreement, by compensating hard to abate GHG emissions and by removing already emitted CO2 from the atmosphere. To achieve negative emissions, CDR must be based on non-fossil carbon sources, e.g., carbon in biomass. Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) offers a potentially low-cost opportunity for CDR, which is already developed to a comparably high technology readiness level enabling rapid implementation. While the use of biomass for heat and electricity (BE) production is well established in several European countries only few BECCS facilities operate on commercial scale.
Biogenic carbon is a limited resource and considerate use of it is paramount for sustainable development. Furthermore, biomass production is connected to land use, with land use change being a potential driver of GHG emissions and climate change. Deploying BECCS in large regionwide scales consequently raises a number of unanswered questions. Do we achieve most climate benefits with temporary carbon storage in ecosystems managed for storage or with BECCS?
The complex interactions between ecosystems and surrounding technoeconomic systems raise significant scientific questions about the climate effect of BECCS. The scientific challenge is to develop a deeper understanding of the carbon dynamics in time and space of the system-complex comprising, ecosystems, e.g., forests, and the surrounding techno-economic systems (harvest, processing, and consumption of goods and services).
Deadline : 23-11-2025
(17) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Scholarship (Medical Humanities)
The Centre for Culture and the Mind explores the puzzling relationship between cultural differences and the human psyche from a variety of disciplinary perspectives: historical, anthropological, psychiatric, literary and psychological. It zooms in on the core questions about the universality or otherwise of the human mind, which remain as difficult to answer today as they were a century ago.
The Centre proposes that the issue of culture-mind relationship lays at the core of many social, political and medical debates: within cross-cultural psychiatry/psychotherapy, in trauma studies, and in migration and refugee studies. It explores how the human mind and common humanity have been imagined in different cultural, sociopolitical and disciplinary contexts, examining the assumptions and forces which shaped such definitions. By analysing how different cross-cultural models of the psyche were formulated and critiqued, the Centre’s interdisciplinary team aims to develop a new framework for understanding cross-cultural interventions and their politics, and to arrive at a more nuanced model of interaction between socio-cultural contexts and ideas of the psyche.
The Centre consists of four interrelated thematic strands: cross-cultural research in human sciences; cross-cultural notions of trauma and resilience; cross-cultural therapeutics and creative mind; and cross-cultural encounters and population movements (migration).
Deadline : 23 November 2025
(18) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in using 13C for field phenotyping aimed at breeding for drought resilience
The PhD student will be working on a recently funded project on using d13C isotope enrichment for field phenotyping of crops in cooperation with plant breeders. The natural enrichment of 13C in plant material is affected by stomatal closure, and therefore by the level of drought stress in crops. Comparing genotypes of major field crops, we have found d13C to be correlated to deep rooting among crop genotypes, as genotypes with deep rooting can access more soil water, and thereby get less drought stressed. Measuring d13C is much less demanding than measuring deep rooting directly, leading to the hypothesis that d13C can be used as a proxy for field scale phenotyping for deep rooting, allowing breeding towards efficient use of soil water and drought stress resilience. The studies in the project will include different crops, mainly winter wheat and perennial ryegrass. The project will work in two main directions: 1) further study of the method, to understand how the 13C signal develops and is distributed in the plant, and how sampling can be optimized to show such effects of even shorter dry periods, typical of temperate climates, and 2) using d13C measurements in established genotype trials at different locations, to study genotypic differences in water stress and its links to yield and other measured traits of the genotypes.
Deadline :22-11-2025
(19) PhD Positions- Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Project in Quantitative Modeling of Spatiotemporal Protein Regulation
We are looking for candidates within the field(s) of physics, computational biology or similar. The successful candidate will have excellent skills in theoretical physics, in particular: statistical physics, dynamical systems, numerical techniques. A basic knowledge of cellular biology is also expected. The candidate should hopefully be extremely enthusiastic about scientific research and be very imaginative with the ability to work independently and in a team.
Deadline : 18-11-2025
(20) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Research Assistant followed by a PhD position in Airway Stem Cell Biology at the Department of Biomedical Sciences
The project focuses on engineering airway organoids to generate reproducible and scalable models that faithfully recapitulate the architecture and function of airway tissue in vivo. Our laboratory has already optimized the culture conditions and methodologies required for large-scale organoid generation. The next step is to advance this platform further and use it to address fundamental and translational questions related to airway regeneration and disease progression.
We combine quantitative imaging, multi-omics approaches, and mechanical measurements to explore the biology of epithelial regeneration and remodeling, working closely with our clinical collaborators. We are now looking for a motivated researcher to join us in driving these efforts forward and taking the project to the next level.
Deadline :16-11-2025
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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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