Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Lund University, Lund, Sweden invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Architecture leading to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts
Summary of PhD Program:
As a doctoral student in artistic research, you will be trained in both an artistic and a scientific approach. In short, this means that you get practice in thinking critically and reflectively, and that you develop independence and the ability to formulate qualified questions, and to analyse and practically process problems using artistically relevant research methodology. As a doctoral student, you will work on a documented artistic research project within a limited time frame. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership and pedagogical skills.
Application Deadline: 30.Sep.2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in technology and society with focus on AI and the welfare state
Summary of PhD Program:
The research group environment at LTH in Lund, led by Stefan Larsson, focuses on social science-oriented but multidisciplinary issues linked to AI, with affiliated researchers at both junior and senior levels. Collaborations exist within the Engineering Faculty as well as within the Faculty of Medicine, Law, Social Sciences and the Humanities, and universities in Finland, Germany and Japan. The research group has a working space at LTH, and is part of the Department of Technology and Society.
Application Deadline: 03.Sep.2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Economic Geography
Summary of PhD Program:
The research will be conducted within the field of economic geography and will focus on analyzing global innovation dynamics in infrastructure sectors. The position is well-suited for students with an interest in topics such as the geography of sustainability transitions, institutional perspectives on innovation and diffusion, green industry dynamics, change agency, global innovation systems, among others. The position is connected to two research projects focusing on transformative innovation in the water sector.
Application Deadline: 01.Sep.2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Biodiversity and Evolution
Summary of PhD Program:
Biology is a broad subject about all living things. It encompasses everything from processes at the molecular and cellular level to global processes at ecosystem level. The subject is divided into a range of sub-disciplines and specializations. The PhD program at the Department of Biology includes many of these specializations, from molecular biology to applied ecology, from viruses and individual cells to evolutionary biology and global biodiversity. Taking on research studies at the Department of Biology generally means focusing on a delimited part of the research area of biology and may include field studies, experiments, theoretical studies, or a combination of these.
Application Deadline: 17.Aug.2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Chemical Engineering on membrane processes for storm and rainwater harvesting
Summary of PhD Program:
The Membrane Group is currently offering a PhD position with a focus on finding sustainable solutions for the treatment of storm- and rainwater. This is a unique opportunity to work with applied research with direct linkages to water utilities and municipalities/cities in the local surroundings with aim to identify next generation’s storm- and rainwater harvesting solution. The membrane technique is seen as a potential method to support a transition towards a more sustainable recirculation and usage of storm- and rainwater.
Application Deadline: 17.Aug.2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in theoretical computer science
Summary of PhD Program:
We invite applications for one to two PhD positions in computational complexity theory. At the heart of computational complexity theory is the quest to understand the nature of efficient computation. What makes a problem computationally hard or easy? How can we show that every algorithm that solves a certain problem must necessarily consume a large amount of resources (such as time or memory, say)? The study of the potential and limits of efficient computation is about foundational, mathematical, research, but research results in computational complexity theory have had major impact in other areas of computer science and other scientific disciplines, and have given rise to some of the most important open problems in modern mathematics.
Application Deadline: 17.Aug.2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Building materials with focus on biobased insulation materials
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project is part of a larger project with the aim of studying and improving the hygrothermal performance of biobased insulation materials. The purpose of the PhD project is to study the hygrothermal performance of existing biobased insulation materials and enhance their energy performance and increase robustness to temporary moisture loads. This will be explored by tailoring the hygrothermal performance of the materials, e.g. their heat release, moisture capacity and sorption kinetics, through tuning the material structure and chemistry by chemical modification.
Application Deadline: 12.Aug.2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in fire safety engineering with the focus on combustible facades
Summary of PhD Program:
Fire safety research relates to physical and chemical processes associated with the origin, growth, spread and extinguishing of fires, interactions between fire and buildings/facilities, systems for preventing or detecting fire or limiting its consequences, and evacuation and human behavior in fire. The general objective is to find cost-effective and innovative methods of keeping damage to people, the environment, and property at an acceptable level.
Application Deadline: 10.Aug.2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Industrial Engineering and Management
Summary of PhD Program:
PhD-studies in Logistics and Supply chain management belongs to the subject area Industrial Engineering and Management deals with design, strategy, planning and control, development, and economic evaluation of industrial operations. The research is concerned with problem areas in the interface between technology/engineering and economics/business management. It aims at integrating both perspectives, by using methods and principles from one area and modifying and applying it to the other. The area is multidisciplinary and covers issues of strategic as well as operational nature within all types of industries.
Application Deadline: 04.Aug.2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Numerical Analysis
Summary of PhD Program:
This doctoral project lies at the intersection of numerical analysis and scientific machine learning, focusing on the development of reliable, physics-aware AI frameworks. The aim is to build a mathematically grounded approach for approximating partial differential equations (PDEs) using deep kernel learning, which integrates deep neural networks into Gaussian processes constrained by PDEs. Drawing on tools from numerical analysis and reproducing kernel Hilbert space theory, the project seeks to rigorously embed physical laws into deep learning while enabling uncertainty quantification and error estimation.
Application Deadline: 01.Aug.2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Applied Mathematics with a focus on Computer Vision
Summary of PhD Program:
Within our division, we have extensive experience in developing new methods for creating 3D models from sensor data, which are used in many applications, 3D maps for human navigation, mapping and localization for autonomous cars and other vehicles. We develop new methods, for example, feature extraction from sensor data, solving polynomial equations, and optimization. In this project, we will also explore new methods for 3D modeling and sensor position estimation that operate directly on sensor data. Here, we will also use new so-called feature-metric approaches.
Application Deadline: 27.Jul.2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in physical geography and ecosystem science
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD student will carry out research related to the objectives of IM4CA. In particular, this project will employ a wetland CH4 emissions module for the African Tropics and provide bottom-up wetlands emission estimates. As a first step the tropical wetland CH4 emissions module will be developed based on the existing wetlands formulation in the global dynamic vegetation model LPJ-GUESS. As a next step, the process parameters of the improved module will be calibrated against local CH4 flux measurements representing tropical biomes. This calibration step will be based on a Bayesian optimisation approach that needs to be refined for this purpose here. The calibrated module will then be used to estimate pan-tropical wetlands CH4 emissions over the recent past.
Application Deadline: 27.Jul.2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in medical sciences with a focus on advanced cancer
Summary of PhD Program:
We are now seeking a motivated and dedicated PhD student to join the project “Spatial multiomics of adult and pediatric advanced cancer”, and to contribute to the group’s ongoing research efforts. The project is funded by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Cancer Society, and the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund, among others. It aims to generate and analyze large-scale datasets from spatial single-cell transcriptomics and multiplex imaging of clinical metastases. The goal is to identify novel therapeutic targets and functionally validate them using CRISPR-based studies and experimental models.
Application Deadline: 18.Jul.2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electrical Engineering focusing on environment learning for dense ultra–Massive MIMO-systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The doctoral student will work on 6G and especially environment learning for dense ultra–Massive MIMO-systems. Starting with an initial map-based ray-tracing model for the local environment, the task is to update and refine the environment model by applying measurements performed by the dense ultra–Massive MIMO wireless network. Tools applied include ray-tracing, statistical signal processing and machine learning/transfer learning. The subject area includes cellular communication systems for 5G and 6G, channel modeling, channel characterization and machine learning.
Application Deadline: 17.Jul.2025
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electrical Engineering focusing on future wireless systems
Summary of PhD Program:
This position is part of NextG2Com – a Vinnova Competence Center coordinated by Lund University. NextG2Com is a competence center focused on future advanced communication systems that integrate wireless communication technology and networks, software, data, and security through relevant application areas (advanced digitalization). In NextG2Com, Lund University collaborates with industry and public-sector actors with support from Vinnova. As a NextG2Com doctoral student, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners and other doctoral students within the center, participate in meetings, and engage in various center activities.
Application Deadline: 17.Jul.2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in diabetesgenetics
Summary of PhD Program:
In this project, under the supervision of Associate Professor Emma Ahlqvist, you will conduct research focused on cardiovascular disease and precision medicine in type 2 diabetes. We will use statistical and genetic approaches to analyze data from large cohorts to identify genetic variants and risk factors contributing to cardiovascular disease susceptibility and related traits. We will also examine how these interact with diabetes subtypes and environmental factors. Findings will be further explored through bioinformatic methods. Other techniques may include machine learning and mathematical modeling. Additional tasks within the research group may also be included.
