Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark 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 Physics of Life
Summary of PhD Program:
The project focuses on quantitative understanding of the viruses infecting bacteria (bacteriophages). Our goal is to achieve a universal understanding of interaction between viruses and their hosts. Phages are key drivers of microbial ecology, gene transfer and microbial evolution. They serve an ideal in-vivo model system to study virus-host interactions. We aim to explore virus development upon infection as a dynamic and stochastic process exhibiting decision-making behaviours. We also study the role of phages at various scales, from population to ecological levels to investigate epidemics as it spread in 2 or 3-dimensional geometries. Our research integrates theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches.
Application Deadline: 06-04-2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in deep-sea viral ecology
Summary of PhD Program:
Our project aims to assess the role of phages in elemental cycling in deep-sea sediments with emphasis on prophages and their AMGs, using a combination of bioinformatic and experimental approaches. This will be done by three different approaches: 1) analyse AMGs from lytic and temperate phages and map their associations to environmental conditions using metagenomic data. 2) identifying phage-host systems from metagenomic data for in silico evaluation of the role of AMGs in phage-host interactions. 3) investigating trade-offs of lysogeny for the host by quantifying the metabolic contribution and regulation of prophage-encoded AMGs in benthic element cycling using experimental approaches with phage-host systems in cultivation.
Application Deadline: 01-04-2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in bowhead whale population genomics and demography
Summary of PhD Program:
The Lorenzen group is based in the Section for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, one of six research sections at Globe Institute. The research of the section is driven by curiosity and shared excitement for scientific collaboration and discovery, and we value a diverse and inclusive scientific environment that fosters creativity. Information on the Globe institute can be found at https://globe.ku.dk. The PhD candidate will be part of the PhD programme at the Globe Institute in Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences.
Application Deadline: 01-04-2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Theoretical Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will focus on fault tolerant quantum computation with quantum emitters. In a joint theoretical and experimental effort, we are exploring the possibility of scalable quantum computation based on photon emission from quantum dots containing spin qubits. The Ph.D. project will be on theoretical investigations of architectures for full scale fault-tolerant quantum computation, taking into account realistic imperfection present in the experimental setups. This will combine elements of quantum information theory and theoretical quantum optics.
Application Deadline: 01-04-2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position
Summary of PhD Program:
Subject to available grants, the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, hereby announces that a bursary for PhD studies (“friplads”) within all research areas of the faculty including African Studies will be available from 1 September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The bursary entails the enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD school of the Faculty of Theology. The faculty covers the tuition fee (150.000 DKK; 2024) but will not pay a salary for the PhD studies. It is therefore necessary that applicants document their ability to cover their own living costs during their PhD studies.
Application Deadline: 01-04-2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Theology
Summary of PhD Program:
The granting of the PhD scholarships will take place under the agreement in force between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Under this agreement, a holder of a PhD scholarship is obliged to carry out relevant duties amounting to a total of 840 hours over the three-year period. The scholarship holder must also be prepared to take an active part in the faculty’s research environment.
Application Deadline: 01-04-2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Statistics and the mathematics of Insurance and Economics
Summary of PhD Program:
Department of Mathematical Sciences (MATH) invites applications for PhD stipends in applied mathematics, including statistics and the mathematics of insurance and economics. The start date is ordinarily September 1, 2025 but can be subject to negotiation.
Application Deadline: 01-04-2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mathematics
Summary of PhD Program:
There will be PhD stipends available in:
Algebraic and Arithmetic Geometry, Applied algebra, Combinatorics, Geometric group theory, Geometry and Geometric Analysis, Number Theory, Representation Theory, and Topology as covered by the section Algebra & Geometry and Copenhagen Center for Geometry & Topology (GeoTop).
Classical Analysis, Descriptive Set Theory, Functional Analysis, Geometric group theory, Harmonic Analysis, History of Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, Operator Algebras, Partial Differential Equations, Quantum Information, Quantum Computation and Quantum Simulation as covered by the section section Analysis and Quantum, the Centre for the Mathematics of Quantum Theory and the Quantum for Life Center.
Application Deadline: 01-04-2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Economics
Summary of PhD Program:
Environment and natural resources, which includes environmental valuation, economic modelling, behavioural economics, and the economic regulation of environmental externalities and natural resource use; environmental ethics, sociology and governance, climate change economics and policy, economics, assessment and management of forests, fishery or aquaculture, biodiversity conservation,
Application Deadline: 28-03-2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Nuclear Metabolism
Summary of PhD Program:
The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie International PhD training network. This doctoral position is based at the Novo Nordisk Center for Stem Cell Medicine – reNEW, Department of Biomedical Sciences at University of Copenhagen (UCPH). The Doctoral Candidate will be supervised by Associate Professor Jan Jakub Zylicz. The group works with early mammalian development and the focus areas are how complex metabolic regulatory pathways affect chromatin and gene expression. Specifically, we need to understand the function of metabolic enzymes within the nucleus. This PhD project will focus on the function of metabolic enzymes linked to acetyl-CoA production and thus fuelling histone acetylation.
Application Deadline: 17-03-2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Peatland Biogeochemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
Peatlands are critical ecosystems for global carbon storage and greenhouse gas dynamics, yet their role in the exchange of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with the atmosphere remains poorly understood. This project aims to fill key knowledge gaps in peatland-atmosphere interactions by investigating (1) the production and consumption processes of volatile carbon, (2) how vegetation mediates VOC exchange between peatlands and the atmosphere, (3) microbial taxa and pathways responsible for VOC transformations, and by (4) incorporating these findings into process-based models to predict peatland carbon dynamics under climate change, and vice versa. The project is hosted by the Center for Volatile Interactions.
Application Deadline: 16-03-2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Evolutionary Biology
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD project is part of a larger initiative aimed at studying the coevolution of legumes and their root bacteria through the domestication process. Due to their ability to form symbiotic relationships with soil bacteria, legumes offer a unique opportunity to investigate the coevolution of plants and their root microbiome across different environments. Additionally, since legume seeds can be found in the archaeological record, they can be used to trace these species through time using ancient DNA.
Application Deadline: 16-03-2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Atomic Physics and Quantum Optics
Summary of PhD Program:
We use ultra-cold atoms in optical traps to realize novel interaction-types that are useful in quantum simulation, computing and for the quantum sensing world. The PhD project will consist of investigations of Cavity-mediated atomic interactions on a platform of ultra-cold neutral strontium atoms. Using cavities to enable infinite-range interactions and realizing high cooperativity to allow entanglement generation. You will be part of the design and construction of a new experiment focused on the generation of atomic entanglement through high-cooperativity cavities.
Application Deadline: 16-03-2025
14. 03 Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational Quantum Physics (Theory & Simulations)
Summary of PhD Program:
In the Theory and Simulation (T&S) team, we develop the computational methods and capabilities nessecary to realize hardware for practical quantum computing. For this purpose, we employ multiscale modelling and simulate at scales ranging from the atomic to the full device scale. In our work, we are collaboring closely with all of the different teams at NQCP, see https://nqcp.ku.dk/. We are looking for up to three motivated PhD candiates to undertake research within large scale simulation of quantum systems. We are interested in developing a project plan with prospective candidates to best match their skills and experience to the activities in the T&S team.
Application Deadline: 16-03-2025
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Spin Qubit Control & Automation
Summary of PhD Program:
The project involves analysis of the control signals and hardware required for spin qubit manipulation, development of an extensible software layer control, design and implementation of automation algorithms, evaluation of qubit coherence and performance matrics (e.g. single- and two-qubit gates fidelities), and development of novel computing architectures.
The project will also include teaching and dissemination activities.
Application Deadline: 15-03-2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in probabilistic modelling for RNA modifications
Summary of PhD Program:
Modifications to RNA play central roles in many cellular processes, yet the specific mechanisms by which they influence RNA fate remain unclear. In this project, we aim to develop, test, and apply new computational methodologies for analysing RNA modification readouts from large transcriptomic datasets. The first position will focus on modelling single-cell datasets to unravel the regulatory dynamics of RNA modification. The second will focus on the development of robust deep learning frameworks to identify molecular determinants underlying modification patterns from short- and long-read sequencing data.
Application Deadline: 15-03-2025
17. Fully Funded PhD Position
Summary of PhD Program:
Primary cilia are microtubule-based projections found on the surface of nearly every cell in our body. In the last two decades it has become clear that primary cilia have evolved to be key regulatory hubs of the cells, as they concentrate or segregate components of major cellular signalling pathways. Dysfunctional cilia can lead to nearly 40 severe human genetic syndromes (ciliopathies) with highly heterogeneous, overlapping phenotypes, affecting as many as 1 in 400 people. We now know that humans critically depend on cilia to see, hear, smell, breathe, excrete and reproduce. Such activities require a high degree of regulation and critical feedback to ensure robustness in development and homeostasis of different cells, tissues and organs.
Application Deadline: 15-03-2025
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Social Science of Health Promotion and Public Health
Summary of PhD Program:
It is well-documented that the physical body changes through menopause. For most women, this involves a weight gain and a redistribution of fat, particularly around the abdomen. We are seeking a highly motivated PhD fellow to join our research team for a qualitative study on menopause, body ideals and weight. This project will explore the complex relationships between societal body ideals and the experiences of women during the menopausal transition, focusing on weight gain. The study will address significant and socially relevant issues from a social science perspective, preferable inspired by sociology.
Application Deadline: 12-03-2025
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Medical Science and Technology Studies/ Medical Anthropology
Summary of PhD Program:
We invite highly qualified, thorough, and motivated applicants to apply for this position. The PhD will employ ethnographic methods to examine the social, ethical, and organizational implications of novel digital and data-intensive medical technologies. Specifically, the PhD will investigate and theorize how the use of AI to predict the risk of death in patients with acute ischemic heart disease shapes professional practices, conceptions of patient- and personhood, and the organization of healthcare delivery. Methodologically, the project involves participant observation in clinical settings at hospitals, qualitative interviews with healthcare professionals, patients, and biomedical/bioinformatics scientists, as well as document analysis of policy papers and clinical guidelines related to AI in healthcare.
Application Deadline: 11-03-2025
20. Fully Funded PhD Position in AI and the University – Towards a sociolinguistics of literacy and voice in the age of generative AI
Summary of PhD Program:
The AI-UNI project is designed to 1) document ongoing change in the way generative language technology is used as part of academic practices, 2) critically assess the associated implications for research, teaching, and learning, and 3) progressively build a theoretical model of human engagement with generative language technology as a site of sociolinguistic change. The research team achieves these ends by conducting linguistic ethnographic case studies of how research staff and students across different faculties at Danish universities use text-generative language technologies as part of their everyday practices and by using survey methods to document change over time in the general uptake of AI at Danish universities as part of research, teaching and learning.
Application Deadline: 11-03-2025
21. Fully Funded PhD Position in Experimental Quantum Optics
Summary of PhD Program:
The goal of the project is to develop a photonic integrated device capable of generating entangled photon pair on demand (i.e. deterministically) using solid state quantum emitters [1] and controlling their interaction with light in nanophotonic structures [2]. The unique and innovative approach taken in this project, is to combine novel nanomechanical devices [3] and InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QDs) to achieve unprecedented control over the device properties, thus overcoming the existing obstacles in producing high quality and efficient entangled photon pairs. In the project, the candidate will develop novel devices and nanofabrication techniques to build passive on-chip tunable spectral filters and active entanglement generation from QDs [4].
Application Deadline: 10-03-2025
22. Fully Funded PhD Position in Plant Biochemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a native climate-resilient African crop and is the second most important cereal in Kenya after maize (Zea mays L.). Wild relatives of domesticated Sorghum spp. are known for their inherent production of the highly potent Biological Nitrification Inhibitor (BNI) molecule sorgoleone. Sorgoleone is secreted from specialized root hair cells. It increases the efficiency of nitrogen use and inhibits release of the potent greenhouse gas N2O. However, the BNI potential has been lost in sorghum as in many other globally essential domesticated cereal crops due to the intense breeding efforts within high-input agricultural systems.
Application Deadline: 09-03-2025
23. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational Aging Research
Summary of PhD Program:
The proportion of older individuals is growing, and it is therefore important to investigate ways to promote healthy aging. In Denmark we have unique registry resources containing more than 1.3 billion health care records collected since the 19th century. In this project the successful candidate will utilize computational algorithms such as deep learning and explore the registries to identify patterns of aging in health related datasets. The candidate will use natural language processing and large language models and other machine learning algorithms to understand aging.
