Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Uppsala University, Uppsala, 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 materials chemistry at the inorganic chemistry program
Summary of PhD Program:
The doctoral project includes research into new types of surface coatings for demanding environments, including hard coatings, and the development of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes. The work is part of a research program with Uppsala University. Collaborations with other doctoral students and senior researchers are an important part of the research. The research project will involve fundamental materials science studies of thin films manufactured with CVD, as well as application-oriented studies in collaboration with industrial partners.
Application Deadline: June 23, 2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in microalgal cell biology
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you interested in working with microalgal cell biology, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a PhD position at Uppsala University. The Department of Organismal Biology teaches and explores the evolution, development and function at the organismal level. For more information see http://www.iob.uu.se. We are seeking a motivated and driven PhD student for a 4-year position.
Application Deadline: 30 June 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Evolutionary Cell Biology
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project will explore the dual nature of protist–prokaryote interactions—ranging from antagonistic strategies like effector secretion and targeted predation, to cooperative, resource-sharing partnerships. Working with established and newly isolated co-cultures from low-oxygen environments, the student will combine genomic, transcriptomic, and cell biological tools to dissect the mechanisms and ecological consequences of these interactions. By integrating laboratory experimentation with environmental sampling, the project aims to generate insight that bridges molecular processes with ecological context.
Application Deadline: 14 July 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Tailoring Battery Materials for Lithium Extraction
Summary of PhD Program:
The primary focus of this PhD project will be on understanding the influence of the compositions of the electrode and electrolyte on electrochemical extraction of lithium from various liquid media. Electrochemical methods for extracting elements such as lithium from aqueous-based solutions are gaining significant attention due to their ability to enhance the sustainability of lithium production. However, the processes are complex, involving a range of chemical and electrochemical reactions that can influence the efficiency and selectivity of the extraction.
Application Deadline: 30 June 2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Economics for our interdisciplinary project with WASP-HS
Summary of PhD Program:
The interdisciplinary research cluster “AI, Structural Change and the Future of Work” (2025–2029) brings together researchers from Uppsala University, Mälardalen University, Örebro University, and KTH. The researchers come from the fields of economics, business studies, and sociology. The program conducts empirical studies on how the labor market is changing due to the use of AI and other technological innovations. The studies analyze both how employees are affected when certain tasks are automated and how they are impacted when recruitment and HR functions become AI-based.
Application Deadline: 1 July 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in synthesis of covalent-organic frameworks with electrical conductivity and X-ray absorption properties
Summary of PhD Program:
The design and synthesis aspects of the project require the applicant to have a strong background in molecular chemistry with an interest in physical chemistry. You will focus on the synthesis of the COF semiconductor materials, and their preliminary electrochemical characterization. You will be working jointly with chemists, materials scientists and device physicists to carry out your research, which will involve close and regular interaction with the other participating research groups at Linköping university (led by Professors Feng Gao and Mats Fahlman), and Chalmers University (led by Professor Eva Olsson).
Application Deadline: 30 June 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computing Science focusing on the topic of Parametric Floating-Point Reasoning
Summary of PhD Program:
The project focuses on automated reasoning about floating-point numbers whose bit size is unknown and given as a symbolic parameter. Reasoning about floating-point numbers of symbolic size allows one to overcome fundamental limitations of fixed-size reasoning; it is crucial to develop reusable formal models of floating-point arithmetic. The project will enable modern SMT solvers to reason about floating-point numbers of symbolic size, and will make this automation available to users of interactive proof assistants. These employ a special software architecture that renders them highly trustworthy but causes the efficient implementation of proof procedures to be more challenging. The project will include both a theoretical part, developing new techniques and approaches, as well as implementations that can be practically used.
Application Deadline: 11 August 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mixed Cation Battery Electrolytes
Summary of PhD Program:
The electrolyte is a central component in all rechargeable batteries. Something quite unusual within battery (electrolyte) research is concepts that combine several different active cations – which is the primary focus for this PhD project. The overall aim is to understand how to design and optimize the ionic conductivity, but also optimize basic battery performance. The methods to be employed are primarily physico-chemical characterization, to achieve composition-structure-dynamics correlations and expanded understanding for further rational design, as well as to construct electrochemical cells and test them.
Application Deadline: 23 June 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Novel Semi-solid Electrolyte Concepts
Summary of PhD Program:
The focus of this project is on using entropy as a design parameter for creating semi-solid electrolytes either by: i) mixing different conventional salts to find eutectics, ii) designing new easily melting salts, or iii) using special additives to create deep eutectic systems – and iv) combining i-iii. The methods are primarily physico-chemical characterization, to achieve composition-structure-dynamics correlations and increased understanding for further rational design, as well as proof-of-concept electrochemical tests in standard setups, to evaluate basic performance.
Application Deadline: 23 June 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Self-driving Chemistry Labs for CO₂ conversion
Summary of PhD Program:
Transforming CO₂ into multi-carbon products through electrocatalysis represents an attractive strategy for both mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and storing excess renewable energy in chemical form. While advances in catalyst design have significantly improved the selective formation of multi-carbon products, the influence of the reaction environment, such as pH, ionic species, and their concentrations on product selectivity remains underexplored. This project aims to develop a self-driving lab for autonomous electrolyte formulation and evaluation, enabling rapid mapping of catalyst selectivity in relation to the reaction environment during CO₂ reduction (CO₂RR). The overarching goal is to build a fundamental mechanistic understanding of how environmental factors influence selectivity toward multi-carbon products in electrochemical CO₂ conversion via data-driven experimental approach.
Application Deadline: 1 July 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics modelling – Oncology
Summary of PhD Program:
The overarching aim of the project is to optimize treatment for children with cancer by improving the understanding of the relationship between dosing regimens, biomarkers and outcomes. For this, knowledge of how treatment-related biomarker dynamics relate to long-term adverse effects, recurrence and survival is key. For example, the relationships between peg-asparaginase dose, asparaginase activity, biomarkers and toxicities in leukaemia treatment remain unclear, and appear to depend on the overall treatment protocol. For glioma, biomarkers are being collected but their interplay and relationships to clinical factors and outcomes need to be better understood to provide clinical guidance. This PhD project aims to quantify pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships between treatment, biomarkers, toxicities and clinical outcomes in childhood cancers.
Application Deadline: 23 June 2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Deep Learning and Mass Spectrometry for Precision Medicine in MS
Summary of PhD Program:
The project aims to develop and apply advanced deep learning methods to analyze high-resolution mass spectrometry data in relation to multiple sclerosis (MS), a complex immune-mediated disease characterized by considerable variation in disease progression and treatment response. The goal is to enhance individualized patient stratification and support data-driven therapeutic decision-making. As a PhD student, you will work on integrated analysis of small-molecule profiles generated by mass spectrometry, combined with electronic health records, genetic data, lifestyle factors, and clinical variables. The focus is on developing deep learning models to manage and integrate these heterogeneous biomedical data.
Application Deadline: 25 June 2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Chemistry (experimental/computational physical chemistry)
Summary of PhD Program:
Your focus will be to derive new algorithms for interpretation of the scattering data by introducing chemical force-fields via machine-learned restraints, yielding unique structural insight on the solvent rearrangement around active states of the catalyst. Together with the X-ray spectroscopy data, this can deliver a complete picture of reaction intermediates in photocatalysis. You will be involved in all steps of the project, i.e. to design and program the software, to perform computational and real-world experiments, to analyze data, and to present and publish the results. The choice of sub-projects will be adjusted to your interests and previous knowledge and experiences.
Application Deadline: 26 June 2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Security Testing of Network Protocol Implementation
Summary of PhD Program:
The goal of the PhD position is to develop techniques for automatically detecting and removing security vulnerabilities in network protocol implementations which power the Internet and Internet of Things (IoT). Since vulnerabilities in such software can lead to significant damage when exploited (e.g., by taking over vulnerable IoT devices to form botnets), it is important that network protocol implementations are bug-free and correctly implement security services.
Application Deadline: 15 July 2025
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Nuclear Data Uncertainty and Reactor Analysis
Summary of PhD Program:
Uppsala University is seeking a highly motivated student to join our innovative research team focused on nuclear data evaluation. This project is dedicated to advancing the development of Generation IV reactors, particularly small modular reactors with molten salt or lead-cooled designs. As a PhD student in this project, you will study and master the skills of refining uncertainty propagation methods used in safety margin calculations. Your research will involve development and programming of a nuclear data evaluation pipeline, as well as assessing uncertainties within nuclear data libraries.
Application Deadline: 11 August 2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in molecular biology
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University has a broad research profile with strong research groups focused on cancer, autoimmune and genetic diseases. A fundamental idea at the department is to stimulate translational research and thereby closer interactions between medical research and health care. Research is presently conducted in the following areas: medical and clinical genetics, clinical immunology, pathology, neuro biology, neuro-oncology, vascular biology, radiation science and molecular tools. Department activities are also integrated with the units for Oncology, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Pathology, and Hospital Physics at Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala.
Application Deadline: 24 June 2025
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in organoid models and gene therapies for brain tumors
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD position is available in Fredrik Swartling’s research group at Uppsala University, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to study organoid models of the brain and to develop gene therapies and antisense oligonucleotides for the treatment of malignant brain tumors. The group’s work focuses on developing methods for cultivating brain tumor cells in organoids, studying changes in treatment-resistant cancer, and developing gene therapies based on adeno-associated viruses for malignant brain tumors in both children and adults.
