PhD

As a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen you have the opportunity to advance your international career as part of a world class research team. Every year, UCPH enrols more than 700 new PhD students. The University of Copenhagen offers cutting edge research in an international atmosphere. In 2013 Monocle Magazine heralded Copenhagen as "the most liveable city in the world".

Read about the job structure and the recruitment process for faculty and academic staff.

TITLE FACULTY LOCATION DEADLINE
PhD fellowship in Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) Faculty of Science Universitetsparken 5, 2100 København Ø 10-06-2025
PhD scholarship available in a clinical research project at Copenhagen University Clinic for Psychedelic Research, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Psychology 12-06-2025
PhD fellowship in food microstructure Faculty of Science FOOD 14-06-2025
PhD Fellow for studying gain-of-function GABAA receptor variants in developmental and epileptic encephalopathies Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences The Department of Neuroscience 15-06-2025
PhD Fellowship in machine learning for protein function and foundation modeling in biology Faculty of Science Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 København N 15-06-2025
PhD fellowship in forensic investigations on drug-driving influence Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Forensic Medicine 15-06-2025
PhD fellowship in Serotonin Disease Biology at the Department of Neuroscience Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Neuroscience 15-06-2025
PhD fellowship in the Ochs Group at the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Biotech Research & Innovation Centre 18-06-2025
PhD fellowship in Systems Neuroscience Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Neuroscience 18-06-2025
211-2170/25-2H PhD fellowship in Organic chemistry Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 22-06-2025
PhD fellowship in Computer Science, PhD Project in Privacy and Cybersecurity Faculty of Science Programming Languages and Theory of Computation 30-06-2025
PhD fellowship in Chemistry Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 30-06-2025
PhD position in Organic Chemistry Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Chemistry 30-06-2025
PhD Project in High-Energy Heavy-ion physics (ALICE Experiment) Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 30-06-2025
PhD fellowship in AI for Software Engineering Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 01-07-2025
PhD fellowship in Exploring UV-Induced Elastin Damage in the Context of Skin Aging and Disease at Department of Pharmacy Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Institut for Farmaci 01-08-2025
PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS) Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Political Science 03-08-2025
PhD scholarship in the ERC Consolidator Project INNER_LEAGUE at the Saxo Institute at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities Saxo-Instituttet 15-08-2025
PhD fellowship in Theoretical Catalysis Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 17-08-2025