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University of Copenhagen: PhD positions, fellowships and funding
Submit an opportunity7 open now. The University of Copenhagen is a public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its faculties advertise salaried PhD fellowships, which in Denmark are paid positions with employment terms rather than stipends.
- 7 open now
- 24 verified calls on record
- Postdoc: 13
- PhD: 11
- Denmark
- Official site: ku.dk
- Last verified 26 October 2026
University of Copenhagen has 7 verified funded calls open as of 26 October 2026, mostly postdoctoral positions in Denmark. The next deadline is 15 November 2026. Every call is read from ku.dk, and closed rounds stay listed so you can plan for the next one.
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7 open now, 24 records in total. Last verified 7 November 2026.
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Postdoc in crop root development and root zone water and nitrogen dynamics
A salaried 34-month postdoc position starting 1 February 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.15 November 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not statedOpen2-Year Postdoctoral Position in Modeling of Microbial Soil Carbon Cycling
Two-year salaried postdoctoral position starting 1 February 2027 or soon after.15 November 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not statedOpenPostdoc in lipidomics at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology (gangliosides and Parkinson’s disease)
DKK 39,90015 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to internationalOpenA Post doc position is available in the Grønbæk Group at Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC)
DKK 39,90015 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to internationalOpenInterdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow in Host-Directed Antimicrobial Research
A one-year, full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral appointment starting 1 March 2027 or after agreement.24 November 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not statedOpenPostdoc in Cognitive Computational Neuroscience and Human Movement Perception
DKK 39,0001 December 2026Closes in 24 daysOpen to internationalOpen14 postdoctoral fellowships to the BRIDGE, Translational Excellence Programme
Full-time two-year postdoc employment starting 1 September 2027, salary under the AC collective agreement (no monthly figure printed),…9 February 2027Closes in 94 daysOpen to internationalClosedPhD fellowship in antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) engineering: internalization and lysosomal delivery
A salaried 3-year PhD fellowship at BRIC, part of a Novo Nordisk Foundation Distinguished Innovator project.6 November 2026Closed yesterdayEligibility not statedClosedPhD position in RNA structure computational analysis neural sublocalization of transcripts
DKK 31,8504 November 2026Closed 3 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPhD fellowship in Veterinary Virology (cross-reactive vaccines for swine influenza A virus)
DKK 27,8004 November 2026Closed 3 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPostdoc in shrub expansion and ecosystem responses in Subarctic tundra
A two-year postdoctoral fellowship from 16 January 2027 or as soon as possible, based in Copenhagen with short…1 November 2026Closed 6 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPhD fellowship in Soft Matter physics and Food Science: molecular structure of casein micelles
A full-time salaried PhD fellowship for a maximum of three years, starting 1 January 2027 or as soon…1 November 2026Closed 6 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPhD fellowship in Protein Dynamics at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
DKK 31,8001 November 2026Closed 6 days agoOpen to internationalClosed3 Postdoc positions within forest microbiome assisted afforestation
Three full-time postdoc positions of two years each, starting 1 February 2027 or as soon as possible, on…29 October 2026Closed 9 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPostdoc in Neuropharmacology at Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
35,000 DKK per month (approx. 4,700 EUR, October 2021 level)25 October 2026Closed 13 days agoEligibility not statedClosedPhD fellowship in Plant Nutrition: foliar application of nanozymes for drought resilience
A full-time salaried PhD fellowship of up to three years on the regular 5+3 programme, under the Danish…23 October 2026Closed 15 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPostdoc in Immunology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology
DKK 39,99322 October 2026Closed 16 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPostdoc in skeletal muscle growth and metabolism (2 years), Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
DKK 39,90020 October 2026Closed 18 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPostdoctoral Fellow in Cardiac Fibrosis Genomics (zebrafish and human genetics)
DKK 39,95018 October 2026Closed 20 days agoOpen to internationalClosedTwo PhD fellowships in Theoretical Catalysis (CHEAC and ERC Synergy DEMI)
A three-year full-time salaried PhD fellowship under the Danish state collective agreement: terms of appointment and payment follow…18 October 2026Closed 20 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPhD fellowship in Soil Fertility and phosphorus (PRIME-P)
A three-year full-time salaried PhD fellowship under the Danish state collective agreement: terms of appointment and payment follow…15 October 2026Closed 23 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPhD fellowship in stem cell immunoavoidance at the Center for Translational Neuromedicine
approximately 27,800 DKK/Roughly 3,700 EUR (October 2021 level) plus pension12 October 2026Closed 26 days agoOpen to internationalClosedResearch Assistant with the possibility of a PhD fellowship in Vaccine Platforms and Mucosal Immunity, NIVI Research Center
READ THE STRUCTURE BEFORE APPLYING: despite its listing title this advert offers a 1-year Research Assistant position first,…12 October 2026Closed 26 days agoOpen to internationalClosedPhD fellowship in Plant Biochemistry: The Signalling Processes Controlling Plant Plasticity
A three-year full-time salaried PhD fellowship under the Danish state collective agreement: terms of appointment and payment follow…11 October 2026Closed 27 days agoOpen to internationalWeekly funding email
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Questions students ask
Does University of Copenhagen accept international applicants?
19 of its 24 verified calls state that international applicants are eligible, and 5 do not say. Eligibility is set call by call, so read it on each record before applying.
What levels does University of Copenhagen fund?
By its verified calls on record: postdoctoral (13), PhD (11). Each record shows the funding amount the institute states, where it states one.
When does University of Copenhagen usually set its deadlines?
Its recorded deadlines fall most often in February, October, November and December. Closed rounds stay listed on this page, so the pattern stays visible.
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