PhD fellowship in stem cell immunoavoidance at the Center for Translational Neuromedicine
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Center for Translational Neuromedicine
Who can apply: The regular 5+3 PhD programme requires a completed degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS BSc plus 120 ECTS MSc) in the project’s subject area. Applicants with a degree from abroad may alternatively hold a bachelor’s degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor’s degree and be academically qualified at… What is funded: A three-year full-time salaried PhD fellowship under the Danish state collective agreement: terms of appointment and payment follow the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Employment is conditional on enrolment at the… Deadline: 12 October 2026, which the advert prints as “12th October 2026, 23.”. Submit earlier in the day rather than at the stated minute. Round: Advertised by the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND). One round, through the Apply now button on the advert.
Read the full call and apply on the official page: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Center for Translational Neuromedicine, official page.
Who can apply
- The regular 5+3 PhD programme requires a completed degree equivalent to a Danish master's degree (180 ECTS BSc plus 120 ECTS MSc) in the project's subject area. Applicants with a degree from abroad may alternatively hold a bachelor's degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor's degree and be academically qualified at master's level. The whole application must be in English. No citizenship restriction is stated and the university encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background, but a non-EU appointee will need a Danish work and residence permit before starting. This post additionally requires a master's degree in neurobiology or neuroendocrinology with coursework in neuroimmune mechanisms and significant post-graduate technical experience, plus bench experience in human neural and/or beta cell biology, pluripotent stem cell maintenance and characterisation, iPSC neural and endocrine differentiation, small animal surgery, histology and confocal imaging. Expertise in pancreatic islet functional assays, single-cell RNA-Seq and epigenetic profiling is highly desirable. A master's degree earned abroad may be sent for assessment by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
Stage dates
Single binding application: motivated letter of one page, CV, certified copy of the Master of Science diploma and transcript, and a publication list if possible.12 October 2026
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