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Fully funded 13 Nov 2026

PhD positions in Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence - HCC

Aalborg Universitet · The Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Department of Computer Science

  • Aalborg, Denmark
  • Computer science

PhD positions in Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence The Department of Computer Science at Aalborg University invites applications for two fully funded PhD positions working with Professor Niels van Berkel. The earliest starting date for this position is 1st of January 2027. The project: Safeguarding Users’ Cognitive Autonomy in Human-AI Interaction Cognitive autonomy, our fundamental ability to think independently, is under threat from growing reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) technology. While designed to assist, AI recommendations may inadvertently impede cognitive reasoning and st

Fully funded 14 Nov 2026

PhD Position in Computational Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Metabolomics

Aarhus University (AU)

  • Roskilde (By), Region Sjælland, Denmark

PhD Position in Computational Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Metabolomics Applications are invited for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Roskilde Campus, Denmark, within the Environmental Science and Toxicology department. The position is available from February 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. Title PhD Position in Computational Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Metabolomics Research area and project description Spatial metabolomics enables the study of biochemical processes and human–environment interactions at mic

Fully funded 15 Nov 2026

PhD Scholarships in Engineering of Quantum Light Sources and System Architecture for Photonic Quantum Computing - DTU Electro

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet · DTU Electro

  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Engineering

The Quantum Light Sources Group at DTU Electro is seeking candidates for PhD Scholarships in the field of design, simulation and optical characterization of highly efficient solid-state sources of single indistinguishable photons as well as in the engineering of system architecture for photonic quantum information technology. The position is offered within the framework of the EU Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network “A Photonic Quantum Computer (PHOTONIQC),” Grant Agreement No. 101312868, which will employ a total of 15 PhD students in seven countries working in close collaboration on distribu

Fully funded 15 Nov 2026

PhD Scholarships in Engineering of Quantum Light Sources and System Architecture for Photonic Qua...

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

  • Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

The Quantum Light Sources Group at DTU Electro is seeking candidates for PhD Scholarships in the field of design, simulation and optical characterization of highly efficient solid-state sources of single indistinguishable photons as well as in the engineering of system architecture for photonic quantum information technology. The position is offered within the framework of the EU Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network “A Photonic Quantum Computer (PHOTONIQC),” Grant Agreement No. 101312868, which will employ a total of 15 PhD students in seven countries working in close collaboration on distribu

Fully funded 22 Nov 2026

PhD Position in Physical AI: Adaptive Foundation Models for Robotics

Aarhus University (AU)

  • Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark
  • Associate Professor Behzad

Applicants are invited for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Electrical and Computer Engineering programme. The position is available from 01 January 2027 or later. You can submit your application via the link under 'how to apply'. Title PhD Position in Physical AI: Adaptive Foundation Models for Robotics Research area and project description Applications are invited for a three-year PhD position in Physical AI at Aarhus University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The candidate will join the Adaptiv

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

PhD Fellowship

University of Copenhagen · Niels Bohr Institute

  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Fundamental Theory/Cosmology

The Center of Gravity at the Niels Bohr Institute invites expressions of interest for PhD Fellowships in Gravitational Physics for a fixed period of three years. The preferred starting date is April-September 2027. Interested individuals are encouraged to upload all material before December 1, 2026, by submitting a 2-page CV, transcripts, and a one-page letter of motivation. In addition, we are requesting (at least) two letters of recommendation. The search will remain open until completed. We seek international outstanding individuals eager to join Center of Gravity, a center bringing togethe

Fully funded 15 Dec 2026

PhD scholarship in the intellectual history of corporate politics at CBS

Copenhagen Business School · Department of Business Humanities and Law

  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • History
  • Associate Professor Mathias

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant PhD scholarship within the field of the intellectual history of coporate politics at the Department of Business Humanities and Law. Expected starting date is 1 May 2027. The PhD position is a non-tenured full-time position of 3 years, with teaching and course work obligations. The research will be conducted as part of the Independent Research Fund Denmark Sapere Aude Grant project Visions of corporate politics: Intellectual histories of the state-firm analogy . The project team will consist of the PI, one postdoc and one PhD. Read mo

Fully funded 30 Dec 2026

Specialist Radiation Oncology, Denmark

PhD-Jobs.NET

  • Denmark
  • Medical sciences

What you can expect: Permanent contract 37-hour working week with 6 weeks paid holiday € 120,000 minimum yearly salary (including pension benefits; duties are paid on top) A free personal visit as part of the interviewing process We take care of the authorisation process for you Language learning in Denmark after the move (full salary from the start of employment) Relocation and spouse employment assistance – you will receive help from the local colleagues with housing search and guidance Family integration – there are excellent nurseries, pre-schools, private and public schools in the area Ap

Fully funded 1 Jan 2027

PhD fellowship with the title Collaboration, Organisation and Leadership (SOL): Strengthening Pedagogical Practice in Early Childhood Education and Care (5+3)

Aarhus University · Faculty of Arts

  • Aarhus, Denmark
  • Arts

The Graduate School at Arts, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University, in collaboration with Partnerskab for Børneforskning (Partnership for Child Research), invites applications for a fully funded PhD fellowship in Collaboration, Organisation and Leadership (SOL): Strengthening Pedagogical Practice in Early Childhood Education and Care provided the necessary funding is available. This PhD fellowship is available as of 1 April 2027 for a period of up to three years (5+3). It is expected that candidate awarded the PhD fellowship will be able to commence the PhD degree programme on 1 April 2027.

Fully funded 1 Feb 2027

PhD scholarship in Auditing

Copenhagen Business School · The Department of Accounting

  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Economics
  • Professor Thomas Riise Johansen

The Department of Accounting invites applications for a PhD position in Auditing . The Department of Accounting is one of the oldest and largest accounting departments in Europe. We have a growing and flourishing research environment within financial accounting, management accounting and control, auditing, and corporate governance. We especially welcome PhD proposals that adopt qualitative research methods and suggest novel approaches to the study of • The making of the audit profession, especially regarding emerging technologies in auditing, such as generative artificial intelligence, with an

Funding not stated 1 Mar 2027

PhD position on the drivers of green capital accumulation in global value chains – GreenWorlds ERC Advanced project

Copenhagen Business School · Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)

  • Number of offers: 1, Denmark

Copenhagen Business School (CBS) invites applications for one PhD position on the drivers of green capital accumulation in global value chains, located at the Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC).The selected candidate will contribute to the ERC Advanced research project...

Fully funded 1 Nov 2027

PhD position in Compilation Principles for Reversible Languages (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC7), University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen · The Programming Languages and Theory of Computation (PLTC) Section, part of the Department of Computer Science (DIKU)

  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Computer science
  • Professor Robert Glück

PhD position in Compilation Principles for Reversible Languages (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC7), University of Copenhagen The position is doctoral candidate DC7, “Compilation Principles for Reversible Languages", in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network E-CoRe. The position is available from 1 January 2027, or after agreement. Job description The Programming Languages and Theory of Computation (PLTC) Section, part of the Department of Computer Science (DIKU), University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a 3-year PhD position on compilation principles for reversible languages. T

Funding not stated No deadline given

Postdoctoral Position in Class, Elites and the Political Economy of the Green Transition – BACKLASH Project

Copenhagen Business School · Department of Organization

  • Denmark

Copenhagen Business School, Department of Organization invites applications for a postdoctoral position associated with the research project “BACKLASH: Social Inequality and Democratic Sustainability in the Green Transition”.BACKLASH investigates how social and economic inequalities shape support...

Funding not stated No deadline given

PhD position in Reversible Programming Languages (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC1), University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen · The Programming Languages and Theory of Computation (PLTC) Section, part of the Department of Computer Science (DIKU)

  • Denmark

PhD position in Reversible Programming Languages (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC1), University of CopenhagenThe position is doctoral candidate DC1, “Reversible Programming Languages", in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network E-CoRe. The position is available from 1 January 2027, or after...

Funding not stated No deadline given

PhD fellowship within the Semper Ardens Advanced Grant project Locally Crafted Empires (LoCiS): Intersecting identities under Imperial rule in Western Asia as expressed in local portrait cultures (1st

Graduate School of Arts, Aarhus University · Faculty of Arts

  • Denmark

The Graduate School at Arts, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University invites applications for two fully funded PhD fellowships within the framework Semper Ardens Advanced Grant project Locally Crafted Empires (LoCiS): Intersecting identities under Imperial rule in Western Asia as expressed in local...

Funding not stated No deadline given

15 PhD positions in the MSCA Doctoral Network QUEST - Educating tomorrow’s European researchers in silicon quantum electrodynamics at the deep nanoscale.

DTU Electro · Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering

  • Denmark

15 PhD positions in the MSCA Doctoral Network QUEST Join the next generation of European quantum technology researchers in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network QUEST – Quantum Electrodynamics with Silicon Nanotechnology.Grant Agreement No. 101312406QUEST brings together leading European...

Funding not stated No deadline given

AfricaLics Visiting PhD Fellowships 2025 for young African PhD Students.

AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme

  • Aalborg, Denmark
  • Engineering

Application Deadline: 7 th October 2024. Applications are now open for the 2025 AfricaLics Visiting PhD Fellowships. AfricaLics – the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems – is inviting suitable PhD student candidates from universities in African countries to apply for participation in the AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme (2025 cohort) focused on Innovation and Development. Requirements • The scholarship option is open to PhD students from countries in Africa classified by the OECD/DAC as low and lower-middle-income countries whose st

Fully funded No deadline given

AfricaLics Visiting PhD Fellowships 2023 for young African PhD Students (Fully Funded to Nairobi, Kenya)

AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme

  • Aalborg, Denmark
  • Economics & Business

Application Deadline: 15 th September 2022 . AfricaLics (African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems) is looking for suitable PhD student candidates from universities in African countries to participate in the AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme (2023 cohort) focused on Innovation and Development. The realization of the fellowship is subject to a final decision by our main funder (the Swedish International Development Agency) on whether to continue funding in a new phase (2023-2027). A decision is expected in November 2022. Under the AfricaLic

Fully funded No deadline given

AfricaLics Visiting PhD Fellowships 2021 for Young African PhD Students (Fully Funded to Denmark)

AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme

  • Aalborg, Denmark
  • Engineering

Application Deadline: 31 st July 2020 (COB). AfricaLics – the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems is now looking for suitable PhD student candidates from universities in African countries to participate in the AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme (2021 batch) focused on Innovation and Development. The programme allows successful candidates a study period of five month based at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Science, Aalborg University, Denmark. The Call is made at a time of worldwide uncertainty due to the COVID-

Fully funded No deadline given

AfricaLics Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme 2020 for Young African PhD Students (Fully Funded to Denmark)

AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme

  • Aalborg, Denmark
  • Economics & Business

Application Deadline: 12 th December 2019 AfricaLics – the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building System s is looking for suitable PhD student candidates from universities in African countries to participate in the AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme focused on Innovation and Development. The programme allows successful candidates a study period of five month based at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Science, Aalborg University, Denmark. Within the AfricaLics community, innovation is broadly defined as spanning from “new to

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