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PhD programmes at the University of Southern Denmark

The PhD programmes at the University of Southern Denmark are research training programmes at the highest international level. This means that as a PhD student you will be at the forefront of international research.

With a PhD degree from the University of Southern Denmark, you will be well groomed for a future international research career. As a PhD graduate, you will also be able to find employment in the public sector or in private business where there is an increasing demand for employees with a research background.

Throughout your PhD project you will take part in active research environments both in Denmark and abroad, and in doing so will achieve research results that are eligible for publication in recognised international scientific journals. You will also acquire teaching and knowledge dissemination skills and establish a broad academic basis by attending specialised PhD courses.

As a PhD student at the University of Southern Denmark, you will get:

• A PhD programme at the highest international level
• Broad contact interface with national and international research environments
• Opportunities for overseas study visits or courses at recognised universities
• A good research environment with close links to experienced researchers
• Flexible working conditions

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Aalborg University (AAU) has five Doctoral Schools which are specialised within the disciplines offered by the faculties. The Doctoral Schools educate PhD fellows of a high international standard.

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Admission to a PhD program

All PhD positions at Aalborg University require that candidates have acquired a Danish five-year Master’s degree or have completed another similar programme.

Apply for a PhD position at AAU

All PhD positions at Aalborg University are advertised on AAU's website for vacant positions, under PhD vacancies. You will find all current scholarships for all Doctoral Schools here. Each job advertisement will contain all relevant information about the position, including information on salary, period of employment etc.

In order to apply for a PhD position at Aalborg University, you must fill in the online form on AAU’s website for vacant positions. Only online applications sent through this portal will be accepted.

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Other PhD opportunities at AAU

At Aalborg University (AAU), you can apply to become a PhD student without being employed at the University. Before applying, you must make sure that your application meets the requirements specified on the websites of the AAU Doctoral Schools.

The following other opportunities for PhD studies are available at AAU:

Self-financed PhD studies

You can apply for enrolment as a self-financed PhD student, which means that you will pay all costs connected to your studies. These costs will depend on the individual Doctoral School and PhD programme.

Industrial PhD studies

You can apply for enrolment as an industrial PhD student in cooperation with the company where you are employed and the relevant doctoral school. Your company will be responsible for applying to the Ministry of Higher Education and Science for financial support for the project. It is a requirement that you are employed in a Danish company or a Danish department of an international company.

Co-financed PhD studies

If your employer or another party is willing to finance all or part of your PhD studies, it is possible to collaborate with AAU on a PhD project, provided that the project is strategically and academically relevant for the doctoral school.

PhD assessment without programme enrolment

You can also submit material for assessment in order to obtain a PhD degree without having been enrolled in a PhD programme. This particular approach requires that your material was prepared under supervision of a qualified supervisor, and that you meet the current requirements for PhD students and additional requirements. Further information on this particular option can be required by contacting AAU PhD

Further information about PhD studies at AAU

For further information on PhD studies at AAU, please contact AAU PhD .

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AAU PhD handles the PhD administration at Aalborg University for the 4 PhD schools.

This includes the following tasks:

• Daily operations related to PhD students
• Advertising scholarships and processing applications
• Enrollment of PhD students
• Administration of course activities
• Awarding PhD degrees
• Managing doctoral dissertations
• Statistical reports to Statistics Denmark
• Resource management
• Secretariat for the PhD committees at the 5 PhD schools

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The PhD school of SCIENCE organises training and education of researchers within all areas of science, with a view to ensure the highest scientific level among the next generations of researchers. The PhD school aims to train PhD candidates with all the required scientific skills plus complementary competencies at the highest level.

The PhD programme at SCIENCE lasts three years and includes an independent research project, stays at other/international research institution(s), PhD level courses, teaching and other types of knowledge dissemination. The PhD is concluded by writing and defending a PhD thesis.

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About PhD studies in Denmark

Since 1993, the standard duration of PhD studies in Denmark has been three years. This requires you to have  graduated from a five year Masters programme in the same or a closely related discipline or that you have some other comparable qualifications.

Flexible process

There is also the option of starting on an integrated Master's and PhD process, the so-called flex process, which starts 12 months on in a Masters program (4+4 scheme), or immediately after graduating with a Bachelor's degree (3+5-scheme).

Read more about the flexible process

Requirements

You are required to take relevant courses or similar educational modules equivalent to six months of studies during the process and this predicates that during your studies, you attend active research environments, also away from the institution to which you are admitted, either by study tours to other, mainly foreign institutions, or in or some other way. Finally, students are required to gain experience in teaching or some other kind of knowledge outreach.

Special circumstances

PhD studies are normally full-time but in special circumstances, part-time studies may be possible on application with your reasons. In special cases, it may be possible for a thesis to be considered with a view to acquiring a doctorate without, or with abbreviated, preceding studies but this requires you to have gained professional commercial qualifications that are comparable to PhD studies.

Completion 

A PhD is awarded in recognition of the fact that the person to whom it is awarded has completed PhD studies and has satisfactorily defended a doctoral thesis in a public viva, has demonstrated the ability to independently run a scientific project using scientific methods appropriate to the subject and has further helped promote research at a level corresponding to the international standard for doctorates within the discipline concerned.

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The PhD program

The PhD program at the Department of Mathematical Sciences usually lasts 3 years, for students enrolled with a Master's Degree, and 4-5 years for students enrolled in the integrated program with a bachelor's degree (or equivalent). The program consists first of all of an independent research project resulting in the end of a PhD thesis with publishable results.

It is also a part of the PhD program to follow some PhD courses, and our PhD students are expected to spend an extended period (up to 3-6 months) at a foreign research institution during the PhD program.

PhD students (except industrial PhDs) are required to teach, typically as teaching assistants. Our advanced courses are taught in English. Our PhD students must be able to teach in English and to follow courses taught in English.

A PhD in mathematics will make you qualified for a wide range of career possibilities including continuing an academic career or going into the private or the public sector.

PhD students who hold a stipend from the University of Copenhagen will receive funding as follows: Students enrolled in the 3-year program will receive a salary throughout the PhD period. Students enrolled in the integrated program will receive a number of state education grant portions until they acquire the master's degree 2 years before handing in their PhD thesis. For the remaining 2 years they will receive a salary.

Both stipends also include a travel allowance for participation in conferences and for research visits to foreign research institutions.

For more information about the PhD programme see https://science.ku.dk/phd/

The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers PhD degrees in pure and applied mathematics, statistics, insurance and financial mathematics within four research sections and two centres:

• Algebra & Geometry
• Analysis & Quantum
• Insurance and Economics
• Statistics and Probability
• Copenhagen Centre for Geometry and Topology (GeoTop)
• Centre for the Mathematics of Quantum Theory (QMATH)

The department has about 45 tenured faculty, 30 postdocs, and 60 PhD students.

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CBS covers all of the classic fields within business economics and business languages connected with the management and operation of public and private companies – for example, marketing, finance, accounting, management accounting and organisation. In addition, research is carried out in a number of subjects necessary for the understanding of the challenges that companies face in the global knowledge society. These include not only business law, informatics, international economics, intercultural understanding and media research, but also fields such as philosophy, political science, design, art, anthropology, and business history.   In comparison to other international business schools, this wide range of subjects is unique. There are different routes to becoming a PhD student at CBS.

The PhD programme is subject to the regulations contained in the Ministerial Order on the PhD Course of Study and on the PhD Degree, which CBS has implemented in the programme regulations.

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The PhD programme at the Department of Psychology is a three year full-time research programme fully or partially funded by external funds or by the Department.

If you wish to apply for a PhD scholarship please read the information about the PhD programme on the following pages:

It is not a requirement that you speak Danish in order to enrol as a PhD student af the Department of Psychology.

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Phd study at the department of biology.

The Department of Biology is among the largest Departments at the University of Copenhagen. It employs 475 academic and technical staff and hosts research programmes and teaching curricula that cover all major biological sub-disciplines. University rankings typically place the field of biology/biochemistry at the University of Copenhagen first in Denmark and among the top 30 universities internationally.

The mission of the PhD programme at the Department of Biology is to offer world-class research training and education through participation in exciting, frontier research projects.

The successful candidates will join the lively group of 150 PhD students studying at the Department of Biology and participate in the many exciting events and activities organised by the PhD student network and the Department, including the annual PhD day, the biannual BIO conference, weekly research seminars, and career fairs.

All PhD students at Department of Biology are enrolled at the  PhD school of Science .

Local PhD coordinators Robin Andersson Tel: 3533 0245 ​ [email protected] Bioinformatic & RNA Biology A​nders Priemé​ Tel: 3533 0147 [email protected] Microbiology,  Cell-and Neurobiology,  Ecology and Evolution ​ Henriette Pilegaard Tel:  3532 1687 [email protected] Cell Biology and Physiology,  Genomics and Molecular Biomedicin Niels Daugbjerg  Tel: 3533 1830 [email protected] Freshwater Biology,  Marine  B​​iology,  Terrestrial Ecology​​​​ Michael Lisby Tel: 3532 2120 [email protected] Functional genomics Sine Lo Svenningsen Tel: 3532 2033 [email protected] Biomolecular  Sciences

PhD secretaries Jannike Dyrskjøt   (Molecular Biology and Genes, Molecular Cell Biology and Physiology, Protein Sciences) Jeannette Melsen   (Aquatic Sciences, Ecology and Evolution, Microbiology)

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Admission to the PhD programme

Previous exam To be admitted as a PhD student, an applicant must have satisfactory results from one of the following exams: 

• A Danish Master’s degree in engineering. (Corresponding to an MSc in Engineering)
• A Master’s degree (based on two years of master’s studies equivalent to 120 ECTS points) from a Danish, long-cycle higher educational programme which, in the estimation of the relevant PhD school, gives the applicant the qualifications necessary to complete the course of study in question. An individual evaluation will always be made in relation to the planned PhD study programme.
• A degree from abroad which, in the estimation of the head of the PhD school, is equivalent to one of the degrees/examinations mentioned above in 1) and 2).
• Or, if the head of the PhD school concludes that the applicant in some other way has acquired the necessary academic qualifications, which may require documentation by means of special tests.  

If you already have a PhD degree, you are not eligible for advertised PhD positions. Instead you may apply as a non-employed, privately funded PhD student, if you find a supervisor at DTU.   Admission of international students to the PhD programme The examinations of international students are evaluated on the basis of information as to the length and content of their studies. Such examinations must at least be at a level equivalent to a Danish examination qualifying the holder for direct admission. The evaluation of the level of an applicant may take place using tests conducted by the potential PhD school and approved by the head of the PhD school.

An official translation of the foreign MSc diploma must be submitted together with the application.

We recommend that if possible, applicants include a statement from their home university regarding their relative ranking (e.g. what percentage of the student population of their year they belong to, e.g. top 5%, or 10 th  place out of 250).   Transfer of credit and work experience If an applicant has at least two years’ work experience from DTU or another research institution/company, this person may receive a transfer of up to six months of academic credit, although the applicant was not enrolled as a PhD student. In such a case the student will be enrolled for two and a half years.   Other rules regarding academic approval, study plans, funding plans, etc. remain in effect.   In addition to this, transfer of academic credit is only granted for periods when the applicant has been enrolled as a PhD student at another relevant institution.   Transfer of academic credit is approved by the relevant PhD committee. The application is processed together with the application for academical approval.

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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".

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34 fully funded phd programs at university of copenhagen, denmark.

Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Copenhagen, Denmark 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 biogeochemistry of cultivated wetlands

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Specifically, the PhD project aims to quantify the element cycling of carbon and nitrogen in farmed wetlands in Vietnam. The work includes field experiments (with dynamic flux chambers and subsurface oxygen measurements) along spatial gradients and laboratory work aiming at optimizing C storage, reducing CH4 and N2O emissions and securing future food production. In addition, analyses based on other (farmed or natural) wetlands are envisaged.

Application Deadline: 20-09-2023

2. fully funded phd position in modelling of wetland biogeochemistry.

The Global Wetland Center will contribute to the development of wetland-based climate change mitigation strategies through a combination of biogeochemical and hydrological modelling, satellite remote sensing and use of Artificial Intelligence techniques. The Center is a collaboration between two departments from the University of Copenhagen (Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management and Department of Computer Sciences), DHI A/S, and GEUS (The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland), and is funded for a six-year period (2024-2029).

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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Analytical Chemistry and Metabolomics

The PhD student will during the first year of the PhD project help conduct, manage and finalize an infant cohort study (The MOTILITY Mother-Child Cohort), which includes examination visits and handling of biological samples. Furthermore, the candidate will develop and apply liquid chromatography mass spectrometry-based metabolomics methods to quantify aromatic lactic acids in bacterial cultures and collected infant faeces, blood and urine samples. Finally, the candidate will integrate microbiome-metabolomics data and perform mechanistic in vitro experiments in immune cells, and write scientific publications.

Application Deadline: 17-09-2023

4. fully funded phd position in arctic ecosystem dynamics.

The PhD candidate will investigate the importance of land-lake interactions for high-latitude ecosystems and carbon cycle and quantify regional greenhouse gas emissions from high-latitude lakes. The PhD project will start with coupling the dynamic vegetation model, LPJ-GUESS with Advanced Lake Biogeochemistry Model (ALBM), calibrate and evaluate the land-lake interactions based on a range of field-measured variables, and eventually assess how land-lake interactions feedback to the changing climate.

Application Deadline: 15-09-2023

5. fully funded phd position in transport biology.

A PhD scholarship in Transport biology is available at the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences. The PhD student will be financed by an Exploratory Interdisciplinary synergy program granted from the Novo Nordisk foundation to Associate Prof. Hussam Hassan Nour-Eldin at University of Copenhagen and Prof. Henrik Dimke at Syddansk University who will leverage recent advances in plant transportomics to develop a novel and ground-breaking approach to identify the substrate of human transporters. Starting date is 1 December 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Application Deadline: 10-09-2023

6. fully funded phd position in machine learning.

We seek a highly motivated person that can contribute to the theoretical and applied work in the group. The group is part of “Center for Basic Machine Learning Research in Life Science” (mlls.dk), which is a lively crowd of six PIs and around 30 PhD students and postdocs. We are associated with the Pioneer Centre for AI (aicentre.dk) and have regular seminars, conferences and a popular yearly retreat. The principal supervisor will be Anders Krogh, but PhD students will generally have a co-supervisor from another group in MLLS and is expected to also work with other people in the Center. We are also collaborating with several foreign research groups.

Application Deadline: 03-09-2023

7. fully funded phd position in veterinary oncology, radiotherapy and genetics.

The PhD project will investigate the effects of FLASH radiotherapy on the risk of secondary cancer development later in life in an experimental murine model and in canine spontaneous cancer patients. The murine study part will be performed at Oxford University under the supervision of Kristoffer Petersson, and the canine study part will be performed at the University of Copenhagen and at Lund University under the supervision of Betina Børresen, Maja Arendt and Kristoffer Petersson. Other co-investigators are Louise K. Jensen, who will assist with tissue histology, and Gabriel Adrian and Crister Ceberg, who will assist with canine radiotherapy treatments in Lund.

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8. fully funded phd position in mobility and stability of nanomaterials in soils.

The aim of this PhD project is to asssess the mobility and stability of nanomaterials (NMs) when they enter the soil. This will include batch and column experimental studies with model and natural soils, under varied environmental and climate stresses (e.g., contaminated soils, dought vs. flooded conditions, extreme temperature fluctuations), to evaluate NM mobility, dissolution and transformation behaviour, as well as their impact on pollutant and nutrient leaching. With this knowledge, we can then start to draw conceptual models of any potential risks to surrounding aqueous environments. State of the art characterisation tools such as X-ray micro-CT, fluorescence and electron microscopy will be critical to monitor the fate of NMs in the soils, while common analytical tools will be used to monitor changes in soil fluid chemistry and soil mineralogy. The specific nanomaterials to be examined in this PhD include a variety of nanosized fertilisers.

9. Fully Funded PhD Position in quantum simulation

The projects aim to develop a theoretical understanding of small networks of few-level quantum systems coupled to electromagnetic fields. To benchmark these devices as artificial molecules, part of the projects aims at designing a set of basic experimental tests in parameter regimes where calculations remain possible. The projects will explore the prospects for simulating chemical dynamics and work out protocols for colleagues in the experimental groups to validate these effects experimentally. Earlier experience with the investigated systems would be desirable but is not required.

Application Deadline: 01-09-2023

10. fully funded phd position in biochemistry.

In recent years, we have developed E. coli expression systems for the production of disulfide-rich animal venom proteins and peptides. Such venom-derived proteins represent a vast library of bioactive compounds for biomedical applications and the development of novel therapies. The current project concerns the biochemical, structural, and functional characterization of large toxins from predatory marine cone snails, i.e., macro-conotoxins. The project will focus on toxins from previously uncharacterized superfamilies for which the functions are unknown and will be conducted in close collaboration with labs at the University of Utah, USA.

11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Biophysics

The inner membrane of mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, is highly folded, exhibiting intricate dynamical structures called cristae that are integral to a multitude of cellular processes, in particular bioenergetic demand. Abnormal cristae architectures are associated with many diseases, such as liver dysfunction. However, it remains obscure how exactly the crista shapes emerge and are connected to molecular activities. The goal of this project is to use multiscale computer simulation to understand how the activities and cooperativity of key molecular players shape crista membranes.

Application Deadline: 01-10-2023

12. fully funded phd position in philosophy of perception.

Perception seems to give us direct access to the reality we live in. Researchers often articulate this point in terms of a special ‘presence’ characteristic of perception. In everyday life, presence is what allows us to distinguish our genuine perceptions from imagery or daydreaming. In clinical settings, disturbances of presence seem a crucial factor in a host of mental disorders, including schizophrenia, delirium, and PTSD. Commercially, efforts to create perceptual presence artificially range from the entertainment industry (e.g., movies, gaming) through education (e.g., simulation tools) to computer-mediated communication (e.g., video conference platforms). Surprisingly, however, researchers rarely address presence explicitly, let alone analyse it in detail. Moreover, when they do explicitly address it, it is often unclear exactly what ‘presence’ is supposed to denote.

Application Deadline: 25-09-2023

13. fully funded phd position in communication, philosophy of psychiatry.

The PhD position is part of the research project Mapping Perceptual Presence, financed by the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) and led by Associate Professor Søren Overgaard. The project combines philosophy of perception and philosophy of psychiatry in an effort to analyze key features of perceptual experience. Applicants are asked to situate and develop their research plan within the framework of the larger project.

14. Fully Funded PhD Position in philosophy

The larger project is about the hypothesis that vague and ambiguous theorizing in cognitive neuroscience is a cause of the low replicability of experimental studies. More than half of the studies in psychology do not replicate. Researchers commonly blame poor methodological and statistical practices. Recently, a growing number of researchers have argued that the crisis is due to poor theories. The aim of the project is to use the analytical tools of philosophy of science to assess the claim that absence of proper theorizing is the root cause of low replicability and to understand the type of theory needed to alleviate the crisis.

15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Optomechanical Sensing

This fellowship focuses on the application of mechanical sensors for detecting and imaging nano-scale objects, based on the measurement of minute forces and mass. To this end, mechanical devices with ultralow force noise will be designed in collaboration with our international partners, fabricated in our local cleanroom, and characterized in the lab. These sensors will then be deployed for, e.g., detecting the presence and orientation of a single quantum spin, or the shape, mass, and infrared spectrum of an individual protein. The goal of this project is to move from the proof-of-principle of mechanical quantum sensors, to applications that complement existing technologies such as transmission electron microscopy.

Application Deadline: 31-08-2023

16. fully funded phd position in experimental aspects of non-local condensed matter physics.

The Center for Quantum Devices has played a pivotal role in the field of epitaxial superconductor-semiconductor devices, both in material growth, device development, and underlying theory. This fellowship project ushers in the next generation of experiments that probe the non-local nature and coherence properties associated with hybrid quantum devices through cutting-edge experiments using advanced gate geometries, high-frequency techniques, and low-temperature operations in high-bandwidth cryostats.

Application Deadline: 28-08-2023

17. fully funded phd position in bioinformatic analysis of host – pathogen interactions.

The PhD project concerns how commensal and pathogenic microbiota modulate host signalling in the intestine and aims to elucidate fundamental aspects of disease progression. Within the gut microbiome component, the project will identify microbial species, microbial gene functions, and gene clusters through DNA sequencing by PIG-PARADIGM consortium partners. Combined with tissue/fecal metabolomics, this will lead to microbial species/gene interaction networks and pathways. Conversely, on the host side gene networks and pathways will be identified through total and small RNA-seq data likewise established by PIG-PARADIGM consortium partners. The PhD project will make use of these established sets of host and microbiome gene networks etc and the abundance of genes within them to associate genes between host and microbe.

Application Deadline: 23-08-2023

18. fully funded phd position in computational crispr guide rna design.

The PhD project is focused on designing computational methods for gRNA design while taking the off-target landscape, developed by others in the group, into account. The PhD project will take outset in the in-house deep learning (DL) model, CRISPRon, to be applied on data generated by project collaborator Prof Yonglun Luo. The initial model will encode both on- and off-target data (as ranked by our CRISPRoff method) to predict gRNA efficiency while also being used for model-driven data generation of novel gRNA efficiency data by collaborator. The downstream computational models will explore machine and deep learning techniques for further enhancement, and they will subsequently be used to make a multiplex version to simultaneously target multiple genes taking their genetic interactions into account. Throughout the project, methodological advances will be incorporated in the available CRISPR design web interface.

19. Fully Funded PhD Position in theoretical quantum science and condensed matter physics

The two positions deal with different aspect of quantum system and their potential usage in quantum information processing system. One project involves advancing our understanding of emergent degrees of freedom in condensed matter systems, for example, in hybrid superconductor-semiconductor systems where bound states inside the superconducting gap can have unusual properties and, furthermore, be candidates for qubit applications. Another project explores novel way ways to improve on existing qubits systems, for example by improve our understanding of semiconductor qubit systems by building realistic models starting from the device layout, including the effects of electron band structure, strain, geometry, etc. This project can also include improving our understanding of the coupling to photonics quantum systems.

Application Deadline: 21-08-2023

20. fully funded phd position in environmental and soil sciences.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a very potent and important greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential approximately 300 times stronger than CO2. About 70% of the global N2O emissions comes from agricultural fields as a consequence of N fertilization of crops, whether in mineral or organic form. Formation and consumption of N2O is driven by microbial N turnover and takes place at different depth in the soil profile. This affects N2O transport through diffusion and mass flow in the profile, which eventually results in emissions from the soil surface. However, our understanding of where in the profiles and where along water availability gradients the formation and comsumption of N2O takes place is still incomplete. It is also still poorly understood how these processes are affected by environmental conditions like water content, oxygen content, as well as availability of ammonium, nitrate and decomposable organic matter from mineral or organic fertilisers. Our current models do not describe these process and their interactions to a satisfactory degree.

Application Deadline: 20-08-2023

21. fully funded phd position in applied school choice .

As a successful candidate, you will contribute to cutting-edge research projects on school admission using data from Danish high school admission. The project has three overarching aims. First, estimate how schools impact admitted students’ academic and non-academic development, leveraging novel admissions data and state-of-the-art methods to establish causality. Second, estimating the perception and preferences of applicants to model how they respond to information and changes to admission rules. Finally, assess how policy changes affect students’ outcomes and their enrollment across educational institutions with a focus on segregation and peers.

22. Fully Funded PhD Position in Environmental Toxicology

It is impossible to assess the risk of all chemical pollutants to all species in the environment at all sorts of environmental conditons. Chemical risk assessments therefore depend on models which can predict the chemical fate and biological effect across species and endpoints. Several models exsist but few are fully evaluated for their ability to predict fate and effects under nature like conditions. The overall aim of QTOX is to address the robustness of models based on mechanistic knowledge of the underlying processes in the chain from exposure to effects, across all levels of biological organisation, with close connection to regulatory endpoints, and under environmentally realistic conditions, i.e., including the dynamics of chronic exposures to mixtures of chemicals. The robustness of all models will be evaluated on microcosm scenarios under two environmental regimes in Spain and Holland, respectively.

Application Deadline: 16-08-2023

23. fully funded phd position in environmental toxicology, 24. fully funded phd position in experimental particle physics.

With the newly received ERC grant, the research group will develop a novel methodology using a new approach, a multi-particle cumulants technique. This will give unique insights into the initial geometric conditions, shape, size, and their correlations and fluctuations. To achieve this, we will measure various collision systems (129Xe, 16O, and proton) during the LHC Run 3. These pioneering measurements, and the resulting new analyses, will decisively advance our understanding of those crucial initial conditions, the platform upon which the analysis of the collision rests. The results of this ERC will make it possible to probe the precise nuclear structure of 129Xe, 16O at the LHC energies, a million times higher than the existing nuclear structure studies in low-energy nuclear physics.

Application Deadline: 15-08-2023

25. fully funded phd position in life-time imaging of the chemical microenvironment.

The scientific objective of FLIMagin3D is to synergistically evolve key aspects of Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) across disciplines by i) advancing the acquisition of FLIM data and the analysis pipeline, ii) developing improved platforms that facilitate imaging for a wide range of (bio)medical, chemical and biophysical applications, and iii) advancing the state-of-the-art in FLIM biosensors. The project is a collaboration between 8 academic and 4 industrial partners from 7 European countries and brings together highly synergistic expertise on advanced bioimaging and image analysis.

26. Fully Funded PhD Position in Quantum Materials Innovation

The candidate will join our committed team working on creating and improving solid-state quantum materials with better stability and scalability for advanced quantum systems. As part of the MSFI group, the fellow will employ innovative approaches for in-situ synthesis and fabrication of quantum devices, guided by a data-driven perspective and a strong emphasis on maintaining the purity of materials.”

Application Deadline: 13-08-2023

27. fully funded phd position in experimental quantum matter.

The work is at the interface between condensed matter device physics and designed quantum matter with prospects in quantum simulations. The project uses novel epitaxial semiconducting-superconducting hybrid materials based on 2-dimensional electron gas to design Josephson junction arrays. The combination of gate-voltage and flux tunability allows for the synthesis and exploration of various states of matter, such as anomalous metals, unconventional superconductors, or flat-band systems. The project combines nanofabrication, low-temperature physics using a cryofree dilution refrigerator, low-noise and high-frequency electrical measurement techniques, data analysis, interaction with theoretical physicists, and scientific writing in English.

28. Fully Funded PhD Position in beneficial plant-microbe interactions

A biotechnological solution to sustainably increase food supply is to integrate beneficial microbes into agricultural production. Harnessing plant microbiome is regarded a cornerstone in the next green revolution. The root microbiome composition is largely determined by the soil inoculum, with a distinct contribution from the host. The overall aim of the PhD project is to investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms by which plants recruit microbial organisms as well as the physiological significance of the establishment of these (beneficial) interactions.

29. Fully Funded PhD Position in Molecular Lipid Metabolism

In the Molecular Lipid Metabolism Group, we strive to identify molecular mechanism involved in the regulation of lipid metabolism in relation to physical activity, nutrition and its role in health and disease. The research is performed from “molecule to human” and uses molecular biology techniques, cell models, genetically modified animals as well as healthy individuals and patients. The vision is that physiological observations in humans under various stimuli can be explained by describing the underlying molecular mechanisms and vice versa can mechanistic basic science in the lab lead to new insights that can be translated to humans and solve challenges in society.

Application Deadline: 10-08-2023

30. fully funded phd position in endosomal ph regulation.

The overall aim of the PhD project is to test the hypothesis that neuronal metabolism and survival are regulated by the Na+/H+ exchanger NHE6 (SLC9A6), a key endosomal pH-regulatory protein linked to severe neurodegenerative diseases such as Christianson syndrome and Alzheimers disease. We propose that NHE6 loss/mutations elicit a cascade of deleterious events originating from the endosomal compartment, including disrupted endo-/lysosomal pH, dysfunction of NHE6-interacting proteins, altered iron homeostasis, mTORC1 activity, and endosomal motility, lysosomal lipid accumulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and ferroptosis. Methodologically, the PhD project will include primary neurons from wild type and NHE6 knockout mice, neuronal cell lines, biochemistry and molecular biology, metabolic profiling, and advanced imaging including endosomal pH imaging and superresolution microscopy.

Application Deadline: 08-08-2023

31. fully funded phd position in structural biology.

The nuclear receptor coactivator 3 (NCOA3) is a 1424 amino acid large transcriptional activator that interacts with several steroid hormone receptors. As NCOA3 is implicated in several cancer types, including breast and ovary cancers it is of high interest to understand the structural mechanism of how the activity of NCOA3 is regulated. Very little is, however, known about the structure of the full-length NCOA3. One reason for this is that we currently don’t have a proper experimental tool to study full-length NCOA3 – or other large intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). The intact protein is too dynamic for cryoEM and X-ray crystallography, and much too large for NMR spectroscopy.

Application Deadline: 07-08-2023

32. fully funded phd position in high entropy alloy nanoparticles.

The project aims to study high entropy alloy nanoparticles in electrocatalytic energy conversion reactions. Electrocatalysis is a key technology in the green transition and advanced materials development is required for rational design of new catalysts. High entropy alloys are new, promising electrocatalysts for a series of energy conversion reactions that take place in fuel cells, such as the oxygen reduction reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, or formic acid oxidation.

Application Deadline: 06-08-2023

33. two fully funded phd position in human diet-gut-brain interactions.

The overall purpose of the research performed by the group is to understand the neurophysiological foundations that underlie motor and cognitive functions in humans. The group uses a variety of neuroimaging and neurostimulation techniques (EEG, (f)MRI, TMS) in combination with physical and cognitive testing to investigate how brain networks modulate behavior and we collaborate closely with research groups developing novel, cutting-edge methods of network-quantification.

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Priority deadline: December 2, 2024

Final submission deadline: June 16, 2025

International submission deadline: May 5, 2025

Priority deadline: Applications will be considered after the Priority deadline provided space is available.

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Degrees and GPA Requirements

Bachelors degree: All graduate applicants must hold an earned baccalaureate from a regionally accredited college or university or the recognized equivalent from an international institution.

Masters degree: This program requires a masters degree as well as the baccalaureate.

University GPA requirement: The minimum grade point average for admission consideration for graduate study at the University of Denver must meet one of the following criteria:

A cumulative 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for the baccalaureate degree.

A cumulative 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for the last 60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits (approximately two years of work) for the baccalaureate degree.

An earned master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or the recognized equivalent from an international institution supersedes the minimum GPA requirement for the baccalaureate.

A cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all graduate coursework completed for applicants who have not earned a master’s degree or higher.

Official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), C1 Advanced or Duolingo English Test are required of all graduate applicants, regardless of citizenship status, whose native language is not English or who have been educated in countries where English is not the native language. Your TOEFL/IELTS/C1 Advanced/Duolingo English Test scores are valid for two years from the test date.

The minimum TOEFL/IELTS/C1 Advanced/Duolingo English Test score requirements for this degree program are:

Minimum TOEFL Score (Internet-based test): 80

Minimum IELTS Score: 6.5

Minimum C1 Advanced Score: 176

Minimum Duolingo English Test Score: 115

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Per Student & Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) regulation, international applicants must meet all standards for admission before an I-20 or DS-2019 is issued, [per U.S. Federal Register: 8 CFR § 214.3(k)] or is academically eligible for admission and is admitted [per 22 C.F.R. §62]. Read the Additional Standards For International Applicants policy for more details.

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We require a scanned copy of your transcripts from every college or university you have attended. Scanned copies must be clearly legible and sized to print on standard 8½-by-11-inch paper. Transcripts that do not show degrees awarded must also be accompanied by a scanned copy of the diploma or degree certificate. If your academic transcripts were issued in a language other than English, both the original documents and certified English translations are required.

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Upon admission to the University of Denver, official transcripts will be required from each institution attended.

Three (3) letters of recommendation are required.  Letters should be submitted by recommenders through the online application.

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Personal statement instructions.

The Higher Education Department understands equity, diversity, and social justice as essential and fundamental concerns in the study, practice, and leadership of post-secondary education.  Please provide a personal statement of academic and professional goals (1-2 pages, double-spaced).  Include in your statement: (1) Research interests and professional objectives in the study of higher education. (2) Any personal, educational, and employment experiences that have shaped your research and professional interests in the study of higher education. (3) Expectations for how the PhD in Higher Education at the University of Denver specifically will support your research interests and professional objectives.  Note: if there is a specific faculty member with whom you would like to work, based on your research interests, please mention and discuss in this statement.

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Please provide a statement of equity, diversity, and social justice (1-2 pages, double-spaced). Include in your statement: (1) Your thoughts on the roles and opportunities for equity, diversity, and social justice in postsecondary institutions and/or higher education policy. (2) Any personal, academic, and/or professional experiences that have shaped your understanding and commitment to equity, diversity, and social justice in higher education.

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The résumé (or C.V.) should include work experience, research, and/or volunteer work.

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