Application Deadline: 15 February 2026 at 23:59 CET.
LOCATION: Denmark
The Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics invites applications for two three-year PhD scholarships starting from 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The scholarships are advertised within all the department’s subject areas, which can be found on the department’s website Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics and with a connection to one or more of the department’s research groups, which can be found here: Research – University of Copenhagen. Considerations about the project’s possible embedding or collaboration opportunities in relation to the research groups at NorS should be addressed in the project description.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s level related to the subject area of the project. If you have completed your education in Denmark, you must have a master’s degree covered by the collective agreement for academics in the state sector.
If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, you must either have a master’s degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years) or, as a minimum, a bachelor’s degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor’s degree (three years) and be assessed as having professional qualifications at the master’s level.
If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, we will obtain an assessment of your education from the Danish Research Agency.
Applicants must possess skills in written and spoken academic English at a high level. If deemed necessary, the department may request that applicants document their English skills.
Please submit your application online. To apply, please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of this page. Your application must be written in a Scandinavian language or English and include the following attachments (with descriptive titles) in either PDF or Word format:
CV (max. two pages). Please use this template: CV template.
Cover letter (max. 1,200 characters incl. spaces). Kindly specify if there is a particular research environment you would like to be associated with.
Diplomas, transcripts, and a description of the grading scale. Please include the following documents: bachelor’s and master’s degrees—diplomas and transcripts—and a description of the grading scale. Note: If your degree diploma is not available by the application deadline, please include your latest transcript of grades.
Project abstract (max. 1,200 characters incl. spaces)
Project description (max. 12,000 characters incl. spaces excluding bibliography).
BENEFIT:
Salary and Terms of Employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The salary range starts at approximately DKK 31,242 (EUR 4,184) + an 18.07% pension contribution.
According to the agreement, the PhD student is required to carry out tasks at the relevant department to an extent corresponding to 840 working hours (6 months).
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