Tag Archives: DENMARK

Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

TWO PHD FELLOWSHIPS ON IMPLICIT THEORIES OF GENDER/SEX IN THE CONTEXT OF DIVERSE HORMONAL TRANSITIONS, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

Leave a comment

Application Deadline: 1 March 2026, at 23.59 CET

LOCATION: Denmark

The University of Copenhagen invites applications for two PhD fellowships connected to the Gender-InSIGHT Doctoral Network, funded through the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). Both PhD studentships are full-time positions with a duration of 36 months with a start date of June 1st, 2026.

ELIGIBILITY:

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

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 will also be required to meet the European Commission’s MSCA Doctoral Network eligibility criteria, notably

Candidates should have:

A master’s degree in psychology or a neighbouring field related to the research project.

Familiarity with the relevant academic literature.

Excellent higher education track record and scientific curiosity. 

Experience with qualitative and quantitative research designs and treatment of resulting data.

Knowledge and experience with relevant data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, R, NVivo).

Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.

Strong academic writing skills.

Fluent spoken and written English. 

BENEFIT:

Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at DKK 31,242/roughly EUR 4,110 (November 2025 level) plus pension.

The EU MSCA grant consists of a living allowance of EUR 5,325 (roughly DKK 39,664) and a mobility allowance of EUR 710 (roughly DKK 5,290). In addition, a family allowance of EUR 660 (roughly DKK 4,917) may apply if eligibility conditions are fulfilled. The above amounts shall cover compulsory taxes, etc., as well as all the University of Copenhagen’s costs related to your employment, such as monthly salary, future salary raises, pension, paid holidays, and labour market contributions.

Please note that the PhD student has a work obligation of up to 840 hours over the 3-year period of time without additional pay.

APPLY
Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

PHD SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NORDIC STUDIES AND LINGUISTICS, FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

Leave a comment

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).

APPLY