The Department of Communication invites applications for three three-year PhD scholarships starting from 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

This year, they only accept applications within the following research areas: Education; Film Studies and Creative Media Industries; Philosophy; Rhetoric; and Subjectivity Research.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s level related to the subject area of the project, e.g. Philosophy, Rhetoric, Film and Media Studies, or Education. 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 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). In the cover letter you must specify the particular research environment with which you would like to be affiliated. However, please do not mention any names of individual researchers—including potential collaborators/supervisors.

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).

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).

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.