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Last Updated on May 3, 2026 by admin

Explore University of Copenhagen Academic & Postdoc Positions. Find faculty jobs, postdoctoral fellowships, and research roles in Denmark.

Are you looking to join one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious research institutions? The University of Copenhagen offers an incredible range of faculty and postdoctoral positions for 2026. Furthermore, as a member of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), UCPH provides a global stage for your scientific and academic work.

Because the university is located in the heart of Copenhagen, researchers enjoy a high quality of life and a vibrant, international culture. In addition to world-class laboratories, the university fosters a collaborative spirit where students and professors work closely together. Consequently, if you want to advance your career in a city known for innovation and sustainability, the University of Copenhagen is an ideal choice.

University of Copenhagen Academic & Postdoc Positions

TITLE	LOCATION	DEADLINE
PhD scholarship in Grundtvig Studies at the Faculty of Theology	The Faculty of Theology	22-06-2026
Postdoc in the Ethics and Epistemology of Algorithmic Prediction of Psychiatric Diagnoses	The Department of Food and Resource Economics	15-06-2026
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Soil Biogeochemistry and Climate Change Mitigation through Enhanced Rock Weathering	GLOBE	11-06-2026
Call for open-rank academic position in child and adolescent developmental psychology	Institut for Psykologi	10-06-2026
Tenure track assistant professorship in Language Technology and Natural Language Processing, Centre for Language Technology, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, UCPH	Institut for Nordiske Studier og Sprogvidenskab	10-06-2026
Postdoc in RNA & Cardiovascular Physiology at NEXS	Faculty of Science	05-06-2026
160195 Clinical professor of Internal medicine: Cardiology with special focus on digital solutions (fixed-term, 5 years)	Copenhagen University Hospital – North Zealand, Department of Cardiology in the Capital Region	02-06-2026
159172 Clinical professor of Neurology with special focus on dementia (fixed-term 5 years)	Department of Clinical Medicine	31-05-2026
Postdoc in Human-Centred AI in Healthcare	Department of Computer Science	31-05-2026
Assistant Professor in Human-Centred AI in Healthcare	Department of Computer Science	31-05-2026

Academic & Postdoc Positions

TITLE	LOCATION	DEADLINE
Assistant professorship in West African mobility law at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen	JUR Forskningsområdet	28-05-2026
160330 Associate Professor of Clinical Growth and Development Trajectories	Department of Immunology and Microbiology	27-05-2026
Postdoc of Astrophysics and Planetary Science	Niels Bohr Institute	26-05-2026
Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant Professor Position in Political Science as part of the ERC-funded Lobbying (A)symmetry Project	Institut for Statskundskab	26-05-2026
Postdoc Position in Development of a mGlu2 PET tracer	Institut for Lægemiddeldesign og Farmakologi	26-05-2026
Research Assistant in Bioinformatics	FOOD	22-05-2026
One Postdoctoral/Assistant Professor position: ‘Networking the War: An Ethnographic-Analytical Study of Minority Perspectives, Mobility, and Recovery in War-Affected Ukraine’	Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier	20-05-2026
Postdoc in Epidemiology and diagnosis of large animal parasite infections	Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences	18-05-2026
Postdoc in sustainable and healthy family nutrition	Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports	18-05-2026
Three-year veterinary post doc position in investigational radiotherapy at the Danish Center for Particle Therapy (Aarhus) with employment at University of Copenhagen	Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences	17-05-2026

Postdoc Positions

TITLE	LOCATION	DEADLINE
3 Postdoctoral Positions in Law in the areas of Climate, Environment, Ocean and Food Transition	Faculty of Law	17-05-2026
159762 Senior scientist of intestinal biology (Fixed-Term, 2 Years)	Department of Biomedical Sciences	17-05-2026
Postdoc in AI in cancer treatment	Department of Computer Science	17-05-2026
Postdoc of Geochemistry	The Natural History Museum Denmark	15-05-2026
Postdoc in membrane proteins from viruses, their functional and structural properties, and their druggability	Department of Biomedical Sciences	15-05-2026
Postdoc in Mechanobiology and Active Matter	Niels Bohr Institute	15-05-2026
Assistant Professor in Cardiac Imaging and Lung Physiology	Department of Biomedical Sciences	15-05-2026
Research Assistant Professor in Machine learning for Crystallographic Method Development	Department of Pharmacy	15-05-2026
Postdoc in Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Metabolic Regulation	Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research	14-05-2026
Assistant Professor of Molecular epidemiology and malaria genomics	Department of Immunology and Microbiology	14-05-2026

Academic & Postdoc Positions

TITLE	LOCATION	DEADLINE
158716 Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with special focus on Gynaecological Endocrinology (Fixed-Term, 5 Years)	Copenhagen University Hospital – Herlev and Gentofte, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Capital Region	10-05-2026
Postdoc of molecular geobiology and organometals	Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management	10-05-2026
211-2560/26-2I Three Postdoctoral Positions in Theoretical Astrophysics	Niels Bohr Institute	10-05-2026
Post doc position in comparative oncogenetics and immunoinformatics	Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences	10-05-2026
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Experimental Quantum Matter	The Niels Bohr Institute	07-05-2026
PhD position for 3 years in neuronal circuits of movement arrest	Department of Neuroscience	07-05-2026
Postdoc of Computational Biophysics of Disordered Proteins	Department of Biology	03-05-2026
Specialtandlægeuddannelse i Ortodonti	Odontologisk Institut	03-05-2026
Postdoc of Environmental Microbiology	PLEN	03-05-2026