Jobs in Structural Biology and Related Fields


Copenhagen Bioscience PhD Programme


Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Application deadline: 09 Jan 2020


The Copenhagen Bioscience PhD programme recruits up to 16 motivated international students annually to launch their careers in the vibrant scientific environment of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Centers in Copenhagen. For enrolment in September 2020, the application deadline is 9 January 2020.

The four-year programme is divided into a pre-doctoral year followed by three years of PhD training at one of the four Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Centers embedded at the University of Copenhagen or the Technical University of Denmark:

  • Center for Stem Cell Biology
  • Center for Protein Research
  • Center for Biosustainability
  • Center for Basic Metabolic Research


The pre-doctoral year includes short rotation projects, choice of a lab for the long-term (PhD) project, and common research-based courses. Approximately 15% of time during the pre-doctoral year is spent on courses, and the remaining 85% on lab-based research. All awardees must pass an assessment at the end of the pre-doctoral year to qualify for the following three years of PhD education.

All students in the Copenhagen Bioscience PhD programme complete three two-week rotation projects at the start of the pre-doctoral year. These rotation projects allow students to gain experience with the methods, important scientific questions and research environment in the labs they are interested in joining. During each rotation project, the student and supervisor are expected to discuss potential long-term project ideas. After completing the three rotation projects, the student makes an agreement with one of their rotation supervisors to join their lab for the long-term (PhD) project.

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen Bioscience PhD Programme