Start your research career here

Discover employment trends, mobility, and career outcomes for UCPH PhDs and postdocs.

Start your research career here

The University of Copenhagen is one of Europe’s leading research universities, offering an ambitious and supportive environment for early-career researchers.

Here, academic excellence, intellectual freedom and interdisciplinary collaboration form the foundation for research with global impact.

As an early-career researcher at UCPH, you will have the opportunity to:

• Pursue curiosity-driven research in an environment that values academic freedom and intellectual exploration

• Engage in cross-disciplinary collaboration and international mobility

• Receive high-quality supervision and structured research training

• Thrive in a supportive and inclusive workplace that promotes well-being, diversity and personal growth

• Access professional career development services tailored to early career researchers

• Live in a city renowned for its high quality of life

We are committed to nurturing talent and supporting the next generation of researchers. 
Start your research career with us.