PhD and Postdoc Positions in Literature in Denmark

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for Olafur Eliasson × ARoS – Shared Futures , a long-term collaboration that centres on a major solo exhibition with Olafur Eliasson. The post is embedded in the museum’s curatorial and research environment and is closely tied to the upcoming exhibition project, including its public programme and related interpretive work. The research focus is Olafur Eliasson’s practice and immersive installation art more broadly. The role invites a pr...

This PhD project at the Technical University of Denmark focuses on the processing and modification of renewable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) materials through reactive extrusion. The student will work on developing next-generation PHA compounds by combining advanced polymer processing, formulation design, and reactive processing routes. The project is centered on understanding and improving how PHA formulations behave during extrusion-based processing, with an emphasis on the links between formula...

This postdoctoral position is based at the Department of Anthropology, School of Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University, and is tied to the research project “Stories from my new life: Mobile transitions and social becomings among resettled refugees in Denmark” (TRANSIT) . The project focuses on the lives of resettled refugees, with particular attention to the legal, social, and existential transitions that accompany resettlement. TRANSIT is built around the resettlement of appro...

Aalborg University is advertising two postdoctoral positions in the research project TIMED – How Children and Youth Learn Time Sense in Educational Transitions , led by Jin Hui Li (Associate Professor). The project is funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark through a Sapere Aude Research Leader grant . The positions focus on educational transitions , social inequality , temporality , and ethnographic research . One postdoc will study the transition from kindergarten to primary school ; t...

Postdoc in Service Systems Design at Aalborg University in Denmark . This full-time postdoctoral position is based in the Service Design Lab at the Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, AAU Copenhagen. The role focuses on service design , participatory design , visualization, materialization, prototyping, and service systems design, with teaching and supervision in Aalborg University’s problem-based learning environment. The successful candidate will contribute to lectures and...

An opportunity is being shared for doctoral/PhD students interested in participatory research , collaborative research , and practice-based design research in the fields of clothing , textiles , and accessories . The post highlights a 5-day cohort experience in 2027 at Designskolen Kolding (Design School Kolding), with guidance from Anne Louise Bang and others. The topic appears to sit at the intersection of fashion , textiles , materials , and arts-and-humanities-oriented design research. This ...

The Graduate School at Arts, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University is inviting applications for two fully funded PhD fellowships within the Semper Ardens Advanced Grant project Locally Crafted Empires (LoCiS): Intersecting identities under Imperial rule in Western Asia as expressed in local portrait cultures (1st c. BCE-5th c. CE) . The project is headed by Professor Rubina Raja and is funded by the Carlsberg Foundation . The PhD fellowships begin on 1 September 2027 and run for up to three years ....

Aarhus University is offering scholarships for international Master's students for 2027 in Denmark . The post highlights multiple scholarship options across faculties, including the Faculty of Arts , Aarhus BSS , Faculty of Natural Sciences , and Faculty of Technical Sciences . Funding details vary by faculty: some awards include a tuition fee waiver plus a monthly grant towards living expenses , while others provide a tuition fee waiver only. This opportunity is aimed at international students ...