
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026
12 positions foundnewest posted
Universities with open PhD positions in bioinformatics in Sweden include Umeå University, Karolinska Institutet and Lund University.
Umeå University
Sweden
6 days ago
Umeå University in Sweden invites applications for a full-time PhD student position in molecular biology , linked to the national DDLS doctoral school in data-driven epidemiology and infection biology . The doctoral project is located at the Department of Molecular Biology and is expected to begin in January 2027, or by agreement. The research lies at the intersection of molecular biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, and data science. The research group develops single-cell multiomic ...
6 days ago
Karolinska Institutet
Closing soon
Sweden
1 week ago
Closing soon
Doctoral (PhD) student position in Chromatin Dynamics and DNA Topology at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. The Baranello Lab is seeking a motivated doctoral student to join a project at the interface of chromatin biology , DNA topology , transcription regulation , and cancer biology . The research asks how topoisomerases are regulated during transcription, how transcription machinery controls topoisomerase activity, and how these mechanisms can be leveraged to identify new anti-cancer...
1 week ago
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
1 week ago
PhD position at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden focused on the development and implementation of advanced HIV-1 reservoir diagnostics . The project is embedded in the research team of Maarten van de Klundert and linked to Senior Professor Anders Sönnerborg at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, within the Centre of Infectious Medicine / Clinical Infectious Disease. The doctoral project examines the HIV-1 reservoir in clinical samples from people living with HIV-1. You will work with molecular ...
1 week ago
Lund University
Top university
Sweden
1 week ago
Top university
PhD position in Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics at Lund University The Laboratory of Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics in the Department of Experimental Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, is recruiting a doctoral student to study epigenetic regulation of repetitive and transposable genetic elements in human brain development and disease. The project focuses on clustered protocadherin repeat genes, retrotransposons, and CGG microsatellite tandem repeats, asking how these r...
1 week ago
Linköping University
Closing soon
Sweden
2 weeks ago
Closing soon
Fully funded PhD position in Medical Science at Linköping University , Sweden, focused on leukemia treatment resistance . The project sits across the Department of Cell and Neurobiology and the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences , and is well suited to candidates with interests in cancer biology, hematology, bioinformatics, and single-cell transcriptomics. Eligibility highlights: applicants should hold a Master's degree in Medical Biotechnology or have equivalent bioinformatics train...
2 weeks ago
Karolinska Institutet
Closing soon
Sweden
2 weeks ago
Closing soon
PhD position in molecular characterization of HPV-negative cervical cancer at Karolinska Institutet This doctoral project is based in the Arroyo Mühr research group within the Center for Cervical Cancer Elimination at the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The project is part of the ERC-funded ESCAPE-HPV programme and focuses on the molecular characterization of HPV-negative cervical cancer . The work combines molecular biology ,...
2 weeks ago
Chalmers University of Technology
Closing soon
Sweden
2 weeks ago
Closing soon
Chalmers University of Technology is advertising a Doctoral student in Nutritional MultiOMICs for Health within the Division of Food and Nutrition Science , Department of Life Sciences. The project sits at the intersection of nutrition , multi-omics , precision health , metabolomics , microbiome research , and data-driven food and health research. The position is based at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden , in a strong technical and natural sciences environment connected wi...
2 weeks ago
Juliette Griffié
Stockholm University
Sweden
2 weeks ago
PhD student in Bioinformatics at Stockholm University , Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, within the Computational Microscopy for Cell Biology (CMCB) laboratory led by Assistant Professor Juliette Griffié . The project, titled AI for Multimodal Biology and Microscopy , focuses on developing next-generation generative AI and representation learning methods for integrating and interpreting complex biological datasets, with a strong emphasis on microscopy . The work sits at the intersectio...
2 weeks ago
Stockholm University
Sweden
2 weeks ago
Stockholm University is advertising a PhD student position in Neurochemistry with Molecular Neurobiology at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics in Stockholm, Sweden. The project, titled “Multiplex chromatin technologies to understand human brain development” , focuses on developing new multiplex chromatin mapping technologies and applying them to study the gene regulatory principles that shape human brain development. The work combines single-cell epigenomics , chromatin biology , neur...
2 weeks ago
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Andreas Laustsen-Kiel
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden
1 month ago
Top university
Exciting PhD opportunity in protein design at KTH Royal Institute of Technology , in a collaborative project between KTH and DTU . The project sits at the intersection of protein design , engineering , and computational approaches , with a focus on designing and engineering binding proteins that respond to their microenvironment. The successful candidate will join a highly international research environment in Professor Sophia Hober's group , with joint supervision by Sophia Hober (main supervis...
1 month ago
Juliette Griffié
Stockholm University
Sweden
2 weeks ago
PhD student in Bioinformatics at Stockholm University , Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, within the Computational Microscopy for Cell Biology (CMCB) laboratory led by Assistant Professor Juliette Griffié . The project, titled AI for Multimodal Biology and Microscopy , focuses on developing next-generation generative AI and representation learning methods for integrating and interpreting complex biological datasets, with a strong emphasis on microscopy . The work sits at the intersectio...
2 weeks ago
Umeå University
Sweden
6 days ago
Umeå University in Sweden invites applications for a full-time PhD student position in molecular biology , linked to the national DDLS doctoral school in data-driven epidemiology and infection biology . The doctoral project is located at the Department of Molecular Biology and is expected to begin in January 2027, or by agreement. The research lies at the intersection of molecular biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, and data science. The research group develops single-cell multiomic ...
6 days ago
Estimated costs in Sweden.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | kr6.3k $600/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | kr6.3k $600/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | kr25.2k $2,400/yr |
![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | kr56.7k $5,400/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Professor
Örebro university
Sweden
Virology
Immunology
Infectious Disease
Pathogen Biology
Prion Biology
Rudbeck Laboratory Uppsala University Sweden
Sweden
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Metaproteomics
Solid Tumor
Protein Expression
Professor
University of Gothenburg
Sweden
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Mitochondrial Biology
Molecular Biology
Homologous Recombination
Assistant Professor
Stockholm University
Sweden
Microbiology
Cell Biology
Next-generation Sequencing
Genomic
Transcriptomic
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Metabolomic
Protein Chemistry
Mass Spectrometry
Dr. at University of Gothenburg
University of Gothenburg
Sweden
Biochemistry
Food Science
Glycobiology
Bioinformatic
Polysaccharide
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