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Application deadline	Project title	Programme	Candidate background
2026/11/23 23:59 CET	Green Biorefinery Pathways for Carbon Capture and Fiber Valorisation into Biobased Materials	Biological and Chemical Engineering	Applicants must hold a relevant Master's degree (120 ECTS) in chemical engineering, biotechnology, materials science, polymer science or a closely related discipline.
2026/11/27 23:59 CET	New model for activated sludge flocculation integrating cellular biochemical reaction potential with the microbial ecology	Biological and Chemical Engineering	Applicants to the PhD position must have a relevant master's degree in biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, biological or chemical engineering or a closely related field.
2027/01/10 23:59 CET	New paradigm to disentangle hydrothermal stresses and assess regional agricultural vulnerability to drought-heatwave events	Agroecology	Applicants must have a M.Sc. degree in geoinformatics, remote sensing, agriculture, environmental sciences, data sciences, geography, ecology, or closely related fields.
2026/12/01 23:59 CET	Optimizing grazing management for biodiversity in semi-natural habitats: evidence from monitoring, remote sensing and field experiments	Ecoscience	Applicants to the PhD position must have a Master’s degree (120 ECTS) in biology or equivalent.
2026/11/15 23:59 CET	Dynamic flood exposure in Denmark: where will people live when the water comes?	Environmental Science	Applicants must have a master's degree in economics or spatial data analyses or a closely related quantitative field.
2026/11/29 23:59 CET	Better Nitrogen efficiency by improving Cow Resilience, Eating Dynamics, Breeding and Lifetime Efficiency	Quantitative Genetics and Genomics	Applicants must have a relevant master’s degree (120 ECTS) in Animal Breeding.
2026/11/30 23:59 CET	AI-augmented Physiological Modelling for Prediction and Mitigation of Heat Stress in Pigs	Civil and Architectural Engineering	Applicants must have a relevant master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related filed.
2026/11/30 23:59 CET	PhD Position in Computational Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Metabolomics	Environmental Science	We are seeking highly motivated candidates with a strong interest in interdisciplinary research. Applicants should hold a master’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science, bioinformatics/ cheminformatics, AI/ML, data science, chemistry, computational biology, chemometrics, analytical chemistry or a related discipline.
2026/11/15 23:59 CET	Informed comfort: natural-language interaction with home heating and cooling	Civil and Architectural Engineering	Applicants to the PhD position must hold a M.Sc. in engineering, computer science, building science or a related technical field.
2026/12/01 23:59 CET	Carbon flux and particle export along the land-ocean continuum in Greenland’s coastal ocean	Ecoscience	Applicants to the PhD position must hold a master’s degree and have demonstrated interest and background in biogeochemistry, for example through a bachelor’s or master’s thesis, research project, internship, or other relevant research experience.
2026/11/30 23:59 CET	Integrating Hormonal and Biomechanical Stimuli in Multi-scale Modelling of human Vascular cells	Mechanical and Production Engineering	We are looking for highly motivated and independent candidates with the intention to complete a 3-year PhD at Aarhus University. Applicants to the PhD position must hold a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Biotechnology or relevant fields.
2026/11/26 23:59 CET	Advances in NMR techniques for next generation Foodomics	Food Science	Applicants must have a relevant master’s degree (120 ECTS) in chemistry, biotechnology, food technology, or in a related field.
2026/12/01 23:59 CET	Agroecological approaches to reduce nitrogen losses in vegetable production	Food Science	Applicants are expected to have a relevant master’s degree in Plant, Horticultural, Agricultural, Biological, Environmental or Soil Science (120 ECTS)
2026/11/25 23:59 CET	Artificial intelligence for infection-driven cancers	Biological and Chemical Engineering	Applicants to the PhD position must have a relevant master's degree in biology, biotechnology, molecular medicine, biomedicine, microbiology, cancer biology, bioengineering, bioinformatics or a closely related field.
2027/01/04 23:59 CET	PhD in Physical AI for Adaptive Robot Manipulation	Electrical and Computer Engineering	A master’s degree (120 ECTS or equivalent) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related quantitative field, completed or nearing completion before the start date.
2026/12/05 23:59 CET	Re-advertisment: Multi-physics modelling of wetting–drying induced ground movement, landslides and coastal erosion	Civil and Architectural Engineering	Applicants to the PhD position must hold a BSc degree (180 ECTS) in civil engineering (or a closely related engineering discipline) and an MSc degree (minimum 90 ECTS) with a specialisation in geotechnical engineering, or computational engineering or coastal engineering, including advanced coursework in numerical methods, finite element analysis, and geotechnical engineering.
2026/12/06 23.59 CET	Maximizing use of fresh grass for dairy cows by combining grazing, zero-grazing, and multispecies swards	Animal and Veterinary Sciences	Applicants to the PhD position must hold a relevant university degree (MSc) in Animal Science, Agricultural Science, or related fields.