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Vacant PhD positions at Aarhus University

The graduate schools at Aarhus University offer both predefined PhD projects and the option of applying with one’s own PhD project description through an open call.

You will find deadlines and requirements for all types of PhD positions, fellowships and scholarships on the individual graduate school websites. The calls will be published at least two weeks prior to deadline. 

Read more below about Vacant PhD positions at

ArtsAarhus BSS, HealthNatural SciencesTechnical Sciences


Graduate School - Faculty of Arts


Programmes at Graduate School of Arts

  • ­Anthropology, Global Studies and the Study of Religion
  • Art, Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Didactics
  • History, Archaeology and Classical Studies
  • ICT, Media, Communication and Journalism
  • Language, Linguistics, Communication and Cognition
  • Learning and Education
  • Theology, History of Ideas and Philosophy


Aarhus BSS Graduate School


Programmes at Aarhus BSS Graduate School

  • Business Development and Technology
  • Economics and Business Economics
  • Law
  • Management
  • Political Science
  • Psychology and Behavioral Science
  • Social Science and Business


Graduate School of Health


Programmes at Graduate School og Health

  • Biomedicine
  • Public Health
  • ClinFO (Clinical Medicine, Odontology and Forensic Medicine)


Graduate School of Natural Sciences


Programmes at Graduate School of Natural Sciences

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Geoscience
  • Mathematics
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Nanoscience
  • Physics and Astronomy


Graduate School of Technical Sciences


Programmes at Graduate School of Technical Sciences

  • Agroecology
  • Animal Science
  • Bioscience
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Food Science
  • Quantitative Genetics and Genomics