PhD Position inTheology

PhD Study Bursary at the Faculty of Theology, including Centre of African Studies

Subject to available grants, the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, hereby announces that a bursary for PhD studies (“friplads”) within all research areas of the faculty including African Studies will be available from 1 September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The bursary entails the enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD school of the Faculty of Theology. The faculty covers the tuition fee (150.000 DKK; 2024) but will not pay a salary for the PhD studies. It is therefore necessary that applicants document their ability to cover their own living costs during their PhD studies. The bursary is thus especially geared at people working part-time for, for instance, the Lutheran Church of Danmark (“Folkekirken”), a non-governmental organization or other public or private employers. The bursary thereby also provides an opportunity for PhD projects across sectors, for instance, for practitioners, supplementary training or continuing education.

Introduction
The PhD program provides PhD students with strong research training which opens a window of opportunity to a variety of careers within the private and public sectors. The program includes the drafting of a PhD thesis, active participation in research networks, PhD courses, teaching, and other forms of knowledge dissemination.

Qualifications
To be considered, applicants must have a master’s degree in theology (120 ECTS or equivalent) or any other relevant master’s degree including African Studies or similar qualifications. Besides attention to the scientific quality and the feasibility of the proposed PhD project, the assessment will put emphasis on the talent for independent research demonstrated by the applicant usually through a master’s thesis or similar.  

The qualifications of applicants with non-Danish Master’s degrees will be assessed to ascertain whether they correspond to the Danish level. For further information, please refer to the website of the Ministry of Education and Research: https://ufm.dk/en/education/admission-and-guidance.

Duties and Responsibilities
Further information about the PhD program is available on our website: https://teol.ku.dk/english/research/phd_programme/

The Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD program at the Universities can be found here:

https://teol.ku.dk/english/research/phd_programme/hoejreboks/documents/ministerial_order

Applicants should familiarize themselves with the research strategy and the ongoing research at the Faculty before submitting their application. Further information can be found here:

https://teol.ku.dk/english/research/research-strategy-2020-2023/

How to apply
All applications must be submitted online, in PDF or Microsoft Word format, via the link “Apply now” at the bottom of the page. The application must be accompanied by the following appendices (scanned electronically):  

    Documentation of both master’s degree and bachelor’s degree including transcripts
    Short CV
    Project description
    Documentation for the time of studies (typically 50 % during six years)

If available, the following documents should also be submitted as appendices:   

    Master’s thesis
    Master’s thesis assessment
    List of publications

Application and documentation can be submitted either in Danish or in English.  

Applicants with a degree from a university where documents are not issued in English, or a Scandinavian language must provide a translation of their diploma and transcript of records verified by the issuing university. The documents must be translated into English, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish. In addition, you must enclose an official description of the grading scale in question (for instance diploma supplement).

The project description must contain a description of the planned research project (max. 5 pages/12,000 keystrokes incl. spaces), and the draft outline of the study program must be a realistic plan for the fulfillment of requirements under the Ministerial Order on PhD degrees regarding participation in courses and periods of study at other institutions.

Please note that it is only possible to upload one document per attachment category. If more than one document must be uploaded in the same category, please make sure that they are scanned, and collected into one file.

Application procedure
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the Dean selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointment Committee. The following criteria are used when shortlisting candidates for assessment:

    Research qualifications as reflected in the project description.
    Quality and feasibility of the project.
    Qualifications in relevant disciplines and if applicable practical experience.
    Performance (grades obtained) in graduate and post-graduate studies.
    Whether the Faculty can offer adequate supervision for the research topic in question.

All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an expert assessment committee. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee, and each applicant can comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk.   

The Ministerial Order on PhD degrees and other relevant documents can be downloaded from the faculty homepage at:  https://www.teol.ku.dk/ or by contacting the Faculty of Theology, Karen Blixens Plads 16, 2300 Copenhagen S.

Further information
If you have questions concerning the PhD bursary (“friplads”, please contact Head of the PhD school Heike Omerzu (ho@teol.ku.dk).

If you have technical questions concerning your application, please contact HR South and City Campuses, email: hrsc@hrsc.ku.dk. Please state 211-2058/25-2H #1 on request.

International applicant?
The University of Copenhagen offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including support before and during your relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about these services as well as information on entering and working in Denmark here: https://ism.ku.dk/

The University of Copenhagen wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications for the scholarships/the “friplads” from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Application deadline: 1 April 2025, 23:59 (CEST)

Applications sent by regular mail or by email or received after the deadline will not be considered.

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Application deadline: 01-04-2025
Employment start: 01-09-2025
Department/Location: Det Teologiske Fakultet
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