The Department of English, German and Romance Studies at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD scholarship, starting 1 September 2025. The position is part of the project ‘Nordic Exceptionalism: Perspectives on a European Periphery’ and focuses on analysing 19th-century Anglophone travel narratives about Denmark using digital humanities methods.
To be eligible for the PhD scholarship, applicants must hold a two-year master’s degree (120 ECTS) or equivalent and have at least submitted a pre-approved Master’s thesis by the application deadline. Candidates should demonstrate strong academic English language skills, possess experience or interest in nineteenth-century studies and digital text analysis, and have familiarity with digitised corpora and tools such as Python or Voyant.
Application Deadline: 11 May 2025Brief Description
University or Organization: University of Copenhagen
Department: Department of English, German and Romance Studies, Faculty of Humanities
Established in 1479, Københavns Universitet (University of Copenhagen) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Copenhagen (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Capital Region of Denmark. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet (Ministry of Higher Education and Science, Denmark), Københavns Universitet (KU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 35,000-39,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Københavns Universitet (KU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 540 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.