Technical University of Denmark (DTU) invites highly talented young researchers who have obtained outstanding results during their PhD studies and demonstrated excellence and potential in their field of study, to apply for one of the fellowships under the international HC Ørsted Postdoc COFUND Programme.  

The programme will enable candidates from all over the world to carry out curiosity-driven, bottom-up research projects within all branches of engineering science at DTU. It will contribute to the researchers’ career development and broadening and deepening their individual competencies by exposing them to an international and multidisciplinary environment. The program is cofunded by EU’s Marie Curie Actions.  

A total of 56 postdoc fellows will be enrolled in the programme during 2014-2016. 20 fellowships have already been granted in 2014 and 2015. In 2016 another 16 fellowships will be granted by DTU. Fellowships will be granted for 12-24 months.

At the time of deadline, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Denmark for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the deadline.

DTU encourages interested candidates to contact a research group of interest at DTU and start a dialogue with the supervising professor in order to collaborate on developing a research plan.

Application deadline is Tuesday 23 February 2016 (midnight, CET). Applications must be submitted via DTU’s online submission service at www.career.dtu.dk. Applications received by other means will not be considered.

DTU welcomes applications from all interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background.

For more information about the programme please visit www.dtu.dk/COFUNDpostdoc.

The secretariat can be contacted at oerstedpostdoc@adm.dtu.dk.