PhD program at SODAS

SODAS is an interdisciplinary research, teaching, and impact center, combining traditional social science theories and methods with novel data science methods and paradigms. In collaboration with partners in Denmark and abroad, SODAS is home to various research projects funded by public and private research foundations. SODAS hosts the English-language Social Data Science (SDS) Master’s degree program at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The SODAS doctoral (PhD) program has around 20 enrolled PhD students. It is an active and interdisciplinary program that offers specialized PhD courses, academic and social activities, and, more generally, aims to provide an ambitious, creative, fruitful, yet socially inclusive and rewarding research environment. We facilitate research spanning across multiple vibrant areas in social data science and have numerous collaborations both within the UCPH Faculty of Social Sciences and beyond.

How to apply

All SODAS PhD positions with specific instructions on how to apply will be posted on this site: https://employment.ku.dk/phd/ 

PhD courses

See the list of upcoming and previous SODAS PhD courses here 

Graduate School of Social Sciences

The SODAS PhD program is part of the UCPH Graduate School of Social Sciences.

On their site you can find general information, rules, and guidelines pertaining to the enrollment as a PhD student at the UCPH Faculty of Social Sciences.

Scholarship in the 5+3 or in the 4+4 PhD Study programme

There are two ways to enroll as a SODAS PhD student; in the 5+3 PhD study programme or in the 4+4 PhD study programme:

The 5+3 PhD study programme 

In order to be eligible for a scholarship in the 5+3 PhD study programme the applicant must have completed a two year MSc degree programme, or have earned 120 ECTS credits at an equivalent academic level before starting his or her employment. Applicants should check the study programmes for more detailed descriptions of the entry requirements. PhD students are paid a salary in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The PhD student has a work obligation of up to 840 hours over the 3 year period of time without additional pay. The work obligation can include for instance teaching. 

The 4+4 PhD study programme 

Students who have completed a BSc plus 60 ECTS of an MSc degree programme would enroll as PhD students simultaneously with their enrolment in the MSc degree programme. Applicants should check the study programmes for more detailed descriptions of the entry requirements. Until an MSc degree is obtained, the grant is paid partly in the form of up to 48 state education grant portions (in Danish: SU-klip). More specifically the PhD student will be paid two grant portions per month plus salary for work (teaching, presentations etc.) which totals a workload of at least 280 hours. Payment and conditions of employment are carried out in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). Upon completion of the MSc degree the student is transferred to the salary-earning part of the PhD studies.

PhD theses

This is a list of all the PhD Theses from the Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science, University of Copenhagen.