PhD programme in Biophysics
Biophysics
PhD programme (doctoral education)
- PhD Full time, 3 years
- Campus Trondheim
- Admission Application and admission
- Application deadlines Ongoing admissions
The objective of the PhD programme in Biophysics is to prepare the PhD candidates for work that requires advanced scientific expertise and analytical skills and for a career in academia.
The PhD programme in Biophysics is closely linked with our research groups and departments, and is a key component in the overall research strategy at the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
The goal of a PhD education is to enable the candidate to conduct research at a high international level. The research will be made with sound scientific practice and established standards for research ethics. The PhD candidate will be able to solve complex research problems using creative solutions that will have a social and economic impact on society.
The PhD program in biophysics aims to educate independent researchers at a high international level in cooperation with national and international research communities, thereby fulfilling both current and future requirements for competence in research, development, and dissemination at universities, other public and private institutions, companies, and organizations.
Research areas
- Biophysics and biopolymers
- Bionanotechnology
- Microfluidics
- Monte Carlo simulation of biophysical systems
- Nanoparticles and cancer therapy
- Clinical use of multiphoton microscopy
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Radiotherapy physics
Read more about the research areas at the Department of Physics
The PhD education is a structured degree with a nominal duration of three-year full-time study. Some PhD positions may include a fourth year of required duties, usually in the form of teaching, this will be detailed in your employee contract if applicable.
The PhD programme consists of
- at least 30 ECTS of courses (0,5 year), and
- an independent academic work in the form of a doctoral thesis (estimated to 2,5 years)
Read more about the PhD education at the Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Choosing courses
- Doing the doctoral thesis
- Learning activities and internationalization
- Assessment
- Evaluation of PhD programmes
Read more about PhD education
A PhD degree is the highest level of formalised education in Norway.
A doctoral degree from NTNU qualifies you to a range of positions both in the private and public sector. Academia has traditionally been the main career path for doctors, but now an increasing number of doctors are going into leading positions in the private sector.
To be accepted to a PhD programme at NTNU, you must have:
- a funding plan
- completed at least five years of higher education that includes a master's degree or other equivalent degree within a relevant area. The Faculty may approve other, comparable qualifications as the basis for admission.
- a strong academic record and a weighted average for the last two years of your master's degree equivalent to a B or higher in NTNU's grading scale.
Applications for admission to the PhD programme must to be submitted through the Department of your subject area.
For admission to this programme you must have the following professional qualifications:
- Master’s degree in physics or biophysics, or equivalent
- Candidates can be admitted to the ph.d. programme in biophysics also without a master’s degree in physics or biophysics, provided the candidate’s background is relevant for the PhD project. A master’s degree with an average grade of B for the master’s degree is still required. If the previous education did not include central subjects within biophysics, the candidate may be required to take additional exams prior to being admitted or during the ph.d. programme. This coursework cannot be included in the formal course requirements of the PhD programme.
Administrative contact
Anne Sæther
Senior Executive Officer
Academic contact
Ragnvald Mathiesen
Professor and Deputy of Research at the Department of Physics