The Guidelines for Industrial PhD is the document that establishes the terms for Industrial PhD application, project structure and financing. You can find the guidelines down below.

All applications and grants follow the terms of the guidelines in effect at the time of applying. Accordingly, changes in updated guidelines only apply to applications submitted from the date the guidelines came into effect.

The significant changes in the 6 July 2018 update since last edition of the guidelines are:

• Standardised university subsidy
  The university subsidy has been standardised. Universities now receive a subsidy of DKK 360,000 for projects within all fields. This means that the university subsidy for projects within the humanities and social sciences now receive the same as other areas.
   
• Subsidy for all project relevant travel abroad
  It is now possible to use travel subsidy for project relevant travel abroad in general. It is no longer necessary to visit a specific organisation.
   
• Supplemental guidelines for the public sector merged with regular guidelines
  There are no longer separate guidelines for Industrial PhD in the public sector that supplement the regular guidelines. Instead, they have been merged into the same set of guidelines.
   
• Public sector projects without subsidy no longer an option
  Due to lack of interest it is no longer possible to apply for a public sector Industrial PhD project without subsidy.

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Ansøgningsfrister 2019

Almindelig ErhvervsPhD

• Tirsdag den 8. januar kl. 12:00
• Tirsdag den 30. april kl. 12:00
• Tirsdag den 24. september kl. 12:00

Offentlige ErhvervsPhD-projekter

• Tirsdag d. 8. oktober kl. 12:00

If you want to start up an Industrial PhD for the first time, it can be hard knowing where to begin. If you are a company or a candidate, the typical route is through the universities. The research field experts here have connections to relevant companies and can point out good Industrial PhD candidates among the students.

In order to find the right university researcher we recommend that you contact the PhD programme for the research area. Every university has PhD programmes in different areas. The PhD programmes are the administrative centre for the universities’ PhD training and will be able to help you find a relevant university researcher. Find a list of Danish universities here: www.studyindenmark.dk

You can also put out adverts in our LinkedIn group ”Industrial PhD matchmaking and Experience Sharing” where candidates and companies meet. Companies can also put ads in university papers.

You can also contact one of the Danish innovation clusters, who may be able to connect you with collaboration partners in the sector. Find the clusters here. As a candidate, business associations will be able to direct you to relevant companies. Also, keep an eye on “science dating” events at universities where students and companies can meet each other.

Candidates can also contact relevant companies directly. Our experience is that it is advantageous to have a project proposition ready where the commercial value to the company is clear, and where you are also open to any changes the company may want to make to the project in order to make it more relevant to them.

An Industrial PhD student must receive at least the total salary (salary + pension) of a university employed PhD student. The AC collective agreement (DK: ‘AC-overenskomsten’) regulates salary levels for PhD fellows, whose salaries are determined in accordance with the collective agreement’s §4 and §8. Per 1 April 2018 the total monthly salary levels, incl. pension and supplement, are as follows, based on seniority:

• Year 1, salary level 4: DKK 30,450.25
• Year 2, salary level 4: DKK 30,450.25
• Year 3, salary level 5: DKK 32,714.50
• Year 4, salary level 6: DKK 34,779.47
• Year 5, salary level 8: DKK 36,814,09

Salary seniority is determined by the period of time the PhD fellow has been employed with work that requires an academic education. This means if you go directly from the master’s degree to the PhD study you start on salary level 4.

The collectively agreed salary is a minimum salary. As an Industrial PhD candidate, you can negotiate a higher salary. In general you should consider your Industrial PhD employment as any other type of employment with regard to negotiating employment terms. This means that you can also negotiate holidays, paternal leave etc. As a minimum, the employment must be on terms for salaried employees (DK: funktionærbetingelser).

Please note that an actual employment contract must be agreed upon which frees you up from any other work tasks except the project and the education when the project is running. Additionally, please note that any non-competition clauses or similar in the employment contract must not limit your possibilities for employment elsewhere. Likewise, the contract must not contain educational clauses or similar that require you to reimburse the company’s expenses for the education if the education is discontinued, or if you change employment after completing the Industrial PhD project.

The Guidelines for Industrial Postdoc is the document that establishes the terms for Industrial Postdoc application, project structure and financing. You can find the guidelines down below.

The guidelines have been updated 6 July 2018. Changes apply only for applications submitted from this date on. Significant changes since last edition of the guidelines are:

• Applying without an Industrial Postdoc candidate now an option
  It is now possible to apply without an Industrial Postdoc candidate. If the project is approved otherwise, you have six months to find a qualified candidate.
   
• Research institution subsidy changed to a framework subsidy, set at DKK 10,000 a month, while terms have been clarified
  The terms for research institutions’ subsidy have been clarified in order to focus on using the funding for the institution’s active participation in the project.

  The subsidy has also been changed into a framework subsidy. In a framework subsidy, the recipient can freely use the funding within the terms set in the guidelines.

  Additionally, the subsidy for every month the project is set to last has been set to DKK 10,000 a month, incl. overhead. This means that the research institution can receive up to DKK 360,000 for a three year project.
   

• Subsidy for all project relevant travel abroad
  It is now possible to use travel subsidy for project relevant travel abroad in general. It is no longer necessary to visit a specific organisation.
   
• Supplemental guidelines for the public sector merged with regular guidelines
  There are no longer separate guidelines for Industrial Postdoc in the public sector that supplement the regular guidelines. Instead, they have been merged into the same set of guidelines.
   
• Public sector projects without subsidy no longer an option
  Due to lack of interest it is no longer possible to apply for a public sector Industrial Postdoc project without subsidy.

2019

Regular Industrial Postdoc

• Tuesday 8 January at 12 noon
• Tuesday 30 April at 12 noon
• Tuesday 24 September at 12 noon

Public sector Industrial Postdoc

• Tuesday 8 October at 12 noon

An Industrial Postdoc must receive at least the total salary (salary + pension) of a postdoc employed at a university. The AC collective agreement (DK: ‘AC-overenskomsten’) regulates salary levels for postdoc employees, whose salaries are determined in accordance with the collective agreement’s §4 and §8 and receive a fixed salary supplement of DKK 4,345,40 a month. Per 1 December 2017 the total monthly salary levels, incl. pension and supplement, are as follows, based on seniority:

Year 1, salary level 4: DKK 34,529.25

Year 2, salary level 4: DKK 34,529.25

Year 3, salary level 5: DKK 36,818.27

Year 4, salary level 6: DKK 38,905.87

Year 5, salary level 8: DKK 40,962.73

Salary seniority is determined by the period of time the postdoc employee has been employed with work that requires an academic education. Since a postdoc employee typically has at least 3 years of PhD employment already, they usually start on salary level 5 or above.

The collectively agreed salary is a minimum salary. As an Industrial Postdoc, you can negotiate a higher salary. In general you should view your Industrial Postdoc employment like any other type of employment with regard to negotiating employment terms. This means that you can also negotiate holidays, paternal leave etc. As a minimum, the employment must be on terms for salaried employees (DK: funktionærbetingelser). Also note that any non-competition clauses or similar in the employment contract must not limit the Industrial Postdoc’s possibilities for employment elsewhere.

Evaluering af Offentlige ErhvervsPhD-projekter – Uddrag af Innovationsfonden

Publiceringsdato: 12. april 2016
Udgiver: Innovationsfonden
Publikationsår: 2016
Sideantal: 19
Innovationfondens offentlige ErhvervsPhD er ikke en fast ordning og der var derfor behov for at undersøge behovet for at investere yderligere i offentlige ErhvervsPhD-projekter de kommende år. Fonden bad derfor IRIS Group om at evaluere effekten af de projekter, der er iværksat og gennemført de seneste fem år. Evalueringen viser, at langt de fleste værtsvirksomheder har opnået – eller forventer at opnå – resultater af deres ErhvervsPhD-projekter. Der er primært tale om følgende resultater: Bedre kompetencer til samarbejde med forskningsmiljøer; Nye ydelser og koncepter; Øget effektivitet og kvalitet i eksisterende ydelser og services; Nye innovationsmetoder; Nyt videngrundlag for strategisk innovation og politiske beslutninger.
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The Effect of the Industrial PhD Programme on Employment and Income

Publiceringsdato: 10. juli 2013
ISBN: 978-87-92776-68-6
Udgiver: Styrelsen for Forskning og Innovation
Publikationsår: 2012
Sideantal: 35
En undersøgelse af beskæftigelsen for henholdsvis ErhvervsPhD’er og ordinære ph.d.‹er viser, at beskæftigelsen for begge grupper generelt er høj. Undersøgelsen viser ligeledes, at ErhvervsPhD’er typisk er ansat i den private sektor i specialiststillinger med høje lønninger, mens ordinære ph.d.‹er typisk ansættes i det offentlige og således også har lavere lønninger. Desuden viser undersøgelsen, at beskæftigelsen blandt færdige ErhvervsPhD’er er høj. Rapporten er på engelsk med et dansk resumé.
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ErhvervsPhD-ordningen - en videnindsamling

Publiceringsdato: 19. marts 2013
Udgiver: Styrelsen for Forskning og Innovation
Publikationsår: 2013
Sideantal: 40
Styrelsen for Forskning og Innovation har gennemført en videnindsamling for at lære mere om, hvordan studerende og vejledere oplever at indgå i ErhvervsPhD-ordningen, og om hvordan projekterne er organiseret i praksis.
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InnovationDanmark - indstik om højtuddannede

Publiceringsdato: 1. april 2011
ISBN: 978-87-92776-01-3
Udgiver: Styrelsen for Forskning og Innovation
Sideantal: 16
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Analysis of the Industrial PhD Programme

Publiceringsdato: 23. februar 2011
Internet ISBN: 978-87-92372-65-9
Udgiver: Styrelsen for Forskning og Innovation
Publikationsår: 2011
Sideantal: 43
En ny effektmåling af ErhvervsPhD-ordningen viser, at virksomheder, der har ErhvervsPhD’er, har væsentligt højere vækst i bruttoprofit, patentering og beskæftigelse end virksomheder uden. Samtidig tjener færdige ErhvervsPhD’er mere i løn og er oftere ansat i lederstillinger end almindelige ph.d.‹er, men er i lidt lavere grad beskæftiget med forskning og udvikling.
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ErhvervsPhD - Et effektivt redskab for innovation og videnspredning

Publiceringsdato: 29. marts 2007
ISBN: 978-87-920-8115-5
Internet ISBN: 978-87-920-8116-2
Udgiver: Rådet for Teknologi og Innovation
Publikationsår: 2007
Sideantal: 116
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Erhvervsforskerudvalget foretager den faglige vurdering af alle Erhvervsforskeransøgninger. Behandlingstiden er på højst to måneder, medmindre udvalget beder dig om yderligere oplysninger til brug for vurderingen.

Medlemmer af Erhvervsforskerudvalget

Professor Erik Lund
Aalborg Universitet, Institut for Materialer og Produktion

Professor Jan Hesthaven
Ecole Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne, Computational Mathematics and Simulation Science

Direktør Mette Glavind
Teknologisk Institut, Byggeri og Anlæg 

Professor Preben Elgaard Mogensen
Nokia Solutions and Networks og Aalborg Universitet, Institut for Elektroniske Systemer

Konceptmanager Jørgen Peter Jensen
Ørsted A/S

Professor MSO René Chester Goduscheit
Syddansk Universitet, Institut for Marketing og Management

Chief Specialist Philip C. Kjær
Vestas A/S og Aalborg Universitet, Det Ingeniør- og Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet

Vice President Ole Kirk
Novozymes A/S

Professor Hanne Ingmer
Københavns Universitet, Institut for Veterinær Sygdomsbiologi

Professor Martin R. Larsen
Syddansk Universitet, Institut for Biokemi og Molekylærbiologi

Vice President Thomas Kongstad Petersen (formand)
LEO Pharma A/S

Lektor, institutleder Katrine Lotz
Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole, Bygningskunst, By & Landskab

Professor Lene Tanggaard
Aalborg Universitet, Institut for Kommunikation

Klinisk professor Ulrik Niels Lassen
Københavns Universitet, Institut for Klinisk Medicin

Lektor Britta Timm Knudsen
Aarhus Universitet, Institut for Æstetik og Kommunikation

Lektor Christian Langhoff Thuesen (næstformand)
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, DTU Management Engineering

Professor Peter Sestoft
IT-Universitetet, Institut for Datalogi

Professor MSO Brian Vejrum Wæhrens
Aalborg Universitet, Center for Industriel Produktion

Professor Emeritus & Academic Director, Christer Karlsson
Copenhagen Business School, Institut for Produktion og Erhvervsøkonomi

Centerchef Leif Højslet Christensen
Teknologisk Institut, Nano- og Mikroteknologi

Vice President Ingrid Sofie Harbo
H. Lundbeck A/S

Professor Mette Marie Rosenkilde
Københavns Universitet, Biomedicinsk Institut

Professor Jan Larsen
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, DTU Compute

Seniorforsker Peter Koudahl
VIVE, Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd

Professor Henrik Callesen
Aarhus Universitet, Institut for Husdyrvidenskab

Professor Anker Degn Jensen
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Institut for Kemiteknik

Tlf.: +45 6190 5002, mail: erhvervsforsker@innofond.dk

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