Call for Applications: 16 Doctoral Candidate Projects

The doctoral research projects must be based on a collaboration between researchers at Umeå University and employees at an external organisation, such as a company, third-sector or public-sector organisation. The projects are financed jointly by the university and the external partner, who each contributes 50 percent of the doctoral candidate's salary.

In partnership with a company, third-sector or public-sector organisation, doctoral candidates in IDS work for four years to answer a research question that is both of mutual interest to the partners and important for the future. IDS projects have a high level of scientific quality and the ambition is that they should provide public benefit, which lays a foundation for both competitiveness and development.

Researchers at Umeå University who have the right to act as the principal supervisor for a doctoral candidate are eligible to apply for doctoral candidate funding.

If the external partner is a non-profit organisation, IDS this year offers an opportunity to apply for extended funding from the university. In cases of granted applications, the external partner then only need to fund 25 percent of the doctoral candidate's salary (i.e. 75 percent funds by the university and 25 percent from the external part). To apply, a specific motivation is needed that include a clear description of why the external part is unable to fund 50 percent of the salary of the doctoral candidate.

Closing date is 2nd of October 2019.

More information and application form