If a company or organisation wishes to gain access to the university's specialised knowledge and research, one option is to recruit a researcher. The Industrial Researcher Scheme from Innovation Fund Denmark invests in Industrial PhD's and Industrial Postdocs. It provides companies with a subsidy to hire a researcher for a project that can generate value for the company. - An Industrial PhD is a three-year business oriented project. The student is employed by a company, but is still enrolled at a university. - A industrial postdoc is aimed at companies of all sizes with a high-tech focus. The employee will typically be a researcher (with a PhD degree) at the start of his/her career. The researcher is employed by the company and works with the university. In both cases, a clear research project must be drawn up, which creates value for the company. The project must be of such high quality that it can be approved by the Innovation Fund, which grants the subsidy. The University will gladly help to develop the project, draw up an call for a suitable employee, etc.
