PhD

As a general rule PhD positions are always occupied after notices (except for industrial PhD's or self-financed PhDs). The grant holder/main supervisor must ensure that there is full funding for the whole employment period from one or more projects in the department. Before advertising a financing plan should be filled in together with project economist. The financing plan should be signed by the head of department.

Financing plan and project information form for announcement can be found at GSTS webpage

The workflow for employing a PhD is shown at the right.

GSTS requires the participation of the PhD committee at interviews. In AGRO, it has been decided that Karina Rysholt will participate in the second interview with the candidate you want to hire. This is to ensure that formalities (including language requirements) in relation to enrollment are observed.

CSC students

On 8th March 2023, the university management has decided to stop admission of new CSC students at AU

PhD Supervision: Roles and Responsibilities in Practice

In accordance with Danish PhD regulations, the official main supervisor must be at least a senior researcher or associate professor. However, at our department, daily supervision is often carried out by tenure track researchers. In such cases, a senior researcher is appointed as the official main supervisor, while the tenure track researcher acts as the daily responsible supervisor. This setup ensures both compliance