Assessment of applicants for the PhD program with an external employer
Main content
Applicants with an employer other than the Faculty of Social Sciences must apply for admission. Before applying, the applicant must contact the relevant Department to obtain an assessment from a potential main supervisor. Applications must normally apply for admission to the PhD programme within three (3) months after the start of the PhD project. If there is less than one (1) year of full-time work left on the research project at the time of application, the applicant should be rejected.
Application form
The application is sent to the Faculty of Social Sciences for registration. The Faculty ensures that the application is complete and contains all mandatory attachments before the application is forwarded to the relevant Department for assessment.
Assessment and recommendation
The application is assessed by the relevant Department, which submits a recommendation to the Faculty. It is the Head of Department or the body authorized by the Head of Department that makes the recommendation. The Departments are encouraged to include a group of professionals in the assessment of applicants to the PhD programme.
In the assessment of applicants, the Department shall evaluate:
Conclusion
On the basis of a comprehensive assessment of the applicant, a conclusion must be written in the recommendation - whether the Department recommends admission or not
Note that the candidate must be offered at least one co-supervisor, in addition to the main supervisor. The main supervisor is appointed upon admission. A co-supervisor should be appointed within one month after admission, when the "Agreement for admission to organized research education" is signed.
Decision
The Department submits its recommendation to the Faculty. The Faculty assesses whether formal qualification requirements have been met. Decisions are made by the Dean. Upon admission, a main supervisor and possibly co-supervisor (s) are appointed at the same time. All applicants receive written notification from the Faculty of the decision.