Admission to PhD studies
When PhD student positions in industrial design are available
through a research project or through university funding, these
will be announced on our web site. The procedure for recruitment for PhD
positions is done in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance
(chapter 12, 2 §) and the decision regarding the position cannot be
appealed. See the Umeå University web pages for PhD students for
more information about admission and general requirements.
Competence requirements
To be admitted for studies at third-cycle (research education)
level the applicant is required to have completed a second-cycle
level (master level) degree, or completed course requirements of at
least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are at second-cycle
level, or have an equivalent education from abroad or equivalent
qualifications.
To fulfil the specific entry requirements to be admitted for
studies at third-cycle level in industrial design, the applicant is
required to have completed at least 90 credits within the field of
design, of which at least 30 credits shall have been acquired at
second-cycle level. Applicants who in some other system either
within Sweden or abroad have acquired largely equivalent skills are
also eligible.
Type of position/Salary
PhD student will be enrolled in the PhD program at Umeå
Institute of Design. The department at which a PhD student is
enrolled is required to secure funding to the equivalent of 4 years
of full time studies, and PhD students in Sweden are employed
during the four or five years of PhD education. A PhD position
equals a four-year full time employment, but since UID requires
teaching or other departmental work up to 20%, this will lengthen
the overall duration of the position to five years. Salary level
and incremental increases in salary will occur according to a
stipulated scale for PhD students at Umeå University. See
information about this in the below linked documents.
Information
Manual for postgraduate studies,
Faculty of Science and Technology
Information on Umeå University web site
Doctoral Studies: Information by the Swedish
National Agency for Higher Education
Application for admission to PhD studies at Umeå
University
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