Industrial Postdoc in the private sector – spring 2026

An Industrial Postdoc project is a business-oriented research project carried out in collaboration between a private company in Denmark, a postdoc candidate, and a research institution. Innovation Fund Denmark invests in Industrial Postdoc projects both within four thematic focus areas (green research, life science and health, digitalization, and space technology) and outside these themes. The program co-finances the company's expenses for the postdoc's salary and travel activities as well as the research institution's expenses for the project. The postdoc candidate must have obtained a PhD degree no more than 5 years prior to application. The collaborative project aims to bridge academic research with business innovation, with the postdoc working on applied research that has clear commercial significance for the participating company.