Industry PhD

Developing a new breed of innovators

Our graduates
deliver real world
solutions across
industry, applied
research and
academia for the
benefit of society.
The Industry PhD program seeks to attract high
calibre candidates with the vision of developing
Australia’s future research leaders.

The program actively promotes collaboration

between academia, industry and the research
sectors to shape the future of industrial
research training.

We will be creating research leaders who are

work ready and understand the needs of industry,
our graduates will grow our industries and
contribute to an innovative Australia.
 A four-year program, Simple
minimum six month intellectual property
industry internship arrangement

Balanced investment: An attractive

co-investment between scholarship to attract
industry partner, CSIRO top PhD candidates
and university partner
Driven by
industry needs
The Industry PhD program is specifically designed to
shape the future of industrial research training in
Australia and improve our innovation capacity.

Industry PhD projects are closely related to

Industry partners’ demands and interests.

We are looking for leaders in large, medium and small

enterprise to be a part of this industry-focused program.

INDUSTRY UNIVERSITY
PARTNER DEEP RESEARCH
MARKET INDUSTRY PHD AND TRAINING
KNOWLEDGE PROJECT EXPERTISE

CSIRO
NATIONAL FOOTPRINT
AND APPLIED
RESEARCH FOCUS
Industry partners in the
program help to define the
research areas, shaping the
technical and professional
development of the STEM
workforce of the future.
Industry needs access to new
knowledge and the innovative
thinking of Australia’s best
minds in the university
and research sectors
Building
innovation
capacity
The Industry PhD program will build Australia’s
innovation capacity by harnessing research excellence
across the university, industry and science sectors.

We aim to create research leaders who are work-ready

and understand the needs of industry, their own
strengths, and how to collaborate with others.

Attract high calibre candidates

Develop future research leaders

Promote collaboration

Contribute to an innovative Australia

Interested in
partnering with
us on the Industry
PhD program?
CONTACT US TO FIND OUT MORE
Industry PhD Program
Dr Fernando Koch, Program Manager
t +61 3 9662 7150
+61 422 602 150
e fernando.koch@csiro.au
w www.csiro.au/industry-phd

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