KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is the largest and oldest technical university in Sweden. No less than one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education capacity at university level is provided by KTH. Education and research spans from natural sciences to all branches of engineering and includes Architecture, Industrial Management and Urban Planning. There are a total of 13,400 first and second level students and almost 1,900 doctoral students. KTH has 4,900 employees.
The School of Chemical Science and Engineering includes the areas Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Fibre and Polymer Technology. It encompasses both fundamental and applied Chemical sciences and seeks sustainable development through scientific excellence. Many research activities are interdisciplinary across the borders from Chemistry to Materials science, Environmental science, Biochemistry, Biology and Medicine. The School offers a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Chemistry, Degree Programs in Engineering Chemistry, Technical Preparatory Year and three international master programs: Chemical Engineering for Energy and the Environment, Macromolecular Materials and Molecular Science and Engineering. We also cooperate with the master programs Energy and Environment, Materials Design and Biotechnology.
The positions are announced within Wallenberg Wood Science Centre (WWSC), which is a research centre where the next generation of novel wood-based materials and associated processes are developed. The main focus of WWSC is to understand mechanisms and principles that can facilitate the development of novel wood-based materials. The centre is multidisciplinary and located both at Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. About 60 persons (of which about 20 are professors) are working in the centre.
Project description
The work will be performed in a cross-disciplinary team consisting of PhD-students and senior researchers. The goal of the project is to identify and apply micro-fluidic flow processes with the purpose to create nanostructured materials based on nano-cellulose. Activities will be mainly experimental, but may be complemented with theoretical considerations using numerical simulation tools to understand the details of the flow processes and the properties of the resulting material. In addition to traditional flow measurement techniques the use of X-ray and neutron scattering techniques (WAXS/SAXS/SANS) will be pursued within the project, since these are the only techniques that can give information of the nano-scale structure, in the flows as well as in the final materials.
The results from the project will be presented at international conferences and in highly ranked scientific journals.
Eligibility and Assessment Criteria
The applicants should have an MSc degree in a relevant area, e.g. Mechanics, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or Chemical Engineering with a very good knowledge of fluid mechanics corresponding to courses given at KTH up to M.Sc. level. Furthermore the applicants should have:
- Swedish-language ability or willingness to learn
- Very good ability to communicate in English (written and oral)
- Ability to work in a team as well as independently
Finally, experience with experimental methods in fluid mechanics is an advantage.
Employment
Two successful candidates are expected to join the PhD Program in Engineering Mechanics at KTH. The position may include up to 20% institutional work. The PhD programs may run for up to 4 years on full time basis.
Form of employment: Time limited
Starting date: August 2014 or according to agreement
Application procedure
Application deadline: 2014-05-18
Employer's reference number: S-2014-0538
In this recruitment we work together with Academic Work. Please send your application by following the link below.
Write the reference number in your application.
Application shall include the following documents in one single file (pdf format, no zip file): a personal letter where the applicants describe themselves, their qualifications and interests; Curriculum Vitae, including names and addresses of two references. Grade transcripts from university/university college. An example of technical writing, e.g. essay, course report or paper, written in English.
Applicants about to finish their M.Sc. degrees may be considered for the position.
Before being admitted to the Ph.D. program, the candidate is to be interviewed by a panel, to ensure the compatibility of the candidate with the requirements of admission to the PhD program in Engineering Mechanics.
Contact
Maria Salling, Academic Work, Recruitment Consultant
Phone: +46-701-61 73 06
E-mail:maria.salling@academicwork.se
Katarina Malm, Academic Work, Recruitment Administrator
Phone: +46-8-562 467 42
E-mail:katarina.malm@academicwork.se
Daniel Söderberg, Docent
E-mail:dansod@kth.se
Trade union representative
Lars Abrahamsson, SACO
Phone: +46-8-790 70 58
E-mail:lars.abrahamsson@ee.kth.se
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