Vacant job

Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to develop and improve models and codes for assessing the dissolved source term during severe accidents in light water reactors.

The research will particularly involve assessing the properties of containment pools and the water they contain through system codes, as well as the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of Cs and Sr chemistry, including model development and implementation of these in the system codes. This project is part of SOCRATES, an EU project addressing critical knowledge gaps regarding the liquid source term during severe accidents and offering innovative solutions to mitigate and monitor the release of radionuclides into the environment.

We Offer

• An employment at a leading technical university that creates knowledge and competence for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues in a creative, international, and dynamic environment
• Computational resources to be further developed in the project.
• Collaborations with leading organizations in nuclear safety research at national and international levels
• Employment in Stockholm with proximity to nature.

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Qualifications

Requirements

• PhD degree or foreign degree deemed equivalent to a PhD. This eligibility requirement must be met by the time the employment decision is made.
• PhD in nuclear engineering, nuclear safety, radiochemistry, nuclear chemistry, or similar, with extensive experience in materials science, severe accident (SA) research, and safety analyses.
• Scientific proficiency
• Teaching ability
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality

Meritorious

• At the time of the application deadline, a maximum of three years since the PhD or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a PhD was obtained.
• Knowledge and experience of system codes for severe accident analysis.
• Knowledge and experience of using thermodynamic tools for equilibrium assessment of compositions.
• Good communication skills, teamwork ability, and the ability to work independently.
• Drive and commitment to research work is a significant merit.
• Experience in teaching is meritorious.
• KTH's core values (https://www.kth.se/om/equality/kth-s-vardegrund-1.840262)

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Union Representatives

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Application

You apply via KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you are primarily responsible for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.

The application should include:

• CV including relevant work experience and knowledge. Copy of degree certificates and transcripts from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in either of these languages.
• A brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximum 2 pages long.
• Name and contact details of 2-3 references (and, if available, recommendation letters from these individuals)

The application must be received by KTH no later than the application deadline at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the Employment

The employment is permanent, but for a maximum of two years.

A fixed-term merit position (https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/globalassets/arbetsgivarverket/avtal-och-skrifter/avtal/avtal-om-tidsbegransad-anstallning-som-postdoktor/avtal-om-tidsbegransad-anstallning-som-postdoktor-2021-11-19.pdf) primarily focused on research intended as a first career step after the doctoral degree.

Other

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