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Job Responsibilities

Join KTH's MWL lab here (https://www.kth.se/tekmek/infrastruktur/mwl-1.1230639) to promote urban acoustic monitoring through research on dynamic noise mapping. You will develop real-time methods for assessing road traffic noise, including AI-based traffic classification and acoustic modeling of mixed vehicle fleets. A main focus will be to characterize and model noise from emerging urban air mobility (UAM), integrating UAV noise with road traffic noise for a comprehensive assessment of urban soundscapes.

The work is conducted within funded projects from the Swedish Transport Administration and Digital Futures, and you will build on previous projects in collaboration with the City of Stockholm regarding acoustic monitoring networks, resulting in a growing testbed for acoustic traffic measurement. The position offers opportunities to collaborate with urban planners, industry partners, and an international research network, while contributing to solutions for sustainable urban mobility.

Your work will combine acoustic source characterization, propagation modeling, and real-time data processing to support evidence-based urban planning. You will be part of a dynamic research group with strong ties to Swedish municipalities and access to unique datasets from Stockholm's urban environment.

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.
• Strong background in at least two of the following areas: acoustic measurements, noise modeling, signal processing, or data-driven methods.
• Documented research experience through scientific publications.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken, as it is used in daily work.

As a person, you are curious, independent, and motivated to tackle complex interdisciplinary challenges at the intersection of acoustics, computer science, and urban planning.

You demonstrate:

• Scientific expertise in the aforementioned areas and in line with the job description.
• Teaching ability.
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.
• Strong collaborative skills (academic researchers, external partners from municipalities and industry).
• Independence.

Desirable

• At the time of the application deadline, no more than three years since obtaining a PhD or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a PhD.
• Experience in urban acoustic monitoring or assessment of transport noise.
• Programming skills in Python.
• Knowledge of machine learning techniques applied to acoustic or environmental data.
• Experience with acoustic propagation models or sound source characterization.
• Previous collaboration with non-academic actors (municipalities, industry, authorities).

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Become a part of KTH

KTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and participating in the transition to a sustainable society. Here you are offered the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Gender equality, diversity, and equal opportunities are a quality issue and an obvious part of KTH's values as a university and government authority.

Read more (https://www.kth.se/om/jobba-pa-kth)

Union Representatives

Contact information for union representatives (https://www.kth.se/om/work-at-kth/fackrepresentanter-1.500898).

Application

You apply via KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have the primary responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.

The application should include:

• CV including relevant work experience and knowledge.
• Copy of degree certificate 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 statement 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.

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 PhD.

Other

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