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Project Description

Research Subject: Geodesy and Geoinformatics

We are looking for a PhD candidate for the project "Efficiency of Track Measurement," funded by the Swedish Transport Administration.

The main purpose of the project is to design and evaluate GNSS measurement methods that meet the requirements for determining track position. See more detailed project description here (https://intra.kth.se/2.23536/forskning/pagaende-project/effektivisering-av-sparmatning-1.1433300).

The PhD candidate will be placed at the Department of Land Surveying - Real Estate Science and Geodesy and will collaborate with RISE and the Swedish Transport Administration, who are partners in the project. The candidate is expected to have a good knowledge of geodesy (GNSS and reference systems), physics (propagation of electromagnetic signals), and mathematics (statistics).

Supervision: Prof. Milan Horemuz and a representative from the Swedish Transport Administration are proposed to supervise the PhD candidate. A decision will be made upon admission.

Eligibility for Admission

To be admitted to doctoral education (Chapter 7, Section 39 of the Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility:

• completed a degree at the advanced level, or
• fulfilled course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at the advanced level, or
• acquired equivalent knowledge in some other way, within or outside the country.

The candidate must have good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form as it is required in daily work. The candidate should have a background in geodesy, engineering physics, or another relevant subject.

In addition to the above, there is also a document (https://www.kth.se/studies/phd/entry-requirements-for-doctoral-studies-1.520175).

Selection

To succeed in your doctoral studies at KTH, you need to be goal-oriented and persistent in your work. In the selection of applicants, the ability to:

• independently drive your work forward,
• collaborate with others,
• maintain a professional attitude, and
• analyze and work with complex issues will be assessed.

Meritorious Qualifications:

• Work experience in the field of geodesy
• Previous experience in academic publishing, participation in research projects, and teaching
• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration
• Programming skills

After the eligibility requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities.

Target Degree: Doctorate

Information on Admission and Employment

Only those who have been admitted to doctoral education may be employed as PhD candidates. The total employment period may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral education for four years. An employed PhD candidate may, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within, for example, education and administration. A new employment as a PhD candidate is valid for a maximum of one year, and the employment may then be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time. For studies that will conclude with a licentiate degree, the total employment period may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral education for two years.

As a PhD candidate, you will be part of benefits (https://www.kth.se/om/jobba-pa-kth/kth-en-arbetsplats-med-manga-formaner-1.467932) and receive a monthly salary according to this document (https://intra.kth.se/anstallning/anstallningsvillkor/lon/doktorandstegen-1.572915). Read more about doctoral studies (https://www.kth.se/studies/phd/doctoral-studies-phd-1.9318).

Union Representatives

Contact information for union representatives (https://intra.kth.se/administration/rekrytering/annonsering/fackrepresentanter-1.500898).

The Doctoral Student Section (Student Union of the Royal Institute of Technology) Contact information here (https://www.dr.kth.se/).

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

The application should include the following content:

• CV with relevant professional experiences and skills.
• Application letter with a brief account of why you want to pursue doctoral studies, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Max 2 pages)
• Copies of degree certificates and transcripts from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled requirements (https://www.kth.se/en/studies/phd/admission-requirements-1.520175). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages. Copies of originals must be verified (https://www.kth.se/student/studier/examen/vidimering-av-handlingar-1.55190).
• Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please attach a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Other

For information (https://www.kth.se/om/work-at-kth/processing-of-personal-data-in-the-recruitment-process-1.823440) related to recruitment.

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