Vacant job

Project Description

Research Subject: Electrical and System Engineering

The Department of Automatic Control is seeking up to two PhD candidates with a strong background in control engineering, mathematics, and modeling, and a keen interest in network theory.

The project lies at the intersection of network dynamics, learning, and control theory, aiming to address theoretical challenges within networked cyber-physical-human systems (cphs). These systems are characterized by humans in interconnected societies making decisions while interacting with a cyber-physical system or control system, with applications including complex socio-technical systems such as smart cities. The project will include learning complex dynamics from big data and rigorous characterization and (data-driven) modeling of decision-making dynamics across networked cphs, in addition to the development of new tools for designing and assessing the effects of control strategies or interventions.

The Department of Automatic Control conducts leading research in networked control systems. The PhD project will include potential collaborations with KTH Live-in Lab and engagement in experimental design. Furthermore, considering the natural interdisciplinary aspect of the proposed network perspective for cphs, collaborations with researchers from other disciplines will be encouraged.

Supervision: Assistant Professor Angela Fontan and Professor Karl Henrik Johansson are proposed to supervise the PhD candidate. Decisions 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, either within or outside the country.

In addition to the above, there is also a link (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 approach, and
• analyze and work with complex issues.

After the eligibility requirements, significant weight will be placed on personal qualities.

Target Degree: Doctoral Degree

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 e.g. education and administration. A new employment as a PhD candidate is valid for a maximum of one year, and the employment may thereafter 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 benefit from link (https://www.kth.se/om/jobba-pa-kth/kth-en-arbetsplats-med-manga-formaner-1.467932) and have a monthly salary according to link (https://intra.kth.se/anstallning/anstallningsvillkor/lon/doktorandstegen-1.572915). Read more about link (https://www.kth.se/studies/phd/doctoral-studies-phd-1.9318).

Union Representatives: Contact details for link (https://intra.kth.se/administration/rekrytering/annonsering/fackrepresentanter-1.500898).

Doctoral Section (Student Union of the Royal Institute of Technology) Contact details for link (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 reach KTH no later than the last application day by midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

The application should include the following content:

• CV with relevant professional experiences and skills.
• Cover 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 link (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 should be link (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.
• Contact details for at least three referees.

Other: For link (https://www.kth.se/om/work-at-kth/processing-of-personal-data-in-the-recruitment-process-1.823440) in connection with recruitment.

It may occur that an employment at KTH is classified. If this is the case for this particular employment, a security review of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) after consent. In these cases, a prerequisite for employment is that the applicant is approved after the security review.

We kindly ask for no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or advertisers of job postings.

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. 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 about working at KTH (https://www.kth.se/om/jobba-pa-kth)