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Job Responsibilities

The ECO2 Vehicle Design Center is now seeking a postdoctoral researcher in methods for the technical implementation of circular networks within the automotive industry.

The successful candidate will conduct research as part of a collaborative project on sustainable design, implementation, and optimization of circular value-creating networks. This involves developing methods and algorithms to determine the quality of circular components and to calculate and allocate their residual value in a circular value-creating network. The role will therefore involve collaboration with research partners and requires both technical and project management skills.

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.
• Documented ability to publish work in high-impact international journals.
• Ability to work independently as well as in collaborations and perform critical analysis, along with good collaborative and communicative skills.
• Scientific proficiency
• Pedagogical ability
• Independence

Meritorious

• At the time of the application deadline, no more than three years should have passed since obtaining the PhD or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a PhD.
• It is preferred that the applicant has demonstrable experience in lifecycle optimization, data-driven methods, technical design, and sustainable product development.
• It is also preferred that the applicant can show personal motivation to conduct research leading to scientific publications and to work together with specialists from other disciplines and organizations in this applied research project.
• Awareness of diversity and equality issues with a particular focus on gender equality.

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. Equality, diversity, and equal opportunities are quality issues and an obvious part of KTH's values as a university and public authority.

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

Union Representatives

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Application

You apply via KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have the main 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 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.

The application must reach KTH by 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.

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