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Job Description

Several challenges remain before autonomous (or self-driving) vehicles can be introduced on a larger scale. This postdoc project is part of a Swedish national research project investigating how DevOps practices can be adapted to support safety-critical systems, specifically autonomous vehicles (http://tiny.cc/dg5nzz (http://tiny.cc/dg5nzz)). The need to update such vehicles is driven by commercial factors and growing IT security threats, but becomes particularly critical due to the open environments in which autonomous vehicles operate. This requires monitoring actual operations and the ability to decide on and perform necessary updates, while ensuring that such updates and new behaviors do not compromise personal safety. The project thus addresses the gap between DevOps and safety-critical systems.

The postdoc position offers a unique opportunity to research reliable DevOps for autonomous vehicles. You are expected to contribute to research and research collaboration (including with other academic researchers and our industrial partners). There will also be excellent opportunities for experimental evaluation and case studies, which we consider important. You are welcome to contribute to relevant educational efforts, such as formulating and supervising project-related degree theses and supervising involved doctoral students. Other teaching assignments may also be possible depending on your interests.

As a candidate, we believe you have a strong foundation in software engineering or in another central area relevant to the research focus. We are open to different profiles and directions for the position as described in a very recent position document (http://tiny.cc/kg5nzz (http://tiny.cc/kg5nzz)).

Qualifications

Requirements

• A completed PhD degree or a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a PhD. This eligibility requirement must be met at the latest by the time the employment decision is made.
• A PhD in computer science, software engineering, systems engineering, vehicle systems, or another relevant field.
• Good skills in programming and software development.
• Presentation experience and interest in conducting research in the field.

Merits

• At the last application date, no more than three years have passed since the PhD degree or a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a PhD was awarded.
• Experience in architecture work with advanced computer/control systems/autonomous systems.
• Experience with autonomous systems, preferably self-driving vehicles.
• Knowledge and experience in the field of personal safety, modeling and analysis, as well as "safety cases" and risk analysis.
• Industrial experience.
• Scientific proficiency.
• Pedagogical ability.
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.
• Collaborative skills.
• Independence.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Join KTH

KTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and contributing to 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 a clear part of KTH's values as a university and a government agency.

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Application

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

The application should include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copies 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 concise statement on why you wish to conduct research, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max 2 pages.

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

About the Employment

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

A postdoctoral position is a time-limited qualifying appointment with a main focus on research, intended as a first career step after doctoral defense.

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