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Mälardalen University (MDU) is Sweden's newest university. With our vision of being a progressive and collaborative university where we jointly shape a sustainable future, we want to make a real difference. Do you want to contribute to our development? Together, we contribute to a more sustainable future through knowledge and innovation. We believe that new knowledge and new perspectives are best created and achieved in collaboration with others – colleagues, students, business, and the public sector, both nationally and internationally.

Employment Information

Employment type: Fixed-term employment

Employment period/Start date: Desired start date is 2026-10-01

Scope: Part-time

Number of positions: 1

Application deadline: 2026-06-17

Location: Västerås

Department/Unit: Technology Sciences

Doctoral subject: Energy and Environmental Engineering

Admission to the doctoral programme is regulated by the university's admission regulations, which compile national and local rules applicable for admission to postgraduate studies at Mälardalen University. Read more about doctoral studies at MDU: https://www.mdu.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning (https://www.mdu.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning).

The study place is combined with a full-time employment as a doctoral student during the period of study, which corresponds to four years.

Job Description

As a doctoral student, you will conduct research focused on the development and application of AI-based methods for energy system analysis. The work involves integrating AI methods with energy system models, as well as developing methods for transparency, explainability, and uncertainty handling, with a specific application within sustainable transition.

The employment also includes participation in teaching, for example through course modules and exercises. Supervision of project work may occur. Departmental work and teaching combined may amount to a maximum of 20 percent of working time.

Qualifications

To be admitted to postgraduate studies, the applicant must have basic eligibility and the special eligibility required by the subject, as well as be assessed as having the ability to benefit from the studies.

Basic Eligibility for postgraduate studies (according to Higher Education Act 7th Chapter, § 39) is held by those who:

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

Special Eligibility

The applicant must hold a Master of Science degree or a Master's degree in energy technology, technical physics, or a corresponding field.

Very good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in English is a requirement.

Selection Criteria

Selection among applicants who have basic and special eligibility shall be made with regard to their ability to benefit from the studies (Higher Education Act 7th Chapter, § 41).

In addition, selection among eligible applicants will be made according to the following assessment criteria:

• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others
• Motivation and ability to communicate clearly

Meritorious qualifications include:

• Knowledge in LLM, deep learning, and Python programming
• Knowledge in power electronics
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and experimental work

In a combined assessment of suitability, personal qualities are also weighted. All employees at MDU are expected to collaborate and treat colleagues and students with respect, take responsibility for the operations and their own tasks, and contribute to a good working environment.

We value the qualities that a balanced age and gender distribution, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, bring.

Application

You submit your application by clicking the "Apply" button below.

As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and submitted to the university no later than the application deadline. Attached to the application are the documents requested to prove eligibility and materials for merit assessment. Degree certificates and/or result transcripts must always be attached to the application, and the documents must be officially issued by the higher education institution.

Submitted documents may be written in Swedish or English. Documents regarding merits (certificates, grades, and degree certificates) in other languages must be translated by an authorized translator into Swedish or English. However, a copy of the original document (if in a language other than the above) must always be attached.

If the admitted student needs a residence permit to stay in Sweden and pursue their studies, and the studies require physical presence at Mälardalen University, the university reserves the right to revoke the admission decision if the admitted student cannot present a valid residence permit required for the studies on the start date of the studies.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Union Representatives:

Saco-S: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Susanne Meijer ST-OFR/S, tel: 021-10 14 89

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