Doctoral student in driving simulator development for vehicle concepts - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design, situated at the Department of Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering within the School of Engineering Sciences, performs multidisciplinary research in order to enable resource efficient vehicle design in the future. Our main research focus is on the vehicle as part of the wider transport system, taking into account requirements set on all system levels. The Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design collects a broad competence within the fields of vehicle concepts, lightweight structures, sound and vibrations, vehicle aerodynamics, rail vehicle technology and road vehicle dynamics. 

The Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design is a close collaboration with the Swedish based vehicle industry and more information regarding the Centre and the partners can be found at the website www.eco2vehicledesign.kth.se.

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Vehicle and maritime engineering

The Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design is now looking for a PhD-student in Driving simulator development to enable evaluation of future innovative vehicle concepts that are based on disruptive technologies.

The high level architecture of road vehicles is expected to change in an increasingly rapid pace in future due to the introduction of new propulsion systems and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). It is important to understand how this affects the driving and riding experience and how the chassis and control systems should be designed to meet the requirements of future mobility. Lacking experience and historical data on similar concepts makes it difficult to determine design requirements only with analytical methods.

Driving simulators can be used to address these limitations by allowing subjective evaluations of almost any vehicle configuration in a safe environment, to identify desired behaviours and develop design requirements. However, the calibration of existing motion control systems for driving simulators rely heavily on comparing the experience in the simulator with an identical or similar physical vehicle. This means that it is not possible to assume correlation for vehicles or scenarios that are too different from those used for validation.

The aim of this project is to develop objective methods for validation of the motion perception as well as a motion cueing software for vehicle simulators that is correlated over a wider range of use cases than traditional algorithms, enabling evaluation of future innovative vehicle concepts based on disruptive technology.

The work is part of the activities within the ECO2 Vehicle Design environment, www.eco2vehicledesign.kth.se, and is performed in collaboration with industrial partners involved in the Centre.

For this position it is required to have a Master of Science in Vehicle Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Physics or equivalent.

What we offer

• The possibility to study in a dynamic international research environment in close cooperation with industries and advanced universities the world over.
• Life-long network through KTH's Alumni organization.
• A personal study plan to support your development within your areas of interest.
• A workplace with many employee benefits and monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral student salary agreement.
• Work and study in Stockholm, one of Europe´s fastest growing capitals, which is close to both nature and the sea.
• Help to relocate and get settled in Sweden and at KTH.

Eligibility

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:

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

For this position it is required to have a Master of Science in Vehicle Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Physics or equivalent.

Selection

In order to succeed as an doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. In the selection of the applicants, the following will be assessed:

• ability to independently pursue his or hers work,
• ability to collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach,
• analyse and work with complex issues,
• motivation for pursuing research and development,
• possessing good communication skills in oral and written English and
• international experience.

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and personal suitability.

Target degree: Doctoral degree.

Information regarding admission and employment

Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle studies may be employed as a doctoral student. The term of the initial contract may not exceed one year and may thereafter be extended. Doctoral students may engage in teaching, research, and administration corresponding to a maximum of 20 % of a full-time position.

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Application

Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.

Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/entral European Summer Time).

Applications must include the following elements:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
• Copy of the degree certificate(s) and transcripts of records from your previously attended university-level institutions. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.
• Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.
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